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Title
A global perspective on ancient parasites: Current research projects (1)
Organizer(s)
Reinhard Karl (University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA), Alena Mayo Iñiguez(Instituto Oswaldo Cruz FIOCRUZ, Brazil)
Keynote Speaker
Reinhard Karl (University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA)
Biography
Title
A global perspective on ancient parasites: Current research projects (2)
Organizer(s)
Min Seo (Dankook University, Korea)
Keynote Speaker
Dong Hoon Shin(Seoul National University, Korea)
Biography
Title
A global perspective on ancient parasites: Current research projects (3)
Organizer(s)
Gholamreza Mowlavi (Tehran university, Iran)
Keynote Speaker
Gholamreza Mowlavi (Tehran university, Iran)
Presentation Title
Tracking of parasitic infections in humans and animals in ancient Iran: Could these findings interpret the emerging and re-emerging diseases?
Biography
Title
Amebiasis: Biology, biochemistry, pathogenesis, and drug development (1)
Organizer(s)
Tomoyoshi Nozaki (The University of Tokyo, Japan)
Keynote Speaker
William A Petri (University of Virginia, USA)
Biography
Title
Amebiasis: Biology, biochemistry, pathogenesis, and drug development (2)
Organizer(s)
Tomoyoshi Nozaki (The University of Tokyo, Japan)
Keynote Speaker
Alok Bhattacharya (Jawaharlal Nehru University, India)
Presentation Title
Molecular mechanism of phagocytosis in the Protist Parasite Entamoeba histolytica
Biography
Title
An Update on Human Babesiosis
Organizer(s)
Atsuko Saito-Ito (Hyogo University of Health Sciences, Japan)
Keynote Speaker
Edouard Vannier (Tufts Medical Center & Tufts University, USA)
Presentation Title
An Appraisal of Human Babesiosis in the USA
Title
Animal models for research into schistosomiasis control
Organizer(s)
Malcolm Jones (The University of Queensland, Australia)
Keynote Speaker
Michael Hsieh (Schistosomiasis Resource Centre, USA)
Biography
Title
Anthelminthics development: Genetics and drug targeting
Organizer(s)
Philip T. LoVerde (University of Texas, USA)
Keynote Speaker
James Cotton (Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, UK)
Biography
Title
Anthelmintic resistance: Problems and solutions
Organizer(s)
Dante Zarlenga (Animal Parasitic Diseases Lab, USA)
Keynote Speaker
Roger Prichard (McGill University, Canada)
Presentation Title
New anthelmintic resistance challenges and opportunities
Biography
Title
Anthelmintics, their use and resistance in veterinary parasites
Organizer(s)
Chaoqun Yao (Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, USA)
Keynote Speaker
Ray M. Kaplan (University of Georgia, Athens)
Presentation Title
The global rise of anthelmintic resistance and what this means for the future of parasite control
Biography
Title
Anti-malaria drug development
Organizer(s)
John H. Adams (University of South Florida, USA)
Keynote Speaker
Kevin Kobylinski (AFRIMS, Thailand)
Biography
Title
Anti-Tick Vaccines
Organizer(s)
Consuelo Almazan (ANSES, INRA, Ecole Veteriaire de Maisons-Alfort, France)
Keynote Speaker
Isabel Santos (Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine University of São Paulo, Brazil)
Biography
Title
Arthropods and allergy: 40th Yonsei Trop Med Symposium
Organizer(s)
Anchalee Tungtrongchitr (Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Thailand)
Keynote Speaker
Stephen Kwok-Wing Tsui (The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong)
Biography
Title
Asian current innovation of One Health: Dungeons and dragons
Organizer(s)
Marcello Otake Sato (Dokkyo Medical University, Japan), Jun Kobayashi (University of the Ryukyus, Japan)
Keynote Speaker
Poom Adisakwattana (Mahidol University, Thailand)
Biography
Title
Asian current innovation of One Health: Need for speed
Organizer(s)
Jun Kobayashi (University of the Ryukyus, Japan), Jitra Waikagul (Mahidol University, Thailand)
Keynote Speaker
Megumi Sato (Niigata University, Japan)
Biography
Title
Babesiosis: From basic to applied aspects
Organizer(s)
Xuenan Xuan (National Research Center for Protozoan Diseases, Japan)
Keynote Speaker
Ikuo Igarashi (Obihiro University, Japan)
Presentation Title
Development of novel diagnostic methods and potential chemotherapy for piroplasmosis
Biography
Title
Benefits of parasites on control of cancers
Organizer(s)
Hossein Yousofi Darani (Isfahan university of medical sciences,Iran)
Keynote Speaker
TBA
Title
Biology and Interaction of host/cell and Toxoplasma gondii infection
Organizer(s)
Zhao-Rong Lun (Sun Yat-Sen (Zhongshan) University, China)
Keynote Speaker
Masahiro Yamamoto(Osaka University, Japan)
Biography
Title
Cancer and Parasite
Organizer(s)
Tai-Soon Yong (Yonsei University College of Medicine, Korea)
Keynote Speaker
Nishith Gupta (Institute of Biology, Humboldt University, Germany)
Presentation Title
Convergence between Parasites and Cancer Cells
Biography
Title
Challenge for leishmaniasis
Organizer(s)
Yoshitsugu Matsumoto (The University of Tokyo, Japan)
Keynote Speaker
Maowia M. Mukhtar (University of Khartoum, Sudan)
Title
Challenges and opportunities in Foodborne parasite genomics: From microscope to MiSeq
Organizer(s)
Gopal R. Gopinath(US Food and Drug Adminsitration, USA)
Keynote Speaker
Bjorn Andersson (Karolinska Insitute, Sweden)
Presentation Title
Challenges and opportunities in foodborne parasite genomics: From microscope to MiSeq
Biography
Title
Control of livestock helminths
Organizer(s)
Ray M. Kaplan (University of Georgia, USA)
Keynote Speaker
Jozef Vercruysse (Ghent University, Belgium)
Presentation Title
The control of helminth ruminant infections in the future
Biography
Title
Control of soil-transmitted helminths
Organizer(s)
Jong-Yil Chai (Seoul National University, Korea)
Keynote Speaker
Susana Vaz Nery (Kirby Institute, University of New South Wales, Australia)
Biography
Title
Crosstalk between protozoan parasite and host
Organizer(s)
Myeong Heon Shin (Yonsei University, Korea)
Keynote Speaker
Petrus Tang (Chang Gung University, Chinese Taipei)
Presentation Title
Cross Talk between Trichomonas vaginalis and Neutrophil
Biography
Title
Cryptosporidium minisymposium
Organizer(s)
Guan Zhu (Texas A&M University, USA)
Keynote Speaker
Boris Striepen (University of Pennsylvania, USA)
Presentation Title
Molecular genetics for Cryptosporidium
Biography
Title
Discovery and preclinical studies of new drugs against American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis
Organizer(s)
Sara Robledo (University of Antioquia, Colombia)
Keynote Speaker
Title
Diversity of parasites in birds
Organizer(s)
Jean Mariaux (Natural History Museum of Geneva, Switzerland)
Keynote Speaker
Tommy Leung (University of New England, Australia)
Presentation Title
Do early birds really catch the worms? How host traits influence parasite diversity in birds
Biography
Title
Drug resistance in Giardia: mechanisms and alternatives
Organizer(s)
M. Guadalupe Ortega-Pierres (The Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute, Mexico)
Keynote Speaker
Aaron Jex (Walter & Eliza Hall Institute and The University of Melbourne, Australia)
Presentation Title
Application of systems biology to exploring metronidazole resistance in Giardia
Biography
Title
Drug resistance in STH of humans
Organizer(s)
Ray M. Kaplan (University of Georgia, USA)
Keynote Speaker
Luc Coffeng (University Medical Center Rotterdam, Netherlands)
Presentation Title
Evolution of anthelminthic drug resistance in the era of preventive chemotherapy: What can mathematical models tell us?
Biography
Title
Echinococcosis in Central Asia
Organizer(s)
Hak-Sun Yu (Pusan National University School of Medicine, Korea)
Keynote Speaker
Uktam suvonkulov (Institute of parasitology, Uzebekistan)
Title
Echinococcus and echinococcosis: Emerging issues
Organizer(s)
Andrew Thompson (Murdoch University, Australia)
Keynote Speaker
Emily Jenkins (University of Saskatchewan,Saskatoon, Canada)
Presentation Title
Emerging issues with Echinococcus in this wild, wormy world
Biography
Title
Echinostomes and echinostomiasis
Organizer(s)
Jong-Yil Chai (Seoul National University, Korea)
Keynote Speaker
TBA
Title
Emergence of Drug Resistance Malaria
Organizer(s)
Eun-Taek Han (Kangwon National University, Korea)
Keynote Speaker
Zbynek Bozdech (Nanynag Technological University, Singapore)
Title
Environmental and transmission surveillance of schistosomiasis
Organizer(s)
Russell Stothard (Liverpool school of Tropical Medicine, UK)
Keynote Speaker
Louis-Albert Tchuem Tchuenté (University of Yaoundé I, Cameroon)
Presentation Title
Better understand the transmission of schistosomiasis for optimized interventions
Biography
Title
Epidemiology and research for Malaria in Asia
Organizer(s)
Won Keun Sung (Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Korea)
Keynote Speaker
Kamala Ley Thriemer (Menzies, Australia)
Presentation Title
Challenges for malaria elimination in the Asia-Pacific
Biography
Title
Epidemiology, Sociology and Biology of Siberian liver fluke: from research to control
Organizer(s)
Olga Fedorova (Tomsk OPIsthorchiasis Consortium, Russian Federation)
Keynote Speaker
Olga Fedorova (Tomsk OPIsthorchiasis Consortium, Russian Federation)
Biography
Title
Epidemiology of Echinococcus multilocularis
Organizer(s)
Thomas Romig(University of Hohenheim,Denmark)
Keynote Speaker
Alessandro Massolo (University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy)
Presentation Title
Survey designs for detecting Echinococcus multilocularis infections in wild hosts: problems and solution
Biography
Title
Experimental studies of anti-inflammatory properties of helminths
Organizer(s)
Yoshio Osada (University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan)
Keynote Speaker
Luis I Terrazas (National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico)
Biography
Title
Food and Waterborne Parasites: current trends and challenges in Asia
Organizer(s)
Vachel Gay Paller (University of the Philippines, Philippines)
Keynote Speaker
Windell L. Rivera (University of the Philippines, Philippines)
Biography
Title
Food borne zoonotic parasites and One health concept (supported by DIM1HEALTH)
Organizer(s)
Pascal Boireau (ANSES, DIM1HEALTH, and OIE collaborative centers for Food borne zoonotic parasites)
Keynote Speaker
Liu Mingyuan (Jilin University, OIE Collaborative center for Food borne zoonotic parasites (Asia), China)
Presentation Title
New challenges in Asia to fight against food borne zoonotic parasites
Biography
Title
Foodborne trematode zoonoses and their snail vectors
Organizer(s)
Santiago Mas-Coma (Universidad de Valencia, Spain)
Keynote Speaker
Maria Dolores Bargues (Universidad de Valencia, Spain)
Presentation Title
Snail vectors in the fascioliasis worldwide spread: Spreading and non-spreading lymnaeids
Biography
Title
Free-living amoebae and other opportunistic protozoa: Emerging pathogens under the radar
Organizer(s)
Jacob Lorenzo Morales(University of La Laguna, Spain)
Keynote Speaker
Ho-Joon Shin (Ajou University School of Medicine, Korea)
Biography
Title
Geospatial health: Challenges and opportunities in parasitology
Organizer(s)
Laura Rinaldi (UNINA, Italy)
Keynote Speaker
Archie Clements (ANU College of Medicine, Australia)
Presentation Title
Geospatial Health: Challenges and opportunities in parasitology
Biography
Title
Global challenges and novel technologies for control of parasitic diseases
Organizer(s)
Malla Rao(NIH/NIAID, USA)
Keynote Speaker
Ingrid Felger(Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Swiss)
Presentation Title
Innovative diagnostics for deeper understanding of malaria epidemiology and public health applications
Biography
Title
Heterophyids and other minute intestinal flukes causing human infections
Organizer(s)
Jong-Yil Chai (Seoul National University, Korea)
Keynote Speaker
Nattawadee Nantarat (Chiang Mai University,Thailand), Jitra Waikagul (Mahidol University, Thailand), Kino Hideto (Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Japan)
Biography
Title
Host-parasite interaction of intracellular protozoan (1)
Organizer(s)
Hong-Juan Peng (Southern Medical University, China)
Keynote Speaker
Qijun Chen (Shenyang Agricultural University, China)
Biography
Title
Host-parasite interaction of intracellular protozoan (2)
Organizer(s)
Hong-Juan Peng (Southern Medical University, China)
Keynote Speaker
Xing-Quan Zhu (Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China)
Biography
Title
Host-parasite interaction of intracellular protozoan (3)
Organizer(s)
Hong-Juan Peng (Southern Medical University, China)
Keynote Speaker
Jon Patrick Boyle (University of Pittsburgh, USA)
Presentation Title
Using functional comparative genomics to identify molecular determinants of host range and virulence in the human parasite Toxoplasma gondii.
Biography
Title
Ichtyoparasitology (1)
Organizer(s)
Roman Kuchta (Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic)
Keynote Speaker
Thomas Cribb (University of Qeensland, Australia)
Biography
Title
Ichtyoparasitology (2)
Organizer(s)
Roman Kuchta (Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic)
Keynote Speaker
Shokoofeh Shamsi (Charles Sturt University, Australia )
Title
IFTM_Challenging Human Parasitic Disease Scenarios
Organizer(s)
Santiago Mas Coma (Universidad de Valencia, Spain)
Keynote Speaker
TBA
Title
IFTM_Malaria in the world today
Organizer(s)
S. Kano (Hiroshima University, Japan), Sylvie Manguin(France)
Keynote Speaker
TBA
Title
IFTM_Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) caused by parasites
Organizer(s)
Malcolm Jones ( University of Queensland, Australia), Momar Ndao (McGill University, Canada)
Keynote Speaker
TBA
Title
IFTM_Vector-borne diseases and climate and global changes
Organizer(s)
A.M. Marty (USA), Santiago Mas Coma (Universidad de Valencia, Spain)
Keynote Speaker
TBA
Title
Immunity to Trichinella infection
Organizer(s)
Sofronic-Milosavljevic Ljiljana (University of Belgrade,Serbia)
Keynote Speaker
Zhiliang Wu (Gifu University, Japan)
Presentation Title
Immunomodulation by Trichinella infection and its derived-molecules.
Biography
Title
Immunological diagnosis of parasitic diseases
Organizer(s)
Haruhiko Maruyama (University of Miyazaki, Japan)
Keynote Speaker
Tokio Hoshina (Jikei University School of Medicine, Japan)
Presentation Title
Revisiting Sabin-Feldman dye test: Serodiagnosis for Toxoplasmosis
Biography
Title
Immunology in schistosomiasis
Organizer(s)
Minjun Ji (Nanjing Medical University, China)
Keynote Speaker
Xi Sun (Sun Yat-sen University, China)
Biography
Title
Immunopathogenesis of amebiasis
Organizer(s)
Nancy Guillen (Unité d'Analyse d'Images Biologiques, France)
Keynote Speaker
Shinjiro Hamano (Nagasaki University, Japan)
Presentation Title
Factors associated to the settlement of ameba in the gut and host defense mechanisms to ameba(tentative)
Biography
Title
Innovative approaches for Malaria elimination
Organizer(s)
Toshihiro Horii (Osaka University, Suita, Osaka)
Keynote Speaker
Benjamin Gottlieb Mordmüller (University of Tuebingen, Germany)
Presentation Title
Controlled human infections as a tool for evaluating antimalarial interventions
Biography
Title
Impacts of global warming on fish parasites in aquatic ecosystems
Organizer(s)
Meesun Ock (Kosin university college of medicine, Korea)
Keynote Speaker
Banchob Sripa (Khon Kaen University, Thailand)
Presentation Title
Ecology of Opisthorchis viverrini Transmission and Possible Effects of Global Warming
Biography
Title
L. donovani -induced leishmaniasis: Clinical disease, pathology and pathogenesis
Organizer(s)
Nadira Karunaweera (University of Colombo, Sri-Lanka)
Keynote Speaker
Shyam Sundar (Hindu University, India)
Biography
Title
Leishmania and Trypanosoma: Toward new interventions (supported by Institut Pasteur Korea(IP-K))
Organizer(s)
Joo Hwan No (Institut Pasteur Korea, Korea)
Keynote Speaker
Jean-Robert Ioset (Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative, Switzerland)
Presentation Title
Catalyzing research and development for neglected patients: the DNDi model
Biography
Title
Leishmaniasis in animals
Organizer(s)
Gaetano Oliva (University of Naples Federico II, Italy)
Keynote Speaker
Gioia Capelli (Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, Italy)
Presentation Title
Current scenario of Leishmania infantum reservoirs
Biography
Title
Liver fluke
Organizer(s)
Xuerong Li(Sun Yat-sen University, China)
Keynote Speaker
Dehua Lai(Sun Yat-sen University, China)
Presentation Title
Current status of Clonorchis sinensis and clonorchiasis in China
Biography
Title
Liver stage biology of malaria parasites
Organizer(s)
Sattabongkot Jetsumon, Sebastian Mikolajczak
Keynote Speaker
Tomoko Ishino (Ehime University, Japan)
Presentation Title
Involvement of Plasmodium rhoptry proteins in sporozoite invasion of mammalian hepatocytes
Biography
Title
Magic glasses Asia: A research program for the prevention of STH infections
Organizer(s)
Donald McManus (QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Australia)
Keynote Speaker
Darren Gray (Australian National University, Australia)
Biography
Title
Current situation of synthetic endoperoxides (2): Malaria and others
Organizer(s)
Kyung-Soo Chang (Catholic University of Pusan, Korea)
Keynote Speaker
Hye-Sook Kim (Okayama University, Japan)
Biography
Title
Malaria genetics
Organizer(s)
Qijun Chen (Shenyang Agricultural University, China)
Keynote Speaker
Liwang Cui (Penn State University, USA)
Biography
Title
Malaria vaccine: Novel vaccine candidate discovery
Organizer(s)
Takafumi Tsuboi (Ehime University, Japan)
Keynote Speaker
Joao Aguiar (Naval Medical Research Center, USA)
Presentation Title
Pf Pre-erythrocytic
Title
Malaria: Modification of target gene and application to parasite
Organizer(s)
Qingfeng Zhang (Tongji University School of Medicine, China)
Keynote Speaker
Manoj Duraisingh (Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, USA)
Presentation Title
Malaria: genetic analysis of essential determinants of red blood cell invasion
Biography
Title
Malaria: Understanding host cell biology
Organizer(s)
Peter Preiser (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)
Keynote Speaker
Matthias Marti (University of Glasgow, UK)
Biography
Title
Manipulations of Host Functions by Protozoan Parasites
Organizer(s)
Young Ha Lee (Chungnam National University, Korea)
Keynote Speaker
Juan-Hua Quan (Guangdong Medical University, China)
Presentation Title
Modulation of host apoptotic pathways by Toxoplama gondii
Biography
Title
Molecular diagnosis of parasitic diseases
Organizer(s)
Jaco J. Verweij (ElisabethTweesteden Hospital, The Netherlands) Christen Rune Stensvold (Statens Seruminstitut, Denmark)
Keynote Speaker
Jaco J. Verweij (ElisabethTweesteden Hospital, The Netherlands)
Presentation Title
Setting the stage; current techniques and applications of molecular diagnostics
Biography
Title
Molecular diagnosis on clonorchiasis and helminthiases
Organizer(s)
Sung-Jong Hong (Chung-Ang University, Korea)
Keynote Speaker
Paiboon Sithithaworn (Khon Kaen University, Thailand), Sung-Jong Hong (Chung-Ang University, Korea)
Presentation Title
Urine antigen assay : a new diagnostic tool for screening and control of opisthorchiasis
Biography
Title
Molecular epidemiology and genomics of Trypanosoma cruzi
Organizer(s)
Juan David Ramírez González (Universidad del Rosari, Colombia)
Keynote Speaker
TBA
Title
Molecular helminthology: From genome to structure and function
Organizer(s)
Robin B. Gasser (The University of Melbourne, Australia)
Keynote Speaker
Paul W. Sternberg (California Institute of Technology, USA)
Presentation Title
Forty years of clues from C. elegans and its impact on parasitic helminth research
Biography
Title
Multiple points of interventions for neglected zoonotic helminths (1)
Organizer(s)
Maria Vang Johansen (University of Copenhagen, Denmark)
Keynote Speaker
Xiao-Nong Zhou (Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, China) Sarah Gabriel (Ghent University, Belgium)
Presentation Title
Challenges for the control of liver fluke in southern China Taenia solium control in Zambia: the potholed road to success.
Biography
Title
Multiple points of interventions for neglected zoonotic helminths (2)
Organizer(s)
Maria Vang Johansen (University of Copenhagen, Denmark)
Keynote Speaker
Banchob Sripa (Khon Kaen University, Thailand)
Biography
Title
Neglected tropical helminthozoonoses: Emerging diseases in Asia
Organizer(s)
Veena Tandon (Biotech Park, Lucknow, India)
Keynote Speaker
S.L. Hoti (Indian Council of Medical Research, India)
Presentation Title
Zoonotic filarial parasites emerging in new areas: are we keeping our eyes open?
Biography
Title
New developments in diagnostics for emerging human and animal diseases
Organizer(s)
Momar Ndao (McGill University, Canada) and Malcolm Jones (University of Queensland, Australia)
Keynote Speaker
Thomas Nutman (Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases US National Institutes of Health Bethesda)
Biography
Title
New insights in the pathophysiology of Giardiasis
Organizer(s)
M. Guadalupe Ortega-Pierres (The Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute, Mexico)
Keynote Speaker
TBA
Title
New insights into malaria immunology and pathogenesis: Lessons from experimental malaria models (1)
Organizer(s)
Mamoru Niikura(Kyorin University,Japan)
Keynote Speaker
Cevayir Coban(Osaka University,Japan)
Presentation Title
Learning from mouse models: How to understand and treat tissue specific immunopathology during malaria infection?
Biography
Title
New insights into malaria immunology and pathogenesis: Lessons from experimental malaria models (2)
Organizer(s)
Shin-Ichi Inoue (Kyorin University,Japan)
Keynote Speaker
Patrick Duffy (NIH, USA)
Biography
Title
Non-human primate malaria: As models for investigating human disease
Organizer(s)
Bruce Russell (University of Otago, New Zealand)
Keynote Speaker
Robert Moon (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK)
Biography
Title
Omics approaches in animal protozoan parasites
Organizer(s)
Ikuo Igarashi (Obihiro University, Japan)
Keynote Speaker
Shin-ichiro Kawazu (Obihiro University, Japan) Kiew-Lian Wan (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia)
Presentation Title
Studies on development and application of gene manipulation methodologies for investigation of gene function and lifecycle of Babesia parasites Eimeria genomics: towards understanding the molecular basis of coccidiosis control
Biography
Title
Operational research to accelerate malaria elimination
Organizer(s)
Jun Cao (Jiangsu Institute of Parasitic Diseases, China)
Keynote Speaker
Rabindra Abeyasinghe (Western Pacific Region, WHO)
Title
P. vivax: From basic biology to public health
Organizer(s)
Ivo Mueller(Population Health and Immunity Division, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Australia)
Keynote Speaker
Wai-Hong Tham (The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Australia)
Biography
Title
Paediatric schistosomiasis: new developments in disease surveillance and advancing praziquantel treatment
Organizer(s)
Russell Stothard (Liverpool school of Tropical Medicine, UK)
Keynote Speaker
Eliézer N’Goran (Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Cote d’Ivoire)
Presentation Title
Development of a new oral dispersible tablet (ODT) formulation of praziquantel to treat pre-school age children infected with Schistosomiasis
Biography
Title
Paragonimus and paragonimiasis
Organizer(s)
Yukifumi Nawa (Khon Kaen University, Thailand)
Keynote Speaker
Pham Ngoc Doanh (Vietnam Academy of Sciences and Technology, Vietnam), Makedonka Mitreva (Washington University, USA),
Biography
Title
Parasites and microbiome
Organizer(s)
Dongeun Yong (Yonsei University College of Medicine, Korea)
Keynote Speaker
Bong-Soo Kim (Hallym University, Korea)
Presentation Title
Metagenomic studies on the human microbiom
Biography
Title
Parasites and wildlife
Organizer(s)
Andrew Thompson (Murdoch University, Australia)
Keynote Speaker
Serge Morand (Université Montpellier, France)
Presentation Title
The ecology of wildlife-parasite interactions in the era of global defaunation
Biography
Title
Parasites of aquatic organisms in a changing world
Organizer(s)
Simonetta Mattiucci (Sapienza-University of Rome University, Italy)
Keynote Speaker
Arne Levsen(Marine Research Institute, Bergen, Norway), Shokoofeh Shamsi (Charles Sturt University, Australia)
Biography
Title
Pathogen-insect vector interactions
Organizer(s)
Marcelo Jacobs-Lorena (Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health, USA)
Keynote Speaker
George K. Christophides (Imperial College London, UK)
Biography
Title
Pig helminth infections as models for human infections: Applications and limitations
Organizer(s)
Stig Milan Thamsborg (University of Copenhagen, Denmark)
Keynote Speaker
Andrew R. Williams (University of Copenhagen, Denmark)
Biography
Title
Proteases of parasitic organisms
Organizer(s)
Byoung-kuk Na (Gyeongsang National University, Korea)
Keynote Speaker
KAILASH C. PANDEY (National Institute for Research in Environmental Health, India)
Biography
Title
Pyramax a new fixed-dose ACT to fight against P.falciparum and P. vivax malaria
Organizer(s)
Jean-Bosco Ouedraogo (IRSS, Burkina Faso)
Keynote Speaker
Éric Mukomena Sompwe (NMCP, Democratic republic of Congo)
Title
Recent advances in Acanthamoeba research
Organizer(s)
Julia Walochnik (Medical University of Vienna, Austria)
Keynote Speaker
Paul Fuerst (The Ohio State University, USA), Naveed Khan(Sunway University, Malaysia)
Presentation Title
Evolution of the mitochondrial genome and the mitochondrial proteome within Acanthamoeba
Biography
Title
Recent Advances in Blastocystis Research: from Genome to Microbiome
Organizer(s)
Kevin Tan (National University of Singapore, Singapore)
Keynote Speaker
Anastasios Tsaousis (University of Kent, UK)
Presentation Title
Recent advances in Blastocystis research: From genome to microbiome
Biography
Title
Recent advances in the study of Trichinella and Trichinellosis
Organizer(s)
M. Guadalupe Ortega-Pierres (The Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute, Mexico)
Keynote Speaker
Dante Zarlenga (USDA, USA)
Presentation Title
Cyanase: Evidence of plant-derived horizontal gene transfer within the genus Trichinella
Biography
Title
Recent advances in tick biology
Organizer(s)
Shin-ichiro Kawazu (Obihiro University, Japan)
Keynote Speaker
Juan Mosqueda (Autonomous University of Querétaro, Mexico)
Biography
Title
Recent advances in Trypanosoma brucei, the causative parasite of African sleeping sickness
Organizer(s)
Hee-Sook Kim (Cleveland State University, USA)
Keynote Speaker
Richard McCulloch (University of Glasgow, UK)
Presentation Title
Does replication-transcription conflict provide the initiating event in host immune evasion by antigenic variation in the African trypanosome?
Biography
Title
Recent updates on the liver fluke
Organizer(s)
Min-Ho Choi (Seoul National University, Korea)
Keynote Speaker
Sung-Tae Hong (Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea)
Biography
Title
Research gap, priorities and opportunities to accelerate control of neglected zoonotic diseases in Asia
Organizer(s)
Rabindra Abeyasinghe (World Health Organization – Western Pacific Regional Office, Philippines)
Keynote Speaker
Bernadette Abela-Ridder (WHO, Switzerland)
Biography
Title
Revitalising cutaneous leishmaniasis control, surveillance and capacity building
Organizer(s)
Daniel Adjei Boakye (Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, Ghana)
Keynote Speaker
TBA
Title
Current situation of synthetic endoperoxides (1): Schistosomiasis and protozoan diseases
Organizer(s)
Hye-Sook Kim (Okayama University, Japan)
Keynote Speaker
Nobuo Ohta (Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan)
Presentation Title
A new synthetic compound: A prospective tool for controlling NTDs
Biography
Title
Scientific evidence for new guidelines for American cutaneous Leishmaniasis treatment
Organizer(s)
IVÁN VÉLEZ (University of Antioquia, Colombia)
Keynote Speaker
TBA
Title
Scientific Writing and finding the best journal for papers on Medical Parasitology
Organizer(s)
Mohammad Bagher Rokni (Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran)
Keynote Speaker
TBA
Title
Sparganosis and Diphyllobothriasis: Sparganosis
Organizer(s)
Keeseon S. Eom (Chungbuk National University School of Medicine, Korea)
Keynote Speaker
Hyeong-Kyu Jeon (Chungbuk National University, Korea)
Presentation Title
Genetic identification of Spirometra species in Asian region, North America and East Africa
Biography
Title
Sparganosis and Diphyllobothriasis: Diphyllobothriasis
Organizer(s)
Keeseon S. Eom (Chungbuk National University School of Medicine, Korea)
Keynote Speaker
Hiroshi Yamasaki (National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japan)
Presentation Title
Diphyllobothriasis: Systematics, molecular diagnostics, and epidemiology
Biography
Title
TaRG joint symposium on Taeniasis and Cysticercosis (1)
Organizer(s)
Keeseon Eom (*Taenia asiatica Research Group International; Chungbuk National University, Korea)
Keynote Speaker
MARÍA TERESA GALÁN-PUCHADES (University of Valencia, Spain)
Presentation Title
Taenia asiatica: A journey from remote areas of Taiwan to Science and Nature
Biography
Title
TaRG joint symposium on Taeniasis and Cysticercosis (2)
Organizer(s)
Keeseon Eom (Chungbuk National University, Korea)
Keynote Speaker
Akira Ito (Asahikawa Medical University, Japan)
Presentation Title
Cysticercosis: Is there any really species specific serologic test in humans and pigs?
Biography
Title
The genome biology of parasites
Organizer(s)
Shiroh Iwanaga (Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan)
Keynote Speaker
Makedonka Mitreva (Washington University School of Medicine, USA)
Presentation Title
(meta)Genomics of parasitic helminths
Biography
Title
The identification of new protective antigens and correlates of protection against malaria
Organizer(s)
Laurent Renia (Singapore Immunology Network, Singapore)
Keynote Speaker
James Beeson (Burnett Institute, Australia)
Biography
Title
The international impact of HERACLES collaborative project on cystic echinococcosis
Organizer(s)
Adriano Casulli (WHO Collaborating Centre for the Epidemiology, Italy)
Keynote Speaker
Paul Torgerson (University of Zurich, Switzerland)
Presentation Title
The socio-economic burden of echinococcosis: Update on global trends
Title
The LeishVet symposium: Leishmaniasis in dogs and cats: Disease, hosts and reservoirs (1)
Organizer(s)
Gad Baneth (Hebrew University, Israel)
Keynote Speaker
Christine Petersen (University of Iowa, USA)
Presentation Title
Host factors that promote transmission of Leishmania infantum from dogs
Biography
Title
The LeishVet symposium: Leishmaniasis in dogs and cats: Disease, hosts and reservoirs (2)
Organizer(s)
Gad Baneth (Hebrew University, Israel)
Keynote Speaker
Laia Solano Gallego (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain)
Presentation Title
Clinical immunology in canine leishmaniosis: Diagnosis, treatment and prognosis
Biography
Title
The liver fluke: recent updates
Organizer(s)
Min-Ho Choi (Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea)
Keynote Speaker
Sung-Tae Hong (Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea)
Presentation Title
Diagnosis of clonorchiasis: Which one is the best?
Title
The Malaria Parasite Druggable Genome
Organizer(s)
Sabine Ottilie(University of California San Diego,USA)
Keynote Speaker
Elizabeth Winzeler(University of California San Diego,USA)
Presentation Title
The Malaria Parasite Druggable Genome
Biography
Title
The need for new treatments for filariasis to ensure that no-one is left behind
Organizer(s)
Sabine Specht(Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative, Switzerland)
Keynote Speaker
Sabine Specht(Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative, Switzerland)
Biography
Title
Ticks and tick-borne pathogens
Organizer(s)
Abdul Jabbar (The University of Melbourne, Australia)
Keynote Speaker
Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz (French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA), France)
Biography
Title
Tissue Larva Migrans revisited
Organizer(s)
Hong-Kean Ooi (Azabu University, Japan)
Keynote Speaker
Hiroshi Sato (Yamaguchi University, Japan)
Presentation Title
Baylisascaris procyonis larva migrans
Biography
Title
Towards a future free from female and male genital schistosomiasis
Organizer(s)
Russell Stothard(Liverpool school of Tropical Medicine, UK)
Keynote Speaker
Margaret Gyapong (University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ghana)
Title
Towards malaria eradication: Innovations and community engagement
Organizer(s)
Akira Kaneko (Karolinska institutet, Sweden)
Keynote Speaker
Tomohiko Sugishita (Tokyo Women's Medical University, Japan)
Presentation Title
Innovative people-centered approach towards achieving universal health coverage
Biography
Title
Toward new tools to control mosquitoes (GMO, gene drive strategy, wolbachia, irradiated mosquitoes…)?
Organizer(s)
Pascal Boireau (High Council for Biotechnology (HCB), France)
Keynote Speaker
Louis Clement GOUAGNA (Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), France)
Biography
Title
Toxocara : The enigmatic parasite
Organizer(s)
Celia Holland (Trinity College Dublin, Ireland)
Keynote Speaker
Robin Beat Gasser (University of Melbourne, Australia)
Biography
Title
Toxoplasma : Past and beyond
Organizer(s)
Hirotaka Kanuka (Jikei University School of Medicine, Japan)
Keynote Speaker
Yasuhiro Takashima (Gifu University, Japan)
Biography
Title
Toxoplasmosis and mental disorders
Organizer(s)
Olgica Djurkovic (University of Belgrade, Serbia)
Keynote Speaker
Fabrizio Bruschi (University of Pisa, Italy)
Presentation Title
Toxoplasmosis and brain changes with special emphasis on bipolar disorders
Biography
Title
Traditional Medicine for Parasitic Diseases
Organizer(s)
Kenji Hirayama (Nagasaki University, Japan)
Keynote Speaker
Kiichiro TSUTANI (Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences, Japan)
Biography
Title
Treatment of Chagas Disease
Organizer(s)
Werner Apt (University of Chile, Chile)
Keynote Speaker
Werner Apt (University of Chile, Chile)
Presentation Title
Update On Treatment Of Chagas Disease
Biography
Title
Trichomoniasis and giardiasis
Organizer(s)
Soon-Jung Park (Yonsei University College of Medicine, Korea)
Keynote Speaker
Jung-Hsiang Tai (IBMS, Academia Sinica, Chinese Taipei)
Presentation Title
Intriguing observations on cytoadherence of Trichomonas vaginalis
Biography
Title
Updates on Neglected Parasitic Zoonoses in Southeast and East Asia: Challenges and Opportunities
Organizer(s)
MARY JANE FLORES (De la salle University, Philippines)
Keynote Speaker
Vicente Y. Belizario (University of the Philippines, Philippines)
Biography
Title
Vaccines for parasitic diseases
Organizer(s)
Fu-Shi Quan(Kyung Hee University, Korea)
Keynote Speaker
Xing-Quan Zhu (Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China)
Presentation Title
Vaccines against Toxoplasma gondii: Advances and Challenges
Biography
Title
Vivax malaria vaccines
Organizer(s)
Takafumi Tsuboi (Ehime University, Japan)
Keynote Speaker
Anjali Yadava (Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, USA)
Presentation Title
Pv Pre-erythrocytic vaccine
Title
Water and Foodborne Protists
Organizer(s)
Monica Santin(United States Department of Agriculture,USA)
Keynote Speaker
Sonia Almeria (FDA, US)
Presentation Title
Cyclospora cayetanensis: molecular detection of an emerging global parasite
Biography
Title
Waterborne pathogens: Current challenges and new solutions
Organizer(s)
Una Ryan(Murdoch University,Australia)
Keynote Speaker
Yaoyu Feng (East China University of Science and Technology, China)
Presentation Title
Genome evolution and host specificity in Cryptosporidium
Biography
Title
Wolbachia and Other Endosymbionts of Parasites
Organizer(s)
Wieslaw Kozek (University of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico)
Keynote Speaker
Joseph Turner (Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UK)
Presentation Title
Wolbachia as a Target for Anti-Filarial Therapy
Biography
Title
Wonkwang Zoonosis and Biomedical Symposium: Diagnosis and therapy of Zoonosis (supported by NRF-2015R1A6A1A03032236 & Wonkwang University Institute for Biomedical Science)
Organizer(s)
Hyun Park (Wonkwang University, Korea)
Keynote Speaker
Leo L.M. Poon (The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong)
Biography
