Please join us for the inaugural international meeting for trematodology, bringing together trematode researchers from around the world to discuss taxonomy, evolution, life cycles, physiology, ecology and biogeography.
Trematodes 2024
8th–13th September • Brisbane, Australia
Abstract submission
Abstract submission has now closed.
Registration
Early bird (gets the trematode) is open until 30th April. Full rate registration will remain open until the meeting.
Travel support
The organising committee is working to secure funding to support student travel, especially for those from developing countries.
Venue & visiting Brisbane
Trematodes 2024 will be held at the Queensland Museum on the banks of the Brisbane River and at the heart of the city’s vibrant cultural centre.
Brisbane is an attractive and easy-going city with plenty to see and do, and is the gateway to the spectacular South East Queensland region.
Program
The meeting will follow a dual format with single stream sessions: plenaries and conference presentations, and discussion-based workshopsto bring the community together to develop global approaches and collaboration.
Social
Sunday 8th: Welcome address and catered social mixer at the Queensland Museum
Wednesday 11th: Visit to Australia Zoo, included in registration
Thursday 12th: Conference dinner by the Brisbane River
Welcome address
Tom Cribb, Queensland Museum
Tom has worked on trematodes in the Australia region since the early 1980s. His welcome address will explore just what sorts of trematodes occur in Australia’s distinctive animals plus some context on just who has worked to sort them out.
Invited speakers
Natural History Museum, London
Department of Zoology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Faculty of Environmental Sciences, University of Shiga Prefecture
Museum of Southwestern Biology, University of New Mexico
Pathogen Genomics and Genetics Program, The University of Melbourne
Department of Biology, University of North Dakota
Nature Research Centre, Lithuania
Natural History Museum, Geneva
Organising committee
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Scott Cutmore
Queensland Museum, Australia
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Isabel Blasco-Costa
Natural History Museum of Geneva, Switzerland
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Anshu Chaudhary
Chaudhary Charan Singh University, India
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Tom Cribb
Queensland Museum, Australia
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Olena Kudlai
Nature Research Centre, Lithuania
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Storm Martin
Murdoch University, Australia
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Terry Miller
Queensland Museum, Australia
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Gerardo Pérez-Ponce de León
La Escuela Nacional de Estudios Superiores, Mexico
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Hudson Pinto
Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Sho Shirakashi
Kindai University, Japan
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Nico Smit
North-West University, South Africa
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Vasyl Tkach
University of North Dakota, USA
Add on New Zealand: Parasites in the Pacific!
Coming half way around the world? Stretch that tax deductible travel or student conference grant and combine your visit with Parasites in the Pacific, a joint meeting of Australia and New Zealand’s parasitology societies held in Auckland, 26th– 29th August. Visit conference website.
Trematodes 2027 Geneva!
We hope that this meeting will become a triennial fixture important for all trematode researchers. The next iteration, Trematodes 2027, is planned for Geneva, Switzerland, to be held at the Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle. At Trematodes 2024, we will be interested to hear proposals to host Trematodes 2030.
Trematodes 2024 is kindly supported by the Queensland Museum, the Harry Butler Institute at Murdoch University, and the Australian Society for Parasitology.
We are grateful for our sponsors who have generously contributed funds to enable travel for students and early-career researchers:
The Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research
Lizard Island Reef Research Foundation
Merlin Entertainments: Sea Life
Thank you!
