See the latest #jobsinparasitology #PhDsinparasitology at the University of Melbourne! Join the parasitology research group at The University of Melbourne to work on an Australian Research Council (ARC)-funded international collaborative research project (AU-UK) to undertake field and laboratory work that will result in the taxonomic revision of aquatic snails and their parasites, define the complete…
Seasons Greetings from the ASP. Download the ASP newsletter December 2022 Vol 33.2 for all the latest news in parasitology. In this newsletter: 2023 ASP Annual Conference will take place 5-8 September, DoubleTree by Hilton Esplanade, Darwin NT Vale Don McManus Vale Robin Overstreet Photos and report from the #2022ASP Conference 4-7 July in Cairns, Queensland Celebrating…
We are proud to announce that Australia has been shortlisted as a potential host of ICOPA XVI in Sydney in 2026! The ASP Council and ICOPA Bid Committee have been busy planning our bid, led by our President Prof Rebecca Traub and Bid Leader Prof Kevin Saliba. We’re proud of our scientific program bringing Australia’s world-class…
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…
Congratulations to 2022 Fellow of the Australian Society for Parasitology, David Emery! David has made an outstanding contribution to parasitology and parasite immunopathology through his extensive scientific publications, his role as a teacher at the University of Sydney and his role within the Society. David has published 135 papers in refereed journals and ten book…
Congratulations to 2022 Fellow of the Australian Society for Parasitology, Donald McManus! Don received his PhD in 1973 from the University of Wales, UK, and was awarded a DSc in 1996 from that same Institution. After the award of his PhD, Don was appointed as a Research Fellow and Lecturer at Imperial College in London,…
Congratulations to Professor Tania de Koning-Ward who was awarded the 2022 Bancroft-Mackerras Medal for Excellence from the Australian Society for Parasitology. Professor Tania de Koning-Ward has made a substantial contribution to knowledge in the field of malaria, in particular to understanding the molecular basis for key events in the parasite’s life-cycle. The work has the…
Please join us in celebrating the life of Professor Chris Bryant AM. The Inaugural Chris Bryant AM Memorial Lecture is an event jointly organised by the Research School of Biology and CPAS. This year’s lecture will be presented by Alexander Maier, a professor in the Research School of Biology. Professor Maier will discuss “Sushi, Sex…