Symposium “Pathogenesis of ticks and tick-borne pathogens”
Date: Thursday September 5th
Place: Room Internacional II, Meliá Internacional Varadero
Chairman
Prof. Petr Kopacek Czech Academy of Sciences, České Budějovice, Czechia
| Schedule | Activity |
|---|---|
| 9:30-10:00 | Daniel Sojka Biology Centre CAS, Czech Republic Title: Proteases associated with the apical complex of Babesia |
| 10:00-10:30 | Daniel Ruzek Masaryk University, Czech Republic Title: Advancing Visualization and Monitoring of Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus Infection Using a Novel Reporter System |
| 10:30-11:00 | Marie Vancová Biology Centre CAS, Czech Republic Title: Exploring early Interactions of Lyme Disease Spirochetes with Cells in Skin: Insights from Volume Electron Microscopy |
| 11:00-11:30 | Coffee break |
| 11:30-12:00 | Martin Strnad University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Czech Republic Title: Interactome and forces guiding barrier transmigration of Lyme disease Borrelia |
| 12:00-12:15 | Mehmet Can Uluçeşme (PhD Student) Firat University, Turkey Title: Vector capacity of Rhipicephalus bursa for the transmission of Babesia aktasi n. sp. infecting for goats |
| 12:15-12:35 | Stefania Porcelli (PhD Student) UMR BIPAR- Ecole Vétérinaire D’Alfort (EnVa), France Title: Co-infection dynamics of Borrelia afzelii and TBEV in C3H mice |
| 12:35-12:55 | Cody Koloski (PhD Student) University of Saskatchewan, Canada Title: Impairment of the host immune system impacts transmission and abundance of Borrelia burgdorferi in immature Ixodes scapularis ticks |
| 12:55-13:15 | Susana Alberti Ramos (PhD Student) Centre for Proteins Studies, Havana University, Cuba Title: Potential leucine aminopeptidase inhibitors of Haemaphysalis longicornis (HlLAP) |
| 13:15-13:30 | Mehmet Can Uluçeşme (PhD Student) Firat University, Turkey Title: Evaluating the Pathogenicity of Babesia aktasi n. sp. through experimental Infection in Saanen Goats and Sheeps |
| 13:30-15:00 | Lunch |
| Posters (17:00-18:00) Important Note: Posters of all symposia will be presented on Monday September 2nd and Tuesday September 3th in the room Cetro of the Meliá Cohiba hotel. They assembled on Sunday, September 1st | |
| 17:00-18:00 | Ana Laura Luna Rodríguez (PhD Student) Universidad Autónoma de la Ciudad de México Title: Babesia bigemina enolase: a plasminogen-binding protein that enhances plasminogen activation and induces neutralizing antibodies to the infection of in vitro erythrocyte culture. |
| 17:00-18:00 | Ashild Kristine Andreassen Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Norway Title: Norwegian distributional changes of Tick-borne encephalitis virus in a nutshell |
| 17:00-18:00 | Ayesha Hassim University of Pretoria, Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases, South Africa Title: Evaluation of tick-borne parasites in blood smears of wildlife collected during an anthrax outbreak in the Kruger National Park, South Africa |
| 17:00-18:00 | Elinam Adzo Agbobli Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, Ghana Title: Assessment of tick diversity and potential pathogen transmission in two ecological niches: Implications for zoonotic disease surveillance |
| 17:00-18:00 | Elizaveta Ageeva Crimean Federal University named after V.I. Vernadsky, Russia Title: Borreliosis on the Crimean Peninsula |
| 17:00-18:00 | Gaia Muroni Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sardegna, Italy Title: Tick-borne pathogens detected in ticks collected from migratory birds in Sardinia, Italy |
| 17:00-18:00 | Martin Palus Biology Centre CAS, Czech Republic Title: TBEV interaction with human microglia |
| 17:00-18:00 | Paul Tshepo Matjila University of Pretoria, South Africa Title: A shared pathogen: Babesia rossi in domestic dogs, black-backed jackals (Canis mesomelas) and African wilddogs (Lycaon pictus) in South Africa |
| 17:00-18:00 | Salma Kaoutar Abdelali University of ferhat abbas – setif – Algeria Title: Unveiling pathogen interactions in Hyalomma Ticks: Insights from central Algerian Steppe Regions |
| 17:00-18:00 | Zamantungwa Mnisi University of Limpopo, South Africa Title: Comparative analysis of bovine blood microbiome in two provinces of South Africa using 16S rRNA PacBio approach |