Daily Program

Program

Day 3 (August 21(Tue))

Session Title
Time	Type	Speaker
[3101] Liver stage biology of malaria parasites Room : 325A / 10:00 ~ 12:00
10:00 ~ 10:30	Keynote	Involvement of Plasmodium rhoptry proteins in sporozoite invasion of mammalian hepatocytes Tomoko Ishino (Ehime University, Japan)
10:30 ~ 10:55	Presenter	A new human receptor interaction for PfTRAP identifies a site of vulnerability for vaccine design Noah Sather (Center for Infectious Disease Research, USA)
10:55 ~ 11:20	Presenter	Harnessing animal models for studying human malaria pre-erythrocytic stages Brandon Sack (Center for Infectious Disease Research/NAMRU6, USA)
11:20 ~ 11:45	Presenter	Plasmodium vivax hypnozoite formation, growth and reactivation in vivo in a human-liver chimeric mouse Sebastian Mikolajczak (CIDR, USA)
11:45 ~ 12:00	Presenter	Localization of rhoptry-neck protein 2 in Plasmodium vivax liver stage and hypnozoite formation in huHep mice Chonnipa Praikongkatham (Mahidol University, Thailand)
[3102] Non-human primate malaria: As models for investigating human disease Room : 325B / 10:00 ~ 12:00
10:00 ~ 10:30	Keynote	Rapid, iterative and scalable CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing in Plasmodium knowlesi: New tools for invasion biology and P. vivax vaccine research Robert Moon (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK)
10:30 ~ 10:45	Presenter	Investigating the invasion biology of P. vivax using its sister species, P. cynomolgi Jie Ying (Jessica) Ong (University of Otago, New Zealand)
10:45 ~ 11:00	Presenter	Biomarkers of severe malaria in Plasmodium coatneyi infected Rhesus macaques Benoit Malleret (National University of Singapore, Singapore)
11:00 ~ 11:15	Presenter	Cross-species reactivity of Plasmodium vivax and P. knowlesi: The possibility of cross-protection in patients living in endemic area Fauzi Muh (Kangwon National University, Korea)
11:15 ~ 11:30	Presenter	The rheopathobiology of zoonotic primate malaria parasites Bruce Russell (University of Otago, New Zealand)
[3103] Leishmania and Trypanosoma: Toward new interventions Room : 320A / 10:00 ~ 12:00
10:00 ~ 10:30	Keynote	Catalyzing research and development for neglected patients: The DNDi model Jean-Robert Ioset (DNDi, Switzerland)
10:30 ~ 10:45	Presenter	Development of a nanobody-based lateral flow assay for the detection and diagnosis of trypanosomasis Stefan Magez (Ghent University Global Campus, Korea)
10:45 ~ 11:00	Presenter	DDD853651, a pre-clinical candidate for visceral leishmaniasis, acts through inhibition of cyclin-dependent kinase 12 Susan Wyllie (University of Dundee, UK)
11:00 ~ 11:15	Presenter	Innovative in vitro approaches for T. cruzi drug discovery: Evaluation of replication rates and prediction of putative cytochrome P450 inhibition Vicky Avery (Griffith University, Australia)
11:15 ~ 11:30	Presenter	Deciphering fundamental mechanisms in leishmaniasis: From pathways to drug discovery David Shum (Institut Pasteur Korea, Korea)
11:30 ~ 11:45	Presenter	Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay for rapid diagnosis of Trypanosoma equiperdum in South Africa Malitaba Mlangeni (North-West University, South Africa)
[3104] Manipulations of host functions by protozoan parasites Room : 320B / 10:00 ~ 12:00
10:00 ~ 10:30	Keynote	Modulation of host apoptotic pathways by Toxoplasma gondii Juan-Hua Quan (Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, China)
10:30 ~ 10:45	Presenter	Trichomonas vaginalis induces apoptosis in human cervical carcinoma SiHa cells through ROS-mediated DNA damage and NF-κB inactivation Young-Ha Lee (Chungnam National University, Korea)
10:45 ~ 11:00	Presenter	Inhibition of dihydrofolate reductase gene expression in Toxoplasma gondii using siRNA and its effect on acute toxoplasmosis in mouse model Abbasali Eskandarian (Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Iran)
11:00 ~ 11:15	Presenter	The distribution of Toxoplasma gondii cysts and their interaction with glial cells in the retina in chronic ocular toxoplasmosis Hyun Beom Song (Seoul National University, Korea)
11:15 ~ 11:30	Presenter	Toxoplasma gondii effectors differentially target host IDO1 to antagonize the IFN-γ-induced anti-T. gondii response in human cells Hironori Bando (Research Institute for Microbial Diseases Osaka University, Japan)
11:30 ~ 11:45	Presenter	The effect of normal human serum on mouse Trypanosoma musculi and rat Trypanosoma lewisi Zhao-Rong Lun (Sun Yat-Sen University, China)
[3105] Treatment of Chagas disease Room : 321A / 10:00 ~ 12:00
10:00 ~ 10:30	Keynote	Update treatment of Chagas disease Werner Apt (University of Chile, Chile)
10:30 ~ 10:55	Presenter	Congenital Chagas disease: Advances in diagnosis and treatment, prevention measures to avoid transmission Jaime Altcheh (Ricardo Gutiérrez Children's Hospital, Argentina)
10:55 ~ 11:10	Presenter	Chronic Chagas disease treatment with nifurtimox: An experience of prolonged parasitological follow-up Ines Zulantay (University of Chile, Chile)
11:10 ~ 11:25	Presenter	Followup study during and after two month regimen of benznidazole in pediatricchronic Chagas patients in Bolivia Clara Alejandra Vasquez Velasquez (Nagasaki University, Japan)
11:25 ~ 11:40	Presenter	Microscopy-based observations of Trypanosoma cruzi egress Éden Ferreira (Federal University of São Paulo, Brazil)
[3106] Drug resistance in Giardia: Mechanisms and alternatives Room : 321B / 10:00 ~ 12:00
10:00 ~ 10:40	Keynote	Application of systems biology to exploring metronidazole resistance in Giardia Aaron Jex (The Walter and Eliza Hall, Australia)
10:40 ~ 11:00	Presenter	Epigenetic and post-translational modification networks in Metronidazole drug-resistance in Giardia duodenalis Samantha Emery-Corbin (The Walter and Eliza Hall, Australia)
11:00 ~ 11:20	Presenter	Old and next generation nitroimidazoles as leads for metronidazole-sensitive and -resistant Giardia Anjan Debnath (University of California San Diego, USA)
11:20 ~ 11:40	Presenter	Thioallyl compounds from garlic induce damage in Giardia dudodenalis trophozoites and reduce parasite loads in experimental giardiasis M. Guadalupe Ortega-Pierres (Centro de Investigación y de estudios Avanzados IPN, Mexico)
11:40 ~ 12:00	Presenter	In vitro and in vivo evaluation of novel compounds active against Giardia duodenalis Christopher Hart (Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery, Australia)
[3107] Recent advances in Acanthamoeba research Room : 322A / 10:00 ~ 12:00
10:00 ~ 10:30	Keynote	Pathogenic free-living amoebae: Emerging problem with fatal consequences Naveed Khan (Sunway University, Malaysia)
10:30 ~ 11:00	Keynote	Evolution of the mitochondrial genome and the mitochondrial proteome within Acanthamoeba Paul Fuerst (The Ohio State University, USA)
11:00 ~ 11:15	Presenter	Identification and characterization of sirtuin in the growth and encystation of Acanthamoeba Yeonchul Hong (Kyungpook National University, Korea)
11:15 ~ 11:30	Presenter	Establishment of mouse model for acanthamoebic keratitis HeeKyoung Kang (Ajou University, Korea)
11:30 ~ 11:45	Presenter	Application of microneedle with sustained drug release to treat Acanthamoeba keratitis Hyun Beom Song (Seoul National University, Korea)
11:45 ~ 12:00	Presenter	Anti-Acanthamoeba strategies: Disinfection and treatment Julia Walochnik (Medical University of Vienna, Austria)
[3108] Babesiosis: From basic to applied aspects Room : 322B / 10:00 ~ 12:00
10:00 ~ 10:30	Keynote	Developmentof novel diagnostic methods and drugs for babesiosis Ikuo Igarashi (Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Japan)
10:30 ~ 10:45	Presenter	Phylogenetic analysis of a Babesia species found specifically in wild boars (Sus scrofa) in Wakayama and Kochi Prefecture, Japan Fumi Murakoshi (Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Japan)
10:45 ~ 11:00	Presenter	Evaluation of serum biochemical parameters levels in Babesia ovis-infected and healthy sheep Mohammad Taghi Ahady (Ardabil Branch, Islamic Azad University, Iran)
11:00 ~ 11:15	Presenter	Babesia ovis: The principal tick-borne pathogen of sheep Ferda Sevinc (Selcuk University, Turkey)
11:15 ~ 11:30	Presenter	Molecular mechanisms involved in chaperoning activity of 2-Cys peroxiredoxins of Babesia microti (BmPrxs) Houshuang Zhang (Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China)
11:30 ~ 11:45	Presenter	Exosome-like vesicles and thioredoxin networks in the Babesia microti parasite Jinlin Zhou (Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, CAAS, China)
[3109] Towards a future free from female and male genital schistosomiasis Room : 323A / 10:00 ~ 12:00
10:00 ~ 10:30	Keynote	Female genital schistosomiasis: A common sexual and reproductive health problem in sub Saharan Africa misunderstood, under-researched and under-reported Margaret Gyapong (University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ghana)
10:30 ~ 10:45	Presenter	Molecular diagnosis of urogenital schistosomiasis Jaco J. Verweij (ElisabethTweesteden Hospital, Netherlands)
10:45 ~ 11:00	Presenter	A urologic perspective of male genital schistosomiasis Michael Hsieh (George Washington University, USA)
11:00 ~ 11:15	Presenter	The effective factors towards elimination of urinary schistosomiasis in Iran with regards to its historical documents and experiences Gholamreza Mowlavi (Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran)
[3110] TaRG joint symposium on taeinasis and cysticercosis (1) Room : 323B / 10:00 ~ 12:00
10:00 ~ 10:30	Keynote	Taenia asiatica: A journey from remote areas of Taiwan to Science and Nature M. Teresa Galán-Puchades (University of Valencia, Spain)
10:30 ~ 10:45	Presenter	A historical review on molecular approaches to Taenia asiatica Hyeong-Kyu Jeon (Chungbuk National University, Korea)
10:45 ~ 11:00	Presenter	Genetic relationship between Taenia saginata, Taenia asiatica and their hybrids Munehiro Okamoto (Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Japan)
11:00 ~ 11:15	Presenter	Taeniasis-Neurocysticercosis in Ecuador-South America: Still a public health problem Manuel Calvopina (Universidad de Las Américas(UDLA), Ecuador)
11:15 ~ 11:30	Presenter	Taenia asiatica infection in Japan: Current status and the origin of etiologic agent Hiroshi Yamasaki (National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japan)
11:30 ~ 11:45	Presenter	The origin of Taenia asiatica: Out of Africa? Dongmin Lee (Chungbuk National University, Korea)
11:45 ~ 12:00	Presenter	Phylogenetic relationship of genus Taenia based on morphologic and molecular analysis Hansol Park (Chungbuk National University, Korea)
[3111] Anti-tick vaccines Room : 324A / 10:00 ~ 12:00
10:00 ~ 10:30	Keynote	A decavalent vaccine based on recombinant tick salivary proteins decreases successive infestations with Rhipicephalus microplus in cattle Isabel Santos (Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine University of São Paulo, Brazil)
10:30 ~ 10:45	Presenter	An update on tick vaccines against the most important hard tick vectors of humans, domestic, and wild animals Consuelo Almazan (UMR BIPAR INRA, ANSES, ENVA, Universite Paris EST, France)
10:45 ~ 11:00	Presenter	Oogenesis in a parthenogenetic tick, Haemaphysalis longicornis Rika Umemiya-Shirafuji (Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Japan)
11:00 ~ 11:15	Presenter	In vitro feeding – A gateway towards new discoveries in the physiology of hard ticks Petr Kopacek (Biology Centre, CAS, Czech Republic)
11:15 ~ 11:30	Presenter	A current perspective on tick digestive peptidases Daniel Sojka (Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic)
11:30 ~ 11:45	Presenter	Immuno-bioinformatics strategies for the development of vaccines against Rhipicephalus ticks in Mexico Juan Mosqueda (Autonomous University of Queretaro, Mexico)
11:45 ~ 12:00	Presenter	Risk assessment of genetically modified mosquitoes for vector control Pascal Boireau (ANSES, France)
12:00 ~ 12:30	Presenter	Target Malaria: Step-wise development of genetic mosquito control, from lab to field Samantha O'Loughlin (Imperial College London, UK)
[3112] A global perspective on ancient parasites: Current research projects (1) Room : 324B / 10:00 ~ 12:00
10:00 ~ 10:30	Keynote	Archaeology, parasitology and the prehistoric ecology of infection Karl Reinhard (University of Nebraska - Lincoln, USA)
10:30 ~ 10:45	Presenter	Multidisciplinary paleoparasitology in South America Alena Iñiguez (FIOCRUZ, Brazil)
10:45 ~ 11:00	Presenter	Ancient parasitism of hunter-gatherers and Agrarians Sergey Slepchenko (Tyumen Scientific Centre of Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia)
11:00 ~ 11:15	Presenter	Diet and parasitism as causes of ancestral pueblo anemia Morgana Camacho (Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Brazil)
11:15 ~ 11:30	Presenter	Zoonotic risk of human-dog association in Ancient Mexico Johnica Morrow (Chadron State College, USA)
11:30 ~ 11:45	Presenter	Detection of arthropods by PCR in experimental coprolites Elisa Pucu (Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brazil)
11:45 ~ 12:00	Presenter	Capillariidae diversity in archeological samples Alena Iñiguez (FIOCRUZ, Brazil)
12:00 ~ 12:15	Presenter	Paleoparasitological and paleogenetical findings in Gruta Do Gentio II archeological site (12,000-3,500 BP), Brazil Alena Iñiguez (FIOCRUZ, Brazil)
[IFTM] IFTM 30th Anniversary Symposium on - Vector-borne diseases and climate and global changes Room : 315 / 10:00 ~ 12:00
11:30 ~ 12:00		[Round Table] Interactive Open Round Table
10:00 ~ 10:30	Keynote	Aedes misquito-borne Zika, Dengue and Chikungunya: 'Fight the bite', the Miami experience Aileen M. Marty (FIU Health, USA)
10:30 ~ 11:00	Keynote	Vector-borne diseases in Africa: African sleeping sickness, Rift Valley fever and their vectors Lucille Blumberg (National Institute for Communicable Diseases, South Africa)
11:00 ~ 11:30	Keynote	Phylogenetic relationships and phylogeographic patters in Chagas diseases vector M. Dolores Bargues (University of Valencia, Spain)
[3201] Malaria: Modification of target gene and application to parasite Room : 325A / 14:20 ~ 16:20
14:20 ~ 14:50	Keynote	Genetic dissection of host and parasite determinants of erythrocyte invasion by malaria parasites Manoj Duraisingh (Harvard University, USA)
14:50 ~ 15:05	Presenter	GCβ polarization initiates ookinete gliding of malaria parasite Yuan Jing (Xiamen University, China)
15:05 ~ 15:20	Presenter	Combining reverse genetics and live cell imaging to dissect Plasmodium knowlesi invasion of red blood cells Melissa Hart (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK)
15:20 ~ 15:35	Presenter	The RNA-binding KH domains are indispensable for transcriptional activity of PREBP, the unique transcriptional factor of Plasmodium falciparum Kanako Komaki-Yasuda (National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Japan)
[3202] The identification of new protective antigens and correlates of protection against malaria Room : 325B / 14:20 ~ 16:20
14:20 ~ 14:50	Keynote	Targets of functional protective antibodies in human immunity to malaria James Beeson (Burnet Institute, Australia)
14:50 ~ 15:05	Presenter	Identification and characterization of a novel Plasmodium vivax exported protein PvEXP100 Zhang Xinxin (JiangNan University, China)
15:05 ~ 15:20	Presenter	Naturally acquired antibody responses to PfEMP1 domains reveal potential protective targets of immunity in malaria Bernard N. Kanoi (Ehime University, Japan)
15:20 ~ 15:35	Presenter	Screening and identification of potential novel biomarkers for complicated Plasmodium vivax malaria diagnosis Hargobinder Kaur (PGIMER, India)
15:35 ~ 15:50	Presenter	Systematic approach to studying variant surface antigens in rodent malaria parasites Han Ping Loh (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)
15:50 ~ 16:05	Presenter	Tim-3 signaling blockade improves cell-mediated immunity against malaria and facilitates elimination of parasites Nan Hou (Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Pecking Union Medical College, China)
[3203] Molecular epidemiology and genomics of Trypanosoma cruzi Room : 320A / 14:20 ~ 16:20
14:20 ~ 14:50	Keynote	Comparative genomics sheds light on antigenic variation in Trypanosoma cruzi Bjorn Andersson
14:50 ~ 15:05	Presenter	Purification of Trypanosoma cruzi metacyclic trypomastigotes from LIT culture byion exchange chromatography in sepharose-DEA Juan David Ramírez (Universidad del Rosario, Colombia)
15:05 ~ 15:20	Presenter	Comparison of parasite loads in serum and blood samples from patients in acute and chronic phases of Chagas disease Juan David Ramírez (Universidad del Rosario, Colombia)
[3204] Epidemiolopgy, diagnosis and genetics of Toxoplasma gondii Room : 320B / 14:20 ~ 16:20
14:20 ~ 14:35	Presenter	Repeated serological testing for Toxoplasma gondii: Do the patterns seen in a large sample fit with the presumed life-long seropositivity after infection? Pikka Jokelainen (Statens Serum Institut, Denmark)
14:35 ~ 14:50	Presenter	Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in Romanian patients with pulmonary diseases Maria Alina Lupu (“Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Rumania)
14:50 ~ 15:05	Presenter	Prevalence of toxoplasmosis and risk factors for infection in healthy men Milena Stopic (Institute for Medical Research, Serbia)
15:05 ~ 15:20	Presenter	Burden of toxoplasmosis and prevention of disease in transplant recipients: A European study Florence Robert-Gangneux (University Rennes 1, France)
15:20 ~ 15:35	Presenter	Detection and genotype determination of Toxoplasma gondii in atypical uveitis cases Agnes Kurniawan (Universitas Indonesia, Indonesia)
15:35 ~ 15:50	Presenter	Population structure of Toxoplasma gondii in Serbia Aleksandra Uzelac (Institute for Medical Research, University of Belgrade, Serbia)
15:50 ~ 16:05	Presenter	The seventh “clade” of Toxoplasma gondii excavated by genome-wide SNP analysis of Japanese isolates Motomichi Matsuzaki (National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japan, Japan)
16:05 ~ 16:15	Presenter	Seroprevalence, associated risk factors and hematological impacts of toxoplasmosis in small ruminants of Multan, Pakistan Mian Muhammad Awais (Bahauddin Zakariya University, Pakistan)
16:15 ~ 16:30	Presenter	Investigation of anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in hemodialysis patients of Guilan province, Iran Mohammad Reza Mahmoudi (Guilan university of Medical Sciences, Iran)
[3205] New insights in the pathophysiology of giardiasis Room : 321A / 14:20 ~ 16:20
14:20 ~ 14:45	Presenter	From proteomics to pathogenesis Kevin Tyler (UEA, UK)
14:45 ~ 15:10	Presenter	Giardipain-1 from Giardia duodenalis causes damage to epithelial cells both in vitro in cell monolayers and in vivo in a ligated gerbil duodenal loop model M. Guadalupe Ortega-Pierres (Centro de Investigación y de estudios Avanzados IPN, Mexico)
15:10 ~ 15:35	Presenter	The Giardia secretome and its role during Giardia-host cell interactions Staffan Svärd (Uppsala University, Sweden)
15:35 ~ 16:00	Presenter	Variability in giardiasis: Roles for immune responses and microbiota Steven Singer (Georgetown University, USA)
16:00 ~ 16:25	Presenter	Interactions of Giardia with intestinal microbiome, mucus and tissue barriers Thibault Allain (University of Calgary, Canada)
[3206] Water and foodborne protists Room : 321B / 14:20 ~ 16:20
14:20 ~ 14:50	Keynote	Cyclospora cayetanensis: Molecular detection of an emerging global parasite Sonia Almeria (U.S. FDA, USA)
14:50 ~ 15:05	Presenter	Advances in epidemiological characterization of Blastocystis in livestock and its implications in public health Monica Santin (USDA, USA)
15:05 ~ 15:20	Presenter	Comparative genomics of an emerging Cryptosporidium hominis outbreak subtype Lihua Xiao (East China University of Science and Technology, China)
15:20 ~ 15:35	Presenter	Metagenomic analysis of Cryptosporidium species and genotypes in wastewater treatment plants Una Ryan (Murdoch University, Australia)
15:35 ~ 15:50	Presenter	Quantifying the comprehensive burden of Cryptosporidium diarrhea: Morbidity, mortality and long-term consequences of infection among children under 5 Ali Mokdad (University of Washington, USA)
15:50 ~ 16:05	Presenter	Prevalence of Blastocystis sp. among adolescence with irritable bowel syndrome in South Sumatra, Indonesia and evaluation of treatment strategy Yudianita KESUMA (Universitas Sriwijaya, Indonesia)
[3207] Environmental and transmission surveillance of schistosomiasis Room : 322A / 14:20 ~ 16:20
14:20 ~ 14:50	Keynote	Better understand the transmission of schistosomiasis for optimized interventions Louis-Albert Tchuem Tchuenté (University of Yaoundé I, Cameroon)
14:50 ~ 15:05	Presenter	The integrated strategy applied in the China-Zanzibar pilot project to eliminate schistosomiasis Xiao-Nong Zhou (National Institute of Parasitic Diseases at China CDC, China)
15:05 ~ 15:20	Presenter	Significance of echogenic snow sign as an ultrasonography finding for diagnosis of urogenital schistosomiasis Sung-Tae Hong (Seoul National University, Korea)
15:20 ~ 15:35	Presenter	The environmental changes which can affect the transmission of schistosomiasis Alan Fenwick (Imperial College, UK)
15:35 ~ 15:50	Presenter	Release of exosome-like extracellular vesicles during in vitro Schistosoma mansoni miracidial transformation: Isolation and proteomic analysis Timothy Yoshino (University of Wisconsin, USA)
15:50 ~ 16:05	Presenter	Knowledge, attitudes, practices on Schistosomiasis haematobium and associated factors among communities and schools in Pemba, Zanzibar JIan He (JIangsu Institute of Parasitic Diseases, China)
16:05 ~ 16:20	Presenter	A persistent high intensity cluster of Schistosoma mansoni infection around Mbita causeway, western Kenya Evans Asena (Nagasaki University, Japan)
[3208] Asian current innovation of One Health: Need for speed Room : 322B / 14:20 ~ 16:20
14:50 ~ 15:20	Keynote	Tracking hosts and its importance on the control of NTDs Megumi Sato (Niigata University, Japan)
15:20 ~ 15:50	Keynote	Causes of the persistence of STHs in the field: Case study of Tha-Song-Yang in Thailand Poom Adisakwattana (Mahidol University, Thailand)
14:20 ~ 14:35	Presenter	Conceiving new approaches for the control of foodborne trematodes Jitra Waikagul (Mahidol University, Thailand)
14:35 ~ 14:50	Presenter	Environmental DNA as a tool in One Health approaches Marcello Otake Sato (Dokkyo Medical University, Japan)
15:50 ~ 16:05	Presenter	Development of an eDNA detection method for Philippine isolates of Schistosoma japonicum and Oncomelania hupensis quadrasi from field water samples Ian Kendrich Fontanilla (University of the Philippines Diliman, Philippines)
16:05 ~ 16:20	Presenter	Prevalence of human schistosomiasis japonica infection in selected endemic regions in the Philippines using three stool Kato-Katz technique Raffy Jay Fornillos (University of the Philippines Diliman, Philippines)
16:20 ~ 16:35	Presenter	Formulation of the innovation ecosystem for NTD research in Okinawa, Japan Jun Kobayashi (University of the Ryukyus, Japan)
[3209] Recent advances in tick biology Room : 323A / 14:20 ~ 16:20
14:25 ~ 14:55	Keynote	Recent advances towards the development of effective vaccines blocking the vector-pathogen interphase in the cattle fever tick Juan Mosqueda (Autonomous University of Queretaro, Mexico)
14:20 ~ 14:25	Presenter	Recent advances in tick biology Shin-Ichiro Kawazu (Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Japan)
14:55 ~ 15:15	Presenter	Acaricide resistance in African cattle ticks: An attempt in developing a field-tailored diagnostic system Takeshi Hatta (Kitasato University School of Medicine, Japan)
15:15 ~ 15:35	Presenter	Complete mitochondrial genome analysis of ticks Ryo Nakao (Hokkaido University, Japan)
15:35 ~ 15:55	Presenter	Autophagy-related genes in ticks Rika Umemiya-Shirafuji (Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Japan)
15:55 ~ 16:15	Presenter	Physiology of vector tick and longistatin, an antagonist of the receptor for advanced glycation end products Naotoshi Tsuji (Kitasato University School of Medicine, JApan)
16:15 ~ 16:30	Presenter	What's in a tick? Meta-analysis of the Australian tick microbiome Charlotte Oskam (Murdoch University, Australia)
[3210] TaRG joint symposium on taeinasis and cysticercosis (2) Room : 323B / 14:20 ~ 16:20
14:20 ~ 14:50	Keynote	Cysticercosis: Is there any really species specific serologic test in humans and pigs? Akira Ito (Asahikawa Medical University, Japan)
14:50 ~ 15:05	Presenter	Oral treatment with recombinant Taenia solium calreticulin in experimental murine colitis Ana Flisser (UNAM, Mexico)
15:05 ~ 15:20	Presenter	Neurocysticercosis immuno-diagnosis: An experience from highly endemic Indian community Amit Prasad (Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, India)
15:20 ~ 15:35	Presenter	Need to estimate burden of recent onset seizures due to neurocysticercosis in previously unexplored regions of Asia Priyadarshi Soumyaranjan Sahu (International Medical University, Malaysia)
15:35 ~ 15:50	Presenter	Effectiveness of the TSOL 18 vaccine and oxfendazole concurrently administered, or oxfendazole treatment alone on prevalence of Taenia solium in rural pigs of Tanzania Mwemezi Kabululu (Tanzania Livestock Research Institute (TALIRI), Sokoine University of agriculture, Tanzania)
[3211] Multiple points of interventions for neglected zoonotic helminths Room : 324A / 14:20 ~ 16:20
14:20 ~ 14:50	Keynote	Integrated liver fluke control program using ecohealth/One Health Approach Banchob Sripa (Khon Kaen University, Thailand)
14:50 ~ 15:20	Keynote	Challenges for the control of liver fluke in southern China Xiao-Nong Zhou (National Institute of Parasitic Diseases at China CDC, China)
15:20 ~ 15:50	Keynote	Taenia solium control in Zambia: The potholed road to success Sarah Gabriel (Ghent University, Belgium)
15:50 ~ 16:05	Presenter	Long-term impact of ‘The Vicious Worm’ - the Taenia solium computer-based health education tool in primary school students in rural areas in eastern Zambia Chiara Trevisan (Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium)
16:05 ~ 16:20	Presenter	Parasitic infections status of the urban poor communities in Peninsular Malaysia Siti Nursheena Mohd Zain (University of Malaya, Malaysia)
16:20 ~ 16:35	Presenter	Status of soil-transmitted helminth infections in Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia Johanna Kurscheid (Australian National University, Australia)
16:35 ~ 16:50	Presenter	Impact of health educational program for soil-transmitted helminthiasis among Thai hill-tribe in Omkoi District, Chiang Mai Province Chaemchan Reelachat (Simahasarakham Nursing College, Thailand)
[3212] A global perspective on ancient parasites: Current research projects (2) Room : 324B / 14:20 ~ 16:20
14:20 ~ 14:50	Keynote	What history tells about ancient parasitism in South Korea Dong Hoon Shin (Seoul National University, Korea)
14:50 ~ 15:05	Presenter	High endemicity of digenean trematodes in the ancient times of Korea Min Seo (Dankook University, Korea)
15:05 ~ 15:20	Presenter	DNA analysis of COI and ITS2 genes using ancient Paragonimus westermani eggs remained in Joseon Dynasty mummies Jong Ha Hong (Seoul National Universiry, Korea)
15:20 ~ 15:35	Presenter	The eradication campaign against oriental schistosomiasis in China and neighbouring regions inthe 1940s and 1950s Ivy Hui-Yuan Yeh (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)
15:35 ~ 15:50	Presenter	Intestinal parasites from public and private latrines at Roman Period Ephesus, Turkey (1st c. BC to ca. 6th c. AD) Marissa Ledger (University of Cambridge, Canada)
15:50 ~ 16:05	Presenter	Intestinal parasites at the Bronze Age marshland pile dwelling village at Must Farm, UK (920-790 BC) Piers Mitchell (University of Cambridge, UK)
16:05 ~ 16:20	Presenter	Paleogenetic Detection of Ascaris sp. infection in Malhada Archaeological site (4808-546CalBP). Alena Iñiguez (FIOCRUZ)
[3301] Epidemiology and research for malaria in Asia Room : 325A / 16:40 ~ 18:40
16:40 ~ 17:10	Keynote	Challenges for malaria elimination in the Asia-Pacific Kamala Thriemer (Menzies School of Health Research, Australia)
17:10 ~ 17:25	Presenter	Genetic surveillance of Plasmodium vivax in the Republic of Korea Sang Eun Lee (Korea CDC, Korea)
17:25 ~ 17:40	Presenter	The effect of nerolidol in Plasmodium falciparum gametocytogenesis Chonnapat Naktubtim (Mahidol University, Thailand)
17:40 ~ 17:55	Presenter	Impact of Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention after 3 years at scale in southern Senegal Jean Louis Ndiaye (University of Thies, Senegal)
[3302] Emergence of drug resistance malaria Room : 325B / 16:40 ~ 18:40
16:40 ~ 17:10	Keynote	Artemisinin resistance of malaria: A complex genetic trait of the past, presence and future Zbynek Bozdech (Nanynag Technological University, Singapore)
17:10 ~ 17:30	Presenter	Artemisinin-resistant Plasmodium falciparum in Africa Jun Cao (Jiangsu Institute of Parasitic Diseases, China)
17:30 ~ 17:50	Presenter	Protein turnover dynamics in artemisinin resistant parasites and the contribution of K13 to protein homeostasis Simon Cobbold (University of Melbourne, Australia)
17:50 ~ 18:05	Presenter	Detection of Artemisinin-resistant Plasmodium falciparum with high survival rates in Uganda Toshihiro Mita (Juntendo Umiversity, Japan)
18:05 ~ 18:20	Presenter	Artemisinin drug resistance of Plasmodium falciparum in Myanmar Eun-Taek Han (Kangwon National University School of Medicine, Korea)
18:20 ~ 18:35	Presenter	The role of glutathione in cellular resistance to artemisinin in Plasmodium falciparum Ghizal Siddiqui (Monash University, Australia)
18:35 ~ 18:50	Presenter	DNA analysis revealed rapid increase and northward spread of artemisinin-resistant Plasmodium falciparum in Laos Moritoshi Iwagami (National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Japan)
[3303] Waterborne pathogens: Current challenges and new solutions Room : 320A / 16:40 ~ 18:40
17:10 ~ 17:25	Organizer	Diversity of Cryptosporidium species and subtypes in faecal samples from drinking water catchments in Australia Una Ryan (Murdoch University, Australia)
16:40 ~ 17:10	Keynote	Genome evolution and host specificity in Cryptosporidium Yaoyu Feng (East China University of Science and Technology, China)
17:25 ~ 17:40	Presenter	Molecular detection and genotyping of Giardia and Cryptosporidium in raw and treated water samples from southwest Colombia Juan David Ramírez (Universidad del Rosario, Colombia)
17:40 ~ 17:55	Presenter	Molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium from humans in Ontario, Canada Rebecca Guy (Public Health Agency of Canada, Canada)
17:55 ~ 18:10	Presenter	Prevalence of Cryptosporidium and Giardia in selected recreational pools in Calamba, Laguna, Philippines Anna Monica Bordado (University of the Philippines Los Banos, Philippines)
[3304] New developments in diagnostics for emerging human and animal diseases Room : 320B / 16:40 ~ 18:40
16:40 ~ 17:10	Keynote	Next generation approaches to the diagnosis of filarial infections Thomas Nutman (National Institutes of Health, USA)
17:10 ~ 17:25	Presenter	The impact of genomics on the future of diagnostic techniques and epidemiology for Cyclospora cayetanensis Hediye Nese Cinar (US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), USA)
17:25 ~ 17:40	Presenter	Diagnosis of parasitic diseases: From the eye to the omics Momar Ndao (McGill University, Canada)
17:40 ~ 17:55	Presenter	Genotype characteristics of Giardia duodenalis isolates in patients in Khorramabad city in Iran using High Resolution Melting Analysis technique Nader Pestehchian (Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Iran)
17:55 ~ 18:10	Presenter	Urbanorum spp. in Ecuador Betty Pazmiño (Universidad Estatal de Milagro, Ecuador)
18:10 ~ 18:25	Presenter	Isolation of schistosome eggs from urine using magnetic microspheres and a magnetic probing device Malcolm Jones (University of Queensland, Australia)
[3305A] Proteases of parasitic organisms Room : 321A / 16:40 ~ 18:40
16:40 ~ 17:10	Keynote	Targeting protein-protein interactions and unusual proteases: New tools to combat drug resistance problem in malaria Kailash Pandey (National Institute of Malaria Research, India)
17:10 ~ 17:25	Presenter	Fowlerstefin, a cysteine protease inhibitor of Naegleria fowleri, induces inflammatory responses in BV-2 microglial cells Thai Thi Lam (Gyeongsang National University, Korea)
17:25 ~ 17:40	Presenter	Characters of matrix metalloproteinase 12A from Haemonchus contortus Ruofeng Yan (Nanjing Agricultural University, China)
17:40 ~ 17:55	Presenter	Impairment of Plasmodium falciparum invasion and gametocytogenesis by serine protease inhibitor Gamolthip Niramolyanun (Mahidol University, Thailand)
[3307] Epidemiology, sociology and biology of siberian liver fluke: From research to control Room : 322A / 16:40 ~ 18:40
16:40 ~ 17:10	Keynote	Epidemiology of Opisthorchis felineus infection in Shegarskiy district, Western Siberia, Russian Federation Olga Fedorova (Siberian State Medical University, Russia)
17:10 ~ 17:30	Presenter	Opisthorchis felineus infection and glutathione system imbalance Alexey Sazonov (Siberian State Medical University, Russia)
17:30 ~ 17:50	Presenter	Comparative transcriptomics of Opisthorchiidae liver flukes Maria Pakharukova (Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Russia)
17:50 ~ 18:10	Presenter	Exploratory metabolomics of the experimental opisthorchiasis Daria Kokova (LUMC, Netherlands)
18:10 ~ 18:30	Presenter	Building control programs locally Olga Zvonareva (Siberian State Medical University, Russia)
[3306] Paediatric schistosomiasis: New developments in disease surveillance and advancing praziquantel treatment Room : 321B / 16:40 ~ 18:40
16:40 ~ 17:10	Keynote	Development of a new oral dispersible tablet (ODT) formulation of praziquantel to treat pre-school age children infected with Schistosomiasis Eliézer N’Goran (Parasitology and Parasitic Ecology University of Cocody, "Côte d'Ivoire ")
17:10 ~ 17:25	Presenter	Improving knowledge of schistosomiasis among elementary school-children in West Lore subdistrict, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia Anis Nurwidayati (Balai Litbang Kesehatan Donggala, Indonesia)
17:25 ~ 17:40	Presenter	Progress and challenges in eliminating urogenital schistosomiasis on the islands of Zanzibar David Rollinson (The Natural History Museum, UK)
17:40 ~ 17:55	Presenter	Multidisciplinary studies of female urogenital schistosomiasis in Africa: From preschool-aged children to women of child bearing age Russell Stothard (Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UK)
[3308] Echinococcosis in Central Asia Room : 322B / 16:40 ~ 18:40
16:40 ~ 17:10	Keynote	Diagnostic availability of IgG ELISA in human hydatidosis in Samarkand, Uzbekistan Uktam Suvonkulov (Institute of Parasitology, Uzbekistan)
17:10 ~ 17:25	Presenter	Genotypic and phylogenetic characteristics of Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato in Uzbekstan Timur Muratov (Isaev Research institute of Medical Parasitology,Ministry of Health, Uzbekistan)
17:25 ~ 17:40	Presenter	Infection status of Echinococcus granulosus in domestic and wild animals in the Samarkant area, Uzbekistan Gab-Man Park (Catholic Kwandong University, Korea)
17:40 ~ 17:55	Presenter	Monoclonal antibodies production against a 40 kDa band of hydatid cyst fluid Seyedeh Maryam Sharafi (Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Iran)
17:55 ~ 18:10	Presenter	Biochemical investigation of hydatid cyst fluid from ruminants and humans in Punjab, Pakistan Asma Abdul Latif (Lahore College for Women University Lahore, Pakistan)
[3309] Animal parasites Room : 323A / 16:40 ~ 18:40
16:40 ~ 16:55	Presenter	Two new Hepatozoon species (Apicomplexa: Adeleorina: Hepatozoidae) co-infecting wild and captive leopards Panthera pardus pardus (Linnaeus,1758) in South Africa Michelle Van As (University of the Free State, South Africa)
16:55 ~ 17:10	Presenter	Identification of helminths in house mice from the European Hybrid Zone: Combining classical taxonomy and a molecular approach Jenny Jost (Humboldt University, Germany)
17:10 ~ 17:25	Presenter	Changes in the composition and structure of the helminth communities of the Mongolian racerunner across an urbanization gradient Zhargal Dugarov (Institute of General and Experimental Biology, Siberian branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Ulan-Ude, Russia)
17:25 ~ 17:40	Presenter	NcGRA17 is an important regulator of parasitophorous vacuole morphology and pathogenicity of Neospora caninum Congshan Yang (China Agricultural University, China)
17:40 ~ 17:55	Presenter	Genome wide identification of mutational hotspots in the Apicomplexan parasite Neospora caninum and the implications for virulence Larissa Calarco (University of Technology, Sydney, Australia)
17:55 ~ 18:10	Presenter	Distinct canine and feline host association with two Dipylidium caninum different genotypes Frederic Beugnet (Boehringer-Ingelheim, France)
18:10 ~ 18:25	Presenter	Molecular characterization of Dipylidium caninum: Genetic analysis supporting two distinct species adapted to dogs and cats Frederic Beugnet (Boehringer-Ingelheim, France)
[3310] Ticks and tick-borne pathogens Room : 323B / 16:40 ~ 18:40
16:40 ~ 17:10	Keynote	Tick research in the21st century: From pathogens to red meat allergy Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz (French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA), France)
17:10 ~ 17:25	Presenter	Bovine theileriosis – A new disease of cattle in Australia Abdul Jabbar (University of Melbourne, Australia)
17:25 ~ 17:40	Presenter	Prevalence and molecular characterization of tick-borne pathogens amongst sheep and goats in Sudan Seung-Hun Lee (Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Japan)
17:40 ~ 17:55	Presenter	Experimental evaluation under laboratory conditions of insecticidal paint against Colombian Rhodnius prolixus (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) Omar Cantillo (Universidad de Antioquia, Colombia)
17:55 ~ 18:10	Presenter	Molecular detection of zoonotic pathogens from ticks of domestic animals in Lesotho Sibonginhlanhla Innocentia Credentia Mahlobo (University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa)
18:10 ~ 18:25	Presenter	Transmission dynamics of Borrelia afzelii - Main European Lyme disease agent Radek Sima (Biology Centre of the CAS, Czech)
18:25 ~ 18:40	Presenter	Inter-institutional approach to study tickborne diseases in Northern Mexico Jaime Adame-Gallegos (Autonomous University of Chihuahua, Mexico)
[3311] Pathogen-insect vector interactions Room : 324A / 16:40 ~ 18:40
16:40 ~ 17:10	Keynote	How the mosquito immune system shapes the malaria parasite populations George Christophides (Imperial College London, UK)
17:10 ~ 17:25	Presenter	Reversible paratransgenesis Marcelo Jacobs-Lorena (Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, USA)
17:25 ~ 17:40	Presenter	Symbiotic bacteria in the Anopheles mosquito: Their roles in infection and malaria control Sibao Wang (Chinese Academy of Science, China)
17:40 ~ 17:55	Presenter	Sequential blood meals augment vector infectiousness by promoting Leishmania dedifferentiation Tiago D. Serafim (NIH, USA)
17:55 ~ 18:10	Presenter	Population modification of mosquitoes for malaria control Rebeca Carballar-Lejarazú (University of California Irvine, USA)
18:10 ~ 18:25	Presenter	PGRP-LD mediates A. stephensi vector competency by regulating homeostasis of microbiota-induced peritrophic matrix synthesis Jingwen Wang (Fudan University, China)
[3312] The genome biology of parasites Room : 324B / 16:40 ~ 18:40
16:40 ~ 17:10	Keynote	Metagenomics of parasitic helminths Makedonka Mitreva (Washington University School of Medicine, USA)
17:10 ~ 17:25	Presenter	Repressive H3K27me3 marks contribute to the pathogenicity of Theileria annulata-transformed macrophages Takaya Sakura (Nagasaki University, Japan)
17:25 ~ 17:40	Presenter	Transcriptional regulation mechanism of Plasmodium parasites Shiroh Iwanaga (Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan)
17:40 ~ 17:55	Presenter	Female-specific gene regulation in malaria parasites by an AP2 family transcription factor Yuho Murata (Mie University, Japan)
17:55 ~ 18:10	Presenter	Dynamic transcriptomes identify biogenic amines and insect-like hormonal regulation for mediating reproduction in Schistosoma japonicum Wei Hu (Fudan University, China)
[3305B] Prediction and prevention models for parasites Room : 321A / 18:00 ~ 18:45
18:00 ~ 18:15	Presenter	The prevention model of opisthorchiasis in Thailand Choosak Nithikethkul (Faculty of Medicine, Mahasarakham University, Thailand)
18:15 ~ 18:30	Presenter	High-throughput sequencing and latent variable modelling of within-host parasite communities Tuomas Aivelo (University of Helsinki, Finland)
18:30 ~ 18:45	Presenter	Using a dirichlet regression model to predict the spatial distribution of Plasmodium falciparum genetic clusters in Papua New Guinea Eimear Cleary (The Australian National University, Australia)