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Next Generation In Parasitology - Workshop
ABOUT SPEAKERS PROGRAMME REGISTRATION CONTACT LOCATION About the workshop
ParaFrap is organizing the ParaFrap Next Generation in Parasitology Workshop for the first time in 2024. It aims to support the new generation of European parasitologists in developing their collaboration networks and raising awareness about funding opportunities.
This inaugural edition, scheduled to take place from September 30th to October 3rd, 2024 in the Grenoble region, is being organized by two young researchers from the ParaFrap network: Christopher Swale (IAB, Grenoble) and Jessica Bryant (Institut Pasteur, Paris), with assistance from Mohamed-Ali Hakimi and Artur Sherf.
The workshop will include a scientific session open to all attendees, where 12 junior PIs (10 selected by the organizing committee and 2 by the organizers) will present their research. Following this, the 12 young scientists will take part in a retreat focused on new technologies.
Registration for the scientific session is free but mandatory, and includes participation in the scientific presentations, lunch on Monday, and coffee breaks.
Registration deadline: September 4th, 2024.
- REGISTRATION DEADLINE (FREE)
- 4 september 2024
Speakers
Swiss Tropical Institute
Institut Pasteur
University of Geneva
University of Glasgow, UK
Heidelberg University, DE
Munich Vetenary University, DE
Institut Pasteur, FR
Catholic University of Portugal, PT
University of Manchester, UK
Crick Institute, UK
Inserm, FR
IRD, FR
Programme of the scientific session
Day 1 : Monday 30 September 09:00-09:15 Opening remarks Organizers 09:15-10:00 Dissecting the function(s) of an unconventional Arp2/3 complex in Plasmodium mosquito stage development Franziska Hentzschel 10:00-10:35 Unwinding the MORC mechanisms of repression in Apicomplexa: From the chromosomal to the atomic scale Christopher Swale 10:35-11:05 Coffee Break 11:05-11:50 Mechanisms of Leishmania sexual reproduction: lessons from experimental hybridization Isabelle Louradour 11:50-12:35 Cryptosporidium: a growing (microvilli) problem Adam Satariale 12:35-14:00 Lunch 14:00-14:35 New Frontiers in Plasmodium Genome Organization Jessica Bryant 14:35-15:20 Neuroimmunological basis of sleeping sickness - A tale of two B cells Juan Quintana 15:20-15:50 Coffee Break 15:50-16:35 Conoid Methylation: A Key Player in Motility Initiation in Toxoplasma gondii. Elena Jiménez-Ruiz 16:35-17:20 Sex determination in malaria parasites Arthur Talman 17:20-18:20 Title TBA Keynote by Artur Scherf Day 2 : Tuesday 1 October 09:00-09:15 Opening remarks Organizers 09:15-10:00 Heavy Metal Parasite: How Toxoplasma acquires and detoxifies essential metals Clare Harding 10:00-10:45 From Plasmodium gametocytes to DNA replication and back Nicolas Brancucci 10:35-11:15 Coffee Break 11:15-12:00 Characterization of secreted effectors and host modifications induced by the parasite Cryptosporidium Amandine Guérin 12:00-12:45 Multidisciplinary approaches to understand Trypanosoma interactions with the mammalian host Sara Silva Pereira 12:45-13:00 Closing remarks Registration
To attend the scientific day, please fill in the form below. Registration is free but compulsory, and includes your participation in the scientific presentations, lunch on Monday and coffee breaks. Deadline for registration: 4 September 2024 at 17:00. Please note: as the number of places is limited, registrations will be closed before this date if the maximum number is reached.
Contact
Organizers JESSICA BRYANT CHRISTOPHER SWALE This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Location
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