08:00 - 09:30
Anastasios Tsaousis
09:30 - 09:45
Graham Clark and Chair: Anastasios Tsaousis
09:45 - 10:45
10:45 - 11:15
Daisy Shaw (University of Kent, Canterbury, United Kingdom)
11:15 - 11:35
11:35 - 11:55
Sergio Andres Castañeda Garzon, Statens Serum Institut and University of the Rosary, Colombia
12:00 - 12:10
Marianna Marangi, University of Foggia, Italy
12:10 - 12:20
Marie Pažoutová, Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre CAS, Czech Republic
12:20 - 12:40
12:40 - 14:30
Elisa Piperni, European Institute of Oncology, Italy
14:30 - 14:50
Jeffrey Tomiak, Statens Serum Institut, Denmark and University of Stavanger, Norway
14:50 - 15:00
Iliya Kwoji, Charles University, Czech Republic
15:00 - 15:10
Jolana Havlová, Charles University, Czech Republic
15:10 - 15:15
Zuzana Pavlíčková, Institute of Parasitology Biology Centre CAS, Czech Republic
15:15 - 15:20
Anastasios Tsaousis, University of Kent, UK
15:20 - 15:40
15:45 - 16:15
Ayman A. El-Badry, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
16:15 - 16:25
Carolina Hernández-Castro, University of Antioquia, Colombia
16:25 - 16:35
Constance Denoyelle, Institut Pasteur of Lille, France
16:35 - 16:45
David Carmena, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Spain
16:45 - 16:50
Daisy Shaw, University of Kent, UK
16:50 - 16:55
Erjona Abazaj, Institute of Public Health, Albania
16:55 - 17:00
Kateřina Jirků, Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre CAS, Czech Republic
17:00 - 17:05
INES SIFAOUI, The University of La Laguna, Spain
17:05 - 17:15
Varol TUNALI, Celal Bayar University Faculty of Medicine Parasitology Department , Turkey
17:15 - 17:25
Chairs: Graham Clark The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK and Pauline Scanlan, University College Cork, Ireland
17:30 - 19:00
Funda Doğruman Al and Chair: Anastasios Tsaousis, University of Kent, UK
09:00 - 09:45
Ana M. Figueiredo, University of Aveiro, Portugal
09:45 - 09:55
Isabel Guadano Procesi, Università di Roma Tor Vergata, Italy
09:55 - 10:05
Barbara Šoba, Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
10:05 - 10:15
Michaela Kaduková, University of veterinary medicine and pharmacy in Košice, Slovakia
10:15 - 10:20
10:20 - 10:25
10:25 - 10:30
10:30 - 10:35
10:35 - 10:40
10:40 - 10:45
Lidia Goterris Bonet, Microgiology Department, Vall d'Hebron Universitary Hospital, Spain
11:35 - 11:40
Karolína Litošová, Second Faculty of Medicine, Charles University Charles University, Czech Republic
11:40 - 11:45
Anna Lass, Medical University of Gdansk, Department of Tropical Parasitology, Poland
11:45 - 11:50
Gordana Kozoderović, University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Education in Sombor, Serbia
11:50 - 11:55
Hafidh AKKARI, National veterinary school of Sidithabet, Tunisia
11:55 - 12:00
Özgür Kurt, Acibadem University School of Medicine Department of Medical Microbiology, Turkiye
12:00 - 12:05
Abi Girl Sanda, University of Kent, UK
12:05 - 12:15
12:25 - 14:00
Magali Chabé, Center for Infection & Immunity of Lille and University of Lille, France
14:00 - 14:20
Eylem Akdur OZTÜRK, Cukurova University Faculty of Medicine Department of Parasitology, Turkey
14:20 - 14:30
Yaseen Majid Salman Al-Adilee, University of Kent, UK and Ninevah University, Iraq
14:30 - 14:40
Kristýna Brožová, Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre CAS, Czech Republic
14:40 - 14:45
Erdogan Malatyali, Aydin Adnan Menderes University, Türkiye
14:45 - 14:50
Gabriela Štrkolcová, University of veterinary medicine and pharmacy in Košice, Slovakia
14:50 - 14:55
Daphne Mavrides, University of Nicosia Veterinary School, Cyprus
14:55 - 15:00
Yaseen Majid Salman Al-Adilee, University of Kent, UK
15:00 - 15:05
Liliana Rojas-Velázquez, Experimental Medicine Unit, Faculty of Medicine, UNAM, Mexico
15:05 - 15:15
15:15 - 15:25
15:30 - 16:30
Funda Doğruman Al, University of Gazi, Türkiye
16:30 - 18:30
Rune Stensvold, Statens Serum Institut, Denmark
Eleni Gentekaki, University of Nicosia, Cyprus
Andrew Roger, Dalhousie University, Canada
Hisao Yoshikawa, Department of Global Infectious Diseases, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa University, JAPAN
18:30 - 19:00
20:00 - 22:00
COST's Early Careers group
09:30 - 11:30
11:30 - 13:00
13:00 - 14:00
14:00 - 15:00
15:00 - 15:30
15:30 - 15:50
Pikka Jokelainen, Statens Serum Institut, Denmark
15:50 - 16:10
Eylem Akdur-Ozturk, Isabel Guadano-Procesi, Ana Figueiredo, Özgür Kurt
16:10 - 16:30
Facilitators: Funda Dogruman-Al, David Carmena, Eylem Akdur-Ozturk, Isabel Guadano-Procesi, Ana Figueiredo
17:00 - 18:00
Facilitators: Funda Dogruman-Al, David Carmena, Eylem Akdur-Ozturk, Isabel Guadano-Procesi, Ana Figueiredo, Ayman el-Badri
18:00 - 18:50
18:50 - 19:00
15:00 - 15:15
Graham Clark,The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK
15:15 - 15:50
15:50 - 16:30
Facilitators: Anastasios Tsaousis, Eleni Gentekaki, Rune Stensvold
16:30 - 17:00
Registration
Anastasios Tsaousis Welcome and Introductions
Graham Clark and Chair: Anastasios Tsaousis Plenary Talk: An overview on Blastocysits research
Break
Daisy Shaw (University of Kent, Canterbury, United Kingdom) Session 1: Evolutionary Biology and advances in Omics
Anastasios Tsaousis Session 1: Evolutionary Biology and advances in Omics
Sergio Andres Castañeda Garzon, Statens Serum Institut and University of the Rosary, Colombia Session 2a: Intestinal Ecology (gut microbiome)
Marianna Marangi, University of Foggia, Italy Session 2a: Intestinal Ecology (gut microbiome)
Marie Pažoutová, Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre CAS, Czech Republic Session 2a: Intestinal Ecology (gut microbiome)
Lunch Break and Poster session 1
Elisa Piperni, European Institute of Oncology, Italy Session 2b: Intestinal Ecology (gut microbiome)
Jeffrey Tomiak, Statens Serum Institut, Denmark and University of Stavanger, Norway Session 2b: Intestinal Ecology (gut microbiome)
Iliya Kwoji, Charles University, Czech Republic Session 2b: Intestinal Ecology (gut microbiome)
Jolana Havlová, Charles University, Czech Republic Session 2b: Intestinal Ecology (gut microbiome)
Zuzana Pavlíčková, Institute of Parasitology Biology Centre CAS, Czech Republic Session 2b: Intestinal Ecology (gut microbiome)
Anastasios Tsaousis, University of Kent, UK Session 2b: Intestinal Ecology (gut microbiome)
Coffee break
Ayman A. El-Badry, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt Session 3: Clinical significance and association(s) to gastrointestinal diseases
Carolina Hernández-Castro, University of Antioquia, Colombia Session 3: Clinical significance and association(s) to gastrointestinal diseases
Constance Denoyelle, Institut Pasteur of Lille, France Session 3: Clinical significance and association(s) to gastrointestinal diseases
David Carmena, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Spain Session 3: Clinical significance and association(s) to gastrointestinal diseases
Daisy Shaw, University of Kent, UK Session 3: Clinical significance and association(s) to gastrointestinal diseases
Erjona Abazaj, Institute of Public Health, Albania Session 3: Clinical significance and association(s) to gastrointestinal diseases
Kateřina Jirků, Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre CAS, Czech Republic Session 3: Clinical significance and association(s) to gastrointestinal diseases
INES SIFAOUI, The University of La Laguna, Spain Session 3: Clinical significance and association(s) to gastrointestinal diseases
Varol TUNALI, Celal Bayar University Faculty of Medicine Parasitology Department , Turkey Session 3: Clinical significance and association(s) to gastrointestinal diseases
Chairs: Graham Clark The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK and Pauline Scanlan, University College Cork, Ireland Session 3: Clinical significance and association(s) to gastrointestinal diseases
Funda Doğruman Al and Chair: Anastasios Tsaousis, University of Kent, UK Plenary Talk: An overview of Blastocystis epidemiology from One Health perspective
Ana M. Figueiredo, University of Aveiro, Portugal Session 4: Diagnosis and Molecular Characterisation
Isabel Guadano Procesi, Università di Roma Tor Vergata, Italy Session 4: Diagnosis and Molecular Characterisation
Barbara Šoba, Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia Session 4: Diagnosis and Molecular Characterisation
Michaela Kaduková, University of veterinary medicine and pharmacy in Košice, Slovakia Session 4: Diagnosis and Molecular Characterisation
David Carmena, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Spain Session 4: Diagnosis and Molecular Characterisation
Carolina Hernández-Castro, University of Antioquia, Colombia Session 4: Diagnosis and Molecular Characterisation
Ayman A. El-Badry, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt Session 5: Diagnosis and Molecular Characterisation
Lidia Goterris Bonet, Microgiology Department, Vall d'Hebron Universitary Hospital, Spain Session 5: Diagnosis and Molecular Characterisation
Karolína Litošová, Second Faculty of Medicine, Charles University Charles University, Czech Republic Session 5: Diagnosis and Molecular Characterisation
Anna Lass, Medical University of Gdansk, Department of Tropical Parasitology, Poland Session 5: Diagnosis and Molecular Characterisation
Gordana Kozoderović, University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Education in Sombor, Serbia Session 5: Diagnosis and Molecular Characterisation
Hafidh AKKARI, National veterinary school of Sidithabet, Tunisia Session 5: Diagnosis and Molecular Characterisation
Özgür Kurt, Acibadem University School of Medicine Department of Medical Microbiology, Turkiye Session 5: Diagnosis and Molecular Characterisation
Abi Girl Sanda, University of Kent, UK Session 5: Diagnosis and Molecular Characterisation
Lunch Break and Poster session 2
Magali Chabé, Center for Infection & Immunity of Lille and University of Lille, France Session 6: Epidemiology and One Health
Eylem Akdur OZTÜRK, Cukurova University Faculty of Medicine Department of Parasitology, Turkey Session 6: Epidemiology and One Health
Yaseen Majid Salman Al-Adilee, University of Kent, UK and Ninevah University, Iraq Session 6: Epidemiology and One Health
Kristýna Brožová, Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre CAS, Czech Republic Session 6: Epidemiology and One Health
Erdogan Malatyali, Aydin Adnan Menderes University, Türkiye Session 6: Epidemiology and One Health
Gabriela Štrkolcová, University of veterinary medicine and pharmacy in Košice, Slovakia Session 6: Epidemiology and One Health
Daphne Mavrides, University of Nicosia Veterinary School, Cyprus Session 6: Epidemiology and One Health
Yaseen Majid Salman Al-Adilee, University of Kent, UK Session 6: Epidemiology and One Health
Liliana Rojas-Velázquez, Experimental Medicine Unit, Faculty of Medicine, UNAM, Mexico Session 6: Epidemiology and One Health
Marianna Marangi, University of Foggia, Italy Session 6: Epidemiology and One Health
Coffee break and Poster Session
Funda Doğruman Al, University of Gazi, Türkiye CA21105 WG5 workshop: 100+ years of Blastocystis research: Past, present, and future - A celebration for Graham Clark’s retirement
Anastasios Tsaousis, University of Kent, UK CA21105 WG5 workshop: 100+ years of Blastocystis research: Past, present, and future - A celebration for Graham Clark’s retirement
Rune Stensvold, Statens Serum Institut, Denmark CA21105 WG5 workshop: 100+ years of Blastocystis research: Past, present, and future - A celebration for Graham Clark’s retirement
Eleni Gentekaki, University of Nicosia, Cyprus CA21105 WG5 workshop: 100+ years of Blastocystis research: Past, present, and future - A celebration for Graham Clark’s retirement
Andrew Roger, Dalhousie University, Canada CA21105 WG5 workshop: 100+ years of Blastocystis research: Past, present, and future - A celebration for Graham Clark’s retirement
Hisao Yoshikawa, Department of Global Infectious Diseases, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa University, JAPAN CA21105 WG5 workshop: 100+ years of Blastocystis research: Past, present, and future - A celebration for Graham Clark’s retirement
Anastasios Tsaousis, University of Kent, UK Closing remarks and awards
Conference Dinner - Ariadni restaurant, Aquila Atlantis Hotel
COST's Early Careers group Morning sessions
Anastasios Tsaousis, University of Kent, UK Morning sessions
Lunch break
(free time)
WG1 Workshop: Blastocystis Epidemiology
WG2 Workshop: Blastocystis subtyping
Graham Clark,The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK WG2 Workshop: Blastocystis subtyping
David Carmena, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Spain WG1 Workshop: Blastocystis Epidemiology
Pikka Jokelainen, Statens Serum Institut, Denmark WG1 Workshop: Blastocystis Epidemiology
Eleni Gentekaki, University of Nicosia, Cyprus WG2 Workshop: Blastocystis subtyping
Eylem Akdur-Ozturk, Isabel Guadano-Procesi, Ana Figueiredo, Özgür Kurt WG1 Workshop: Blastocystis Epidemiology
Facilitators: Funda Dogruman-Al, David Carmena, Eylem Akdur-Ozturk, Isabel Guadano-Procesi, Ana Figueiredo WG1 Workshop: Blastocystis Epidemiology
Rune Stensvold, Statens Serum Institut, Denmark WG2 Workshop: Blastocystis subtyping
Facilitators: Funda Dogruman-Al, David Carmena, Eylem Akdur-Ozturk, Isabel Guadano-Procesi, Ana Figueiredo, Ayman el-Badri WG1 Workshop: Blastocystis Epidemiology
Facilitators: Anastasios Tsaousis, Eleni Gentekaki, Rune Stensvold WG2 Workshop: Blastocystis subtyping