LCNTDR 10th Anniversary Agenda
London Centre for Neglected Tropical Disease Research 10th Anniversary Event Agenda
Thursday 26th January 2022, The Flett Theatre, Natural History Museum, Exhibition Road
| 5.15pm |
Joanne Webster, Royal Veterinary College Opening remarks and welcome |
| 5.20pm |
Keynote address: Giulio De Leo, Professor of Oceans, of Earth System Science, Senior Fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment and Professor, by courtesy of Biology Neglected tropical diseases in the era of global changes |
| 5.40pm |
Research presentations, moderated by Bonnie Webster, Natural History Museum |
| 5.40pm |
Hugo Turner, Imperial College London An economic evaluation of Wolbachia deployments for dengue control |
| 5.50pm |
Isobel Gabain, Royal Veterinary College The potential mechanistic pathways leading from parasite infection to childhood stunting |
| 6.00pm |
Michael Marks, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Developing sustainable strategies for the control of NTDs of the skin |
| 6.10pm |
Greg Milne, Royal Veterinary College Temporal changes in Toxoplasma gondii exposure among human populations |
| 6.20pm |
Martha Betson, University of Surrey Toxocara contamination of food - assessing the risks to public health |
| 6.30pm |
Natalie El Kheir, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Engaging London’s Latin American population in screening for Chagas disease |
| 6.40pm |
Adam Cieplinski, Natural History Museum The Schistosome and Snail Resource at the Natural History Museum |
| 6.50pm |
Ben Jones, University of Surrey Genetic characterisation of β-tubulins in Ascaris from across the globe |
| 7.00pm |
Jaya Shrivastava, UK National External Quality Assurance Service The journey of External Quality Assurance (EQA) specimens for diagnostic parasitology: from our hands to yours |
| 7.10 pm |
Tim Littlewood, Natural History Museum Closing address |
| 7.15 pm | Drinks reception in the adjoining room |