Download Molecular and Cellular Biology of Helminth Parasites VIII Hydra

Molecular and Cellular Biology of Helminth Parasites VIII
Hydra, Greece, 1-6 September 2014
The study of helminth parasites continues to excite great interest across the suite
of scientific themes from genomics to immunology. With rapidly increasing
sequence information, new drug development for therapy, and intricate hostparasite molecular interactions, we are witnessing a new era of research on
these organisms and the diseases they cause. The Conference on Molecular and
Cellular Biology of Helminth Parasites will be the seventh in a highly successful
series which first started in Edinburgh in 1997, and moved to the island of Hydra,
Greece in 2002. All major areas of helminth research are included, in 12 thematic
sessions including new genome analyses, interfaces with free-living helminths
such as C. elegans, developmental biology, neurobiology, immunology, drug and
vaccine research, aimed at creating new strategies for control of these very
prevalent parasitic organisms.
Hydra Town
Delegates outside the Bratsera Hotel
A key feature of the Hydra venue is the Bratsera Hotel which will host the
scientific sessions, and its quiet, traffic-free town with ample facilities for informal
interactions between delegates. A wide range of accommodation is available
within 5-10 minutes walk of the conference venue, including pensions for those
on a tight budget. Attendance is limited to 100 people, consistent with a
discussion-orientated meeting in which every participant presents either a
plenary talk or a poster, and thus early registration is encouraged. A small
number of selected speakers will give keynote talks across the range of themes.
Organising Committee
Kleoniki Gounaris, Imperial College London
Rick Maizels, University of Edinburgh
Edward Pearce, Washington University St Louis
Murray Selkirk, Imperial College London
Website : http://hydra.bio.ed.ac.uk/
Application deadline : 21 March 2014