Congress President: Carmen Faso
The Scientific Committee brings together experts in Giardia, Cryptosporidium and anaerobic protist research from around the world.
Bryony Williams
University of Exeter
Microsporidia, cell biology, genomics
Tian Li
Chongqing Key Laboratory of Microsporidia Infection and Control, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
Microsporidia, cell biology, genomics
Aaron Jex
WEHI – University of Melbourne, Australia
Multiparasite genomics
Christian Klotz
Robert Koch Institute – Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
Giardia, Cryptosporidium, technology platforms, in vitro models
Pavel Dolezal
Charles University, Czech Republic
Giardia, omics, technology and tools, molecular and cell biology
Srimonti Sarkar
Bose Institute, India
Giardia cell biology
Scott Dawson
UC Davis, USA
Giardia cell biology
Maria Carolina Touz
IMMF, Argentina
Giardia cell biology
Samantha Emery-Corbin
Monash University, Australia
Drugs and molecular targets
Marco Lalle
Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Italy
Giardia molecular targets for treatment
Kumiko Nakada-Tsukui
University of Tokyo, Japan
Entamoeba
Katherine Ralston
UC Davis, USA
Entamoeba cell biology and immunology
Amandine Guerin
University of Geneva, Switzerland
Cryptosporidium
Andre Buret
University of Calgary, Canada
Mucosal immunology
Steve Singer
Georgetown University, USA
Immunology of protozoan infections
Augusto Simoes-Barbosa
University of Auckland, New Zealand
Trichomonas
Natalia de Miguel
INTECH (CONICET-UNSAM), Argentina
Trichomonas
Loic Favennec
University of Rouen, France
Genomics and epidemiology, diagnostics
Kurt Hanevik
University of Bergen, Norway
Genomics and epidemiology, diagnostics
Lucy Robertson
Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Norway
Giardia, Cryptosporidium & Cyclospora — epidemiology (food and water), host-parasite interactions