Krisztian Magori, an Associate Professor at the Department of Biology at Eastern Washington University, reflects on the benefits of attending workshops to keep up with novel research and develop connections with the professional community.
The development of an effective anti-schistosome vaccine is increasingly considered an essential tool in moving towards schistosomiasis end-game elimination. Tetraspanins (TSPs) are a protein family targeted by several vaccine candidates, however questions remain on how their variability in natural populations may impact vaccine effectiveness. A recent study analyses the variability of S. japonicum TSPs in China, highlighting implications for anti-schistosome vaccine development.
A recent review looks at how bioacoustics could be a useful approach for the surveillance of zoonotic diseases, especially at the human-wildlife-ecosystem interface.
The Uganda Schistosomiasis Multidisciplinary Research Centre (U-SMRC) hosted the first Uganda Schistosomiasis Symposium in Entebbe, Uganda, as well as online. The theme of this first symposium was Schistosomiasis research and controlled human infection studies for helminth vaccine development in Africa. Kat Gulyas attended the symposium online and shares a brief summary of her favourite highlights.
New research sheds more light on the odors involved in tsetse fly mating behaviour.