Shape shifters - gametocytes and microtubules in the malaria parasite!

Prof. Dr. Tim Gilberger - Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine - Germany.

Seminar Room, Tennis Court Road, Dept of Pathology..

Wednesday 12 June 2024, 14:00-15:00

Host manipulation by the parasite _Cryptosporidium_

Dr Amandine Guérin - Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Medicine, University of Geneva, Switzerland.

Seminar Room, Tennis Court Road, Dept of Pathology..

Wednesday 24 April 2024, 14:00-15:00

Cutting back malaria: CRISPR-based approaches for antimalarial target discovery

Professor Marcus Lee - Biological Chemistry and Drug Discovery, University of Dundee.

Seminar Room, Tennis Court Road, Dept of Pathology..

Wednesday 20 March 2024, 14:00-15:00

Expanding BioID: the nuclear pore complex of trypanosomes

Dr Susanne Kramer - Universität Wüerzburg - Germany..

Seminar Room, Tennis Court Road, Dept of Pathology..

Wednesday 06 March 2024, 14:00-15:00

What is still so fascinating about the trypanosome coat?

Prof Markus Engstler - Universität Wüerzburg - Germany.

Seminar Room, Tennis Court Road, Dept of Pathology..

Wednesday 07 February 2024, 14:00-15:00

Reassessing red blood cell invasion in malaria parasites

Please note 16:00 start time for this seminar

Dr Robert Moon - LSHTM.

Seminar Room, Tennis Court Road, Dept of Pathology..

Wednesday 31 January 2024, 16:00-17:00

Investigating host-parasite interactions in malaria to improve diagnostics and treatments

Prof Aubrey Cunnington - Imperial College London.

Seminar Room, Tennis Court Road, Dept of Pathology..

Wednesday 06 December 2023, 14:00-15:00

CANCELLED: Unravelling the whipworm niche at the host intestinal epithelia

Unfortunately, this seminar had to be cancelled. There will be a new date for it soon.

Dr Maria Duque-Correa - Wellcome-MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute - UoC.

Seminar Room, Tennis Court Road, Dept of Pathology..

Wednesday 22 November 2023, 14:00-15:00

Genome editing of red cell precursors and Plasmodium falciparum to study host-parasite interactions in malaria

Prof Alex Rowe (University of Edinburgh).

Seminar Room, Tennis Court Road, Dept of Pathology..

Wednesday 01 November 2023, 14:00-15:00

Custom low-cost "robotics" and AI: Plant-parasitic nematode phenotyping, at scale

Dr Sebastian Eves-van den Akker. Department of Plant Sciences - University of Cambridge.

Seminar Room, Tennis Court Road, Dept of Pathology..

Wednesday 18 October 2023, 14:00-15:00

The Burden of Soil-Transmitted Helminths in Nigeria, Control Efforts and the Need for Research Collaboration

Professor Olaoluwa Pheabian Akinwale - Nigerian Institute of Medical Research.

Seminar Room, Tennis Court Road, Dept of Pathology..

Wednesday 04 October 2023, 14:00-15:00

Three proteins walk into a "var"…

Dr Jessica Bryant (Institut Pasteur, Paris) .

Seminar Room, Tennis Court Road, Dept of Pathology..

Wednesday 17 May 2023, 16:00-17:00

The role of small non-coding RNAs in Strongyloides parasitism

Dr Vicky Hunt (University of Bath).

Seminar Room, Tennis Court Road, Dept of Pathology..

Wednesday 10 May 2023, 16:00-17:00

The deafening silence of Plasmodium falciparum asymptomatic infections

Dr Antoine Claessens (Université Montpellier, France).

Seminar Room, Tennis Court Road, Dept of Pathology..

Wednesday 03 May 2023, 16:00-17:00

Genome-wide functional profiling and its application to decoding mitotic regulation in trypanosomes

Dr Bill Wickstead (University on Nottingham) .

Seminar Room, Tennis Court Road, Dept of Pathology..

Wednesday 26 April 2023, 16:00-17:00

CANCELLED Early infection response of the first-trimester placenta at single cell resolution

This is a hybrid talk. You can attend in person or via zoom. See abstract for details

Dr Roser Vento-Tormo (Wellcome Sanger Institute).

Seminar Room, Tennis Court Road, Dept of Pathology..

Wednesday 05 April 2023, 16:00-17:00

SchistoTrack: A community-based, prospective cohort in rural Uganda to examine causes of periportal fibrosis associated with hepatic schistosomiasis

This is a hybrid talk. You can attend in person or via zoom. See abstract for details

Dr Goylette Chami.

Seminar Room, Tennis Court Road, Dept of Pathology..

Thursday 09 March 2023, 16:00-17:00

Epigenetic memoirs of a parasite

This is a hybrid talk. You can attend in person or via zoom. See abstract for details.

Dr Richard Bartfai (Radboud Universiteit, The Netherlands) .

Seminar Room, Tennis Court Road, Dept of Pathology..

Wednesday 01 March 2023, 16:00-17:00

Can small RNAs help address the big issues in helminth parasite control?

This is a hybrid talk. You can attend in person or via zoom. See abstract for details.

Dr Paul McVeigh (Queen's University, Belfast).

Seminar Room, Tennis Court Road, Dept of Pathology..

Wednesday 08 February 2023, 16:00-17:00

Schistosoma-gut microbiome interactions: Implications for the pathophysiology of the infection (and more?)

This is a hybrid talk. You can attend in person or via zoom. See abstract for details

Alba Cortéz Carbonell (Universitat de València, Spain) .

Seminar Room, Tennis Court Road, Dept of Pathology..

Wednesday 14 December 2022, 16:00-17:00

Defining genetic and environmental determinants of malaria transmission

This is a hybrid talk. You can attend in person or via zoom. See abstract for details

Prof Matthew Marti. University of Glasgow..

Seminar Room, Tennis Court Road, Dept of Pathology..

Wednesday 30 November 2022, 16:00-17:00

Taming your inner parasite: novel tools to study cryptosporidiosis

This is a hybrid talk. You can attend in person or via zoom. See abstract for details.

Dr Adam Sateriale (Francis Crick Institute).

Seminar Room, Tennis Court Road, Dept of Pathology..

Wednesday 09 November 2022, 16:00-17:00

Evidence for pervasive transcription in trypanosomes

This is a hybrid talk. You can attend in person or via zoom. See abstract for details

Dr Antonio Estevez (Instituto de Parasitología y Biomedicina 'López-Neyra’, IPBLN-CSIC, Granada, Spain).

Seminar Room, Tennis Court Road, Dept of Pathology..

Wednesday 26 October 2022, 16:00-17:00

Mathematical modelling in the neglected topical disease elimination era

This is a hybrid talk. You can attend in person or via zoom. See abstract for details

Dr Martin Walker. (Royal Veterinary College and Imperial College London).

Seminar Room, Tennis Court Road, Dept of Pathology..

Wednesday 12 October 2022, 16:00-17:00

Finding a needle in a haystack: Genome-wide analyses of anthelmintic resistance in helminths of livestock

This is a hybrid talk. You can attend in person or via zoom. See abstract for details

Dr Roz Laing (University of Glasgow).

Department of Pathology Lecture Theatre.

Wednesday 15 June 2022, 16:00-17:00

Genome-led vaccine target discovery for parasitic infections

This is a hybrid talk. You can attend in person or via zoom. See abstract for details

Professor Gavin Wright (University of York).

Marjory Stephenson Seminar Room, Hopkins Building, Dept of Biochemistry.

Wednesday 18 May 2022, 16:00-17:00

Taming your intestinal parasite - building the tools to study Cryptosporidium

Canceled

Dr Adam Sateriale (Francis Crick Institute).

Thomas Lecture Theatre, Dept. of Biochemistry (Sanger).

Wednesday 04 May 2022, 16:00-17:00

Hunting the Silent Killer: Investigating Chagas disease in a murine model

This is a hybrid talk. You can attend in person or via zoom. See abstract for details

Dr Martin Taylor. London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

Marjory Stephenson Seminar Room, Hopkins Building, Dept of Biochemistry.

Wednesday 27 April 2022, 16:00-17:00

From tagging to transcription activation in trypanosomes

This is a hybrid talk. You can attend in person or via zoom. See abstract for details

Dr Jack Sunter.

Thomas Lecture Theatre, Dept. of Biochemistry (Sanger).

Wednesday 02 March 2022, 16:00-17:00

Using scRNAseq to understand malaria parasite development and evolution

This is a hybrid talk. You can attend in person - no booking required - or via zoom. See abstract for details

Dr Virginia Howick .

Dixon Greaves Room, Department of Pathology, Tennis Court Road.

Wednesday 16 February 2022, 16:00-17:00

Multidisciplinary approaches to understanding Schistosoma mansoni hotspots in Uganda

This is a hybrid talk. You can attend in person or via zoom. See abstract for details

Dr Poppy Lamberton (University of Glasgow).

Thomas Lecture Theatre, Dept. of Biochemistry (Sanger).

Wednesday 02 February 2022, 16:00-17:00

Investigating the role of glycosylation in Toxoplasma gondii protein homeostasis

Due to unforeseen circumstances, this talk will be delivered VIA ZOOM ONLY. See abstract for link.

Dr. Giulia Bandini. University of York..

Marjory Stephenson Seminar Room, Hopkins Building, Dept of Biochemistry.

Wednesday 17 November 2021, 16:00-17:00

Heavy metal parasite: The role of iron in Toxoplasma gondii

This is a hybrid talk. You can attend in person or via zoom. See abstract for details

Dr Clare Harding. Sir Henry Dale Fellow (Parasitology), University of Glasgow. .

Marjory Stephenson Seminar Room, Hopkins Building, Dept of Biochemistry.

Wednesday 27 October 2021, 16:00-17:00

Title to be confirmed

Professor Tim Gilberger, Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 20 May 2020, 16:00-17:00

Title to be confirmed

Dr Paul McVeigh, School of Biological Sciences, Queen's University, Belfast.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 13 May 2020, 16:00-17:00

Cholinergic regulation of immunity to gastrointestinal nematode parasites

Prof Murray Selkirk, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Imperial College London.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 06 May 2020, 16:00-17:00

Title to be confirmed

Dr Vicky Hunt, Department of Biology & Biochemistry, University of Bath.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 29 April 2020, 16:00-17:00

Chromatin structure changes are essential for development and evolution of the human parasite Schistosoma mansoni

Prof Christoph Grunau, University of Perpignan Via Domitia.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 22 April 2020, 16:00-17:00

Metallic metabolism in Toxoplasma gondii

Dr Clare Harding, Institute of Infection, Immunity & Inflammation, University of Glasgow.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 08 April 2020, 16:00-17:00

From magnets to stigma: multiple approaches to tackle the challenges of cutaneous leishmaniasis

Dr Helen Price, Centre for Applied Entomology & Parasitology, Keele University.

Greaves Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 04 March 2020, 16:00-17:00

Understanding the mechanism of chromosome segregation: lessons from diversity

Dr Bungo Akiyoshi, Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 26 February 2020, 16:00-17:00

Identification of a novel protein complex essential for erythrocyte invasion by human-infective malaria parasites

Dr Ellen Knuepfer, Francis Crick Institute, London.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 12 February 2020, 16:00-17:00

The Toxoplasma acrobat: combining biophysics and real time imaging to decode Toxoplasma top gliding performance

Dr Isabelle Tardieux, Université Grenoble.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 29 January 2020, 16:00-17:00

Takes two to Tango: the tale of ApiAP2 transcription factors and the regulation of crucial cell cycle functions in the apicomplexan parasite Toxoplasma gondii

Dr Mathieu Gissot, Institut Pasteur de Lille.

Lecture Theatre, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 11 December 2019, 16:00-17:00

Examining trans-regulators in Leishmania parasite gene regulation

Dr Pegine Walrad, York Biomedical Research Institute.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 27 November 2019, 16:00-17:00

Is Trypanosoma brucei gambiense becoming a lab parasite?

Dr Jean-Mathieu Bart, Institute of Research for Development, France.

Greaves Room, Department of Pathology, Tennis Court Road.

Wednesday 22 May 2019, 16:00-17:00

Skin pharmacokinetics and anti-parasitic pharmacodynamics: towards the design of new treatments for cutaneous leishmaniasis

Dr Katrien Van Bocxlaer, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.

Greaves Room, Department of Pathology, Tennis Court Road.

Wednesday 15 May 2019, 16:00-17:00

Title to be confirmed

Prof Karl Hoffmann, Aberystwyth University.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 08 May 2019, 16:00-17:00

Epigenetics and schistosome development and infection success

Canceled

Prof Christoph Granau, University of Perpignan via Domitia.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 17 April 2019, 16:00-17:00

Systematic strategies for proteome mining and antimicrobial discovery

Dr Matthew Child, Imperial College London.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 03 April 2019, 16:00-17:00

How does the African trypanosome control expression of its Variant Surface Glycoprotein coat?

Dr Gloria Rudenko, Imperial College London.

Greaves Room, Department of Pathology, Tennis Court Road.

Wednesday 27 March 2019, 16:00-17:00

CANCELLED - to be rescheduled in Michaelmas Term

Dr Isabelle Tardieux, Universite ́ Grenoble.

Greaves Room, Department of Pathology, Tennis Court Road.

Wednesday 20 March 2019, 16:00-17:00

Deciphering the regulation of Plasmodium falciparum replication

Dr Markus Ganter, Heidelberg University Hospital .

Greaves Room, Department of Pathology, Tennis Court Road.

Wednesday 20 February 2019, 16:00-17:00

Developing new genetic tools to unravel Cryptosporidium transmission

Dr Mattie Pawlowi, University of Dundee.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 13 February 2019, 16:00-17:00

Cell surface profiling reveals the what, where and how of a host-parasite interface

Room changed

Dr Catarina Gadelha, University of Nottingham.

Greaves Room, Department of Pathology, Tennis Court Road.

Wednesday 23 January 2019, 16:00-17:00

Ubiquitination, membrane-trafficking and the anti-trypanosomal action of apolipoprotein-L1

Dr Sam Alsford, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 05 December 2018, 16:00-17:00

On malaria, mitochondria, membrane proteins & mice - Developing and employing advanced experimental genetic approaches to study Plasmodium host switching

Dr Taco Kooij, Radboud University, The Netherlands.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 21 November 2018, 16:00-17:00

Cellular Mechanisms of Immunopathology vs. Protection in Human Cutaneous Leishmaniasis

Dr Ken Gollob, Translational Immuno-oncology Group, International Center for Research, Brazil.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 07 November 2018, 16:00-17:00

Trypanosoma brucei as a model for flagellar assembly

Dr Vladimir Varga, Institute of Molecular Genetics of the ASCR, Czech Republic.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 24 October 2018, 16:00-17:00

Successful Schistosomes; dynamic species interactions and host relationships

Dr Bonnie Webster, Natural History Museum.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 03 October 2018, 16:00-17:00

Alpha-Gal glycotopes as effective glycovaccines and chemotherapy biomarkers in Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis)

Prof Igor Almeida, University of Texas at El Paso, USA.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Thursday 06 September 2018, 16:00-17:00

Chemical genetic approaches to accelerate antimalarial target discovery

Host: Ross Waller

Marcus Lee, The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 16 May 2018, 16:00-17:00

Using immunoregulatory networks to instruct therapeutic interventions in human Chagas disease and leishmaniasis in Brazil

Host: Pete Bull

Prof Walderez Dutra, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Lecture Theatre, Department of Pathology.

Thursday 10 May 2018, 16:00-17:00

New approaches to old problems: controlling pathogenic protozoan parasites of poultry

Host: Ross Waller

Fiona Tomley, The Royal Veterinary College.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 25 April 2018, 16:00-17:00

Development of a Broadly-Neutralising Vaccine against Blood-Stage P. falciparum Malaria

Host: Peter Bull

Simon Draper, University of Oxford.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 11 April 2018, 16:00-17:00

Malaria’s Time Keeping

Host: Peter Bull

Arnab Pain, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 28 March 2018, 16:00-17:00

Development of a Broadly-Neutralising Vaccine against Blood-Stage P. falciparum Malaria

Host: Ross Waller

Sue Vaughan, Oxford Brookes University.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 21 March 2018, 16:00-17:00

Microsporidia: diverse, opportunistic and pervasive pathogens

Host: Ross Waller

Bryony Williams, University of Exeter.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 14 February 2018, 16:00-17:00

Transfection of Babesia parasites and its application for imaging analysis

Host: Mark Carrington

Dr Masahito Asada, Nagasaki University.

Dixon Room, Department of Pathology.

Tuesday 05 December 2017, 16:00-17:00

Fighting trypanosomiasis with snake venom toxins

Host: Mark Carrington

Andreas Laustsen, Technical University of Denmark.

Dixon Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 29 November 2017, 16:00-17:00

Drug target deconvolution in the trypanosomatids

Host: Paula MacGregor

Susan Wyllie, University of Dundee.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 22 November 2017, 16:00-17:00

The trypanosome outer kinetochore and what it means for chromosome segregation across eukaryotes

Host: Mark Carrington

Bill Wickstead, University of Nottingham.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 15 November 2017, 16:00-17:00

Evidence suggesting a non-canonical role for the Plasmodium falciparum AP2 adapter protein m subunit, a known modulator of artemisinin susceptibility.

Host: Ross Waller **Please note change of venue and time**

Colin Sutherland, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

Seminar Room 1, Hopkins Building, Biochemistry Department.

Wednesday 18 October 2017, 14:00-13:00

Parasite infection dynamics and the pathogenesis of Chagas disease and visceral leishmaniasis

Host: Mark Carrington

Michael Lewis, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 27 September 2017, 16:00-17:00

Understanding mechanisms and targets of malaria immunity to advance vaccine development

Host: Peter Bull

Prof James Beeson, Burnet Institute, Austrailia.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 16 August 2017, 16:00-17:00

Quadruplexes, helicases and DNA replication dynamics in the genome of Plasmodium falciparum: "It's life, Jim, but not as we do it"

Dr Catherine Merrick, Keele University.

Dixon Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 05 July 2017, 16:00-17:00

Molecular characterization of the Flagellar Pocket Collar cytoskeletal of the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma brucei

Prof Derrick Robinson, CNRS, University of Bordeaux, France.

Greaves Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 14 June 2017, 16:00-17:00

Helminth-induced suppression of inflammation – a role for the gut microbiota?

Dr Cinzia Cantacessi, Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge.

Dixon Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 31 May 2017, 16:00-17:00

Wild Immunology

Dr Simon Babayan, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine, University of Glasgow.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 03 May 2017, 16:00-17:00

A Personal Odyssey Amongst Trypanosomes, Scientists and Biological Questions

Dr Paul Voorheis, School of Biochemistry and Immunology, Trinity College Dublin.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 29 March 2017, 16:00-17:00

Prof David Dunne: From Art School to Worms

Prof David Dunne, Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 15 March 2017, 16:00-17:00

Examining transmission blockade of Plasmodium

Dr Andrew Blagborough, Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College, London.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 01 March 2017, 16:00-17:00

Proteolysis and life cycle progression in trypanosomatids

Prof Jeremy Mottram, Centre for Immunology and Infection, University of York.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 15 February 2017, 16:00-17:00

How do trypanosomes express just one VSG at a time?

Prof David Horn, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 01 February 2017, 16:00-17:00

Aquaglyceroporins in kinetoplastid parasites have diverse roles in drug uptake and sensitivity

Prof Harry de Koning, University of Glasgow.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Monday 23 January 2017, 16:00-17:00

Cryptosporidium, new insights and old challenges

Dr Anastasios Tsaousis, Laboratory of Molecular & Evolutionary Parasitology, University of Kent.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 18 January 2017, 16:00-17:00

Motility and Invasion of apicomplexan parasites: What do we know?

Prof Markus Meissner, Institute of Infection, Immunity & Inflammation, University of Glasgow.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 14 December 2016, 16:00-17:00

The art of sex: genetic exchange in Trypanosoma brucei within the tsetse fly

Dr Lori Peacock, Schools of Biological Sciences & Clinical Veterinary Science, University of Bristol.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 30 November 2016, 16:00-17:00

Helminth parasites - masters of the immune system

Please note the change from usual venue

Prof Rick Maizels, University of Glasgow.

Dixon Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 16 November 2016, 16:00-17:00

Structural insights into severe malaria

Please note change of date

Dr Matthew Higgins, Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 09 November 2016, 16:00-17:00

Lipid Metabolism in apicomplexan parasites: Routes for drug therapy

Dr James MacRae, Francis Crick Institute, London.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 19 October 2016, 16:00-17:00

A systems approach to analysing host and parasite in murine trypanosomiasis

Dr Liam Morrison, University of Edinburgh.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 15 June 2016, 16:00-17:00

How parasites adapt their shape to different hosts

Dr Richard Wheeler, Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, Oxford University.

Greaves Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 01 June 2016, 16:00-17:00

Post-transcriptional gene expression control networks in trypanosomes

Prof Christine Clayton, ZMBH, Heidelberg.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 18 May 2016, 16:00-17:00

Parasite-induced suppression of inflammation - a role for the gut microbiota?

THIS SEMINAR HAS BEEN CANCELLED

Dr Cinzia Cantacessi, University of Cambridge.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 04 May 2016, 16:00-17:00

Variant antigen families in the genomes of Laveranian Plasmodium species

Dr Thomas Otto Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Cambridge.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 27 April 2016, 16:00-17:00

Schistosomiasis – what more do we need to know about the parasite and related disease in the move towards elimination?

Prof Birgitte Vennervald, University of Copenhagen.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 06 April 2016, 16:00-17:00

Hidden: how African trypanosomes remain transmissible

Brice Rotureau, Institut Pasteur, France.

Greaves Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 16 March 2016, 16:00-17:00

Analysis of malaria parasite adaptation as a basis for vaccine design

Prof David Conway, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.

Greaves Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 02 March 2016, 16:00-17:00

Discovering Determinants of Protozoan Pathogenesis

Dr Kevin Tyler, UEA, Norwich.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 17 February 2016, 16:00-17:00

Transmission dynamics of zoonotic schistosomiasis in a changing world

Prof Joanne Webster, The Royal Veterinary College.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 03 February 2016, 16:00-17:00

Why is shape important in trypanosomes?

Dr Jack Sunter, University of Oxford.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 27 January 2016, 16:00-17:00

Dance with me? Mechanisms controlling mitochondrion - cell-cycle synchrony in Toxoplasma gondii

Dr Lilach Sheiner, University of Glasgow.

Seminar Room, Hopkins Building, Department of Biochemistry.

Wednesday 20 January 2016, 16:00-17:00

Quorum sensing, differentiation and a “GPCR-like protein” in T.brucei: the bacterial connection

Dr Federico Rojas, University of Edinburgh.

Dixon Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 09 December 2015, 16:00-17:00

Broadly reactive antibodies against malaria variant antigens

Joshua Tan, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Friday 27 November 2015, 11:00-12:00

Broadly reactive antibodies against malaria variant antigens

Joshua Tan, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Friday 27 November 2015, 11:00-12:00

The real flux capacitor? A putative molecular valve in trypanosomes

Dr Brooke Morriswood, Universität Wuerzburg.

Seminar Room, Hopkins Building, Department of Biochemistry.

Wednesday 18 November 2015, 16:00-17:00

Schistosomes in the era of high throughput sequencing

Anna Protasio, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute.

Seminar Room, Hopkins Building, Department of Biochemistry.

Wednesday 11 November 2015, 16:00-17:00

Remote control: How do apicomplexan parasites regulate proteins beyond their own boundaries?

Dr Moritz Treeck, The Francis Crick Institute, London.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 28 October 2015, 16:00-17:00

The development of new therapies against trypanosomiasis – drug targets and drug targeting

Prof Harry de Koning, University of Glasgow.

Seminar Room, Hopkins Building, Department of Biochemistry.

Wednesday 14 October 2015, 16:00-17:00

Dissecting iron uptake in Trypanosoma brucei

Special Summer Meeting

Dr Martin Taylor, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Thursday 27 August 2015, 17:00-18:00

Diplonemids, new major players of the ocean

Julius Lukes, Institute of Parasitology, České Budejovice.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Thursday 25 June 2015, 17:00-18:00

The fascinating journey of T. brucei within the tsetse fly

Resecheduled from 29th January 2015

Dr Alvaro Acosta Serrano, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine.

Greaves Room, Department of Pathology.

Thursday 04 June 2015, 17:00-18:00

Role of the apicoplast in the membrane biogenesis of Apicomplexa: make, assemble and give

Please note change from usual venue

Cyrille Botte, University Joseph Fourier, Grenoble.

Greaves Room, Department of Pathology.

Thursday 28 May 2015, 17:00-18:00

Characterisation of the interaction between the trypanosome haptoglobin-haemoglobin receptor and its ligands.

Paula MacGregor, University of Cambridge.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Thursday 14 May 2015, 17:00-18:00

Gain of the apical complex, and loss of a plastid: organelle function and evolution in apicomplexan and related parasites

PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF DATE

Ross Waller, University of Cambridge.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Thursday 23 April 2015, 17:00-18:00

Towards understanding the role of HLA-DRB1 in human susceptibility to Leishmania donovani infection

Please note change from usual venue

Michaela Fakiola, University of Cambridge.

Greaves Room, Department of Pathology.

Thursday 26 March 2015, 17:00-18:00

The ubiquitin pathway in host-parasite interactions

Please note the change in date and venue

Katerina Artavanis-Tsakonas, Imperial College London.

Dixon Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 11 March 2015, 17:00-18:00

VSG identity and structural integrity determine growth rate of bloodstream form Trypanosoma brucei

POSTPONED - to be rescheduled

Angela Schwede, University of Cambridge.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Thursday 26 February 2015, 17:00-18:00

Beyond genomes: new insights into the trypanosome-tsetse interactions

POSTPONED - TO BE RESCHEDULED

Alvaro Acosta Serrano, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Thursday 29 January 2015, 17:00-18:00

Challenges in studying the immunobiology of human schistosomiais

Shona Wilson, University of Cambridge.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Thursday 15 January 2015, 17:00-18:00

Regulation of calcium signalling in malaria parasites

Mathieu Brochet, WTSI.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Thursday 11 December 2014, 17:00-18:00

Characterisation of tegument proteins from the liver fluke F hepatica

Terry Spithill, La Trobe University, Melbourne and WTSI.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Thursday 16 October 2014, 17:00-18:00

Macromolecular trafficking pathways in trypanosomes: Roles in virulence, drug sensitivity and evolutionary insights

Professor Mark Field, University of Dundee.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Monday 30 June 2014, 17:00-18:00

Parasites in Past Civilisations

Please note change of venue

Piers Mitchell, Biological Anthropology.

Greaves Room, Department of Pathology.

Thursday 29 May 2014, 17:00-18:00

Quantative proteomics reveal novel proteins involved in mitochondrial DNA maintenance and segregation in Trypanosoma brucei

Torsten Ochsenreiter, Bern University, Switerland.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Thursday 08 May 2014, 17:00-18:00

Parasitic nematode microRNAs- finding a function

Room changed

Eileen Devaney, Glasgow University.

Greaves Room, Department of Pathology.

Thursday 24 April 2014, 17:00-18:00

Immunity and virulence in experimental malaria

Room changed

Jean Langhorne, NIMR, London.

Greaves Room, Department of Pathology.

Thursday 27 March 2014, 17:00-18:00

Lifting the mystery of cyclic nucleotide signalling in kinetoplastids

Room changed

Michael Boshart, LMU Munich, Germany.

Greaves Room, Department of Pathology.

Thursday 13 March 2014, 17:00-18:00

Function of chromatin structure in host adaptation and development in Trypanosoma brucei

Cancelled

Christian Janzen, Wuerzburg University, Germany.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Thursday 27 February 2014, 17:00-18:00

Does the flagellum talk to the trypanosome cell body?

Philippe Bastin, Pasteur Institute, France.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Thursday 13 February 2014, 17:00-18:00

Protein phosphatases regulating malaria parasite development

Rita Tewari, University of Nottingham.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Thursday 30 January 2014, 17:00-18:00

New insights into malaria parasite egress from its host erythrocyte

Mike Blackman, NIMR, London.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Thursday 09 January 2014, 17:00-18:00

Schistosomiasis control in pre-school-aged children: from molecular epidemiology to new WHO treatment guidelines

Russell Stothard, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Thursday 12 December 2013, 17:00-18:00

Interactions between fish hosts and trypanosomes: How to say NO

Please note this Seminar will be held on a Wednesday – a change to the usual schedule

Geert Wiegertjes, Wageningen University, Netherlands.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 27 November 2013, 17:00-18:00

The co-evolutionary arms race between humans and trypanosomes

Annette Macleod, Glasgow University.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Thursday 14 November 2013, 17:00-18:00

Discovery and exploitation of the hexose transporter of Plasmodium falciparum as a new drug target

Prof. Sanjeev Krishna, St George's University, London.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Thursday 31 October 2013, 17:00-18:00

Regulation of gene expression during the growth curve of procyclic Trypanosoma brucei

Room changed

Antonio Estevez, CSIC Granada, Spain.

Greaves Room, Department of Pathology.

Thursday 17 October 2013, 17:00-18:00

A stochastic model of antigenic variation in Trypanosoma brucei

Dr Bill Wickstead, University of Nottingham.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Thursday 20 June 2013, 17:00-18:00

The genomes of four tapeworm species reveal adaptations to parasitism and new drug targets

Dr Magdalena Zarowiecki, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute.

Greaves Room, Department of Pathology.

Thursday 30 May 2013, 17:00-18:00

Dissecting developmental signalling pathways in Trypanosoma brucei

Dr Keith Matthews, University of Edinburgh.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Thursday 16 May 2013, 17:00-18:00

Targets of the IgE response: helminths and allergens

Dr Colin Fitzsimmons, University of Cambridge.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Thursday 18 April 2013, 17:00-18:00

Exploring lipid metabolism in Trypanosoma brucei and finding a plethora of drug targets

Dr Terry Smith, St Andrews University.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Thursday 28 March 2013, 17:00-18:00

Human schistosomiasis: a journey from immune responses to control & elimination

Professor Daniel Colley, Center for Tropical and Emerging Diseases, University of Georgia, USA.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 27 March 2013, 12:30-13:30

The role of polo-like kinase in the biogenesis on the Tryanosoma brucei cytoskeleton.

Chris de Graffenreid, IMP Vienna.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Thursday 21 March 2013, 17:00-18:00

Cell biology of the trypanosome surface coat

Dr Markus Engstler, University of Wuerzberg.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Thursday 14 March 2013, 17:00-18:00

Post-translational modification of proteins as a regulatory mechanism in the nuclear VSG-ES body

Dr Miguel Navarro, CSIC (Spanish National Reserach Council).

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Thursday 07 March 2013, 17:00-18:00

Why glycomics is still not boring: comparisons of N-glycans in parasitic and non-parasitic protists and nematodes

Dr Iain Wilson, Vienna.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Thursday 21 February 2013, 17:00-18:00

The role of polo-like kinase in the biogenesis of the Trypanosoma brucei cytoskeleton

Cancelled

Dr Chris de Graffenreid, IMP, Vienna - CANCELLED DUE TO BAD WEATHER IN VIENNA. TALK WILL BE RE-SCHEDULED FOR MARCH..

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Thursday 17 January 2013, 17:00-18:00

Dendritic cells: central players in orchestration of immune responses against helminths

Dr Andrew MacDonald, University of Edinburgh.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Thursday 29 November 2012, 15:30-16:30

New insights into cellular organisation and cell division of Trypanosoma brucei using cellular electron tomography and serial block face SEM.

Dr Sue Vaughan, Oxford Brookes University.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Thursday 15 November 2012, 17:00-18:00

Dense core secretory vesicle assembly: a ciliate approach

Host: Professor Mark Field (mcf34@cam.ac.uk)

Dr Aaron Turkewitz, University of Chicago.

Lecture Theatre, Department of Pathology.

Friday 28 September 2012, 14:00-15:00

Cellular remodelling, differentiation and autophage in Leishmania

Jeremy Mottram, University of Glasgow.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 20 June 2012, 17:00-18:00

The Leishmania amastigote flagellum: from structure to function

Eva Gluenz, University of Oxford.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 23 May 2012, 17:00-18:00

Trypanosoma brucei: sex, drugs and RNA

Isabel Roditi, University of Bern.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 25 April 2012, 17:00-18:00

Leishmania: life in the vector, survival in the host.

Debbie Smith, University of York.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 21 March 2012, 17:00-18:00

Immunity to gut nematodes: from resistance to susceptibility

Richard Grencis, University of Manchester.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 22 February 2012, 17:00-18:00

Serological markers of malaria transmission

Chris Drakeley, LSHTM.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 18 January 2012, 17:00-18:00

Flagellar pocket collar proteins of the pathogen T. brucei: what do they do, and are they important?

Dr Derrek Robinson (Bordeaux).

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 15 June 2011, 17:00-18:00

Atomic resolution basis for host cell recognition by apicomplexan parasites.

Prof. Steve Matthews (London).

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 11 May 2011, 17:00-18:00

How does the African trypanosome control gene expression?

Dr Gloria Rudenko (London).

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 27 April 2011, 17:00-18:00

Back to basics: Leishmania differentiation in the sand fly vector.

Prof. Deborah Smith (York).

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 23 March 2011, 17:00-18:00

Naturally acquired PfEMP1-specific IgG responses and immunological protection from severe malaria in children.

Prof. Lars Hviid (Copenhagen).

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 02 March 2011, 17:00-18:00

Antigenic variation and functional genomics in African trypanosomes.

Dr David Horn (London).

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 16 February 2011, 17:00-18:00

T cell suppression during helminth infections: regulatory T cells and PD-1 mediated T cell hypo-responsiveness

Prof. Matthew Taylor (Edinburgh).

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 02 February 2011, 17:00-18:00

T cell suppression during helminth infections: regulatory T cells and PD-1 mediated T cell hypo-responsiveness.

Prof. Matthew Taylor (Edinburgh).

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 10 November 2010, 17:00-18:00

Systematic analysis of vesicular traffic in apicomplexan parasites.

Dr Markus Meissner (Glasgow).

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 06 October 2010, 17:00-18:00

Antigenic glycans of schistosomes as potential targets for immune attack.

Prof. Ron Hokke (Leiden).

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 15 September 2010, 17:00-18:00

Unravelling the schistosome transcriptome and epigenome.

Karl Hoffman (Aberystwyth).

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 12 May 2010, 17:00-18:00

Novel, but essential, cytoskeleton functions in trypanosomes; from organelle segregation to biogenesis. - CANCELLED

Derrick R. Robinson (Bordeaux).

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 21 April 2010, 17:00-18:00

Ab initio identification of cis-regulatory elements in nucleotide sequences

Steve Kelly, University of Oxford.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 24 March 2010, 17:00-18:00

Th2, Th17 and Treg during helminth infections: the impact on disease outcome.

Maria Yazdanbaksh (Leiden).

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 10 March 2010, 17:00-18:00

The trypanosome flagellum: a 300 piece jigsaw.

Philippe Bastin (Paris).

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 10 February 2010, 17:00-18:00

Host-parasite interactions during, Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte invasion.

Julian Rayner (WTSI).

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 13 January 2010, 17:00-18:00

SMN-assisted assembly of small nuclear ribonucleoproteins in trypanosomes.

Albrecht Bindereif (Geissen).

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 18 November 2009, 17:00-18:00

Structural insights into adhesive proteins in Malaria

Host: Professor Mark Field

Matthew Higgins (Cambridge).

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 14 October 2009, 17:00-18:00

The Escherichia coli K5 capsule, how is it made and what does it do

Prof. Ian Roberts, University of Manchester.

Greaves Room, Department of Pathology, Tennis Court Road.

Monday 22 June 2009, 16:00-17:00

A novel high denisity lipoprotein with broad antimicrobial activity: The good cholesterol?

Prof Jayne Raper, New York University.

Lecture Theatre, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 17 June 2009, 17:00-18:00

Getting in and getting out: malarial proteases in red blood cell invasion and egress.

Mike Blackman, NIMR, London.

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 10 June 2009, 17:00-18:00

A new mechanism for multi-drug resistance in trypanosomes.

Shane Wilkinson, (Queen Mary, University of London).

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 13 May 2009, 17:00-18:00

DHH1 is central to the correct expression of many developmentally regulated genes in Trypanosoma brucei.

Dr. Susanne Kramer, (University of Cambridge).

Seminar Room, Department of Pathology.

Wednesday 08 April 2009, 17:00-18:00