We celebrate our Extraordinary women in parasitology on International Women’s Day, March 8th, 2020. #EachforEqual This image shows just a fraction of the many incredible women who work in parasitology. Celebrating women’s achievements and increasing visibility, while calling out inequality, is key. The ASP recognises and values the wealth of talent, creativity and discoveries achieved by…
Join us in Cairns this July for the joint meeting of the Australian Society for Parasitology (ASP) Annual Conference and the 10th International Symposium for Fish Parasitology (ISFPX). The Conference will take place at the Shangri-La Hotel Cairns, Australia from 6-9 July 2020. www.isfpx.org Register and submit your abstract online www.conftool.org/parasitology2020/ before abstract submission closes…
Science and Technology Australia Australia’s science and technology community will mobilise its deep expertise to help the nation respond, recover and rebuild from this summer’s devastating megafires. Science & Technology Australia President Associate Professor Jeremy Brownlie said the nation’s scientists and tech community stood “ready, willing and able” to help Government and local communities. Read…
On 11 February, we’re celebrating International Day of Women and Girls in Science and calling on everyone to smash stereotypes, defy gender biases and defeat discrimination that hold women and girls back in STEM fields. The business community, science and research institutions have a stake in bridging the gender gap. UN Women calls for investment…
Download the latest ASP newsletter (www.parasite.org.au/publications/newsletters/), Vol 31 Issue 1 January 2020 In this newsletter: Find out how you can register and submit and abstract for the 10th International Symposium for Fish Parasitology and 2020 Australian Society for Parasitology Annual Conference, Shangri-la Hotel in Cairns, Australia from 6-9 July 2020 http://www.isfpx.org/ Read about our 2019 Bancroft…
Eastern Mediterranean Region VIII Parasitology Summer Course (ParSCo) 5th-14th June 2020 Esfahan, Iran ParSCo is a residency course on parasites, arthropod vectors and transmitted pathogens in the Eastern Mediterranean region. We are pleased to announce the eighth edition of the Parasitology Summer Course (VIII ParSCo) organized by the Parasitology Unit of the Department of Veterinary…
Download the latest ASP newsletter (www.parasite.org.au/publications/newsletters/), Vol 30 Issue 3 October 2019 In this newsletter: Obituary for Mike Rickard, ASP Fellow (1987), BMM winner (1983), past ASP president. Climate Crisis and Parasitic Diseases flyer and update on ASP action. Congratulation the new Bancroft Mackerras Medal winner – Rebecca Traub and ASP Fellows Denise Doolan, Alex Loukas…
The Australian Society for Parasitology Inc. (ASP) has declared a climate and ecological emergency. The ASP was the first scientific society to do so, and hopes to inspire others to follow. The Parliament of Australia, House of Representatives currently have a petition open EN1041 “Declare a climate emergency”. If this petition gets enough signatures by…