Congratulations to our own ASP Victorian State Rep and veterinary parasitologist at the University of Melbourne, Abdul Jabbar, for being awarded the Odile Bain Memorial Prize winner 2015. The “Odile Bain Memorial Prize” (OBMP) is awarded annually by Parasites & Vectors in association with Merial, to perpetuate the memory of Odile Bain (28/04/1939 – 16/10/2012). This award has been established…
Control of Tropical Livestock Parasites into the Future Symposium sponsored by ASP at the Tropical Agriculture Conference 16 – 18 November 2015 at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre Resistance to parasiticides is compromising the efficiency of control programs and global warming is expected to increase the impacts of parasites and arthropod borne diseases. This…
23 November 2015 Introduction to Fish Histology 24-26 November 2015 Fish Histopathology Workshop Instructors: Dr Judy Handlinger, IMAS, University of Tasmania Dr Brian Jones, MPI New Zealand Dr Graeme Knowles DPIPWE Dr Mark Adams, IMAS, University of Tasmania Professor Barbara Nowak, IMAS, University of Tasmania Small groups, personalised delivery for diverse backgrounds, suitable for beginners…
After a very enjoyable and successful joint NZSP and ASP conference please see the latest NZSP Newsletter August 2015 with some “Aussie” news.
Congratulations to Aileen Elliot from Murdoch University for her Thorny-headed worm image making it to the finals of the New Scientist Eureka Prize for Science Photography Seeing amazing life forms, such as this thorny-headed worm (phylum Acanthocephala), has the power to turn a mundane day in the lab into one of sheer brilliance. While dissecting…
The XIX International Congress for Tropical Medicine and Malaria 2016 Management Committee are very excited to announce the ICTMM 2016 – Early Career Scholar Grant Program, which will award up to 25 young scholars an AUD$1,000.00 grant to attend and present at the Congress. In order to be eligible for the program, applicants must: Be…
Download the ASP 2014 Annual Report. This 77 page report includes: An introduction by ASP President Robin B. Gasser A review of our progress on initiatives and significant contributions during 2014 A comprehensive list of publications and awards Features on Giana Bastos Gomes, Victoria Morin-Adeline, Andrea Lawrence, Geoffrey I.McFadden, Robert Adlard, Thomas H.Cribb, Alan Cowman…
Download the latest newsletter from the ASP Volume 26 Issue 2 June 2015 for an edition packed full of photos from our ASP-Inspiring Australia and State outreach events, and stories celebrating ASP members. This newsletter features Robin Gasser’s last President’s Report, Brian Cooke’s report on Science Meets Parliament 2015, a profile on Visiting International ASP Lecturer Dr. Eric Hoberg, 2015 Concepts in Parasitology…
Centenary public talks at Walter and Eliza Hall Institute Wednesday 10 June 2015, 6-7pm Register online: www.wehi.edu.au/publictalks What does the future hold for infectious diseases? Find out about the latest research from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute and ask your questions of Melbourne’s leading experts in an extended Q&A session. Malaria: Dr Julie Healer HIV and hepatitis: Dr Marc Pellegrini Vaccines: Professor Gabrielle…
Conference theme “Emerging priorities in tropical health research”. This conference will take place at Pullman Sea Temple Resort, Palm Cove. Download a flyer 2015 Australasian Tropical Health Conference Flyer