Please join us for the second WFP webinar series: Celebrating 2026 World Parasite Awareness DayWebinar Date: Thursday 26 March 2026Webinar Time: 16:00 (ICT), 13:00 (GST), 10:00 (CET), 09:00 (UTC) Download the Webinar flyer and scan the QR code to join OR just click thisZoom link Presenters: Dr Sadura Tiwananthagorn (Associate Prof. , DVM, Faculty of veterinary…
Royal Society Publishing has recently published a fully OPEN ACCESS Science+ Meeting issue from Philosophical Transactions B: Parasite evolution and impact in action: exploring the importance and control of hybrid schistosomes in Africa and beyond compiled and edited by J Russell Stothard, Amadou Garba, Alexandra Juhász, Lucas J Cunningham, Janelisa Musaya and David Rollinson and the articles are free to…
Watch the launch of the WFP webinar series: The road to ICOPA2026. The first session was recorded on Thursday 26th February 2026 and WFP President Pikka Jokelainen gave an introduction to the WFP and an Inspirational talk on One Health. To watch the WFP webinar on YouTube please use this link
Information to potential bidders for ICOPA hosting, in particular about the role of Kenes Group, has been added to the page ICOPA – WFP
You Are Invited to ICOPA 2026! On behalf of the World Federation of Parasitologists (WFP), we are thrilled to invite you to the 16th International Congress of Parasitology (ICOPA XVI), taking place in the vibrant city of Montréal, Canada, from August 16 to August 21, 2026. Theme: Parasites in a Changing World Join us as…
Welcome to ESPID 2025 43rd European Society of Paediatric Infectious Diseases Meeting May 26-30, 2025, in Bucharest & Online www.espidmeeting.org/ Join us for the 43rd Annual Meeting of the European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases, taking place from May 26-30, 2025, in Bucharest & Online. This premier Meeting brings together leading researchers and specialists from…
It is a sad duty for us to announce that Professor Jaroslav Kulda, an internationally respected parasitologist, one of the pioneers in hydrogenosome research, highly regarded teacher at the Charles University, Prague, recipient of the WFP Distinguished Achievement Award in 2010, former long-time president of the Czech Society for Parasitology, scientific and moral authority, and…
Research professor (tenure track) ZAPBOF, Immunology of parasitic diseases at the University of Antwerp The University of Antwerp is a dynamic, forward-thinking, European university. We offer an innovative academic education to more than 20 000 students, conduct pioneering scientific research and play an important service-providing role in society. We are one of the largest, most international and most…
“ICOPA 2022: living with parasites, collaborating globally, and breaking a glass ceiling” by WFP President Pikka Jokelainen, the Chair of the Congress, summarizes a selection of key parts of the ‘ICOPAnhagen’ experience in this TrendsTalk publication, November 01, 2022DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pt.2022.09.012 https://www.cell.com/trends/parasitology/fulltext/S1471-4922(22)00223-9
ICOPA 2026 will be held in Canada! Stay tuned for more information. #ICOPA2026