ICOPA XII-Melbourne 2010 

A provisional program is now available. Please click below to view the conference program.

The XIIth International Congress of Parasitology (ICOPA) is now finalised

Monday 16th August
Tuesday 17th August
Wednesday 18th August
Thursday 19th August
Friday 20th August

For Veterinary and Zoonotic Parasitology Session Themes please click here

PLENARY SPEAKERS

Simon BROOKER, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK; KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Collaborative Programme, Kenya
Janine CAIRA, University of Connecticut, USA
Jonathan CARAPETIS, Menzies School of Health Research, Australia
Abdoulaye DJIMDÉ, University of Bamako, Mali
John GILLEARD, University of Calgary, Canada
Marshall LIGHTOWLERS, University of Melbourne, Australia
Sir Gustav NOSSAL, University of Melbourne, Australia
Dominique SOLDATI, University of Geneva, Switzerland
Banchob SRIPA, Khon Kaen University, Thailand
Debra WOODS, Pfizer Ltd, USA

SYMPOSIUM, WORKSHOP, DEBATE CHAIRS AND HEADLINE SPEAKERS

Pedro ALONSO, Barcelona Centre for International Health Research, Spain
Robin ANDERS, Latrobe University, Australia
Tim ANDERSON, Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research, USA
Nick ANSTEY, Menzies School of Health Research, Australia
Judy APPLETON, Cornell University, USA David ARTIS, University of Pennsylvania, USA
Elisabeth ASHLEY, Imperial College NHS Trust, UK
Tamsin BARNES, University of Queensland, Australia
Maria-Gloria BASANEZ, Imperial College London, UK
Phil BATTERHAM, University of Melbourne, Australia
Robin BEECH, McGill University, Canada
Matt BERRIMAN, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, UK
Brown BESIER, Department of Agriculture and Food WA, Australia
Jeff BETHONY, The George Washington University, USA
Ian BEVERIDGE, University of Melbourne, Australia
Jenny BLACKWELL, Institute for Child Health Research, Australia
Daniel BOAKYE, University of Ghana, Ghana
Moses BOCKARIE, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UK
François BOMPART, Sanofi-Aventis, France
Vern BOWLES, University of Melbourne, Australia
Brown BESIER, Department of Agriculture and Food WA, Australia
Zbynek BOZDECH, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Kelly BRAYTON, Washington State University, USA
Paul BRINDLEY, The George Washington University, USA
Graham BROWN, Nossal Institute for Global Health, Australia
Kurt BUCHMANN, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Michael BULL, Flinders University, Australia
Ian BURGESS, Insect Research and Development Ltd, UK
Barbara BURLEIGH, Harvard School of Public Health, USA
Simone CACCIO, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Italy
Janine CAIRA, University of Connecticut, USA
Carlos CARMONA, Universidad de la República, Uruguay
Susan CHARMAN, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Australia
Shing CHANG, Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi), Switzerland
Michael CHEW, The Wellcome Trust, UK
Chetan CHITNIS, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, India
Ross COPPEL, Monash University, Australia
Rodrigo CORREA-OLIVEIRA, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Brazil
Tom CRIBB, University of Queensland, Australia
Simon CROFT, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UK
Umberto d’ALESSANDRO, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium
Peter DEPLAZES, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Tim DAY, Iowa State University, USA
Eileen DEVANEY, University of Glasgow, UK
Robert DOBSON, Murdoch University, Australia
Rob DON, Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi), Switzerland
Denise DOOLAN, QIMR, Australia
Stephan DUPARC, Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV), Switzerland
Alan FENWICK, Imperial College, UK
Mike FERGUSON, University of Dundee, UK
Katja FISCHER, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Australia
Mick FOLEY, Latrobe University, Australia
Lucio FREITAS-JUNIOR, Institut Pasteur, Korea
Amadou GARBA, Réseau International Schistosomoses Environnement Amenagements et Lutte (RISEAL-Niger), Niger Lynne GARCIA, LSG and Associates, USA
Ricardo GAZZINELLI, University of Massachusetts Medical School, USA
Peter GELDHOF, Ghent University, Belgium
John GILLEARD, University of Calgary, Canada
Michael GOOD, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Australia
Yasuyuki GOTO, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Japan
Bruno GOTTSTEIN, University of Bern, Switzerland
Georges GRAU, University of Sydney, Australia
Doug GRAY, ACIAR, Australia
John GYAPONG, Ghana Health Service, Accra, Ghana
Diana HANSEN, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Australia
David HEATH, AgResearch New Zealand Ltd, New Zealand
George HILLYER, University of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico
Achim HOERAUF, University Clinic Bonn, Germany
Stephen HOFFMAN, Sanaria Inc., USA
Tony HOLDER, Medical Research Council National Institute for Medical Research, London, UK
Peter HOLDSWORTH, Animal Health Alliance, Australia
Herve HOSTE, INRA/ENVT, France
Jos HOUDIJK, Scottish Agricultural College, UK
Wei HU, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, P.R. China
Peter HUNT, CSIRO Livestock Industries, Australia
Lars HVIID, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Elizabeth INNES, Moredun Research Institute, UK
Frank JACKSON, Moredun Research Institute, UK
Bob JACOBS, Scynexis, USA
David JENKINS, Charles Sturt University, Australia
Kirsten JENSEN, University of Kansas, USA
Selma JERONIMO, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Patricia JOHNSON, University of California-Los Angeles, USA
Simon JONES, Pacific Biological Station, Nanaimo, Canada
Nick JONSSON, University of Queensland, Australia
Lewis KAHN, University of New England, Australia
Sumalee KAMCHONWONGPAISAN, National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Thailand
Hirotaka KANUKA, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Japan
Ray KAPLAN, University of Georgia, USA
Stefan KAPPE, Seattle Biomedical Research Institute, USA
Therese KEARNS, Menzies School of Health Research, Australia
Martine KEENAN, Epichem, Australia
Fiona KENYON, Moredun Research Institute, UK
Kiaran KIRK, The Australian National University, Australia
Kiyoshi KITA, The University of Tokyo, Japan
David KNOX, Moredun Research Institute, UK
Malcolm KNOX, CSIRO Livestock Industries, Australia
Andrew KOTZE, CSIRO Livestock Industries, Australia
Sanjeev KRISHNA, St George's University of London, UK
Thomas KRISTENSEN, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Kevin LAFFERTY, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
Jean LANGHORNE, National Institute for Medical Research, UK
Michael LANZER, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Germany
Dave LEATHWICK, Hopkirk Research Institute, New Zealand
Elena LEVASHINA, Institut de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, France
Tim LITTLEWOOD, The Natural History Museum, UK James LOK, University of Pennsylvania, USA
Alex LOUKAS, James Cook University, Australia
Stefan MAGEZ, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
Denis MARTIN, Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi), Switzerland
Santiago MAS-COMA, Universitat de València, Spain
Aaron MAULE, Queen’s University, UK
Malcolm McCONVILLE, University of Melbourne, Australia
Geoff McFADDEN, University of Melbourne, Australia
Jim McKERROW, University of California San Francisco, USA
Don McMANUS, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Australia
Els MEEUSEN, Monash University, Australia
Heinz MEHLHORN, Heinrich Heine University, Germany
Jim MILLER, Louisiana State University, USA
Serge MORAND, Université de Montpellier, France
Ivo MUELLER, Institute of Medical Research, Papua New Guinea
Vis NAVARATMAN, Drugs for neglected diseases initiative (DNDi) Asia, Malaysia
Momar NDAO, McGill University Health Center, Québec, Canada
Gus NOSSAL, University of Melbourne, Australia
Barbara NOWAK, University of Tasmania, Australia
Bernhards OGUTU, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Kenya
Nobuo OHTA, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan
Martin OLIVIER, McGill University, Québec, Canada
Guadalupe ORTEGA-PIERRES, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados, Mexico
Mike OSEI-ATWENEBOANA, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Ghana
Marc OUELLETTE, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
Barbara PAPADOPOULOU, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
Chandrawathani PANCHADCHARAM, Veterinary Research Institute, Malaysia
William PETRI, Jr, University of Virginia Health System, USA
Meg PHILLIPS, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, USA
Rob PIKE, Monash University, Australia
Hernando del PORTILLO, Barcelona Centre for International Health Research, Spain
Robert POULIN, University of Otago, NZ
Michelle POWER, Macquarie University, Australia
Ric PRICE, Menzies School of Health Research and Charles Darwin University, Australia
Roger PRICHARD, McGill University, Québec, Canada
David PRITCHARD, University of Nottingham, UK
Steve REED, Infectious Disease Research Institute, USA
Laura RINALDI, Università degli Studi di Napoli "Federico II" , Italy
Steve ROGERSON, University of Melbourne, Australia
David ROLLINSON, The Natural History Museum, UK
David ROOS, University of Pennsylvania, USA
Una RYAN, Murdoch University, Australia
David SACKS, NIH, USA Nick SANGSTER, Charles Sturt University, Australia
Louis SCHOFIELD, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Australia
Tomáš SCHOLZ, Institute of Parasitology, Czech Republic
Phil SCOTT, University of Pennsylvania, USA
Murray SELKIRK, Imperial College London, UK
Amit SHARMA, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, India
Richard SHAW, Hopkirk Research Institute, New Zealand
Harsha SHEOREY, St Vincent's Hospital, Australia
B KimLee SIM, Protein Potential LLC and Sanaria Inc., USA
Nick SMITH, University of Technology, Australia
Scott SNYDER, University of Nebraska at Omaha, USA
Dominique SOLDATI-FAVRE, University of Geneva, Switzerland
Jeremy STERNBERG, University of Aberdeen, UK
Adrian STREIT, Max-Planck-Institut für Entwicklungsbiologie, Germany
Boris STRIEPEN, University of Georgia, USA
Ken STUART, Seattle Biomedical Research Institute, USA
Ian SUTHERLAND, Hopkirk Research Institute, New Zealand
Peter SWIDERSKI, Institute of Parasitology, Poland
Rick TARLETON, University of Georgia, USA
Tchuem TCHUENTE, National programme for the control of Schistosomiasis and intestinal helminthiasis, University of Yaounde, Cameroon
Tom TERRILL, Fort Valley State University, USA
Andy THOMPSON, Murdoch University, Australia
Leann TILLEY, Latrobe University, Australia
Fiona TOMLEY, Institute for Animal Health, UK
Felipe TORRES-ACOSTA, Universidad Autonoma de Yucatan, Mexico
Jose TORT, Universidad de la República, Uruguay
Taka TSUBOI, Ehime University, Japan
Chairat UTHAIPIBULL, National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Thailand
Gediminas VALKIUNAS, Vilnius University, Lithuania
Jan van WYK, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Jozef VERCRUYSSE, Ghent University, Belgium
Jaco VERWEIJ, Leiden University, The Netherlands
Till VOSS, Swiss Tropical Institute, Switzerland
Shelley WALTON, University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia
Brian WARD, McGill University Health Center, Québec, Canada
Andy WATERS, University of Glasgow, UK
Ian WHITTINGTON, University of Adelaide, Australia
David WILLIAMS, Rush University Medical Center, USA
Alan WILSON, University of York, UK
Rob WOODGATE, Department of Agriculture and Food WA, Australia
Lihua XIAO, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USA
Maria YAZDANBAKHSH, Leiden University Medical Centre, the Netherlands
Alena ZIKOVA, Institute of Parasitology, Czech Republic

*The Program for ICOPA XII is now finalised. Thank you to all those who offered us  your advice.