
Aust Soc for Para
@as_para
The Australian Society for Parasitology brings together all those interested in parasites and parasitic diseases of humans and animals.
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http://parasite.org.au/ 16-08-2010 13:19:47
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Late last year Nichola Calvani had the privilege of presenting about gender equity at the Aust Soc for Para Concepts in Parasitology course. While there, students nominated parasitologists that inspired them, then set about creating profiles by interviewing them in a Herminthology first.


Congratulations Jake Baum Baum Lab and Alex Maier Biology at ANU for winning the Aust Soc for Para Bancroft Mackerras Medal and Bridget Ogilvie Medal respectively 🥇 🥇. Well deserved recognition of tremendous career contributions to parasitology and Australian research and teaching


Next in our CiPs2023 series in conjunction with Aust Soc for Para at #PiP2024 we have Phoebe Rivory. Phoebe is a PhD student at Sydney Uni Vet Sci studying Angiostrongylus cantonensis aka rat lungworm 🪱🐀 and it's impacts on accidental dog hosts 🐕🧠 This profile was curated by Keith Cheung!


SO beyond proud of my honours student Chelsie Uthayakumar for nailing her first ever conference presentation at #PiP2024 Aust Soc for Para. She's done an enormous amount of work & effortlessly managed all the crazy things research throws at us. Results will be out soon! Sydney Uni Vet Sci


The incredible Emily Francis had us all in tears of laughter during her talk on the longitudinal study she conducted on her family farm during drought, flood, and the Dunedoo golf course incident of 2022. To top it all off, she won the NEB lego set!!! Aust Soc for Para #PiP2024 Sydney Uni Vet Sci


I take the opportunity of this beautiful video of a Maori Haka to thank the Aust Soc for Para and the great support group at #PIP2024 that has made this conference so enjoyable and smooth :-)

It's been a blast getting to hear so many fantastic parasitology talks at #PiP2024 in Auckland whilst also getting a chance to share my work using nanopore-seq for the comprehensive characterisation of the nemabiome from humans, dogs & other animals! #nanopore Aust Soc for Para 🏃🐶🧬🪱


Many thanks to New Zealand Society for Parasitology & Beef + Lamb New Zealand for invite to joint Aust Soc for Para conference in Auckland. Great to meet new & old colleagues & friends! # PIP2024 Nichola Calvani Vito Colella Lucas Huggins Rina Fu Rose Power Emily Francis


A great introduction to a very exciting PhD coming ahead about exploring parasites in dogs 🐕 across New Zealand 🇳🇿 and cats 🐈 in Australia 🇦🇺 presented by Maddie Nam at her first Aust Soc for Para #PIP2024 Well done Maddie!!! Boehringer Ingelheim 🪱


Honoured to meet and be encouraged by Prof Raina Fichorova, specialist in Trichomonas parasite & host #immunobiome interactions #research. I showed her the #Trichomonas I sketched in my #storybook she loved it! Hope her grandkids like them too! Aust Soc for Para #author #scientistartist


Great time catching up with Brian Cooke, Editor-in-chief of the International Journal for Parasitology, and research & teaching colleagues at Griffith Uni, Uni Melbourne and New Zealand. #ijp Aust Soc for Para Curtin University John Mamo #parasitology #network #PIP2024 #ASP2024 New England Biolabs




Artist hat on! Performance of a selection of my #original #sciencesongs, including 'The Fight Against Malaria', 'Hail to Parasites' and others at the Parasites in the Pacific international #conference, New Zealand. #singersongwriter #music #rinafu #DrRina #scicomm Aust Soc for Para


Great job by Ushani Atapattu, who provided a summary of a comprehensive investigation into the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of vets and dog owners in #Australia, along with a cross-sectional study on canine parasitic diseases in the country Aust Soc for Para Boehringer Ingelheim Science at Melbourne


Had a fantastic time presenting my PhD wrap-up on GIT nematodes in Australian Thoroughbred horses at the 2024 Aust Soc for Para conference in New Zealand! Great to connect with parasitologists from around the world. #ASP #PiP
