ASP 2022 & ‘Parasites on the Green’
In early July we were able to ‘travel’ to the 97th annual conference of the American Society of Parasitologists in College Station, Texas! Although only down the road from our lab, our team was exposed to new colleagues, ideas, and all kinds of strange parasites (if you don’t know about the horse hairworm, we suggest you take look!). Not only did we attend and give four oral lectures at this meeting, but we also were able to help bring parasites to the our local Texas community! “Parasites on the Green”, our parasitology-centric event at Century Square, was a resounding success of fun, games, prizes, and learning. Take a look at all the Verocai Lab experiences below!
Conference Presentations
- Matthew Kulpa (PhD student) – MULTI-LOCUS PHYLOGENETIC RELATIONSHIPS AMONG ONCHOCERCA ISOLATES FROM NEW YORK AND CALIFORNIAN UNGULATES.
- Kaylee Kipp (PhD student) – RETROSPECTIVE EVALUATION OF GASTROINTESTINAL NEMATODES IN COMMERCIAL NORTH AMERICAN BISON HERDS. 2017-2021 AT THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY PARASITOLOGY DIAGNOSTIC LAB
- Maureen Kelly (PhD student) – PRELIMINARY VALIDATION OF A PROBE-BASED QPCR FOR DETECTION OF ZOONOTIC ONCHOCERCA LUPI IN CLINICAL SAMPLES OF COMPANION ANIMALS
- Hannah Danks (veterinary student) – OPENING A CAN OF (LUNG)WORMS: MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF DICTYOCAULUS (NEMATODA; DICTYOCAULIDAE) INFECTING NORTH AMERICAN BISON (BISON BISON). [Recently published here]
ASP Conference
Parasites on the Green
