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…
After a very enjoyable and successful joint NZSP and ASP conference please see the latest NZSP Newsletter August 2015 with some “Aussie” news.
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…
Artists are collaborating with the Australian Society for Parasitology on a unique project exploring the theme of parasites and the health. Supported by our Inspiring Australia grant, Bernard Lee Singleton will create a painting and Tai Inoue will create a piece of digital art to accompany the painting. This will be the final part of a…
Dear ASP members, Unfortunately, I have some sad news to pass along. Professor John Pearson, fellow of the Australian Society for Parasitology, passed away earlier this week. John was born in Canada and studied in Ontario Canada before moving to Brisbane as a Post-doctoral Fellow in Helminthology at the then Department of Parasitology, University of…
Read all about the latest conference information, news, jobs and events in Parasitology in the January/February edition of the Australian Society for Parasitology newsletter.
Download the latest ASP newsletter – October 2010 to find out about: stories and pictures from ICOPA XII, state news with all the juicy bits, good news from the just-released Australian Research Council’s Discovery and Linkage Grant Schemes, to commence in 2011, and ARC Fellowships, the latest news about the 2011 ASP Annual Conference, being…
Congratulations to Rowena Martin, Australian National University and University of Melbourne, who was awarded a L’Oreal Australia For Women in Science Fellowship on 26 August 2010, the inaugural Macquarie University Eureka Prize for Early Career Research at the 2010 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes for her “Mechanisms of Drug Resistance in the Malaria Parasite” research, and…
Congratulations to Leann Tilley, La Trobe University, who was awarded the highly prestigious Bancroft-Mackerras medal from the Australian Society for Parasitology at the 2010 ASP Annual General Meeting. Read an interview with Leann.
The World Federation of Parasitologists has recognised Prof John Sprent’s significant achievements by awarding him a WFP Distinguished Parasitologist Award. This is a most notable award which recognises John’s substantial career in parasitology. On behalf of the ASP, Prof Mal Jones will host a ceremony in Brisbane in late September to celebrate Prof Sprent’s career…