Works presented by PhD Students
Jury Members of Oral presentations
Ben J Mans. Agricultural Research Council-Onderstepoort Veterinary Research, South Africa
Chitimia Dobler Lidia. Fraunhofer Institute of Immunology, Infection and Pandemic Research, Germany
Mario Pablo Estrada. Director of Agricultural Researches (CIGB). Cuba
Jury Members of Posters presentations
Ana Gonçalves Domingos. IHMT, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal
Andrei Mihalca. USAMV Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Marcos Rogério André. UNESP, Campus de Jaboticabal, Brazil
Oral presentations
| Symposium | PhD Student |
|---|---|
| Tick microbiota | Elianne Piloto Sardiñas ( PhD Student ) ANSES, INRAE, UMR BIPAR, France and CENSA, Cuba Tile: Dynamic nesting of Anaplasma marginale in the microbial communities of Rhipicephalus microplus |
| Tick microbiota | Ana Laura Cano ( PhD Student ) IRNASA, Spain Title: The potential of anti-microbiota vaccines: a study on the soft tick Ornithodoros moubata |
| Tick microbiota | Iván Corona Guerrero ( PhD Student ) Autonomous University of Querétaro, Mexico Title: Composition and topology of the Rhipicephalus microplus microbiota during an infection with Babesia bovis |
| Tick microbiota | Lianet Abuin Denis ( PhD Student ) CIGB, Cuba and ANSES, INRAE, UMR BIPAR, France Title: Differential nested patterns of bacterial pathogens and endosymbionts across Rhipicephalus microplus ontogeny |
| Tick microbiota | Apolline Maitre ( PhD Student ) Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d’Alfort, France Title: Exploring innovative strategies for tick-borne pathogen control through multi-antigenic peptide vaccination |
| Ecology and epidemiology of Ticks and tick-borne Pathogens | Andrea Paola Cotes Perdomo (PhD Student) University of South-Eastern Norway Title: Tick-borne pathogens in Southern Norway: Seasonal variation of TBEV, Borrelia burgdorferi and Neoehrlichia mikurensis |
| Ecology and epidemiology of Ticks and tick-borne Pathogens | Dagmara Wężyk (PhD Student) Univeristy of Warsaw, Poland Title: Associations between Babesia, Borrelia and Theileria and tick vectors in different ecosystems of the world |
| Ecology and epidemiology of Ticks and tick-borne Pathogens | Isaac Leandro Lira Pinto (PhD Student) Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Title: Diversity and molecular characterization of hemoplamas infecting bats from the amazon rainforest regions of acre, Brazil |
| Ecology and epidemiology of Ticks and tick-borne Pathogens | Raymond Ada (PhD Student) University of Salford, United Kingdom Title: Unravelling the epidemiology of ticks and tick-borne infections in Benue state, Nigeria. |
| Ecology and epidemiology of Ticks and tick-borne Pathogens | Sezayi Ozubek (PhD Student) Firat University, Turkey Title: Elimination of Babesia ovis from experimentally infected sheep: Significance of these animals for Rhipicephalus bursa larvae in a one-year season |
| Ecology and epidemiology of Ticks and tick-borne Pathogens | Rua Khogali (PhD Student) International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology , Kenya- Title: Tick-borne pathogen distribution in tick tissues collected from dromedary camels in Kenya: Predicting vector competence |
| Ecology and epidemiology of Ticks and tick-borne Pathogens | Szabó Éva (PhD Student) Institute of Evolution, HUN-REN Centre for Ecological Research, Hungary Title: Which pathogens can the neglected winter ticks (Haemaphysalis inermis) carry? |
| Ecology and epidemiology of Ticks and tick-borne Pathogens | Wiktoria Romanek (PhD Student) University of Warsaw, Poland Title: Vector role of Hyalomma ticks: Comparison of prevalence of infection between ticks collected from two CCHFV-endemic countries (Mongolia and Iraq) |
| Ecology and epidemiology of Ticks and tick-borne Pathogens | Isaac Leandro Lira Pinto (PhD Student) Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Title: Occurrence and molecular characterization of hemoplasmas in small non-flying mammals from the amazon rainforest regions of acre, Brazil |
| Diagnosis and strategies for control of ticks and tick-borne pathogens including immunity and vaccines | Chyntia Quetzalli Pérez Almeida (PhD Student) Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Title: The Translationally Controlled Tumor Protein (TCTP) of Babesia bovis induces neutralizing antibodies and participates in the establishment of an acute infection |
| Diagnosis and strategies for control of ticks and tick-borne pathogens including immunity and vaccines | Faith Mutavi (PhD Student) Wageningen University and Research Title: Acaricide resistance: The performance of acaricides active ingredients and acaricide formulations against tick treatments in bioassay tests |
| Pathogenesis of ticks and tick-borne pathogens | 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 |
| Pathogenesis of ticks and tick-borne pathogens | Stefania Porcelli (PhD Student) UMR BIPAR- Ecole Vétérinaire D’Alfort (EnVa), France Title: Co-infection dynamics of Borrelia afzelii and TBEV in C3H mice |
| Pathogenesis of ticks and tick-borne pathogens | 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 |
| Pathogenesis of ticks and tick-borne pathogens | 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 |
| Tick-borne diseases of bovines | Sony Yean (PhD Student) Institut Pasteur du Cambodge, Cambodia Title: Abundance and distribution of Rhipicephalus microplus complex infesting Bos indicus animals from 10 cattle farms in Cambodia |
| Tick microbiome and genomics | Xiangfen Yuan (PhD Student) Chinese Academy of Inspection and Quarantine, China Title: De novo assembly and analysis of salivary gland transcriptome of the argasid tick Ornithodoros lahorensis before and after blood feeding |
Posters presentations
| Symposium | PhD Student |
|---|---|
| Tick Physiology and Metabolism | Tereza Kozelková (PhD Student) Institute of Parasitology, BC CAS, Czech Republic Title: Unraveling Tick Lipid Metabolism: ‘Omics’ and Biochemistry Perspectives |
| Tick Physiology and Metabolism | Lianet Abuin Denis (PhD Student) ANSES, France and CIGB, Cuba Title: Kinin neuropeptide in the midgut endocrine cells and innervation of salivary gland of Ixodes ricinus |
| Tick Physiology and Metabolism | Livia Sofrankova (PhD Student) Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Kosice, Slovakia Title: Novel neuropeptides involved in the salivary gland innervation of soft tick Ornithodoros moubata |
| Tick Physiology and Metabolism | Livia Sofrankova (PhD Student) Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Kosice, Slovakia Title: Electromagnetic radiation alters the mRNA levels of neuropeptide genes in the Ixodes ricinus synganglion |
| Tick Physiology and Metabolism | Marcelly Bastos Nassar (PhD Student) University of São Paulo, Brazil Title: An inhibitor of apoptosis protein is essential to prevent the death of Amblyomma sculptum ticks upon a redox imbalance |
| Tick Physiology and Metabolism | Miroslav Baňas (PhD Student) Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Kosice, Slovakia Title: Differential behavioral responses of ticks to radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation exposure |
| Ecology and epidemiology of Ticks and tick-borne Pathogens | Sezayi Ozubek (PhD Student) Firat University, Turkey Title: Identification and antigenicity of the Babesia ovis spherical body protein 4 (SBP4) |
| Ecology and epidemiology of Ticks and tick-borne Pathogens | Barbora Pavľáková (PhD Student) Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, Slovakia Title: Blood pathogens in reptiles from the southeastern part of the USA |
| Ecology and epidemiology of Ticks and tick-borne Pathogens | Dennis Getange (PhD Student) International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), Kenya Title: Molecular characterisation of tick-borne infections in cattle in northern Kenya |
| Ecology and epidemiology of Ticks and tick-borne Pathogens | Eduarda de Oliveira Silva Lima Machado (PhD Student) Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Title: Molecular detection of the hemotropic micoplasm in bats captured in forest fragments of Ponta Grossa, Parana, Brazil |
| Ecology and epidemiology of Ticks and tick-borne Pathogens | Sophie Melis (PhD Student) University of Pavia, Italy Title: Population genomics of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in Italy |
| Ecology and epidemiology of Ticks and tick-borne Pathogens | Thiago Dutra Dias (PhD Student) Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Title: Molecular investigation of hemoparasites of the order Piroplasmida in capybaras from endemic and non-endemic areas for Brazilian Spotted Fever in Brazil |
| Ecology and epidemiology of Ticks and tick-borne Pathogens | Tsireledzo Makwarela Goodwill (PhD Student) University of South Africa Title: Vector abundance and associated abiotic factors that influence the distribution of ticks in six provinces of South Africa |
| Ecology and epidemiology of Ticks and tick-borne Pathogens | Adrienn Gréta Tóth (PhD Student) Centre for Bioinformatics, University of Veterinary Medicine, Hungary Title: First detection of Ixodiphagus hookeri (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) in Ixodes ricinus ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) in Hungary |
| Ecology and epidemiology of Ticks and tick-borne Pathogens | Keve Gergő (PhD Student) University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest, Hungary Title: The role of birds in the dispersal of ticks and other arthropod vectors |
| Diagnosis and strategies for control of ticks and tick-borne pathogens including immunity and vaccines | Aldo Josué Pavón Rocha (PhD Student) Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Mexico Title: Identification of peptides containing B-cell epitopes of the VDAC and Rl-86 proteins of Rhipicephalus linnaei and assessment of their immunogenicity. |
| Diagnosis and strategies for control of ticks and tick-borne pathogens including immunity and vaccines | Roxana Gómez Zaldivar (PhD Student) CNIC, Cuba Title: In vitro evaluation of OleoVET and formulations action on reproductive indicators of teleogins (Rhipicephalus microplus). |
| Diagnosis and strategies for control of ticks and tick-borne pathogens including immunity and vaccines | Lianet Abuin Denis (PhD Student) CIGB, Cuba Title: Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay for rapid visual detection of Anaplasma marginale infection in bovines CIGB, Cuba |
| Diagnosis and strategies for control of ticks and tick-borne pathogens including immunity and vaccines | Mayra Mirelle Becerra Reyes (PhD Student) Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Mexico Title: Generation of a recombinant single variable domain (VHH) antibody from the Lama glama model against a Babesia bovis antigen |
| Diagnosis and strategies for control of ticks and tick-borne pathogens including immunity and vaccines | Anailí Ávila Espronceda (PhD Student) CIGB, Cuba Title: Amplification of microsatellites of Rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks using specific primers from Rhipicephalus microplus ticks. |
| Pathogenesis of ticks and tick-borne pathogens | 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. |
| Pathogenesis of ticks and tick-borne pathogens | Ana Maria Osório de Barros de Almeida Filipe (PhD Student) Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice Title: Dynamic profiling of Babesia divergens Calcium-Dependent Protein Kinases across their intra-erythrocytic and intra-tick stages |
| Pathogenesis of ticks and tick-borne pathogens | Susana Alberti Ramos (PhD Student) Centre for Proteins Studies, Havana University, Cuba Title: Potential leucine aminopeptidase inhibitors of Haemaphysalis longicornis (HlLAP) |
| Taxonomy and evolution of ticks and tick – borne pathogens | Katleho Sechaba Monakale (PhD Student) University of South Africa Title: Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of ticks and tick-borne pathogens from cattle in the villages |
| Taxonomy and evolution of ticks and tick – borne pathogens | Luis Enrique Chaves-González (PhD Student) Universidad de Costa Rica (UCR) Title: Description of the larva of Dermacentor latus Cooley, 1937 (Ixodida: Ixodidae) from two localities in Costa Rica |
| Taxonomy and evolution of ticks and tick – borne pathogens | Lorang C (PhD Student) ANSES, France Title: Non-destructive extraction of DNA: a method to keep the shape ! |
| Tick-borne diseases of bovines | Laís Feliciano de Souza (PhD Student) Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro , Brazil Title: Molecular detection and epidemiological analysis of Anaplasma marginale in Rhipicephalus microplus, Stomoxys calcitrans and Haematobia irritans |
| Tick microbiome and genomics | Ana Laura Cano Argüelles (PhD Student) Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología de Salamanca (IRNASA), Spain Title: Investigating the role of miRNAs in the salivary glands of the soft ticks Ornithodoros moubata and Ornithodoros erraticus |
| Tick microbiome and genomics | Katie Dillon (PhD Student) University of Georgia, USA Title: Tick Genomics – Progress Towards Tick Genome Assembly and Annotation Best Practices |