ZaP Worms

Zapworms: A monthly international scientific seminar series about parasitic worms.
Half hour presentation followed by 15 minutes question and answer.

When: Second Thursday of every month starting
12 noon Eastern Time (USA)

Where: Zoom: https://uofglasgow.zoom.us/j/87340578801 Passcode: 252263

April 10th, 2025: Lisa Reynolds, University of Victoria

Title: Parasitic worm infection can directly disrupt the bile acid pool of their mammalian host

Upcoming seminars

May 8th, 2025: Leonor Sicalo-Gianechini, University of Georgia

Title: Dynamics of benzimidazole resistance in a field-selected isolate of Haemonchus contortus

Organizers

Collette Britton, University of Glasgow

Roz Laing, University of Glasgow

Mostafa Zamanian, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Founders: ZapWorms was founded by Raffi Aroian (University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School) and Richard Martin (Iowa State University) at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021. This successful community-building seminar series was passed on to new organizers in 2025.