Total matched authors: 639

Presenter's Name Partial Abstract Title Session Assignment Program # Presentation Time
Acharya, Dimple Misregulation of Alba domain-containing proteins in Plasmodium falciparum blood stages differentially affects growth and the parasite transcriptome Poster
Poster Session F 		365F
 Wednesday, September 23
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Acharya, Dimple Misregulation of Alba domain-containing proteins in Plasmodium falciparum blood stages differentially affects growth and the parasite transcriptome Poster
Poster Sessions E and F 		365F
 Thursday, September 24
3:45 - 4:30 PM
Afrin, Marjia TbRAP1 Has a Duplex DNA Binding Activity That is Required for Telomere Localization and Monoallelic VSG Expression Poster
Poster Session F 		360F
 Wednesday, September 23
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Afrin, Marjia TbRAP1 Has a Duplex DNA Binding Activity That is Required for Telomere Localization and Monoallelic VSG Expression Poster
Poster Sessions E and F 		360F
 Thursday, September 24
3:45 - 4:30 PM
Ahiya, Avantika Accessible Cholesterol in the Erythrocyte Plasma Membrane is Essential for P. falciparum Invasion and Growth Oral
Session 9B, Drug Development/Session 10B, Metabolites and Lipids 		76
 Wednesday, September 23
11:35 - 11:50 AM
Akazue, Pearl Bioactive trypanocidal compounds from a locally used herbal preparation in Ghana Poster
Poster Session D 		257D
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Akazue, Pearl Bioactive trypanocidal compounds from a locally used herbal preparation in Ghana Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		257D
 Thursday, September 24
2:00 - 2:45 PM
Al-Hamidhi, Salama Disease and mixed species Theileria spp. infection among sheep in Oman Poster
Poster Session F 		364F
 Wednesday, September 23
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Al-Hamidhi, Salama Disease and mixed species Theileria spp. infection among sheep in Oman Poster
Poster Sessions E and F 		364F
 Thursday, September 24
3:45 - 4:30 PM
Alonso, Victoria Characterization of Trypanosoma cruzi Alpha tubulin acetyltransferase (ATAT) Oral
Session 5B, Functional Cell Division/Session 6B Host determinants 		38
 Tuesday, September 22
10:15 - 10:30 AM
Alouffi, Abdulaziz New Targets (Infiltrin) as a Vaccine Against Leishmaniasis Poster
Poster Session A 		121A
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Alouffi, Abdulaziz New Targets (Infiltrin) as a Vaccine Against Leishmaniasis Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		121A
 Thursday, September 24
11:30 - 12:15 PM
Alpizar, Edubiel Antileishmanial chemotherapy through clemastine fumarate mediated inhibition of the Leishmania inositol phosphorylceramide synthase Poster
Poster Session D 		248D
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Alpizar, Edubiel Antileishmanial chemotherapy through clemastine fumarate mediated inhibition of the Leishmania inositol phosphorylceramide synthase Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		248D
 Thursday, September 24
2:00 - 2:45 PM
Amlabu, Wandayi E. Pathogen box compounds as possible leads for new interventions against leishmaniasis Poster
Poster Session B 		162B
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Amlabu, Wandayi E. Pathogen box compounds as possible leads for new interventions against leishmaniasis Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		162B
 Thursday, September 24
12:15 - 1:00 PM
Andrade, Carolina Counting cycles or counting on sensing? – Possible mechanisms allowing for P. falciparum persistence during the dry season Poster
Poster Session D 		259D
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Andrade, Carolina Counting cycles or counting on sensing? – Possible mechanisms allowing for P. falciparum persistence during the dry season Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		259D
 Thursday, September 24
2:00 - 2:45 PM
Andrade, Diego Phosphoglycerate kinase: A versatile glycolytic enzyme in kinetoplastids Poster
Poster Session E 		311E
 Wednesday, September 23
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Andrade, Diego Phosphoglycerate kinase: A versatile glycolytic enzyme in kinetoplastids Poster
Poster Sessions E and F 		311E
 Thursday, September 24
3:00 - 3:45 PM
Antao, Noelle Characterizing the intracellular niche of human microsporidian parasite Encephalitozoon intestinalis Poster
Poster Session D 		263D
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Antao, Noelle Characterizing the intracellular niche of human microsporidian parasite Encephalitozoon intestinalis Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		263D
 Thursday, September 24
2:00 - 2:45 PM
Apte, Achala Rho5 regulates lysophosphatidic acid induced macropinocytosis in Entamoeba histolytica Oral
Session 3A, Sensing and Salvage/Session 4A, Lab and Field Genomics 		14
 Monday, September 21
2:15 - 2:30 PM
Arabiotorre, Angela Insights on new Phosphatidylinositol transfer proteins (PITPs) in Toxoplasma gondii Poster
Poster Session B 		195B
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Arabiotorre, Angela Insights on new Phosphatidylinositol transfer proteins (PITPs) in Toxoplasma gondii Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		195B
 Thursday, September 24
12:15 - 1:00 PM
Arce, Lucas Federico Genetic Diversity of Dioctophyma renale in Northeast Argentina and Southern Brazil Poster
Poster Session C 		224C
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Arce, Lucas Federico Genetic Diversity of Dioctophyma renale in Northeast Argentina and Southern Brazil Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		224C
 Thursday, September 24
1:15 - 2:00 PM
Aresta-Branco, Francisco A VSG epitope defined by calcium binding is associated with immunodominance in the host antibody repertoire Oral
Session 11B, Evolution and Genomics/Session 12B, Antigenic Variation 		93
 Wednesday, September 23
3:50 - 4:05 PM
Ariadine Bento, Gabrielle Characterization of genes involved in Glycosylation process as potential virulence factors in Leishmania braziliensis Poster
Poster Session F 		336F
 Wednesday, September 23
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Ariadine Bento, Gabrielle Characterization of genes involved in Glycosylation process as potential virulence factors in Leishmania braziliensis Poster
Poster Sessions E and F 		336F
 Thursday, September 24
3:45 - 4:30 PM
Armstrong, Raveen Investigating the Essential Function of a Divergent Family A DNA Polymerase in Trypanosoma brucei kDNA replication Poster
Poster Session E 		300E
 Wednesday, September 23
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Armstrong, Raveen Investigating the Essential Function of a Divergent Family A DNA Polymerase in Trypanosoma brucei kDNA replication Poster
Poster Sessions E and F 		300E
 Thursday, September 24
3:00 - 3:45 PM
Aroko, Erick Same parasite - different coats: A case of surface functionality transfer between trypanosome species Poster
Poster Session D 		242D
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Aroko, Erick Same parasite - different coats: A case of surface functionality transfer between trypanosome species Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		242D
 Thursday, September 24
2:00 - 2:45 PM
Asady, Beejan A unique Na+-Pi cotransporter in Toxoplasma plays key roles in phosphate import and control of parasite osmoregulation Oral
Session 3A, Sensing and Salvage/Session 4A, Lab and Field Genomics 		15
 Monday, September 21
2:30 - 2:45 PM
ashraf, sehrish A study on molecular detection, seasonal prevalence and phylogenetic evaluation of Anaplasma marginale in blood samples of Cattle collected from District Layyah in Punjab (Pakistan) Poster
Poster Session A 		128A
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
ashraf, sehrish A study on molecular detection, seasonal prevalence and phylogenetic evaluation of Anaplasma marginale in blood samples of Cattle collected from District Layyah in Punjab (Pakistan) Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		128A
 Thursday, September 24
11:30 - 12:15 PM
AWOBODE, HENRIETTA : Molecular Characterization of Toxoplasma gondii in Pregnant Women from Mali and Nigeria. Poster
Poster Session E 		321E
 Wednesday, September 23
12:15 - 2:00 PM
AWOBODE, HENRIETTA : Molecular Characterization of Toxoplasma gondii in Pregnant Women from Mali and Nigeria. Poster
Poster Sessions E and F 		321E
 Thursday, September 24
3:00 - 3:45 PM
Awosolu, Oluwaseun Unabated malaria transmission in a peri-urban community of Akure, southwestern Nigeria: A cross-sectional and Hospital-based study of the prevalence, intensity and risk factors enhancing transmission Poster
Poster Session D 		282D
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Awosolu, Oluwaseun Unabated malaria transmission in a peri-urban community of Akure, southwestern Nigeria: A cross-sectional and Hospital-based study of the prevalence, intensity and risk factors enhancing transmission Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		282D
 Thursday, September 24
2:00 - 2:45 PM
Bakari Soale, Majeed The role(s) of conserved motifs within the 3’ untranslated region of the variant surface glycoprotein of African trypanosomes Poster
Poster Session B 		169B
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Bakari Soale, Majeed The role(s) of conserved motifs within the 3’ untranslated region of the variant surface glycoprotein of African trypanosomes Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		169B
 Thursday, September 24
12:15 - 1:00 PM
Balta, Victoria A novel quinoline-like action for the heme-artemisinin adduct metabolite Poster
Poster Session B 		176B
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Balta, Victoria A novel quinoline-like action for the heme-artemisinin adduct metabolite Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		176B
 Thursday, September 24
12:15 - 1:00 PM
Barkwill, Holly Development of a CRISPR-Cas nuclease-based rapid diagnostic test for P. falciparum Poster
Poster Session D 		272D
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Barkwill, Holly Development of a CRISPR-Cas nuclease-based rapid diagnostic test for P. falciparum Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		272D
 Thursday, September 24
2:00 - 2:45 PM
Barrera, Nadia Maricel Vps32 is required for endocytic trafficking to the lysosome in Trypanosoma brucei Poster
Poster Session B 		167B
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Barrera, Nadia Maricel Vps32 is required for endocytic trafficking to the lysosome in Trypanosoma brucei Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		167B
 Thursday, September 24
12:15 - 1:00 PM
Barylyuk, Konstantin Exploring the uncertainty of protein localization in Toxoplasma by Bayesian analysis of the spatial proteome Poster
Poster Session E 		293E
 Wednesday, September 23
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Barylyuk, Konstantin Exploring the uncertainty of protein localization in Toxoplasma by Bayesian analysis of the spatial proteome Poster
Poster Sessions E and F 		293E
 Thursday, September 24
3:00 - 3:45 PM
Beaver, Alexander Variant Surface Glycoprotein Expression in Tissue-resident Trypanosoma brucei Oral
Session 11A, Metabolism/Session 12A, Tissue Tropism 		82
 Wednesday, September 23
3:05 - 3:20 PM
Bergmann, Amy Molecular characterization of acute virulence loss in heme-deficient Toxoplasma gondii Poster
Poster Session B 		191B
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Bergmann, Amy Molecular characterization of acute virulence loss in heme-deficient Toxoplasma gondii Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		191B
 Thursday, September 24
12:15 - 1:00 PM
Berná, Luisa Reevaluation of the Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum genomes reveals misassembly, karyotype differences and chromosomal rearrangements Oral
Session 11B, Evolution and Genomics/Session 12B, Antigenic Variation 		88
 Wednesday, September 23
2:30 - 2:45 PM
Bertolini, Mayara Different sensitivity to ruthenium-based inhibitors of the mitochondrial calcium uniporter complex of control and MICU1- and MICU2-ablated Trypanosoma cruzi Poster
Poster Session D 		274D
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Bertolini, Mayara Different sensitivity to ruthenium-based inhibitors of the mitochondrial calcium uniporter complex of control and MICU1- and MICU2-ablated Trypanosoma cruzi Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		274D
 Thursday, September 24
2:00 - 2:45 PM
Bettadapur, Akhila Establishment of quantitative RNAi-based forward genetics in Entamoeba histolytica and identification of genes required for growth Oral
Session 13B, Functional screens, new horizons 		103
 Thursday, September 24
10:45 - 11:00 AM
Bevkal Subramanyaswamy, Shubha An Alba-domain protein required for proteome remodelling during trypanosome differentiation and host transition Poster
Poster Session D 		246D
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Bevkal Subramanyaswamy, Shubha An Alba-domain protein required for proteome remodelling during trypanosome differentiation and host transition Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		246D
 Thursday, September 24
2:00 - 2:45 PM
Beyeler, Raphael The chaperone PbHscB plays a crucial role in Plasmodium berghei liver stage development Poster
Poster Session C 		228C
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Beyeler, Raphael The chaperone PbHscB plays a crucial role in Plasmodium berghei liver stage development Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		228C
 Thursday, September 24
1:15 - 2:00 PM
Bhatnagar, Suyash The Malaria Box compound MMV007113 targets the parasite Na+/H+ P-type ATPase, PfATP4 Poster
Poster Session D 		270D
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Bhatnagar, Suyash The Malaria Box compound MMV007113 targets the parasite Na+/H+ P-type ATPase, PfATP4 Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		270D
 Thursday, September 24
2:00 - 2:45 PM
Bhattacharya, Arijit Leucine Carboxyl Methyltransferase (LCMT) from Leishmania infantum and its interactome. Poster
Poster Session C 		223C
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Bhattacharya, Arijit Leucine Carboxyl Methyltransferase (LCMT) from Leishmania infantum and its interactome. Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		223C
 Thursday, September 24
1:15 - 2:00 PM
Bigot, Sophia Delving in one carbon metabolism in the parasite Leishmania through a genomic Mut-seq screening Poster
Poster Session A 		145A
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Bigot, Sophia Delving in one carbon metabolism in the parasite Leishmania through a genomic Mut-seq screening Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		145A
 Thursday, September 24
11:30 - 12:15 PM
Bindschedler, Annina Plasmodium berghei Sporozoites in Nonreplicative Vacuoles Are Eliminated by a PI3P-mediated Autophagy-independent Pathway Oral
Session 9B, Drug Development/Session 10B, Metabolites and Lipids 		77
 Wednesday, September 23
11:50 - 12:05 PM
Blake, Thomas Actomyosin forces and the energetics of red blood cell invasion by the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum Oral
Session 7A, Egress to Invasion/Session 8A, Mitochondrial Biology 		48
 Tuesday, September 22
2:45 - 3:00 PM
Blume, Juan The metamorphosis of Taenia solium into its adult form depends on Notch signaling Poster
Poster Session F 		337F
 Wednesday, September 23
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Blume, Juan The metamorphosis of Taenia solium into its adult form depends on Notch signaling Poster
Poster Sessions E and F 		337F
 Thursday, September 24
3:45 - 4:30 PM
Bonnell, Victoria Investigation of sequence-specific transcription factors with similar DNA binding specificities in the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum Poster
Poster Session A 		141A
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Bonnell, Victoria Investigation of sequence-specific transcription factors with similar DNA binding specificities in the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		141A
 Thursday, September 24
11:30 - 12:15 PM
Bopp, Selina In vitro evolution and population genomics identify intrinsically resistant Plasmodium falciparum isolates to Acyl Co-A Synthetase inhibitors Poster
Poster Session A 		118A
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Bopp, Selina In vitro evolution and population genomics identify intrinsically resistant Plasmodium falciparum isolates to Acyl Co-A Synthetase inhibitors Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		118A
 Thursday, September 24
11:30 - 12:15 PM
Borges, Alyssa 18S rDNA Sequence-Structure Phylogeny of the Trypanosomatida (Kinetoplastea, Euglenozoa) with Special Reference on Trypanosoma Poster
Poster Session B 		158B
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Borges, Alyssa 18S rDNA Sequence-Structure Phylogeny of the Trypanosomatida (Kinetoplastea, Euglenozoa) with Special Reference on Trypanosoma Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		158B
 Thursday, September 24
12:15 - 1:00 PM
Borhani, Mahdi Exploiting helminth-derived immunomodulators; current challenges and gaps Poster
Poster Session A 		133A
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Borhani, Mahdi Exploiting helminth-derived immunomodulators; current challenges and gaps Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		133A
 Thursday, September 24
11:30 - 12:15 PM
Bouguerche, Chahinez No vagina, one vagina, or multiple vaginae? An integrative study of Pseudaxine trachuri (Platyhelminthes, Monogenea) leads to a better understanding of the systematics Pseudaxine and related genera Poster
Poster Session A 		125A
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Bouguerche, Chahinez No vagina, one vagina, or multiple vaginae? An integrative study of Pseudaxine trachuri (Platyhelminthes, Monogenea) leads to a better understanding of the systematics Pseudaxine and related genera Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		125A
 Thursday, September 24
11:30 - 12:15 PM
Bouguerche, Chahinez "So different yet so much alike": a new cryptic species Microcotyle isyebi (Monogenea, Platyhelminthes ) from Boops boops (Teleostei) off the Algerian coast Poster
Poster Session F 		347F
 Wednesday, September 23
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Bouguerche, Chahinez "So different yet so much alike": a new cryptic species Microcotyle isyebi (Monogenea, Platyhelminthes ) from Boops boops (Teleostei) off the Algerian coast Poster
Poster Sessions E and F 		347F
 Thursday, September 24
3:45 - 4:30 PM
Boy, Romário Identification and characterization of iron transporters in the glycosomes of Leishmania Poster
Poster Session B 		182B
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Boy, Romário Identification and characterization of iron transporters in the glycosomes of Leishmania Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		182B
 Thursday, September 24
12:15 - 1:00 PM
Brown, Audrey Mild starvation of P. falciparum increases tolerance to DHA Poster
Poster Session E 		326E
 Wednesday, September 23
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Brown, Audrey Mild starvation of P. falciparum increases tolerance to DHA Poster
Poster Sessions E and F 		326E
 Thursday, September 24
3:00 - 3:45 PM
Budaitis, Breane Mechanistic Insight into the Invasion Apparatus for Infection by Microsporidia Parasites Poster
Poster Session F 		342F
 Wednesday, September 23
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Budaitis, Breane Mechanistic Insight into the Invasion Apparatus for Infection by Microsporidia Parasites Poster
Poster Sessions E and F 		342F
 Thursday, September 24
3:45 - 4:30 PM
Burns, Amy Lee Development of azithromycin analogues with dual-modality antimalarial activity. Oral
Session 9B, Drug Development/Session 10B, Metabolites and Lipids 		71
 Wednesday, September 23
10:15 - 10:30 AM
Canela, Israel Importin α of Trypanosoma cruzi: A nucleolar protein which binds a classical nuclear localization signal of the bipartite type. Poster
Poster Session A 		148A
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Canela, Israel Importin α of Trypanosoma cruzi: A nucleolar protein which binds a classical nuclear localization signal of the bipartite type. Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		148A
 Thursday, September 24
11:30 - 12:15 PM
Carlevaro, Giannina The location of Trypanosoma cruzi glycoproteins in the plasma membrane is determined by their GPI anchor acceptor sequence Oral
Session 11B, Evolution and Genomics/Session 12B, Antigenic Variation 		92
 Wednesday, September 23
3:35 - 3:50 PM
Carneiro Alves Ferreira, Eliza Vanessa Demonstration of genetic exchange between New World and Old World strains of Leishmania with different karyotypes Poster
Poster Session E 		292E
 Wednesday, September 23
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Carneiro Alves Ferreira, Eliza Vanessa Demonstration of genetic exchange between New World and Old World strains of Leishmania with different karyotypes Poster
Poster Sessions E and F 		292E
 Thursday, September 24
3:00 - 3:45 PM
Casas-Sanchez, Aitor TbMYND1, a novel mRNA stabiliser that controls trypanosome migration through the tsetse Oral
Session 2B, Nuclear and Telomere Biology 		10
 Monday, September 21
11:20 - 11:35 AM
Castañeda Carpio, David Changes in the expression of glucose transporters before and after evagination of the scolex in Taenia solium Poster
Poster Session E 		322E
 Wednesday, September 23
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Castañeda Carpio, David Changes in the expression of glucose transporters before and after evagination of the scolex in Taenia solium Poster
Poster Sessions E and F 		322E
 Thursday, September 24
3:00 - 3:45 PM
Castaneda, Paula mRNA decapping by an ApaH-like phosphatase in trypanosomes Poster
Poster Session B 		151B
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Castaneda, Paula mRNA decapping by an ApaH-like phosphatase in trypanosomes Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		151B
 Thursday, September 24
12:15 - 1:00 PM
Cepeda Diaz, Ana Karla Discovery of novel proteins within the Plasmodium falciparum inner membrane complex Poster
Poster Session C 		219C
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Cepeda Diaz, Ana Karla Discovery of novel proteins within the Plasmodium falciparum inner membrane complex Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		219C
 Thursday, September 24
1:15 - 2:00 PM
Cestari, Igor Control of VSG expression by a phosphoinositide-regulated telomeric expression site complex Poster
Poster Session F 		349F
 Wednesday, September 23
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Cestari, Igor Control of VSG expression by a phosphoinositide-regulated telomeric expression site complex Poster
Poster Sessions E and F 		349F
 Thursday, September 24
3:45 - 4:30 PM
Chahine, Zeinab A Multi-omics Approach to Understand the Mode of Action of a Kalihinol Analogue, a Potent New Antimalarial against Plasmodium falciparum Poster
Poster Session D 		273D
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Chahine, Zeinab A Multi-omics Approach to Understand the Mode of Action of a Kalihinol Analogue, a Potent New Antimalarial against Plasmodium falciparum Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		273D
 Thursday, September 24
2:00 - 2:45 PM
Chan, Alex Characterizing the phosphoregulation of exocytosis in Toxoplasma gondii Poster
Poster Session B 		152B
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Chan, Alex Characterizing the phosphoregulation of exocytosis in Toxoplasma gondii Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		152B
 Thursday, September 24
12:15 - 1:00 PM
Chandra, Monica Similarities and differences of metacyclic to bloodstream Variant Surface Glycoprotein (VSG) in Trypanosoma brucei Poster
Poster Session D 		262D
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Chandra, Monica Similarities and differences of metacyclic to bloodstream Variant Surface Glycoprotein (VSG) in Trypanosoma brucei Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		262D
 Thursday, September 24
2:00 - 2:45 PM
Chaudhuri, Minu Trypanosoma brucei Tim50 Show Connection with Mitochondrial Cardiolipin synthesis and Plays Critical role in Parasite Infectivity Poster
Poster Session F 		356F
 Wednesday, September 23
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Chaudhuri, Minu Trypanosoma brucei Tim50 Show Connection with Mitochondrial Cardiolipin synthesis and Plays Critical role in Parasite Infectivity Poster
Poster Sessions E and F 		356F
 Thursday, September 24
3:45 - 4:30 PM
Chawla, Jyotsna A forward genetic screen identifies genes essential for gametocyte development and transmission of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum Poster
Poster Session E 		299E
 Wednesday, September 23
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Chawla, Jyotsna A forward genetic screen identifies genes essential for gametocyte development and transmission of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum Poster
Poster Sessions E and F 		299E
 Thursday, September 24
3:00 - 3:45 PM
Cheeseman, Ian Relatedness and mutation shape the genomic diversity of recurrent Plasmodium vivax infection Oral
Session 3B, Single-cell Analysis/Session 4B, Nutrition and Metabolism 		24
 Monday, September 21
2:45 - 3:00 PM
Chen, Rui Post-pairing transcriptome analysis of Schistosoma mansoni identifies a key mediator in the male parasites for female reproduction development stimulation Poster
Poster Session C 		222C
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Chen, Rui Post-pairing transcriptome analysis of Schistosoma mansoni identifies a key mediator in the male parasites for female reproduction development stimulation Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		222C
 Thursday, September 24
1:15 - 2:00 PM
Child, Matthew Cellular barcoding reveals permissive host brain colonization by Toxoplasma gondii Oral
Session 13A, New tools, new vistas 		97
 Thursday, September 24
10:45 - 11:00 AM
Christiansen, Céline Untargeted metabolomic characterization of chronically infectious Toxoplasma gondii forms in a novel in vitro model identifies an unexpected mechanism of persistence. Oral
Session 13A, New tools, new vistas 		96
 Thursday, September 24
10:30 - 10:45 AM
Clark, Martha Plasmodium vivax infection destabilizes the host reticulocyte. Poster
Poster Session C 		221C
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Clark, Martha Plasmodium vivax infection destabilizes the host reticulocyte. Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		221C
 Thursday, September 24
1:15 - 2:00 PM
Clark, Michelle Targeting Host Cell Death Pathways to Promote Clearance of Leishmania donovani Poster
Poster Session C 		229C
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Clark, Michelle Targeting Host Cell Death Pathways to Promote Clearance of Leishmania donovani Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		229C
 Thursday, September 24
1:15 - 2:00 PM
Clements, Rebecca A novel protein complex is essential for the maturation of transmission-stage malaria parasites Oral
Session 5A, Host-Parasite manipulation/Session 6A, Developmental cell biology 		35
 Tuesday, September 22
11:35 - 11:50 AM
Cobb, Sarah Understanding Praziquantel Resistance in Juvenile Schistosomes at the Cellular Level Poster
Poster Session D 		269D
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Cobb, Sarah Understanding Praziquantel Resistance in Juvenile Schistosomes at the Cellular Level Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		269D
 Thursday, September 24
2:00 - 2:45 PM
coceres, veronica Ultrastructural and functional analysis of exta-axonemal structures in trichomonads Poster
Poster Session C 		197C
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
coceres, veronica Ultrastructural and functional analysis of exta-axonemal structures in trichomonads Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		197C
 Thursday, September 24
1:15 - 2:00 PM
Cordonnier, Charlotte Toxoplasma gondii Resistance to Interferon-gamma Dependent Killing Requires a Parasite Oxygen Sensing Protein Oral
Session 3A, Sensing and Salvage/Session 4A, Lab and Field Genomics 		16
 Monday, September 21
2:45 - 3:00 PM
Corrales, Rosa Milagros The kinesin of the flagellum attachment zone in Leishmania is required for cell division, proliferation in the sand fly vector and virulence in the mammalian host Poster
Poster Session D 		271D
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Corrales, Rosa Milagros The kinesin of the flagellum attachment zone in Leishmania is required for cell division, proliferation in the sand fly vector and virulence in the mammalian host Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		271D
 Thursday, September 24
2:00 - 2:45 PM
Correia Faria, Joana R The VSG-exclusion (VEX) complex orchestrates VSG allele-exclusive interactions with the spliced-leader locus in trypanosomes Oral
Session 11B, Evolution and Genomics/Session 12B, Antigenic Variation 		90
 Wednesday, September 23
3:05 - 3:20 PM
Cosentino, Raúl Oscar Allele-specific genome assembly of the Trypanosoma brucei Lister 427 isolate Poster
Poster Session C 		231C
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Cosentino, Raúl Oscar Allele-specific genome assembly of the Trypanosoma brucei Lister 427 isolate Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		231C
 Thursday, September 24
1:15 - 2:00 PM
Costa, David Stage-specific downregulation of SPATR impacts malaria sporozoite motility and infectivity Poster
Poster Session E 		286E
 Wednesday, September 23
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Costa, David Stage-specific downregulation of SPATR impacts malaria sporozoite motility and infectivity Poster
Poster Sessions E and F 		286E
 Thursday, September 24
3:00 - 3:45 PM
Cova, Marta An Alveolata secretory machinery adapted to parasite-host cell invasion Oral
Session 7B, Organellar Biology/Session 8B, Invasion 		57
 Tuesday, September 22
3:05 - 3:20 PM
Cribb, Pamela Trypanosoma cruzi High Mobility Group B (TcHMGB): a pleiotropic player in trypanosome biology. Oral
Session 5B, Functional Cell Division/Session 6B Host determinants 		39
 Tuesday, September 22
10:30 - 10:45 AM
Cruz Saavedra, Lissa Segmental changes in chromosomal allele frequency and loss of heterozygosity in Trypanosoma cruzi I. Poster
Poster Session C 		213C
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Cruz Saavedra, Lissa Segmental changes in chromosomal allele frequency and loss of heterozygosity in Trypanosoma cruzi I. Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		213C
 Thursday, September 24
1:15 - 2:00 PM
Cruz, Angela Arginine methylation is tightly regulated throughout Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis life cycle Poster
Poster Session F 		355F
 Wednesday, September 23
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Cruz, Angela Arginine methylation is tightly regulated throughout Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis life cycle Poster
Poster Sessions E and F 		355F
 Thursday, September 24
3:45 - 4:30 PM
cunha, julia Nucleosome landscape differs at strategically genomic regions in replicative and non- replicative forms of Trypanosoma cruzi Poster
Poster Session D 		283D
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
cunha, julia Nucleosome landscape differs at strategically genomic regions in replicative and non- replicative forms of Trypanosoma cruzi Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		283D
 Thursday, September 24
2:00 - 2:45 PM
Cvetkovic, Ana Identifying Amphibian Pathogens in the Field Using Quantitative PCR Poster
Poster Session C 		215C
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Cvetkovic, Ana Identifying Amphibian Pathogens in the Field Using Quantitative PCR Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		215C
 Thursday, September 24
1:15 - 2:00 PM
Daggupati, Geervani Screening the TCAMS library of small molecules for inhibitors of AMA1-RON2 interaction Oral
Session 7B, Organellar Biology/Session 8B, Invasion 		60
 Tuesday, September 22
3:50 - 4:05 PM
Damasceno, Flávia Glutamine is an important metabolite for T. cruzi to survive throughout the life cycle Poster
Poster Session C 		240C
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Damasceno, Flávia Glutamine is an important metabolite for T. cruzi to survive throughout the life cycle Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		240C
 Thursday, September 24
1:15 - 2:00 PM
Dans, Madeline Identifying a specific inhibitor of the invasion of red blood cells by Plasmodium falciparum Poster
Poster Session B 		156B
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Dans, Madeline Identifying a specific inhibitor of the invasion of red blood cells by Plasmodium falciparum Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		156B
 Thursday, September 24
12:15 - 1:00 PM
Dass, Swati Divergent proteins of unknown function in a Plasmodium mitoribosomal complex Oral
Session 7A, Egress to Invasion/Session 8A, Mitochondrial Biology 		49
 Tuesday, September 22
3:05 - 3:20 PM
Dave, Noopur Characterization of a novel endolysosomal complex localized Ca2+ binding protein during the Toxoplasma gondii lytic cycle Poster
Poster Session E 		323E
 Wednesday, September 23
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Dave, Noopur Characterization of a novel endolysosomal complex localized Ca2+ binding protein during the Toxoplasma gondii lytic cycle Poster
Poster Sessions E and F 		323E
 Thursday, September 24
3:00 - 3:45 PM
Davies, Carolina Deciphering Magnivitellinum sp. (Digenea: Alloglossidiidae) from Salta, Argentina, with genetic markers. Poster
Poster Session E 		303E
 Wednesday, September 23
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Davies, Carolina Deciphering Magnivitellinum sp. (Digenea: Alloglossidiidae) from Salta, Argentina, with genetic markers. Poster
Poster Sessions E and F 		303E
 Thursday, September 24
3:00 - 3:45 PM
Davies, Heledd Involvement of the exported FIKK kinases of P. falciparum in modulating the cytoadhesive properties of the host cell Poster
Poster Session C 		235C
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Davies, Heledd Involvement of the exported FIKK kinases of P. falciparum in modulating the cytoadhesive properties of the host cell Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		235C
 Thursday, September 24
1:15 - 2:00 PM
Davis, Richard Programmed DNA elimination in parasitic nematodes Oral
Session 2B, Nuclear and Telomere Biology 		12
 Monday, September 21
11:50 - 12:05 PM
de Freitas Nascimento, Janaina Histidine ammonia-lyase knockout alters bioenergetics of Trypanosoma cruzi without affecting its infection capability in the insect vector Poster
Poster Session D 		260D
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
de Freitas Nascimento, Janaina Histidine ammonia-lyase knockout alters bioenergetics of Trypanosoma cruzi without affecting its infection capability in the insect vector Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		260D
 Thursday, September 24
2:00 - 2:45 PM
de Miguel, Natalia Adenine DNA methylation, 3D genome organization and gene expression in the parasite Trichomonas vaginalis Oral
Welcome/Plenary Session/Session 2A, Epitranscriptomics 		7
 Monday, September 21
11:35 - 11:50 AM
De Niz, Mariana In vivo imaging reveals that establishment of tissue reservoirs by Trypanosoma brucei is multi-factorial Poster
Poster Session A 		119A
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
De Niz, Mariana In vivo imaging reveals that establishment of tissue reservoirs by Trypanosoma brucei is multi-factorial Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		119A
 Thursday, September 24
11:30 - 12:15 PM
de Souza, Rafael Miranda Molecular biodiversity and evolution of ascorbate peroxidase in Trypanosoma cruzi. Poster
Poster Session F 		359F
 Wednesday, September 23
12:15 - 2:00 PM
de Souza, Rafael Miranda Molecular biodiversity and evolution of ascorbate peroxidase in Trypanosoma cruzi. Poster
Poster Sessions E and F 		359F
 Thursday, September 24
3:45 - 4:30 PM
Delzell, Stephanie When is a DNA Polymerase Not a Polymerase? Poster
Poster Session E 		297E
 Wednesday, September 23
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Delzell, Stephanie When is a DNA Polymerase Not a Polymerase? Poster
Poster Sessions E and F 		297E
 Thursday, September 24
3:00 - 3:45 PM
Dewangan, Pravin The Architecture of the Native Apicomplexan Nuclear Pore Complex Poster
Poster Session E 		289E
 Wednesday, September 23
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Dewangan, Pravin The Architecture of the Native Apicomplexan Nuclear Pore Complex Poster
Poster Sessions E and F 		289E
 Thursday, September 24
3:00 - 3:45 PM
Dewar, Caroline Deciphering the mitochondrial quality control mechanism in the parasite Trypanosoma brucei Oral
Session 7B, Organellar Biology/Session 8B, Invasion 		54
 Tuesday, September 22
2:15 - 2:30 PM
Dietrich, Melanie Nanobodies as biological tools to characterize the 6-cysteine proteins of Plasmodium falciparum and to develop interventions to inhibit parasite infection Poster
Poster Session C 		226C
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Dietrich, Melanie Nanobodies as biological tools to characterize the 6-cysteine proteins of Plasmodium falciparum and to develop interventions to inhibit parasite infection Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		226C
 Thursday, September 24
1:15 - 2:00 PM
Dillard, Luke Comparative Analysis of Features that Contribute to CNV Formation in Various Plasmodium Species Poster
Poster Session E 		320E
 Wednesday, September 23
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Dillard, Luke Comparative Analysis of Features that Contribute to CNV Formation in Various Plasmodium Species Poster
Poster Sessions E and F 		320E
 Thursday, September 24
3:00 - 3:45 PM
Djameh, Georgina Phenotypic characterization of trypanosomes cells treated with tetracyclic iridoid, ML F52 suppression of flagella attachment proteins Oral
Session 9B, Drug Development/Session 10B, Metabolites and Lipids 		70
 Wednesday, September 23
10:00 - 10:15 AM
Domagalska, Malgorzata A Exploring the evolution and adaptive role of mosaic aneuploidy in clonal Leishmania donovani populations, with high throughput single cell genome sequencing Oral
Session 3B, Single-cell Analysis/Session 4B, Nutrition and Metabolism 		21
 Monday, September 21
2:00 - 2:15 PM
Drozda, Allison Toxoplasma FER1 Mediates Trafficking and Discharge of the Micronemes Poster
Poster Session C 		239C
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Drozda, Allison Toxoplasma FER1 Mediates Trafficking and Discharge of the Micronemes Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		239C
 Thursday, September 24
1:15 - 2:00 PM
DUBEY, ASHUTOSH Trypanosome RNA Editing Substrate Binding Complex integrity and function depends on the upstream action of RESC10 Poster
Poster Session B 		183B
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
DUBEY, ASHUTOSH Trypanosome RNA Editing Substrate Binding Complex integrity and function depends on the upstream action of RESC10 Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		183B
 Thursday, September 24
12:15 - 1:00 PM
Dumaine, Jennifer Cryptosporidium parvum exports proteins into the cytoplasm of the epithelial host cell Poster
Poster Session A 		149A
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Dumaine, Jennifer Cryptosporidium parvum exports proteins into the cytoplasm of the epithelial host cell Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		149A
 Thursday, September 24
11:30 - 12:15 PM
Dumoulin, Peter The target of ergosterol biosynthesis inhibitors, CYP51 is dispensable for Trypanosoma cruzi epimastigote growth Poster
Poster Session B 		180B
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Dumoulin, Peter The target of ergosterol biosynthesis inhibitors, CYP51 is dispensable for Trypanosoma cruzi epimastigote growth Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		180B
 Thursday, September 24
12:15 - 1:00 PM
Ebel, Emily Common genetic variation in human red blood cells drives growth rate variation in P. falciparum parasites Oral
Session 5B, Functional Cell Division/Session 6B Host determinants 		44
 Tuesday, September 22
11:50 - 12:05 PM
Ekloh, William Characterization of Trypanosomes from Vectors, Skin and Blood of Cattle in Southern Ghana Oral
Session 5B, Functional Cell Division/Session 6B Host determinants 		43
 Tuesday, September 22
11:35 - 11:50 AM
Elsworth, Brendan Babesia divergens cGMP-dependent kinase (PKG) is required to exit the replication cycle and initiate egress Oral
Session 7A, Egress to Invasion/Session 8A, Mitochondrial Biology 		47
 Tuesday, September 22
2:30 - 2:45 PM
English, Elizabeth Long-term live-microscopy of Cryptosporidium reveals direct development of sexual stages Poster
Poster Session E 		314E
 Wednesday, September 23
12:15 - 2:00 PM
English, Elizabeth Long-term live-microscopy of Cryptosporidium reveals direct development of sexual stages Poster
Poster Sessions E and F 		314E
 Thursday, September 24
3:00 - 3:45 PM
Erben, Esteban The trypanosome Variant Surface Glycoprotein mRNA is stabilized by an essential unconventional RNA-binding protein Oral
Session 2B, Nuclear and Telomere Biology 		9
 Monday, September 21
11:05 - 11:20 AM
Escalona, Jose Cyclic AMP binding proteins in Trypanosoma cruzi Poster
Poster Session B 		189B
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Escalona, Jose Cyclic AMP binding proteins in Trypanosoma cruzi Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		189B
 Thursday, September 24
12:15 - 1:00 PM
ESCOBAR, DENIS Distribution and phylogenetic diversity of Anopheles species in main malaria endemic areas of Honduras Poster
Poster Session B 		187B
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
ESCOBAR, DENIS Distribution and phylogenetic diversity of Anopheles species in main malaria endemic areas of Honduras Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		187B
 Thursday, September 24
12:15 - 1:00 PM
Falekun, Seyi Divergent acyl carrier protein mediates mitochondrial iron-sulfur cluster metabolism in malaria parasites Poster
Poster Session B 		163B
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Falekun, Seyi Divergent acyl carrier protein mediates mitochondrial iron-sulfur cluster metabolism in malaria parasites Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		163B
 Thursday, September 24
12:15 - 1:00 PM
faridi, ashkan Intestinal expression of miR-130b, miR-410b, and miR-98a in experimental canine echinococcosis by stem-loop RT-qPCR Poster
Poster Session A 		122A
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
faridi, ashkan Intestinal expression of miR-130b, miR-410b, and miR-98a in experimental canine echinococcosis by stem-loop RT-qPCR Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		122A
 Thursday, September 24
11:30 - 12:15 PM
Farringer, Madeline Towards development of an auxin-inducible degron system for use in Plasmodium falciparum Poster
Poster Session F 		373F
 Wednesday, September 23
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Farringer, Madeline Towards development of an auxin-inducible degron system for use in Plasmodium falciparum Poster
Poster Sessions E and F 		373F
 Thursday, September 24
3:45 - 4:30 PM
Feldman, Tamar Dissecting primary human erythroblast responses to Plasmodium falciparum infection Poster
Poster Session D 		284D
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Feldman, Tamar Dissecting primary human erythroblast responses to Plasmodium falciparum infection Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		284D
 Thursday, September 24
2:00 - 2:45 PM
FERDINAND NGALE, NJUME A Secretory Phospholipid Binding GM2 Activator Protein is Essential for Cuticular Integrity in Caenorhabditis elegans Poster
Poster Session E 		296E
 Wednesday, September 23
12:15 - 2:00 PM
FERDINAND NGALE, NJUME A Secretory Phospholipid Binding GM2 Activator Protein is Essential for Cuticular Integrity in Caenorhabditis elegans Poster
Poster Sessions E and F 		296E
 Thursday, September 24
3:00 - 3:45 PM
Fernandes, Juliane Metabolic targets of miR-302/372/373/520 family in Leishmania-infected human THP-1 macrophages Poster
Poster Session A 		124A
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Fernandes, Juliane Metabolic targets of miR-302/372/373/520 family in Leishmania-infected human THP-1 macrophages Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		124A
 Thursday, September 24
11:30 - 12:15 PM
Ferri, Gabriel Rap1b activation and ERK phosphorylation during cAMP/Epac-mediated invasion by Trypanosoma cruzi Poster
Poster Session A 		131A
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Ferri, Gabriel Rap1b activation and ERK phosphorylation during cAMP/Epac-mediated invasion by Trypanosoma cruzi Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		131A
 Thursday, September 24
11:30 - 12:15 PM
Fierro, Manuel ID-ing the Dense Granule Proteome of P. falciparum Poster
Poster Session F 		353F
 Wednesday, September 23
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Fierro, Manuel ID-ing the Dense Granule Proteome of P. falciparum Poster
Poster Sessions E and F 		353F
 Thursday, September 24
3:45 - 4:30 PM
Florentin, Anat Plastid biogenesis in malaria parasites requires the interactions and catalytic activity of the Clp proteolytic system Oral
Session 7B, Organellar Biology/Session 8B, Invasion 		56
 Tuesday, September 22
2:45 - 3:00 PM
Fraccaroli, Laura Different roads to search for novel trypanocidal strategies Poster
Poster Session F 		363F
 Wednesday, September 23
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Fraccaroli, Laura Different roads to search for novel trypanocidal strategies Poster
Poster Sessions E and F 		363F
 Thursday, September 24
3:45 - 4:30 PM
Francis Nongley, Nkemngo Elevated Plasmodium sporozoite infection and multiple insecticide resistance in the principal malaria vectors Anopheles funestus and Anopheles gambiae in a forested locality close to the Yaoundé airport, Cameroon Poster
Poster Session A 		127A
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Francis Nongley, Nkemngo Elevated Plasmodium sporozoite infection and multiple insecticide resistance in the principal malaria vectors Anopheles funestus and Anopheles gambiae in a forested locality close to the Yaoundé airport, Cameroon Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		127A
 Thursday, September 24
11:30 - 12:15 PM
Franco, Adriano Plasmodium berghei hemozoin bound to DNA confers partial protection against liver stage infection in BALB/c mice Poster
Poster Session B 		168B
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Franco, Adriano Plasmodium berghei hemozoin bound to DNA confers partial protection against liver stage infection in BALB/c mice Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		168B
 Thursday, September 24
12:15 - 1:00 PM
Franco-Muñoz, Carlos Nested PCR for the detection of Taenia solium DNA in stool samples Poster
Poster Session C 		198C
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Franco-Muñoz, Carlos Nested PCR for the detection of Taenia solium DNA in stool samples Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		198C
 Thursday, September 24
1:15 - 2:00 PM
Fraser, Merryn Breakdown in Membrane Asymmetry Regulation Leads to Monocyte Recognition of P. falciparum-infected Red Blood Cells Poster
Poster Session B 		153B
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Fraser, Merryn Breakdown in Membrane Asymmetry Regulation Leads to Monocyte Recognition of P. falciparum-infected Red Blood Cells Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		153B
 Thursday, September 24
12:15 - 1:00 PM
Fresard, Sara Elucidating the temporal events of Apolipoprotein L-1-mediated African Trypanosome lysis Poster
Poster Session A 		110A
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Fresard, Sara Elucidating the temporal events of Apolipoprotein L-1-mediated African Trypanosome lysis Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		110A
 Thursday, September 24
11:30 - 12:15 PM
Fu, Yong Characterization of calcium signaling in bradyzoites of Toxoplasma gondii Poster
Poster Session B 		170B
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Fu, Yong Characterization of calcium signaling in bradyzoites of Toxoplasma gondii Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		170B
 Thursday, September 24
12:15 - 1:00 PM
Funkhouser-Jones, Lisa Gut metabolites influence susceptibility to Cryptosporidium infection Oral
Session 9B, Drug Development/Session 10B, Metabolites and Lipids 		75
 Wednesday, September 23
11:20 - 11:35 AM
Gabriela, Mikha Plasmodium protein export complex functions at both the parasite-host cell interface and within the parasite. Oral
Session 5A, Host-Parasite manipulation/Session 6A, Developmental cell biology 		29
 Tuesday, September 22
10:00 - 10:15 AM
Garten, Matthias Parasitophorous vacuole morphology and modulation of pH at the time of Plasmodium falciparum egress from erythrocytes Poster
Poster Session D 		253D
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Garten, Matthias Parasitophorous vacuole morphology and modulation of pH at the time of Plasmodium falciparum egress from erythrocytes Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		253D
 Thursday, September 24
2:00 - 2:45 PM
Gaurav, Amit Trypanosoma brucei RAP1 has an RNA binding activity that is essential for VSG monoallelic expression Oral
Session 11B, Evolution and Genomics/Session 12B, Antigenic Variation 		91
 Wednesday, September 23
3:20 - 3:35 PM
GAVA, SANDRA In silico analysis of ADMET properties for compounds that present anti-schistosoma activity Poster
Poster Session F 		340F
 Wednesday, September 23
12:15 - 2:00 PM
GAVA, SANDRA In silico analysis of ADMET properties for compounds that present anti-schistosoma activity Poster
Poster Sessions E and F 		340F
 Thursday, September 24
3:45 - 4:30 PM
Girard, Richard Revealing the biological role of the Trypanosoma cruzi Alanine racemase using CRISPR-Cas9 Poster
Poster Session D 		279D
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Girard, Richard Revealing the biological role of the Trypanosoma cruzi Alanine racemase using CRISPR-Cas9 Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		279D
 Thursday, September 24
2:00 - 2:45 PM
Gkeka, Anastasia Just a spoonful of sugar helps the trypanosome hide: unraveling the antibody repertoires of O-glycosylated VSG3 and its sugar-less mutants Poster
Poster Session A 		108A
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Gkeka, Anastasia Just a spoonful of sugar helps the trypanosome hide: unraveling the antibody repertoires of O-glycosylated VSG3 and its sugar-less mutants Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		108A
 Thursday, September 24
11:30 - 12:15 PM
Gliozzi, Megan Comprehensive P. falciparum RNA-protein interactome identification: beyond conventional crosslinking Poster
Poster Session A 		147A
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Gliozzi, Megan Comprehensive P. falciparum RNA-protein interactome identification: beyond conventional crosslinking Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		147A
 Thursday, September 24
11:30 - 12:15 PM
Gomez Marin, Jorge Serotyping, host genes and cytokines response in human ocular toxoplasmosis Poster
Poster Session E 		312E
 Wednesday, September 23
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Gomez Marin, Jorge Serotyping, host genes and cytokines response in human ocular toxoplasmosis Poster
Poster Sessions E and F 		312E
 Thursday, September 24
3:00 - 3:45 PM
Gómez-Chávez, Fernando Placental immune response against Toxoplasma gondii could promote fetal maintenance but congenital transmission in late pregnancy Poster
Poster Session E 		330E
 Wednesday, September 23
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Gómez-Chávez, Fernando Placental immune response against Toxoplasma gondii could promote fetal maintenance but congenital transmission in late pregnancy Poster
Poster Sessions E and F 		330E
 Thursday, September 24
3:00 - 3:45 PM
Gonzalez Baradat, Bernardo Study of gibbon APOL1-like apolipoprotein lytic activity in Trypanosoma brucei and mammalian cells Poster
Poster Session E 		307E
 Wednesday, September 23
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Gonzalez Baradat, Bernardo Study of gibbon APOL1-like apolipoprotein lytic activity in Trypanosoma brucei and mammalian cells Poster
Poster Sessions E and F 		307E
 Thursday, September 24
3:00 - 3:45 PM
Goodall, Zachary Site-Specific and Substrate-Specific Control of Accurate mRNA Editing by a Helicase Complex in Trypanosomes Oral
Session 7A, Egress to Invasion/Session 8A, Mitochondrial Biology 		52
 Tuesday, September 22
3:50 - 4:05 PM
Goswami, Debashree Complete arrest of Plasmodium falciparum liver stage development in parasites lacking Multidrug resistance protein 2 (MRP2)/ABC-Binding Cassette transporter 2 (ABCC2) Poster
Poster Session F 		350F
 Wednesday, September 23
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Goswami, Debashree Complete arrest of Plasmodium falciparum liver stage development in parasites lacking Multidrug resistance protein 2 (MRP2)/ABC-Binding Cassette transporter 2 (ABCC2) Poster
Poster Sessions E and F 		350F
 Thursday, September 24
3:45 - 4:30 PM
Gubbels, Marc-Jan Fussing about fission: defining apicomplexan cell division modes Poster
Poster Session A 		115A
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Gubbels, Marc-Jan Fussing about fission: defining apicomplexan cell division modes Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		115A
 Thursday, September 24
11:30 - 12:15 PM
Guegan, Fabien Grumpy lncRNA regulates life cycle progression of Trypanosoma brucei Poster
Poster Session B 		178B
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Guegan, Fabien Grumpy lncRNA regulates life cycle progression of Trypanosoma brucei Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		178B
 Thursday, September 24
12:15 - 1:00 PM
Guler, Jennifer The generation of extra-chromosomal DNA amplicons in antimalarial resistant Plasmodium falciparum Poster
Poster Session F 		351F
 Wednesday, September 23
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Guler, Jennifer The generation of extra-chromosomal DNA amplicons in antimalarial resistant Plasmodium falciparum Poster
Poster Sessions E and F 		351F
 Thursday, September 24
3:45 - 4:30 PM
Gwira, Theresa Manful Characterization of natural trypanosomes infection in animals Poster
Poster Session A 		150A
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Gwira, Theresa Manful Characterization of natural trypanosomes infection in animals Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		150A
 Thursday, September 24
11:30 - 12:15 PM
Hakimi, Hassan The expression of a novel multigene family is correlated with channel activity in Babesia bovis-infected erythrocytes Oral
Session 5A, Host-Parasite manipulation/Session 6A, Developmental cell biology 		32
 Tuesday, September 22
10:45 - 11:00 AM
Hamie, Maguy Imiquimod targets toxoplasmosis through modulating host Toll Like receptor-MyD88 signaling Poster
Poster Session B 		157B
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Hamie, Maguy Imiquimod targets toxoplasmosis through modulating host Toll Like receptor-MyD88 signaling Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		157B
 Thursday, September 24
12:15 - 1:00 PM
Harb, Omar Eukaryotic Pathogen, Vector and Host Omics Data-Mining for Everyone Poster
Poster Session F 		334F
 Wednesday, September 23
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Harb, Omar Eukaryotic Pathogen, Vector and Host Omics Data-Mining for Everyone Poster
Poster Sessions E and F 		334F
 Thursday, September 24
3:45 - 4:30 PM
Harding, Clare Iron storage in Toxoplasma gondii requires VIT1 Poster
Poster Session C 		236C
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Harding, Clare Iron storage in Toxoplasma gondii requires VIT1 Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		236C
 Thursday, September 24
1:15 - 2:00 PM
Hartleb, Laura VSG Specific Nanobodies Hamper Mobility of the Surface Protein and Lead to Shedding of Nanotubes Poster
Poster Session D 		258D
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Hartleb, Laura VSG Specific Nanobodies Hamper Mobility of the Surface Protein and Lead to Shedding of Nanotubes Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		258D
 Thursday, September 24
2:00 - 2:45 PM
Hauf, Laura The development and motility of T. brucei in artificial human skin Poster
Poster Session B 		173B
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Hauf, Laura The development and motility of T. brucei in artificial human skin Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		173B
 Thursday, September 24
12:15 - 1:00 PM
HE, XIAO RTP4 inhibits IFN-I response and enhances experimental cerebral malaria and neuropathology Poster
Poster Session C 		205C
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
HE, XIAO RTP4 inhibits IFN-I response and enhances experimental cerebral malaria and neuropathology Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		205C
 Thursday, September 24
1:15 - 2:00 PM
Hempelmann, Alex Nanobodies Reveal Extensive Immunoaccessibility of the Trypanosome Coat Poster
Poster Session A 		112A
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Hempelmann, Alex Nanobodies Reveal Extensive Immunoaccessibility of the Trypanosome Coat Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		112A
 Thursday, September 24
11:30 - 12:15 PM
Hentzschel, Franziska Defining P. berghei parasite host interplay in vivo at the single cell level Oral
Session 11A, Metabolism/Session 12A, Tissue Tropism 		79
 Wednesday, September 23
2:15 - 2:30 PM
Herneisen, Alice The calcium-responsive proteome of an apicomplexan parasite Poster
Poster Session A 		138A
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Herneisen, Alice The calcium-responsive proteome of an apicomplexan parasite Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		138A
 Thursday, September 24
11:30 - 12:15 PM
Herreros Cabello, Alfonso Interaction of Signaling Lymphocytic Activation Molecule Family 1 (SLAMF1) receptor with Trypanosoma cruzi is strain-dependent and affects NADPH oxidase expression and activity in macrophages. Poster
Poster Session A 		139A
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Herreros Cabello, Alfonso Interaction of Signaling Lymphocytic Activation Molecule Family 1 (SLAMF1) receptor with Trypanosoma cruzi is strain-dependent and affects NADPH oxidase expression and activity in macrophages. Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		139A
 Thursday, September 24
11:30 - 12:15 PM
Herreros-Cabello, Alfonso Interaction of Signaling Lymphocytic Activation Molecule Family 1 (SLAMF1) receptor with Trypanosoma cruzi is strain-dependent in mice modulating the immune response. Poster
Poster Session A 		142A
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Herreros-Cabello, Alfonso Interaction of Signaling Lymphocytic Activation Molecule Family 1 (SLAMF1) receptor with Trypanosoma cruzi is strain-dependent in mice modulating the immune response. Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		142A
 Thursday, September 24
11:30 - 12:15 PM
Hmoud, Muqdad Exploring growth inhibition and invasion blocking activity of diffrenet low molecular wight heparin against Plasmodium falciparum parasite Poster
Poster Session F 		333F
 Wednesday, September 23
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Hmoud, Muqdad Exploring growth inhibition and invasion blocking activity of diffrenet low molecular wight heparin against Plasmodium falciparum parasite Poster
Poster Sessions E and F 		333F
 Thursday, September 24
3:45 - 4:30 PM
Hollin, Thomas Functional characterization of two RAP proteins essential for the mitochondrial biogenesis of P. falciparum asexual stages Poster
Poster Session A 		144A
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Hollin, Thomas Functional characterization of two RAP proteins essential for the mitochondrial biogenesis of P. falciparum asexual stages Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		144A
 Thursday, September 24
11:30 - 12:15 PM
Holmes, Michael The Toxoplasma m6A epitranscriptome Oral
Welcome/Plenary Session/Session 2A, Epitranscriptomics 		8
 Monday, September 21
11:50 - 12:05 PM
Horta, Aline Resolvin D1 Administration is Beneficial in Trypanosoma cruzi Infection Poster
Poster Session F 		368F
 Wednesday, September 23
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Horta, Aline Resolvin D1 Administration is Beneficial in Trypanosoma cruzi Infection Poster
Poster Sessions E and F 		368F
 Thursday, September 24
3:45 - 4:30 PM
Hortua, Miryam Characterization of an Endoplasmic Reticulum-Resident Calcium-binding protein in Toxoplasma gondii Poster
Poster Session E 		327E
 Wednesday, September 23
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Hortua, Miryam Characterization of an Endoplasmic Reticulum-Resident Calcium-binding protein in Toxoplasma gondii Poster
Poster Sessions E and F 		327E
 Thursday, September 24
3:00 - 3:45 PM
Hovel-Miner, Galadriel Effects of Trypanocidal drugs on DNA synthesis: insights into the mode of Killing of Melarsoprol Poster
Poster Session D 		255D
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Hovel-Miner, Galadriel Effects of Trypanocidal drugs on DNA synthesis: insights into the mode of Killing of Melarsoprol Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		255D
 Thursday, September 24
2:00 - 2:45 PM
Hu, Xiaoyu MAPK2 is a conserved Alveolate MAPK required for Toxoplasma cell cycle progression. Poster
Poster Session E 		310E
 Wednesday, September 23
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Hu, Xiaoyu MAPK2 is a conserved Alveolate MAPK required for Toxoplasma cell cycle progression. Poster
Poster Sessions E and F 		310E
 Thursday, September 24
3:00 - 3:45 PM
Hussain, Abrar Knowledge, attitude and practices associated with toxoplasmosis in pet owners of province Punjab, Pakistan Poster
Poster Session F 		343F
 Wednesday, September 23
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Hussain, Abrar Knowledge, attitude and practices associated with toxoplasmosis in pet owners of province Punjab, Pakistan Poster
Poster Sessions E and F 		343F
 Thursday, September 24
3:45 - 4:30 PM
HUSSAIN, SABIR Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Echinococcus granulosis in different slaughter house worker of Punjab Pakistan Poster
Poster Session F 		344F
 Wednesday, September 23
12:15 - 2:00 PM
HUSSAIN, SABIR Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Echinococcus granulosis in different slaughter house worker of Punjab Pakistan Poster
Poster Sessions E and F 		344F
 Thursday, September 24
3:45 - 4:30 PM
Hussain, Tahir Knockdown of EXP2 in the Plasmodium liver stage suggests major differences from blood stage function Poster
Poster Session E 		319E
 Wednesday, September 23
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Hussain, Tahir Knockdown of EXP2 in the Plasmodium liver stage suggests major differences from blood stage function Poster
Poster Sessions E and F 		319E
 Thursday, September 24
3:00 - 3:45 PM
Imlay, Leah Target identification efforts for fast-killing inhibitors of the malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum Poster
Poster Session E 		302E
 Wednesday, September 23
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Imlay, Leah Target identification efforts for fast-killing inhibitors of the malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum Poster
Poster Sessions E and F 		302E
 Thursday, September 24
3:00 - 3:45 PM
Iriarte, Lucrecia Analysis of the Hippo pathway role in Tritrichomonas foetus cell division Poster
Poster Session F 		369F
 Wednesday, September 23
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Iriarte, Lucrecia Analysis of the Hippo pathway role in Tritrichomonas foetus cell division Poster
Poster Sessions E and F 		369F
 Thursday, September 24
3:45 - 4:30 PM
Izquierdo Lázaro, Luis Plasmodium falciparum apicomplexan-specific glucosamine-6-phosphate N-acetyltransferase is key for amino sugar metabolism and asexual blood stage development Poster
Poster Session D 		243D
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Izquierdo Lázaro, Luis Plasmodium falciparum apicomplexan-specific glucosamine-6-phosphate N-acetyltransferase is key for amino sugar metabolism and asexual blood stage development Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		243D
 Thursday, September 24
2:00 - 2:45 PM
Jacobs, Kylie Understanding the role of mitochondrial-pellicle membrane contact sites in Toxoplasma gondii Oral
Session 7A, Egress to Invasion/Session 8A, Mitochondrial Biology 		50
 Tuesday, September 22
3:20 - 3:35 PM
Jimenez, Veronica Environmental sensing and social motility are regulated by mechanosensation in Trypanosoma brucei Poster
Poster Session D 		266D
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Jimenez, Veronica Environmental sensing and social motility are regulated by mechanosensation in Trypanosoma brucei Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		266D
 Thursday, September 24
2:00 - 2:45 PM
Jonsdottir, Thorey Investigating the role of Plasmodium falciparum exported proteins that bind the new permeability pathway complex protein RhopH2 Poster
Poster Session C 		232C
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Jonsdottir, Thorey Investigating the role of Plasmodium falciparum exported proteins that bind the new permeability pathway complex protein RhopH2 Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		232C
 Thursday, September 24
1:15 - 2:00 PM
Kalichava, Ana Expansion microscopy of TAC protein-complex arrangement in T. brucei Poster
Poster Session D 		252D
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Kalichava, Ana Expansion microscopy of TAC protein-complex arrangement in T. brucei Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		252D
 Thursday, September 24
2:00 - 2:45 PM
Kanai, Mariko Identification of Multiple Determinants Associated with Chloroquine and Quinine Resistance in a Novel Plasmodium falciparum Genetic Cross Oral
Session 13B, Functional screens, new horizons 		101
 Thursday, September 24
10:15 - 10:30 AM
Kanjee, Usheer Plasmodium vivax strains use alternative pathways for invasion Poster
Poster Session C 		210C
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Kanjee, Usheer Plasmodium vivax strains use alternative pathways for invasion Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		210C
 Thursday, September 24
1:15 - 2:00 PM
Kannan, Deepika IRON OXIDE NANOPARTICLES FORTIFIED ARTESUNATE – can we use a nanomedicine approach for warfare against malarial parasites? Oral
Session 9B, Drug Development/Session 10B, Metabolites and Lipids 		72
 Wednesday, September 23
10:30 - 10:45 AM
Kanzok, Stefan Plasmodium SAXO1 is a conserved, redox-active protein that binds and stabilizes microtubules Poster
Poster Session E 		290E
 Wednesday, September 23
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Kanzok, Stefan Plasmodium SAXO1 is a conserved, redox-active protein that binds and stabilizes microtubules Poster
Poster Sessions E and F 		290E
 Thursday, September 24
3:00 - 3:45 PM
Karmodiya, Krishanpal Single-cell RNA sequencing reveals cellular heterogeneity, stage transition and antigenic variation during stress adaptation in synchronized Plasmodium falciparum Oral
Session 3B, Single-cell Analysis/Session 4B, Nutrition and Metabolism 		23
 Monday, September 21
2:30 - 2:45 PM
Kaur, Chhaminder A hurdle race to translate the coding sequence: translation in the presence of multiple upstream open reading frames happens via a mix of reinitiation and leaky scanning in Plasmodium falciparum Oral
Session 5B, Functional Cell Division/Session 6B Host determinants 		40
 Tuesday, September 22
10:45 - 11:00 AM
Kehrer, Jessica Rapid BioID in Plasmodium ookinetes identifies a protein with dual function during mosquito infection Oral
Session 7B, Organellar Biology/Session 8B, Invasion 		58
 Tuesday, September 22
3:20 - 3:35 PM
Khan, Asis Whole genome capture enrichment sequencing of enteroparasite Cryptosporidium directly from patient stool samples Oral
Session 3A, Sensing and Salvage/Session 4A, Lab and Field Genomics 		20
 Monday, September 21
3:50 - 4:05 PM
Klaus, Severina Lysine residues are critical for heterogenous accumulation of P. falciparum PCNA1 among nuclei Poster
Poster Session D 		251D
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Klaus, Severina Lysine residues are critical for heterogenous accumulation of P. falciparum PCNA1 among nuclei Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		251D
 Thursday, September 24
2:00 - 2:45 PM
Kochanowsky, Joshua ROP16 facilitates type III Toxoplasma gondii cyst development through activation of STAT6. Oral
Session 5A, Host-Parasite manipulation/Session 6A, Developmental cell biology 		30
 Tuesday, September 22
10:15 - 10:30 AM
Korbmacher, Francois An apicoplast-resident folate transporter is essential for sporogony of malaria parasites Poster
Poster Session D 		241D
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Korbmacher, Francois An apicoplast-resident folate transporter is essential for sporogony of malaria parasites Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		241D
 Thursday, September 24
2:00 - 2:45 PM
Koreny, Ludek Molecular composition of the micropore in Toxoplasma Poster
Poster Session F 		352F
 Wednesday, September 23
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Koreny, Ludek Molecular composition of the micropore in Toxoplasma Poster
Poster Sessions E and F 		352F
 Thursday, September 24
3:45 - 4:30 PM
Kruth, Perryn Investigating the coding transcriptome of steady-state and reactivating exogenous stages of Eimeria tenella Poster
Poster Session C 		206C
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Kruth, Perryn Investigating the coding transcriptome of steady-state and reactivating exogenous stages of Eimeria tenella Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		206C
 Thursday, September 24
1:15 - 2:00 PM
lamb, ian Phenotypic Characterization of an Essential Myzozoan-specific Mitochondrial Protein with Unknown Function in Plasmodium falciparum Poster
Poster Session D 		285D
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
lamb, ian Phenotypic Characterization of an Essential Myzozoan-specific Mitochondrial Protein with Unknown Function in Plasmodium falciparum Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		285D
 Thursday, September 24
2:00 - 2:45 PM
Lander, Noelia Elucidating the role of receptor-type adenylyl cyclases in Trypanosoma cruzi Poster
Poster Session C 		211C
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Lander, Noelia Elucidating the role of receptor-type adenylyl cyclases in Trypanosoma cruzi Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		211C
 Thursday, September 24
1:15 - 2:00 PM
Le Clec'h, Winka Genetic analysis of transmission stage production and virulence in schistosome parasites Oral
Session 11B, Evolution and Genomics/Session 12B, Antigenic Variation 		87
 Wednesday, September 23
2:15 - 2:30 PM
Lee, Jayhun The esophageal gland mediates host immune evasion by the human parasite Schistosoma mansoni Oral
Session 5A, Host-Parasite manipulation/Session 6A, Developmental cell biology 		33
 Tuesday, September 22
11:05 - 11:20 AM
Leite, Ariely Effect of lysine acetylation on the regulation of Trypanosoma brucei glycosomal aldolase activity Poster
Poster Session C 		199C
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Leite, Ariely Effect of lysine acetylation on the regulation of Trypanosoma brucei glycosomal aldolase activity Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		199C
 Thursday, September 24
1:15 - 2:00 PM
Li, Bibo Trypanosoma brucei TIF3 is a novel telomere protein that is essential for cell viability and affects VSG switching Poster
Poster Session A 		130A
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Li, Bibo Trypanosoma brucei TIF3 is a novel telomere protein that is essential for cell viability and affects VSG switching Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		130A
 Thursday, September 24
11:30 - 12:15 PM
Li, Wei A SplitCas9 based phenotypic screen identifies two crucial genes involved in egress in Toxoplasma gondii Oral
Session 13B, Functional screens, new horizons 		105
 Thursday, September 24
11:15 - 11:30 AM
Li, Xue Bulk Segregant Approaches to Nutritional Genomics in Plasmodium falciparum Oral
Session 13B, Functional screens, new horizons 		100
 Thursday, September 24
10:00 - 10:15 AM
Lisack, Jaime Shifting perspectives: a modification to the life cycle of Trypanosoma brucei Oral
Welcome/Plenary Session/Session 2A, Epitranscriptomics 		2
 Monday, September 21
10:15 - 10:30 AM
Liu, Fei A conserved malaria parasite antigen Pb22 plays a critical role in male gametogenesis in Plasmodium berghei Poster
Poster Session A 		113A
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Liu, Fei A conserved malaria parasite antigen Pb22 plays a critical role in male gametogenesis in Plasmodium berghei Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		113A
 Thursday, September 24
11:30 - 12:15 PM
Liu, Jiacheng Identifying specificity of histone reader domains in malaria parasites Poster
Poster Session D 		276D
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Liu, Jiacheng Identifying specificity of histone reader domains in malaria parasites Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		276D
 Thursday, September 24
2:00 - 2:45 PM
Liu, Shiwei Single Cell Sequencing of Plasmodium falciparum Oral
Session 13A, New tools, new vistas 		98
 Thursday, September 24
11:00 - 11:15 AM
Lopez Moreno, Andrea Johana Preliminary characterization of myosin D from Plasmodium falciparum Poster
Poster Session C 		233C
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Lopez Moreno, Andrea Johana Preliminary characterization of myosin D from Plasmodium falciparum Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		233C
 Thursday, September 24
1:15 - 2:00 PM
Löwe, Stephan An insight into the penetration process of a tsetse bite Poster
Poster Session C 		196C
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Löwe, Stephan An insight into the penetration process of a tsetse bite Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		196C
 Thursday, September 24
1:15 - 2:00 PM
LUDWIG, ADRIANA Cre-like retroelements: ancient components of kinetoplastid genomes with recent activity in Trypanosoma cruzi Poster
Poster Session D 		245D
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
LUDWIG, ADRIANA Cre-like retroelements: ancient components of kinetoplastid genomes with recent activity in Trypanosoma cruzi Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		245D
 Thursday, September 24
2:00 - 2:45 PM
Luth, Madeline Development of a computational workflow for functional variant detection in Plasmodium falciparum drug selections Oral
Session 11B, Evolution and Genomics/Session 12B, Antigenic Variation 		89
 Wednesday, September 23
2:45 - 3:00 PM
Luzak, Vanessa Hi-C reveals dynamic interactions between the active VSG gene and a potential, unconventional enhancer Poster
Poster Session C 		230C
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Luzak, Vanessa Hi-C reveals dynamic interactions between the active VSG gene and a potential, unconventional enhancer Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		230C
 Thursday, September 24
1:15 - 2:00 PM
Machado, Henrique Loss of fat mass during a Trypanosoma brucei infection prolongs host survival Poster
Poster Session C 		234C
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Machado, Henrique Loss of fat mass during a Trypanosoma brucei infection prolongs host survival Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		234C
 Thursday, September 24
1:15 - 2:00 PM
Maclean, Andrew Complexome profile of Toxoplasma gondii mitochondria identifies a divergent cytochrome bc1 complex Oral
Session 7B, Organellar Biology/Session 8B, Invasion 		53
 Tuesday, September 22
2:00 - 2:15 PM
Maia Machado, Marta A PfCRK4-regulated protein plays a role for cell-cycle progression of P. falciparum Poster
Poster Session E 		328E
 Wednesday, September 23
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Maia Machado, Marta A PfCRK4-regulated protein plays a role for cell-cycle progression of P. falciparum Poster
Poster Sessions E and F 		328E
 Thursday, September 24
3:00 - 3:45 PM
Mandt, Rebecca Diverse evolutionary pathways thwart the use of collateral sensitivity as a strategy to suppress resistance for Plasmodium dihydroorotate dehydrogenase inhibitors Oral
Session 11B, Evolution and Genomics/Session 12B, Antigenic Variation 		86
 Wednesday, September 23
2:00 - 2:15 PM
Maran, Suellen Investigation of protein acetylation function in Leishmania: Zn-dependent lysine deacetylases as model of study Poster
Poster Session F 		370F
 Wednesday, September 23
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Maran, Suellen Investigation of protein acetylation function in Leishmania: Zn-dependent lysine deacetylases as model of study Poster
Poster Sessions E and F 		370F
 Thursday, September 24
3:45 - 4:30 PM
Marchese, Letícia Understanding and characterization the first steps of proline biosynthesis in Trypanosoma cruzi Poster
Poster Session F 		362F
 Wednesday, September 23
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Marchese, Letícia Understanding and characterization the first steps of proline biosynthesis in Trypanosoma cruzi Poster
Poster Sessions E and F 		362F
 Thursday, September 24
3:45 - 4:30 PM
Marciano, Gabriele Unconventional kinetochore kinases KKT2 and KKT3 have a unique zinc finger that promotes their kinetochore localization Poster
Poster Session A 		134A
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Marciano, Gabriele Unconventional kinetochore kinases KKT2 and KKT3 have a unique zinc finger that promotes their kinetochore localization Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		134A
 Thursday, September 24
11:30 - 12:15 PM
Marsiccobetre, Sabrina Participation of an Enoyl-CoA hydratase in the catabolism of branched chain amino acids in Trypanosoma cruzi Poster
Poster Session D 		256D
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Marsiccobetre, Sabrina Participation of an Enoyl-CoA hydratase in the catabolism of branched chain amino acids in Trypanosoma cruzi Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		256D
 Thursday, September 24
2:00 - 2:45 PM
Maruyama, Sandra Whole-genome sequencing of Crithidia-like parasites isolated from relapsing human visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil Oral
Session 3A, Sensing and Salvage/Session 4A, Lab and Field Genomics 		18
 Monday, September 21
3:20 - 3:35 PM
Masip, Yamil Ezequiel TcTASV antigens delivered in Baculovirus confer protection against Trypanosoma cruzi infection, notably reducing levels of circulating trypomastigotes, parasite tissue load and mortality Oral
Session 9A, Biology for Vaccines/Session 10A, Biology for Drugs 		64
 Wednesday, September 23
10:30 - 10:45 AM
Maus, Deborah The mode of action of T. gondii tissue cyst inhibitors Poster
Poster Session F 		366F
 Wednesday, September 23
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Maus, Deborah The mode of action of T. gondii tissue cyst inhibitors Poster
Poster Sessions E and F 		366F
 Thursday, September 24
3:45 - 4:30 PM
Mbuthia, Peris Potentially zoonotic nodular worms infecting free-ranging non-human primates in Kenyan urban centres: potential reservoirs for human infections Poster
Poster Session C 		225C
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Mbuthia, Peris Potentially zoonotic nodular worms infecting free-ranging non-human primates in Kenyan urban centres: potential reservoirs for human infections Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		225C
 Thursday, September 24
1:15 - 2:00 PM
McCoy, Ciaran Knockout of the UNC-51 like kinases ULK-4 and Fused disrupts motile flagella assembly in Leishmania mexicana Oral
Session 5A, Host-Parasite manipulation/Session 6A, Developmental cell biology 		34
 Tuesday, September 22
11:20 - 11:35 AM
McGee, James Ribosome heterogeneity and potential functional differences in the specialized ribosomes of Plasmodium spp. Poster
Poster Session A 		135A
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
McGee, James Ribosome heterogeneity and potential functional differences in the specialized ribosomes of Plasmodium spp. Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		135A
 Thursday, September 24
11:30 - 12:15 PM
McWilliam, Kirsty Addressing the VSG expression hierarchy in Trypanosoma brucei using single-cell RNA-sequencing Poster
Poster Session B 		179B
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
McWilliam, Kirsty Addressing the VSG expression hierarchy in Trypanosoma brucei using single-cell RNA-sequencing Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		179B
 Thursday, September 24
12:15 - 1:00 PM
Mesquita, Silvia Optimisation of a Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) assay: improving the performance of the reaction in diagnostics of Schistosoma mansoni in human and snail samples Poster
Poster Session E 		308E
 Wednesday, September 23
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Mesquita, Silvia Optimisation of a Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) assay: improving the performance of the reaction in diagnostics of Schistosoma mansoni in human and snail samples Poster
Poster Sessions E and F 		308E
 Thursday, September 24
3:00 - 3:45 PM
Mishra, Amartya Kinetoplast RNA Editing Helicase 1 plays a distinct role in RNA editing profile of mitochondrial transcripts in Trypanosoma brucei Poster
Poster Session A 		137A
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Mishra, Amartya Kinetoplast RNA Editing Helicase 1 plays a distinct role in RNA editing profile of mitochondrial transcripts in Trypanosoma brucei Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		137A
 Thursday, September 24
11:30 - 12:15 PM
Mixon, Amanda Malaria parasites require a divergent heme oxygenase for apicoplast transcription and biogenesis Poster
Poster Session F 		339F
 Wednesday, September 23
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Mixon, Amanda Malaria parasites require a divergent heme oxygenase for apicoplast transcription and biogenesis Poster
Poster Sessions E and F 		339F
 Thursday, September 24
3:45 - 4:30 PM
Miyazaki, Shinya Generation of Novel Plasmodium falciparum NF135 and NF54 Lines Expressing Fluorescent Reporter Proteins Under the Control of Strong and Constitutive Promoters Poster
Poster Session A 		132A
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Miyazaki, Shinya Generation of Novel Plasmodium falciparum NF135 and NF54 Lines Expressing Fluorescent Reporter Proteins Under the Control of Strong and Constitutive Promoters Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		132A
 Thursday, September 24
11:30 - 12:15 PM
mohammadi, Mohammad Ali Unexpected rate of Alternative Splicing Events in the Early Strobilar Development of Echinococcus granulosus Poster
Poster Session B 		159B
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
mohammadi, Mohammad Ali Unexpected rate of Alternative Splicing Events in the Early Strobilar Development of Echinococcus granulosus Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		159B
 Thursday, September 24
12:15 - 1:00 PM
Moitra, Samrat De novo synthesis of phosphatidylcholine is essential for the promastigote but not amastigote stage in Leishmania major Oral
Session 9B, Drug Development/Session 10B, Metabolites and Lipids 		74
 Wednesday, September 23
11:05 - 11:20 AM
Monte-Neto, Rubens Multiplex species-specific isothermal DNA amplification for rapid molecular detection of viscerotropic and dermotropic Leishmania species in Brazil Poster
Poster Session E 		309E
 Wednesday, September 23
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Monte-Neto, Rubens Multiplex species-specific isothermal DNA amplification for rapid molecular detection of viscerotropic and dermotropic Leishmania species in Brazil Poster
Poster Sessions E and F 		309E
 Thursday, September 24
3:00 - 3:45 PM
Morano, Alex Discovery of a novel and essential member of the Plasmodium falciparum basal complex Poster
Poster Session C 		218C
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Morano, Alex Discovery of a novel and essential member of the Plasmodium falciparum basal complex Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		218C
 Thursday, September 24
1:15 - 2:00 PM
mousavi, Seyed mohammad Calmodulin-specific small interfering RNA induces consistent expression suppression and morphological changes in Echinococcus granulosus Poster
Poster Session D 		268D
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
mousavi, Seyed mohammad Calmodulin-specific small interfering RNA induces consistent expression suppression and morphological changes in Echinococcus granulosus Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		268D
 Thursday, September 24
2:00 - 2:45 PM
mousavi, Seyed mohammad Biological and morphological consequences of dsRNA‑induced suppression of tetraspanin mRNA in developmental stages of Echinococcus granulosus Oral
Session 9A, Biology for Vaccines/Session 10A, Biology for Drugs 		65
 Wednesday, September 23
10:45 - 11:00 AM
Mueller, Thomas The lateral diffusion of non-VSG, GPI-anchored proteins of Trypanosoma brucei Poster
Poster Session B 		161B
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Mueller, Thomas The lateral diffusion of non-VSG, GPI-anchored proteins of Trypanosoma brucei Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		161B
 Thursday, September 24
12:15 - 1:00 PM
Mugo, Elisha Exploring MKT1-PBP1-LSM12 complex as a novel stage-specific regulator of translation in Plasmodium gametocyte Poster
Poster Session B 		175B
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Mugo, Elisha Exploring MKT1-PBP1-LSM12 complex as a novel stage-specific regulator of translation in Plasmodium gametocyte Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		175B
 Thursday, September 24
12:15 - 1:00 PM
Munro, Justin Mitochondrial keto-acid dehydrogenases are essential for the generation of acetyl-CoA in asexual Plasmodium falciparum parasites Oral
Session 7B, Organellar Biology/Session 8B, Invasion 		55
 Tuesday, September 22
2:30 - 2:45 PM
Murillo Giraldo, Ana Milena The serine-cysteine interconversion is catalyzed by serine acetyltransferase and cysteine synthase in Trypanosoma cruzi. Poster
Poster Session D 		254D
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Murillo Giraldo, Ana Milena The serine-cysteine interconversion is catalyzed by serine acetyltransferase and cysteine synthase in Trypanosoma cruzi. Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		254D
 Thursday, September 24
2:00 - 2:45 PM
Murphy, Robert Loss of TgLaforin, a glucan phosphatase, renders T. gondii tachyzoites unable to survive without glutamine Oral
Session 3B, Single-cell Analysis/Session 4B, Nutrition and Metabolism 		27
 Monday, September 21
3:35 - 3:50 PM
Najm, Rania Moving Junction Complexes: Promising Targets for Vaccination against Toxoplasmosis Oral
Session 9A, Biology for Vaccines/Session 10A, Biology for Drugs 		62
 Wednesday, September 23
10:00 - 10:15 AM
Naor, Adit Host adaptation in Toxoplasma gondii- What makes this parasite the most successful eukaryotic parasite in nature? Poster
Poster Session E 		325E
 Wednesday, September 23
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Naor, Adit Host adaptation in Toxoplasma gondii- What makes this parasite the most successful eukaryotic parasite in nature? Poster
Poster Sessions E and F 		325E
 Thursday, September 24
3:00 - 3:45 PM
Narwal, Sunil The malarial Stearoyl-CoA desaturase is essential only for parasite late liver stage development Oral
Session 3B, Single-cell Analysis/Session 4B, Nutrition and Metabolism 		26
 Monday, September 21
3:20 - 3:35 PM
Nascimento, Larissa MKT1 interacting RNA-binding protein and its role in the trypanosome Variant Surface Glycoprotein mRNA stabilization Poster
Poster Session F 		358F
 Wednesday, September 23
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Nascimento, Larissa MKT1 interacting RNA-binding protein and its role in the trypanosome Variant Surface Glycoprotein mRNA stabilization Poster
Poster Sessions E and F 		358F
 Thursday, September 24
3:45 - 4:30 PM
Natto, Manal Jamal The Strategies of the Cloning Equilibrative Nucleoside Transporters (ENT’s) family of Trichomonas vaginalis using Leishmania mexicana as a model organism Poster
Poster Session A 		114A
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Natto, Manal Jamal The Strategies of the Cloning Equilibrative Nucleoside Transporters (ENT’s) family of Trichomonas vaginalis using Leishmania mexicana as a model organism Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		114A
 Thursday, September 24
11:30 - 12:15 PM
Nava, Maria G Development of a conditional protein degradation system to study essential gene function in the diarrheal parasite, Cryptosporidium parvum Oral
Session 13A, New tools, new vistas 		94
 Thursday, September 24
10:00 - 10:15 AM
Nicklas, Sezin Investigating nonenzymatic functions of an essential citrate synthase-like protein in Plasmodium falciparum Poster
Poster Session E 		295E
 Wednesday, September 23
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Nicklas, Sezin Investigating nonenzymatic functions of an essential citrate synthase-like protein in Plasmodium falciparum Poster
Poster Sessions E and F 		295E
 Thursday, September 24
3:00 - 3:45 PM
Niemirowicz, Gabriela Alternative approaches for control of gene expression in trypanosomatids. Poster
Poster Session F 		372F
 Wednesday, September 23
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Niemirowicz, Gabriela Alternative approaches for control of gene expression in trypanosomatids. Poster
Poster Sessions E and F 		372F
 Thursday, September 24
3:45 - 4:30 PM
Níttolo, Analía Role of TbRRM1 in transcriptional regulation in Trypanosoma brucei Poster
Poster Session F 		361F
 Wednesday, September 23
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Níttolo, Analía Role of TbRRM1 in transcriptional regulation in Trypanosoma brucei Poster
Poster Sessions E and F 		361F
 Thursday, September 24
3:45 - 4:30 PM
Nnam, Chinaza Molecular epidemiology of resistance markers of Artemisinin-based Combination Therapies among Plasmodium falciparum isolates in Lagos, Nigeria. Poster
Poster Session F 		371F
 Wednesday, September 23
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Nnam, Chinaza Molecular epidemiology of resistance markers of Artemisinin-based Combination Therapies among Plasmodium falciparum isolates in Lagos, Nigeria. Poster
Poster Sessions E and F 		371F
 Thursday, September 24
3:45 - 4:30 PM
Oboh, Mary Plasmodium falciparum gametocyte diversity prior to and after malaria treatment with an artemisinin-based combination therapy Oral
Session 3A, Sensing and Salvage/Session 4A, Lab and Field Genomics 		17
 Monday, September 21
3:05 - 3:20 PM
O'Halloran, Damien Chemogenomic approach to identifying nematode chemoreceptor drug targets in the entomopathogenic nematode Heterorhabditis bacteriophora Oral
Session 9A, Biology for Vaccines/Session 10A, Biology for Drugs 		69
 Wednesday, September 23
11:50 - 12:05 PM
Okada, Megan Critical Role for Isoprenoids in Apicoplast Biogenesis by Malaria Parasites Oral
Welcome/Plenary Session/Session 2A, Epitranscriptomics 		3
 Monday, September 21
10:30 - 10:45 AM
Oliveira Souza, Rodolpho Ornitz Save it for later: insect stages of Trypanosoma cruzi use fatty acids to grow and differentiate Oral
Session 11A, Metabolism/Session 12A, Tissue Tropism 		78
 Wednesday, September 23
2:00 - 2:15 PM
Onditi, Faith Importance of Animal Models in Prevention, Control and elimination of malaria during Pregnancy: the Baboon Model of Placental Malaria Poster
Poster Session C 		200C
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Onditi, Faith Importance of Animal Models in Prevention, Control and elimination of malaria during Pregnancy: the Baboon Model of Placental Malaria Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		200C
 Thursday, September 24
1:15 - 2:00 PM
Oriero, Eniyou Cheryll Genetic diversity of the neglected Plasmodium malariae parasite using targeted amplicon sequencing techniques Poster
Poster Session F 		345F
 Wednesday, September 23
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Oriero, Eniyou Cheryll Genetic diversity of the neglected Plasmodium malariae parasite using targeted amplicon sequencing techniques Poster
Poster Sessions E and F 		345F
 Thursday, September 24
3:45 - 4:30 PM
O'Shaughnessy, William Loss of a conserved MAPK causes catastrophic failure in assembly of a specialized cilium-like structure in Toxoplasma gondii Oral
Session 7B, Organellar Biology/Session 8B, Invasion 		59
 Tuesday, September 22
3:35 - 3:50 PM
Oworae, Kwadwo O. Identification of immunogenic non-Variant Surface Glycoprotein (VSGs) surface protein on wild Trypanosoma vivax Poster
Poster Session F 		346F
 Wednesday, September 23
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Oworae, Kwadwo O. Identification of immunogenic non-Variant Surface Glycoprotein (VSGs) surface protein on wild Trypanosoma vivax Poster
Poster Sessions E and F 		346F
 Thursday, September 24
3:45 - 4:30 PM
Owusu-Frimpong, Isaac Development and application of loop-mediated isothermal amplification for the diagnosis of schistosomiasis in Tomefa, an endemic community in Ghana. Poster
Poster Session B 		165B
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Owusu-Frimpong, Isaac Development and application of loop-mediated isothermal amplification for the diagnosis of schistosomiasis in Tomefa, an endemic community in Ghana. Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		165B
 Thursday, September 24
12:15 - 1:00 PM
OYEGUE, Sandrine Molecular prevalence of intestinal parasites infections in children with diarrhea in Franceville, Southeast of Gabon Poster
Poster Session F 		374F
 Wednesday, September 23
12:15 - 2:00 PM
OYEGUE, Sandrine Molecular prevalence of intestinal parasites infections in children with diarrhea in Franceville, Southeast of Gabon Poster
Poster Sessions E and F 		374F
 Thursday, September 24
3:45 - 4:30 PM
Oyeyemi, Oyetunde Evaluation of immunodiagnostic potential of schistosomula crude antigen (SCA) in Schistosoma mansoni infected human population Poster
Poster Session A 		123A
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Oyeyemi, Oyetunde Evaluation of immunodiagnostic potential of schistosomula crude antigen (SCA) in Schistosoma mansoni infected human population Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		123A
 Thursday, September 24
11:30 - 12:15 PM
Pagura, Lucas Endogenous fatty acid synthesis via the fatty acid elongase (ELO) pathway is critical for Trypanosoma cruzi growth Oral
Session 11A, Metabolism/Session 12A, Tissue Tropism 		80
 Wednesday, September 23
2:30 - 2:45 PM
Pangburn, Sarah Comparative transcriptomics of the hemoglobin digestion pathway in three lizard malaria parasites Poster
Poster Session F 		331F
 Wednesday, September 23
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Pangburn, Sarah Comparative transcriptomics of the hemoglobin digestion pathway in three lizard malaria parasites Poster
Poster Sessions E and F 		331F
 Thursday, September 24
3:45 - 4:30 PM
Pant, Akansha Probing the role of MFR4 in Halofuginone Resistance and the Adaptive Proline Response Poster
Poster Session E 		317E
 Wednesday, September 23
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Pant, Akansha Probing the role of MFR4 in Halofuginone Resistance and the Adaptive Proline Response Poster
Poster Sessions E and F 		317E
 Thursday, September 24
3:00 - 3:45 PM
Pant, Jyoti The interaction of Trypanosome Lytic Factor (TLF) with metacyclic promastigotes of L. major reduces C3b deposition and complement mediated lysis of the parasites Oral
Session 5B, Functional Cell Division/Session 6B Host determinants 		41
 Tuesday, September 22
11:05 - 11:20 AM
Paoletta, Martina The key to egress? Babesia bovis perforin-like protein 1 (PLP1) with hemolytic capacity is required for blood stage replication and is involved in the exit of the parasite from the host cell. Oral
Session 7A, Egress to Invasion/Session 8A, Mitochondrial Biology 		45
 Tuesday, September 22
2:00 - 2:15 PM
Parks, Sophia Fatty acid- and retinol- binding proteins secreted by parasitic nematodes dampen host immune responses by interfering with host lipid signaling mechanisms Oral
Session 11A, Metabolism/Session 12A, Tissue Tropism 		84
 Wednesday, September 23
3:35 - 3:50 PM
Parveen, Asia Molecular detection and seasonal prevalence of Theileria annulta in blood samples of cattle collected from District Layyah in Punjab (Pakistan) Poster
Poster Session A 		126A
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Parveen, Asia Molecular detection and seasonal prevalence of Theileria annulta in blood samples of cattle collected from District Layyah in Punjab (Pakistan) Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		126A
 Thursday, September 24
11:30 - 12:15 PM
Paton, Douglas Killing parasites within the Anopheles female as a new strategy for malaria control Oral
Session 9A, Biology for Vaccines/Session 10A, Biology for Drugs 		68
 Wednesday, September 23
11:35 - 11:50 AM
Patra, Alok Whole-cell phenotypic screening of MMV pathogen box unravels new small molecules affecting late-stage development of plasmodium Oral
Session 9A, Biology for Vaccines/Session 10A, Biology for Drugs 		67
 Wednesday, September 23
11:20 - 11:35 AM
Paul, Aditya Small molecule targeting of an essential Plasmodium CDK enzyme Poster
Poster Session C 		227C
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Paul, Aditya Small molecule targeting of an essential Plasmodium CDK enzyme Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		227C
 Thursday, September 24
1:15 - 2:00 PM
Pickford, Anastasia Transcriptional activation of multiple clonally variant genes in Plasmodium falciparum after passage through transmission stages and exposure to human host conditions Poster
Poster Session F 		348F
 Wednesday, September 23
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Pickford, Anastasia Transcriptional activation of multiple clonally variant genes in Plasmodium falciparum after passage through transmission stages and exposure to human host conditions Poster
Poster Sessions E and F 		348F
 Thursday, September 24
3:45 - 4:30 PM
Popovic, Ana Murine gut parasite Tritrichomonas musculis drives changes in the metabolism of intestinal microbiota Poster
Poster Session F 		338F
 Wednesday, September 23
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Popovic, Ana Murine gut parasite Tritrichomonas musculis drives changes in the metabolism of intestinal microbiota Poster
Poster Sessions E and F 		338F
 Thursday, September 24
3:45 - 4:30 PM
Poudyal, Nava Investigating Variant Surface Glycoprotein dynamics under inhibition of fatty acid synthesis in Trypanosoma brucei Poster
Poster Session C 		220C
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Poudyal, Nava Investigating Variant Surface Glycoprotein dynamics under inhibition of fatty acid synthesis in Trypanosoma brucei Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		220C
 Thursday, September 24
1:15 - 2:00 PM
Power, Bridget The essential roles of the paralogous CAF1-CCR4-NOT complex scaffold, NOT1-G, in sexual development and transmission in Plasmodium yoelii. Poster
Poster Session A 		143A
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Power, Bridget The essential roles of the paralogous CAF1-CCR4-NOT complex scaffold, NOT1-G, in sexual development and transmission in Plasmodium yoelii. Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		143A
 Thursday, September 24
11:30 - 12:15 PM
Prasad, Aparna Golgi or no Golgi: How do proteins choose between transport pathways to the apicoplast in Toxoplasma gondii? Poster
Poster Session C 		237C
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Prasad, Aparna Golgi or no Golgi: How do proteins choose between transport pathways to the apicoplast in Toxoplasma gondii? Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		237C
 Thursday, September 24
1:15 - 2:00 PM
Prata, Isadora The role of Acetyl-CoA Synthetase in P. falciparum epigenetic control Poster
Poster Session B 		171B
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Prata, Isadora The role of Acetyl-CoA Synthetase in P. falciparum epigenetic control Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		171B
 Thursday, September 24
12:15 - 1:00 PM
Quiñones, Wilfredo Molecular and biochemical characterization of a phosphoglycerate kinase containing a Per-Arnt-Sim domain, from Trypanosoma cruzi. Oral
Session 3B, Single-cell Analysis/Session 4B, Nutrition and Metabolism 		28
 Monday, September 21
3:50 - 4:05 PM
Rabbani, M A G Trypanosoma brucei DNA Polymerase 𝛉 is Essential for Telomere Integrity and Suppresses VSG Switching Poster
Poster Session B 		186B
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Rabbani, M A G Trypanosoma brucei DNA Polymerase 𝛉 is Essential for Telomere Integrity and Suppresses VSG Switching Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		186B
 Thursday, September 24
12:15 - 1:00 PM
Ramanathan, Aarti Consequences of Na+ homeostasis disruption on the phosphoproteome of blood-stage Plasmodium falciparum Poster
Poster Session D 		275D
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Ramanathan, Aarti Consequences of Na+ homeostasis disruption on the phosphoproteome of blood-stage Plasmodium falciparum Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		275D
 Thursday, September 24
2:00 - 2:45 PM
Ramaprasad, Abhinay Phospholipase activity within the parasitophorous vacuole is essential for blood stage growth and efficient egress in Plasmodium falciparum Oral
Session 7A, Egress to Invasion/Session 8A, Mitochondrial Biology 		46
 Tuesday, September 22
2:15 - 2:30 PM
Rangel, Gabriel Metabolomic approaches to discovering resistance-resistant antimalarial drug targets Poster
Poster Session A 		116A
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Rangel, Gabriel Metabolomic approaches to discovering resistance-resistant antimalarial drug targets Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		116A
 Thursday, September 24
11:30 - 12:15 PM
Rawat, Rahul Singh Role of a TgVps15 in the development of Toxoplasma gondii Poster
Poster Session B 		190B
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Rawat, Rahul Singh Role of a TgVps15 in the development of Toxoplasma gondii Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		190B
 Thursday, September 24
12:15 - 1:00 PM
Reed, Jake Telomere maintenance in response to DNA damage in malaria parasites Oral
Session 2B, Nuclear and Telomere Biology 		11
 Monday, September 21
11:35 - 11:50 AM
Reigada, Chantal Crystal violet structural analogues as candidates for drug repurposing in trypanosomatid diseases Poster
Poster Session B 		193B
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Reigada, Chantal Crystal violet structural analogues as candidates for drug repurposing in trypanosomatid diseases Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		193B
 Thursday, September 24
12:15 - 1:00 PM
Reuter, Christian Development of tsetse fly-transmitted African trypanosomes in primary human skin equivalents Oral
Session 13A, New tools, new vistas 		99
 Thursday, September 24
11:15 - 11:30 AM
Reuterswärd Waldner, Philippa Establishing high-throughput Plasmodium falciparum transcription inhibition assays for compound screening and drug discovery Poster
Poster Session E 		313E
 Wednesday, September 23
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Reuterswärd Waldner, Philippa Establishing high-throughput Plasmodium falciparum transcription inhibition assays for compound screening and drug discovery Poster
Poster Sessions E and F 		313E
 Thursday, September 24
3:00 - 3:45 PM
Rijo-Ferreira, Filipa The rhythmic day of malaria parasites Poster
Poster Session E 		291E
 Wednesday, September 23
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Rijo-Ferreira, Filipa The rhythmic day of malaria parasites Poster
Poster Sessions E and F 		291E
 Thursday, September 24
3:00 - 3:45 PM
Rios, Kelly The Spatial Organization of the Plasmodium yoelii DOZI/CITH/ALBA mRNP Complex During and After Translational Repression Poster
Poster Session A 		129A
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Rios, Kelly The Spatial Organization of the Plasmodium yoelii DOZI/CITH/ALBA mRNP Complex During and After Translational Repression Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		129A
 Thursday, September 24
11:30 - 12:15 PM
Ripp, Johanna Environmental elasticity impacts parasite migration during transmission of malaria Poster
Poster Session A 		107A
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Ripp, Johanna Environmental elasticity impacts parasite migration during transmission of malaria Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		107A
 Thursday, September 24
11:30 - 12:15 PM
Rivera-Cuevas, Yolanda Toxoplasma gondii GRAbs host cytosolic proteins by interacting with the host ESCRT machinery Oral
Session 5A, Host-Parasite manipulation/Session 6A, Developmental cell biology 		31
 Tuesday, September 22
10:30 - 10:45 AM
Roberts, Sigrid Elucidating the Functions of Polyamines for the Proliferation and Survival of Leishmania Parasites Poster
Poster Session A 		120A
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Roberts, Sigrid Elucidating the Functions of Polyamines for the Proliferation and Survival of Leishmania Parasites Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		120A
 Thursday, September 24
11:30 - 12:15 PM
Rogerio, Luana Aparecida In vitro infection and genomic analysis of Crithidia-like parasites isolated from human cases of visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil Poster
Poster Session D 		265D
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Rogerio, Luana Aparecida In vitro infection and genomic analysis of Crithidia-like parasites isolated from human cases of visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		265D
 Thursday, September 24
2:00 - 2:45 PM
Rosenberg, Alexander Toxoplasma gondii co-opts host repressor complexes to inhibit interferon induced necroptosis. Poster
Poster Session A 		111A
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Rosenberg, Alexander Toxoplasma gondii co-opts host repressor complexes to inhibit interferon induced necroptosis. Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		111A
 Thursday, September 24
11:30 - 12:15 PM
Ruiz, Maria Daniela Ivermectin, a new old drug for Chagas disease? Poster
Poster Session B 		174B
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Ruiz, Maria Daniela Ivermectin, a new old drug for Chagas disease? Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		174B
 Thursday, September 24
12:15 - 1:00 PM
Russell, Timothy Small Molecule Based Disruption of an ApiAP2 Transcription Factor in the Human Malaria Parasite Plasmodium falciparum Poster
Poster Session A 		109A
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Russell, Timothy Small Molecule Based Disruption of an ApiAP2 Transcription Factor in the Human Malaria Parasite Plasmodium falciparum Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		109A
 Thursday, September 24
11:30 - 12:15 PM
Sabalette, Karina mRNA localization: a possible role in the regulation of stage-specific gene expression during Trypanosoma cruzi development Poster
Poster Session E 		316E
 Wednesday, September 23
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Sabalette, Karina mRNA localization: a possible role in the regulation of stage-specific gene expression during Trypanosoma cruzi development Poster
Poster Sessions E and F 		316E
 Thursday, September 24
3:00 - 3:45 PM
Sáenz, José Gene disruption of flagellar and cytoskeleton components of Trypanosoma cruzi. Poster
Poster Session C 		216C
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Sáenz, José Gene disruption of flagellar and cytoskeleton components of Trypanosoma cruzi. Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		216C
 Thursday, September 24
1:15 - 2:00 PM
Saha, Arpita Cell Cycle-Dependent TERRA Foci and the TERRA Level Are Regulated by TbTRF with a TERRA Binding Interface Independent of Its DNA Binding Activity Poster
Poster Session B 		154B
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Saha, Arpita Cell Cycle-Dependent TERRA Foci and the TERRA Level Are Regulated by TbTRF with a TERRA Binding Interface Independent of Its DNA Binding Activity Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		154B
 Thursday, September 24
12:15 - 1:00 PM
Samaranayake, Nilakshi Atypical Leishmaniasis in an endemic focus: Host and parasite determinants of disease outcome Poster
Poster Session D 		277D
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Samaranayake, Nilakshi Atypical Leishmaniasis in an endemic focus: Host and parasite determinants of disease outcome Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		277D
 Thursday, September 24
2:00 - 2:45 PM
Sattler, Julia A lysine stretch in coronin modulates directionality of gliding motility in malaria parasites Poster
Poster Session B 		172B
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Sattler, Julia A lysine stretch in coronin modulates directionality of gliding motility in malaria parasites Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		172B
 Thursday, September 24
12:15 - 1:00 PM
Schoijet, Alejandra Unraveling the role of TcVps34-Vps15 complex as a modulator of autophagy and metacyclogenesis in Trypanosoma cruzi Poster
Poster Session B 		185B
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Schoijet, Alejandra Unraveling the role of TcVps34-Vps15 complex as a modulator of autophagy and metacyclogenesis in Trypanosoma cruzi Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		185B
 Thursday, September 24
12:15 - 1:00 PM
Schwebs, Marie Single-molecule dynamics of the trypanosomes’ VSG coat Oral
Session 3B, Single-cell Analysis/Session 4B, Nutrition and Metabolism 		22
 Monday, September 21
2:15 - 2:30 PM
Segev Zarko, Li-av Dissecting the Unique Invasion Machinery of Apicomplexan Parasites Poster
Poster Session E 		315E
 Wednesday, September 23
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Segev Zarko, Li-av Dissecting the Unique Invasion Machinery of Apicomplexan Parasites Poster
Poster Sessions E and F 		315E
 Thursday, September 24
3:00 - 3:45 PM
Seltzer, Tess Robotic Plasmodium sporozoite extraction from Anopheles mosquito salivary glands  Poster
Poster Session E 		318E
 Wednesday, September 23
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Seltzer, Tess Robotic Plasmodium sporozoite extraction from Anopheles mosquito salivary glands  Poster
Poster Sessions E and F 		318E
 Thursday, September 24
3:00 - 3:45 PM
SHAFRANSKAYA, DARIA The first evidence of operon gene clusters in Orthonectida genomes Poster
Poster Session D 		278D
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
SHAFRANSKAYA, DARIA The first evidence of operon gene clusters in Orthonectida genomes Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		278D
 Thursday, September 24
2:00 - 2:45 PM
Shaw, Sebastian Trypanosomes having pHun: cyclic AMP signalling in perception and response to pH gradients Oral
Session 11A, Metabolism/Session 12A, Tissue Tropism 		83
 Wednesday, September 23
3:20 - 3:35 PM
Shikha, Shikha The single CCA-adding enzyme of T. brucei has distinct functions in the cytosol and in mitochondria Poster
Poster Session C 		238C
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Shikha, Shikha The single CCA-adding enzyme of T. brucei has distinct functions in the cytosol and in mitochondria Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		238C
 Thursday, September 24
1:15 - 2:00 PM
Shin, Sara PfCoronin is a major determinant of artemisinin resistance in vitro Poster
Poster Session E 		288E
 Wednesday, September 23
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Shin, Sara PfCoronin is a major determinant of artemisinin resistance in vitro Poster
Poster Sessions E and F 		288E
 Thursday, September 24
3:00 - 3:45 PM
Shittu, Dhikrullahi Entomological assessment of lymphatic filariasis transmission in Ghana Poster
Poster Session A 		106A
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Shittu, Dhikrullahi Entomological assessment of lymphatic filariasis transmission in Ghana Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		106A
 Thursday, September 24
11:30 - 12:15 PM
Shunmugam, Serena Characterization of Toxoplasma gondii acyl-CoA synthetases reveal the critical roles in lipid synthesis and parasite development of TgACS1 and TgACS3 Oral
Session 11A, Metabolism/Session 12A, Tissue Tropism 		81
 Wednesday, September 23
2:45 - 3:00 PM
Siddiqui, Faiza Role of Plasmodium falciparum Kelch 13 Protein Mutations in P. falciparum Populations from Northeastern Myanmar in Mediating Artemisinin Resistance Poster
Poster Session A 		140A
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Siddiqui, Faiza Role of Plasmodium falciparum Kelch 13 Protein Mutations in P. falciparum Populations from Northeastern Myanmar in Mediating Artemisinin Resistance Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		140A
 Thursday, September 24
11:30 - 12:15 PM
Silberstein, Erica 3D-cultures of Human Placental Trophoblasts Resemble the Maternal-Fetal Interface and Restrict Growth of Trypanosoma cruzi Poster
Poster Session C 		207C
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Silberstein, Erica 3D-cultures of Human Placental Trophoblasts Resemble the Maternal-Fetal Interface and Restrict Growth of Trypanosoma cruzi Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		207C
 Thursday, September 24
1:15 - 2:00 PM
Silva, Mariana Role of mitochondrial thioredoxins in promoting survival of Toxoplasma gondii under redox stress Poster
Poster Session B 		164B
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Silva, Mariana Role of mitochondrial thioredoxins in promoting survival of Toxoplasma gondii under redox stress Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		164B
 Thursday, September 24
12:15 - 1:00 PM
Silva, Thiago The fibrinolytic system enables the onset of Plasmodium infection in the mosquito Oral
Session 11A, Metabolism/Session 12A, Tissue Tropism 		85
 Wednesday, September 23
3:50 - 4:05 PM
Silva, Thiago The mammalian fibrinolytic system facilitates sporozoite infection Poster
Poster Session A 		146A
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Silva, Thiago The mammalian fibrinolytic system facilitates sporozoite infection Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		146A
 Thursday, September 24
11:30 - 12:15 PM
Simon, Caroline Mitotic microtubules emanate from a novel intranuclear compartment of Plasmodium falciparum blood stage centrosomes Oral
Session 5B, Functional Cell Division/Session 6B Host determinants 		37
 Tuesday, September 22
10:00 - 10:15 AM
Sinai, Anthony TgOTUD5, an essential phosphorylation-regulated deubiquitinase, controls Toxoplasma gondii plasma membrane homeostasis Poster
Poster Session D 		281D
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Sinai, Anthony TgOTUD5, an essential phosphorylation-regulated deubiquitinase, controls Toxoplasma gondii plasma membrane homeostasis Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		281D
 Thursday, September 24
2:00 - 2:45 PM
Singer, Mirko Essential exon floxing shows that Cystein repeat modular proteins are critical for Invasion in Toxoplasma gondii Poster
Poster Session B 		166B
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Singer, Mirko Essential exon floxing shows that Cystein repeat modular proteins are critical for Invasion in Toxoplasma gondii Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		166B
 Thursday, September 24
12:15 - 1:00 PM
Singh, Brajesh K A Plasmodium falciparum E3 ubiquitin ligase regulates transporter expression and drug responses Poster
Poster Session C 		201C
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Singh, Brajesh K A Plasmodium falciparum E3 ubiquitin ligase regulates transporter expression and drug responses Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		201C
 Thursday, September 24
1:15 - 2:00 PM
Sinha, Ameya Identification of an m6A-binding YTH protein regulating protein synthesis in the human malaria parasite Oral
Welcome/Plenary Session/Session 2A, Epitranscriptomics 		6
 Monday, September 21
11:20 - 11:35 AM
Smith, Joseph Developmental regulation of edited CYb and COIII mitochondrial mRNAs is achieved by distinct mechanisms in Trypanosoma brucei Oral
Session 7A, Egress to Invasion/Session 8A, Mitochondrial Biology 		51
 Tuesday, September 22
3:35 - 3:50 PM
Smith, Tyler High-throughput functionalization of the Toxoplasma gondii proteome Oral
Session 13B, Functional screens, new horizons 		104
 Thursday, September 24
11:00 - 11:15 AM
Sokol Borrelli, Sarah Utilizing interspecies comparisons between Toxoplasma gondii and Hammondia hammondi to identify mechanisms regulating stage conversion Oral
Session 3A, Sensing and Salvage/Session 4A, Lab and Field Genomics 		19
 Monday, September 21
3:35 - 3:50 PM
Sousa, Gregory The CLIP-domain serine protease CLIPC9 regulates melanization downstream of SPCLIP1, CLIPA8, and CLIPA28 in the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae Oral
Session 5B, Functional Cell Division/Session 6B Host determinants 		42
 Tuesday, September 22
11:20 - 11:35 AM
SRIVASTAVA, SANDEEP Toxoplasma gondii AP2XII-2 contributes to proper progression through S-phase of the cell cycle Poster
Poster Session A 		117A
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
SRIVASTAVA, SANDEEP Toxoplasma gondii AP2XII-2 contributes to proper progression through S-phase of the cell cycle Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		117A
 Thursday, September 24
11:30 - 12:15 PM
Stasic, Andrew Characterizing RNA-binding proteins essential for Plasmodium falciparum sexual development Poster
Poster Session D 		280D
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Stasic, Andrew Characterizing RNA-binding proteins essential for Plasmodium falciparum sexual development Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		280D
 Thursday, September 24
2:00 - 2:45 PM
Sternlieb, Tamara TcAMPK: a cellular energy homeostasis hub regulator with unique characteristics in Trypanosoma cruzi Oral
Session 3B, Single-cell Analysis/Session 4B, Nutrition and Metabolism 		25
 Monday, September 21
3:05 - 3:20 PM
Sudlow, Sarah Trypanosoma brucei gambiense Variant Surface Glycoprotein expression in patients with African Trypanosomiasis Poster
Poster Session E 		298E
 Wednesday, September 23
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Sudlow, Sarah Trypanosoma brucei gambiense Variant Surface Glycoprotein expression in patients with African Trypanosomiasis Poster
Poster Sessions E and F 		298E
 Thursday, September 24
3:00 - 3:45 PM
Summers, Robert Inhibition of the Plasmodium falciparum Acetyl-CoA Synthetase by multiple chemotypes disrupts protein acetylation and epigenetic regulation in blood stage parasites Poster
Poster Session E 		306E
 Wednesday, September 23
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Summers, Robert Inhibition of the Plasmodium falciparum Acetyl-CoA Synthetase by multiple chemotypes disrupts protein acetylation and epigenetic regulation in blood stage parasites Poster
Poster Sessions E and F 		306E
 Thursday, September 24
3:00 - 3:45 PM
Takamiya, Nayore Tamie Small ribosomal subunit rna (SSU/rRNA) sequence analysis of parasites isolates from patients diagnosed with visceral leishmaniasis with multiple relapses Poster
Poster Session C 		212C
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Takamiya, Nayore Tamie Small ribosomal subunit rna (SSU/rRNA) sequence analysis of parasites isolates from patients diagnosed with visceral leishmaniasis with multiple relapses Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		212C
 Thursday, September 24
1:15 - 2:00 PM
Teixeira, Ana Rafaela Discovering new targets for a malaria vaccine Poster
Poster Session E 		287E
 Wednesday, September 23
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Teixeira, Ana Rafaela Discovering new targets for a malaria vaccine Poster
Poster Sessions E and F 		287E
 Thursday, September 24
3:00 - 3:45 PM
Temporão, Adriana Trypanosoma brucei proteins: new allies in the fight against malaria? Poster
Poster Session B 		177B
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Temporão, Adriana Trypanosoma brucei proteins: new allies in the fight against malaria? Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		177B
 Thursday, September 24
12:15 - 1:00 PM
Tesan, Fiorella Structural and phylogenetic analysis of Trypanosoma cruzi´s major intrinsic proteins (MIP) Poster
Poster Session B 		188B
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Tesan, Fiorella Structural and phylogenetic analysis of Trypanosoma cruzi´s major intrinsic proteins (MIP) Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		188B
 Thursday, September 24
12:15 - 1:00 PM
Tevere, Evelyn TcHTE expression is regulated by intracellular heme levels in Trypanosoma cruzi Oral
Session 3A, Sensing and Salvage/Session 4A, Lab and Field Genomics 		13
 Monday, September 21
2:00 - 2:15 PM
Thornton, Brock Cathepsin C-like protease 1 post-translationally modifies Toxoplasma gondii secretory proteins for optimal invasion and egress Poster
Poster Session B 		194B
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Thornton, Brock Cathepsin C-like protease 1 post-translationally modifies Toxoplasma gondii secretory proteins for optimal invasion and egress Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		194B
 Thursday, September 24
12:15 - 1:00 PM
Tiwari, Anupama Altered functionalities of two organellar DNA base excision repair enzymes of Plasmodium falciparum Poster
Poster Session B 		160B
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Tiwari, Anupama Altered functionalities of two organellar DNA base excision repair enzymes of Plasmodium falciparum Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		160B
 Thursday, September 24
12:15 - 1:00 PM
Tomasina, Ramiro TgCEP250L1 is essential for cell division in Toxoplasma gondii Poster
Poster Session B 		192B
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Tomasina, Ramiro TgCEP250L1 is essential for cell division in Toxoplasma gondii Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		192B
 Thursday, September 24
12:15 - 1:00 PM
Tomita, Tadakimi Toxoplasma gondii matrix cyst wall protein MAG1 is a secreted immunomodulatory effector and critical for acute virulence and establishing chronic infection Poster
Poster Session F 		335F
 Wednesday, September 23
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Tomita, Tadakimi Toxoplasma gondii matrix cyst wall protein MAG1 is a secreted immunomodulatory effector and critical for acute virulence and establishing chronic infection Poster
Poster Sessions E and F 		335F
 Thursday, September 24
3:45 - 4:30 PM
Torres Montanaro, Gabriela BruceiHisnstein: generation of Trypanosoma brucei cell lines expressing Trypanosoma cruzi’s histidine degradation pathway Poster
Poster Session D 		250D
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Torres Montanaro, Gabriela BruceiHisnstein: generation of Trypanosoma brucei cell lines expressing Trypanosoma cruzi’s histidine degradation pathway Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		250D
 Thursday, September 24
2:00 - 2:45 PM
Trindade, Sandra Adipose Tissue Resident Trypanosoma brucei: a Population of Slow Growers Poster
Poster Session C 		214C
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Trindade, Sandra Adipose Tissue Resident Trypanosoma brucei: a Population of Slow Growers Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		214C
 Thursday, September 24
1:15 - 2:00 PM
Tumas, Keyla Plasmodium yoelii 17XNL infection induces macrophage dysfunction and blockage of erythrocyte maturation Poster
Poster Session C 		208C
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Tumas, Keyla Plasmodium yoelii 17XNL infection induces macrophage dysfunction and blockage of erythrocyte maturation Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		208C
 Thursday, September 24
1:15 - 2:00 PM
Tye, Mark Development of Pro-uncompetitive Plasmodium falciparum cytoplasmic prolyl-tRNA synthetase inhibitors Poster
Poster Session F 		354F
 Wednesday, September 23
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Tye, Mark Development of Pro-uncompetitive Plasmodium falciparum cytoplasmic prolyl-tRNA synthetase inhibitors Poster
Poster Sessions E and F 		354F
 Thursday, September 24
3:45 - 4:30 PM
Usmani, Mahrukh Structural Studies of the Harpoon-Like Invasion Organelle of Microsporidia Poster
Poster Session C 		209C
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Usmani, Mahrukh Structural Studies of the Harpoon-Like Invasion Organelle of Microsporidia Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		209C
 Thursday, September 24
1:15 - 2:00 PM
Uyoga, Sophie Plasma Plasmodium falciparum Histidine-Rich Protein-2 concentrations in children with various forms of clinical malaria in Kilifi, Kenya Poster
Poster Session C 		204C
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Uyoga, Sophie Plasma Plasmodium falciparum Histidine-Rich Protein-2 concentrations in children with various forms of clinical malaria in Kilifi, Kenya Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		204C
 Thursday, September 24
1:15 - 2:00 PM
Vaidya, Akhil Stumbling Towards Truth: Basic Research Guiding Antimalarial Drug Discovery Oral
Keynote Address by Akhil Vaidya 		61
 Tuesday, September 22
4:30 - 6:00 PM
van Biljon, Riette Dissecting the regulatory role of an enriched DNA sequence motif found upstream of Plasmodium falciparum gametocyte-associated genes Poster
Poster Session A 		136A
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
van Biljon, Riette Dissecting the regulatory role of an enriched DNA sequence motif found upstream of Plasmodium falciparum gametocyte-associated genes Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		136A
 Thursday, September 24
11:30 - 12:15 PM
Vanheer, Leen Activity of epigenetic inhibitors against Babesia divergens Poster
Poster Session D 		264D
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Vanheer, Leen Activity of epigenetic inhibitors against Babesia divergens Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		264D
 Thursday, September 24
2:00 - 2:45 PM
Vellmer, Tim New insights into Trypanosoma brucei chromatin dynamics Poster
Poster Session D 		249D
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Vellmer, Tim New insights into Trypanosoma brucei chromatin dynamics Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		249D
 Thursday, September 24
2:00 - 2:45 PM
Vembar, Shruthi Identification of a nuclear protease that is associated to histone H3 clipping and DNA replication in blood stages of malaria parasites Poster
Poster Session F 		367F
 Wednesday, September 23
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Vembar, Shruthi Identification of a nuclear protease that is associated to histone H3 clipping and DNA replication in blood stages of malaria parasites Poster
Poster Sessions E and F 		367F
 Thursday, September 24
3:45 - 4:30 PM
Verdi, Joseph The interface between the parasite Trypanosoma brucei and the mammalian host’s adaptive immune system Poster
Poster Session D 		267D
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Verdi, Joseph The interface between the parasite Trypanosoma brucei and the mammalian host’s adaptive immune system Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		267D
 Thursday, September 24
2:00 - 2:45 PM
Viegas, Idálio N6-methyladenosine in poly(A) tails stabilize VSG transcripts Oral
Welcome/Plenary Session/Session 2A, Epitranscriptomics 		5
 Monday, September 21
11:05 - 11:20 AM
Vijayan, Kamalakannan Genome-wide CRISPR/cas9 screen identifies host factors essential for optimal Plasmodium liver stage development. Poster
Poster Session E 		294E
 Wednesday, September 23
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Vijayan, Kamalakannan Genome-wide CRISPR/cas9 screen identifies host factors essential for optimal Plasmodium liver stage development. Poster
Poster Sessions E and F 		294E
 Thursday, September 24
3:00 - 3:45 PM
Vilchez Larrea, Salome Inhibition of Poly(ADP-Ribose)Glycohydrolase activity affects lysosomal function and hampers T. cruzi infection in Vero cells Poster
Poster Session E 		329E
 Wednesday, September 23
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Vilchez Larrea, Salome Inhibition of Poly(ADP-Ribose)Glycohydrolase activity affects lysosomal function and hampers T. cruzi infection in Vero cells Poster
Poster Sessions E and F 		329E
 Thursday, September 24
3:00 - 3:45 PM
Vincent Ntui-Njock, Ntui Assessment of known Molecular Markers of Plasmodium falciparum Resistance Markers to Sulohodixine-Pyrimethamine in the Buea Health Area SouthWest, Cameroon Poster
Poster Session F 		332F
 Wednesday, September 23
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Vincent Ntui-Njock, Ntui Assessment of known Molecular Markers of Plasmodium falciparum Resistance Markers to Sulohodixine-Pyrimethamine in the Buea Health Area SouthWest, Cameroon Poster
Poster Sessions E and F 		332F
 Thursday, September 24
3:45 - 4:30 PM
Viswanatha, Raghuvir Bioinformatic and cell-based tools for reverse and forward genetics using CRISPR in mosquitos Poster
Poster Session F 		341F
 Wednesday, September 23
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Viswanatha, Raghuvir Bioinformatic and cell-based tools for reverse and forward genetics using CRISPR in mosquitos Poster
Poster Sessions E and F 		341F
 Thursday, September 24
3:45 - 4:30 PM
von Grüning, Hilde Decoding combinatorial patterns of histone posttranslational modifications of Plasmodium falciparum Poster
Poster Session E 		305E
 Wednesday, September 23
12:15 - 2:00 PM
von Grüning, Hilde Decoding combinatorial patterns of histone posttranslational modifications of Plasmodium falciparum Poster
Poster Sessions E and F 		305E
 Thursday, September 24
3:00 - 3:45 PM
Walker, Michael Investigation of Puf2-Mediated Post-Transcriptional Regulation in Sporozoites Poster
Poster Session B 		184B
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Walker, Michael Investigation of Puf2-Mediated Post-Transcriptional Regulation in Sporozoites Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		184B
 Thursday, September 24
12:15 - 1:00 PM
Wallbank, Bethan Mapping Cryptosporidium infection in vivo using 2-photon microscopy Poster
Poster Session C 		202C
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Wallbank, Bethan Mapping Cryptosporidium infection in vivo using 2-photon microscopy Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		202C
 Thursday, September 24
1:15 - 2:00 PM
Walrad, Pegine High speed, 3D imaging reveals chemotactic behavior specific to human-infective Leishmania parasites Poster
Poster Session F 		357F
 Wednesday, September 23
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Walrad, Pegine High speed, 3D imaging reveals chemotactic behavior specific to human-infective Leishmania parasites Poster
Poster Sessions E and F 		357F
 Thursday, September 24
3:45 - 4:30 PM
Walsh, Madison Identification of clinically approved small molecules that inhibit growth and affect transcript levels of developmentally regulated genes in the African trypanosome Poster
Poster Session B 		181B
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Walsh, Madison Identification of clinically approved small molecules that inhibit growth and affect transcript levels of developmentally regulated genes in the African trypanosome Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		181B
 Thursday, September 24
12:15 - 1:00 PM
Walzer, Katelyn The Cryptosporidium single-cell atlas reveals key life cycle stages and a commitment to male and female development Oral
Welcome/Plenary Session/Session 2A, Epitranscriptomics 		4
 Monday, September 21
10:45 - 11:00 AM
Wang, Fengrong A mutagenesis screen to identify genes involved in T. gondii autophagy during chronic infection Poster
Poster Session C 		203C
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Wang, Fengrong A mutagenesis screen to identify genes involved in T. gondii autophagy during chronic infection Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		203C
 Thursday, September 24
1:15 - 2:00 PM
Wang, Jipeng Exploring the male-induced female reproduction of Schistosoma mansoni in a novel medium Oral
Welcome/Plenary Session/Session 2A, Epitranscriptomics 		1
 Monday, September 21
10:00 - 10:15 AM
Wang, Yifan Genome-wide screens identify Toxoplasma gondii determinants of parasite fitness in IFNγ-activated murine macrophages Oral
Session 5A, Host-Parasite manipulation/Session 6A, Developmental cell biology 		36
 Tuesday, September 22
11:50 - 12:05 PM
Weisert, Nadine Novel telomere-associated proteins and their impact on VSG expression site regulation in Trypanosoma brucei Poster
Poster Session D 		247D
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Weisert, Nadine Novel telomere-associated proteins and their impact on VSG expression site regulation in Trypanosoma brucei Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		247D
 Thursday, September 24
2:00 - 2:45 PM
Wetzel, Dawn Discovery of a novel antiparasitic compound that promotes leishmanial tubulin polymerization Oral
Session 9B, Drug Development/Session 10B, Metabolites and Lipids 		73
 Wednesday, September 23
10:45 - 11:00 AM
Weyrich, Anna Maria Blocking Plasmodium falciparum sporogonic development in the mosquito with human-derived single-chain antibodies. Oral
Session 9A, Biology for Vaccines/Session 10A, Biology for Drugs 		63
 Wednesday, September 23
10:15 - 10:30 AM
Yanta, Christine Cyclospora cayetanensis whole genome sequencing: Improving the quality and diversity of available genomes Poster
Poster Session C 		217C
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Yanta, Christine Cyclospora cayetanensis whole genome sequencing: Improving the quality and diversity of available genomes Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		217C
 Thursday, September 24
1:15 - 2:00 PM
Yasmin, Zebunnahar Molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium and Giardia in human and cattle in Chittagong ,Bangladesh Poster
Poster Session E 		301E
 Wednesday, September 23
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Yasmin, Zebunnahar Molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium and Giardia in human and cattle in Chittagong ,Bangladesh Poster
Poster Sessions E and F 		301E
 Thursday, September 24
3:00 - 3:45 PM
Yin, B. Use automated Spatially Targeted Optical Micro Proteomics (autoSTOMP) to explore the efforter proteins near the parasitophorous vacuole membrane (PVM) of Toxoplasma Oral
Session 13A, New tools, new vistas 		95
 Thursday, September 24
10:15 - 10:30 AM
young, neil Diversity in the intrinsic apoptosis pathway of nematodes Poster
Poster Session B 		155B
 Monday, September 21
12:15 - 2:00 PM
young, neil Diversity in the intrinsic apoptosis pathway of nematodes Poster
Poster Sessions A and B 		155B
 Thursday, September 24
12:15 - 1:00 PM
Zaheer, Tean In silico design of Eimeria tenella vaccine candidates Poster
Poster Session E 		304E
 Wednesday, September 23
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Zaheer, Tean In silico design of Eimeria tenella vaccine candidates Poster
Poster Sessions E and F 		304E
 Thursday, September 24
3:00 - 3:45 PM
Zeelen, Johan The parasite coat protein VSGsur binds suramin to confer drug resistance Oral
Session 9A, Biology for Vaccines/Session 10A, Biology for Drugs 		66
 Wednesday, September 23
11:05 - 11:20 AM
Zhang, Bailin New approach for understanding the interface between host antibody and Variant Surface Glycoprotein in Trypanosoma brucei using Phage Immunoprecipitation Sequencing Poster
Poster Session D 		261D
 Tuesday, September 22
12:15 - 2:00 PM
Zhang, Bailin New approach for understanding the interface between host antibody and Variant Surface Glycoprotein in Trypanosoma brucei using Phage Immunoprecipitation Sequencing Poster
Poster Sessions C and D 		261D
 Thursday, September 24
2:00 - 2:45 PM
Zhao, Lu A single-cell RNAseq atlas of Schistosoma mansoni identifies a key regulator of blood feeding Oral
Session 13B, Functional screens, new horizons 		102
 Thursday, September 24
10:30 - 10:45 AM