PRELIMINARY PROGRAM
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
14:00 - 16:00 Registration
16:00 Opening ceremony
16:15 - 17:00 Symposium: Role of women in Scientific and Academic activities
Speaker: Dr. Jenny Chaparro (University of Antioquia, Colombia).
17:00 - 17:30 Session 1: One Health: a view from Parasitology in Europe
17:30 - 19:00 Oral presentations and electronic posters
19:00 Welcome reception
Thursday, October 24, 2024
09:00 - 9:30 Session 2: Epidemiology and economic impact
Speaker: Dr. Germán Cantón (Innovation Institute for Agricultural Production and Sustainable Development, Argentina): "Apicomplexan parasites associated with reproductive losses in South America".
9:30 - 11:00 Oral presentations and electronic posters
11:00 - 11:30 Coffee break
11:30 - 12:00 Session 3: Diagnosis
Speaker: Dr. Gema Álvarez García (Complutense University of Madrid, Spain): "Serodiagnosis of Toxoplasma gondii infection: recent advances and a One Health approach"
12:00 - 13:30 Oral presentations and electronic posters
13:30 - 14:45 Lunch
14:45 - 15:15 Session 4: Treatment and control
Speaker: Dr. Andrew Hemphil (University of Bern, Switzerland): “Current and potentially novel options for control of diseases caused by apicomplexans affecting farm animals”.
15:15 - 16:45 Oral presentations and electronic posters
16:45 - 17:15 Coffee break
17:15 - 17:45 Session 5: In vitro and in vivo models
Speaker: Dr. Luis Ortega Mora (Complutense University of Madrid, Spain).
17:45 - 19:15 Oral presentations and electronic posters
Friday, October 25, 2024
09:00 - 9:30 Session 6: Parasite-host interactions and pathogenesis
Speaker: Dr. Pita Gondim (Federal University of Bahia, Brazil).
9:30 - 11:00 Oral presentations and electronic posters
11:00 - 11:30 Coffee break
11:30 - 12:00 Session 7: Cellular and molecular biology
Speaker: Dr. Chunlei Su (University of Tennessee, USA).
12:00 - 13:30 Oral presentations and electronic posters
13:30 - 14:45 Lunch
14:45 - 15:15 Session 8: Immunology and vaccines
Speaker: Dr. Alexandre Leitão (University of Lisbon, Portugal): “Modulating type and localization of adaptive immunity to improve protection against Neospora caninum and Toxoplasma gondii”
15:15 - 16:45 Oral presentations and electronic posters
16:45 - 17:15 Coffee break
17:15 - 17:45 Session 9: Biological systems (genomics, proteomics) and evolution
Speaker: Dr. María Eugenia Francia (Institute Pasteur de Montevideo, Uruguay): “From the Bench to the Field: Translating Functional Genomics Discoveries into Practical Solutions for the Productive Sectors”
17:45 - 19:15 Oral presentations and electronic posters
19:15 Awards
21:00 Congress dinner