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

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

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

Upcoming seminars

June 12, 2025: Nicolas Wheeler, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

Title: Quantitative ethology of schistosome miracidia for basic and translational investigations of host-parasite interactions.

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.