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Parasitic Helminths: New Perspectives in Biology and Infection

30th August – 4th September, 2020: Bratsera Hotel, Hydra, Greece.

Registration: 14 January – 28 February 2020

http://hydra.bio.ed.ac.uk/

The 14th conference in a series previously titled Molecular and Cellular Biology of Helminth Parasites

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 continues the 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.

Venue

A key feature of the Hydra venue is the Bratsera Hotel hosting the scientific sessions, and the quiet, traffic-free town with ample facilities for informal interactions between delegates. A wide range of accommodation is available close by, including pensions for those on a tight budget. 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 2020

Keynote Speaker: Jonathan Ewbank, Marseille, France

Confirmed Speakers:

  • Julie Ahringer, Cambridge, UK
  • Adler Dillman, Riverside, USA
  • Sebastian Eves-van den Akker, Cambridge
  • Jennifer Keiser, Basel, Switzerland
  • Frédéric Landmann, Montpellier, France
  • Meera Nair, Riverside, USA
  • Phil Newmark, Madison, USA
  • Meta Roestenberg, Leiden, Netherlands
  • Mark Siracusa, Newark, USA

Organising Committee

  • Amy Buck, University of Edinburgh
  • James Collins, University of Texas
  • Richard E Davis, University of Colorado
  • Kleoniki Gounaris, Imperial College
  • Rick Maizels, University of Glasgow
  • Murray Selkirk, Imperial College

Parasitic Helminths: New Perspectives in Biology and Infection

1st – 6th September, 2019: Hydra, Greece.

Registration: 13th Jan- 29th March 2019.

http://hydra.bio.ed.ac.uk/

 

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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.

 

Meeting home

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.

See 2018 program

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.

Travel information

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.

Accommodations

Organizing Committee

Dick Davis, University of Colorado
Kleoniki Gounaris, Imperial College
Rick Maizels, University of Glasgow
Murray Selkirk, Imperial College