Congratulations to
Jack Ingelbrecht, Murdoch University
for his presentation “A new microbothriid monogenean Dermopristis pterophilus n. sp. from the skin of the Critically Endangered green sawfish Pristis zijsron Bleeker, 1851 (Batoidea: Pristidae) in Western Australia”
winning
Best 15 Minute Talk presented by a student
2022 ASP Conference 4-7 July, Cairns.
Congratulations to
Samantha Gunasekera, Murdoch University
for her presentation
“A novel gut-on-a-chip enables long-term in vitro development of Cryptosporidium hominis and Cryptosporidium parvum and provides a platform for investigating species-specific differences in metabolomic profiles and host cell invasion characteristics”
winning
Runner-up, Best 15 Minute Talk presented by a student
2022 ASP Conference 4-7 July, Cairns.
Congratulations to
Jessica Scott, James Cook University
for her presentation
“The Diversity and Influence of Intestinal Parasites within a Tuberculosis Endemic Community in Rural Papua New Guinea”
winning
Best 5 Minute Talk presented by a student
2022 ASP Conference 4-7 July, Cairns.
Congratulations to
Rosemonde Power, The University of Sydney
for her presentation
“Investigating macrocyclic lactone resistance in Australian canine heartworm (Dirofilaria immitis) infections”
winning
Runner-up, Best 5 Minute Talk presented by a student
2022 ASP Conference 4-7 July, Cairns.
Congratulations to the following students who received “Special Mentions” for their presentation at the 2022 ASP Annual Conference 4-7 July:
Jenni Hayward, Australian National University “Asphyxiating apicomplexans”
Robyn McConville, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute “The Plasmodium Translocon of EXported proteins (PTEX) is necessary for Plasmodium falciparumliver infection.”
Sara Taylor, QIMR Berghofer “The effect of novel scabicides on scabies associated pathogens”
Michaela Bulloch, University of Melbourne “Apicoplast derived metabolites are essential for the biosynthesis of glycophosphatidylinositol anchors needed for egress and invasion of asexual stage Plasmodium falciparum.”
Capella Maguire, Australian National University “Exploring the role of mitochondrial malate metabolism in Toxoplasma gondii”
Richard Corner, The University of Queensland “The elucidation of Australian turtle blood fluke intermediate hosts, and implications for understanding the evolution of host exploitation”