Scientific and Cultutral Program
June 14th
Session 1: Evolution of Trypanosomatidae
Chairmans: Dr. Vyacheslav Yurchenko, University of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic (confirmed) and Dr. Julius Lukeš, Institute of Parasitology, České Budějovice, Czech Republic (confirmed)
9:15 - 12:30
Session 2: Biology, Evolution, Phylogeny, and Taxonomy of Trypanosoma spp.
Chairmans: Dr. Edmundo Grisard, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, Brazil (confirmed) and Dr. Patrick Hamilton, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK (confirmed)
13:45 - 16:20
Poster session with wine and cheese
18:00 - 21:00
June 15th
Session 3: Biology, Evolution, Phylogeny, and Taxonomy of Leishmania spp.
Chairman: Dr. Jean-Claude Dujardin, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerpen, Belgium (confirmed) and Dr. Gabriele Schoenian, Charité Universitaetsmedizin Berlin, Germany (confirmed)
9:15 - 12:30
Session 4: Biology, Evolution, Phylogeny, and Taxonomy of Monoxenous Trypanosomatidae
Chairmans: Dr. Alexei Kostygov, University of Ostrava, Czech Republic (confirmed) and Dr. Jan Votýpka, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic (confirmed)
13:45 - 16:20
Gala dinner
18:00 - ?? am
June 16th
Session 5: Metabolism of Trypanosomatidae
Chairmans: Dr. Zdeněk Paris, Institute of Parasitology, České Budějovice, Czech Republic (confirmed) and Dr. Sara Zimmer, University of Minnesota, USA (confirmed)
9:15 - 12:30
Session 6: Genomics of Trypanosomatidae
Chairmans: Dr. Pavel Flegontov, University of Ostrava, Czech Republic (confirmed) and Dr. J. Alves, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil (confirmed)
13:45 - 16:20
Concluding remarks
Optional Dolni Oblast Vitkovice trip
A "must see, when you are in Ostrava" according to TripAdvisor. Link
17:00 - 20:00
Organizing Committee
- Vyacheslav Yurchenko, PhD, Life Science Research Centre, University of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic
- Claudia d'Avila-Levy, PhD, Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Jan Votypka, PhD, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
Scientific Committee
- Vyacheslav Yurchenko, PhD, Life Science Research Centre, University of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic
- Claudia d'Avila-Levy, PhD, Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Jan Votýpka, PhD, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
- Julius Lukeš, PhD, Institute of Parasitology, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic
- Patrick Hamilton, PhD, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
- Edmundo Grisard, PhD, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, Brazil
- Jean-Claude Dujardin, PhD, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerpen, Belgium
- Fred Opperdoes, PhD, University of Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
- J. Alves, PhD, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Pavel Flegontov, PhD, University of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic
- Alexei Kostygov, PhD, University of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic
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