Parasitic Nematodes
The purpose of this first workshop on parasitic nematodes is to bring together experts from the C. elegans and parasite biology communities to foster interaction and cross-fertilization of ideas between researchers in these related fields. This workshop is the first of its kind in the region, and it presents 5 sessions on cutting-edge research on major topics, including: parasitic models, development, behavior, and host interactions, natural variation and genomics, chemical and functional genomics, new molecular genetic tools.
Helminth parasite infections are among the most common infections worldwide and affect the poorest and most deprived communities. The WHO estimates that they infect over 1.5 billion people (24% of the global population), causing diseases such as ascariasis, trichuriasis, filariasis (elephantiasis), and onchocerciasis (river blindness). Resistance to current drugs is increasing, yet this largely third-world problem is not a focus for major pharmaceutical companies. With advances in the fields of genomics, host-parasite molecular interactions, and high-throughput drug screening in model organisms such as C. elegans, research in these interdisciplinary areas is rapidly developing and becoming highly exciting.
January 4 - 6, 2018
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Meeting Website: https://cgsb.abudhabi.nyu.edu/first-workshop-on-parasitic-nematodes/
Organizers:
Kris Gunsalus, NYU New York and NYU Abu Dhabi
Oliver Hobert, Columbia University
James Lok, University of Pennsylvania
Erik Andersen, Northwestern University
Hala Fahs, NYU Abu Dhabi
Helminth parasite infections are among the most common infections worldwide and affect the poorest and most deprived communities. The WHO estimates that they infect over 1.5 billion people (24% of the global population), causing diseases such as ascariasis, trichuriasis, filariasis (elephantiasis), and onchocerciasis (river blindness). Resistance to current drugs is increasing, yet this largely third-world problem is not a focus for major pharmaceutical companies. With advances in the fields of genomics, host-parasite molecular interactions, and high-throughput drug screening in model organisms such as C. elegans, research in these interdisciplinary areas is rapidly developing and becoming highly exciting.
January 4 - 6, 2018
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Meeting Website: https://cgsb.abudhabi.nyu.edu/first-workshop-on-parasitic-nematodes/
Organizers:
Kris Gunsalus, NYU New York and NYU Abu Dhabi
Oliver Hobert, Columbia University
James Lok, University of Pennsylvania
Erik Andersen, Northwestern University
Hala Fahs, NYU Abu Dhabi