1st – 6th September, 2019: Hydra, Greece.
Registration: 13th Jan- 29th March 2019.
About the meeting
The study of helminth parasites continues to excite great interest across the suite of modern scientific themes. With a wealth of genome information and high-throughput technologies, new drug and vaccine development, and intricate host-parasite molecular interactions, we are witnessing a new era of research on these organisms and the diseases they cause. Parasitic Helminths: New Perspectives in Biology and Infection will be the 13th in a highly successful series now held every year on the beautiful island of Hydra, Greece. All major helminth research areas are covered, including new genomics of animal- and plant-parasitic nematodes, interfaces with free-living helminths such as C. elegans and planarians, developmental and molecular biology, genetics, neurobiology, pharmacology, immunology and vaccine research, all aimed at creating new strategies for control of these prevalent parasitic organisms and the diseases they cause.
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Meeting registration
Registration for 2019 will open on Monday January 14 and close on Friday March 29. For questions, please email us at [email protected]
Attendance is limited to 100 people, consistent with a discussion-orientated meeting in which every delegate is an active participant – early registration is encouraged.
Invited speakers 2019
Keynote Speaker
Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado, USA
Small RNA Mini-Symposium
Confirmed Speakers
Amy Buck, Edinburgh, UK
Louisa Cochella, Vienna, Austria
Alison Elliott, Entebbe, Uganda
Carolina Escobar, Toledo, Spain
Elodie Ghedin, New York, USA
Nicola Harris, Melbourne, Australia
Karl Hoffmann, Aberystwyth UK
P’ng Loke, New York USA
Peter Sarkies, London, UK
William Sullivan, Santa Cruz, USA
Example program (2018)
The Meeting Program is organized primarily from abstracts submitted by participants, a small group of invited speakers, and an invited Keynote Speaker. Many abstracts are selected for short talks and there are two poster sessions. Ample time to interact with participants is available with free time in the afternoons to explore the island and head to the beach.
Travel to Hydra
Hydra is a small island in the Argo Saronic Gulf, lying off the east coast of the Peloponnese and easily reached by hydrofoil from the Athens port of Piraeus.
Accommodations
The meeting is held at the Bratsera Hotel. A wide range of accommodation is available within 5-10 minutes walk of the conference venue, including pensions for those on a tight budget.
Organizing Committee
Dick Davis, University of Colorado
Kleoniki Gounaris, Imperial College
Rick Maizels, University of Glasgow
Murray Selkirk, Imperial College
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