Example Schedule:

Date Morning session Afternoon session

TBD

Welcome, course introduction

Lab intro  - equipment, safety, parasite handling

 

Associations between organisms

Intro to schisto life cycle

 

What is a parasite?

Miracidia hatching, fixing, IMF day1

 

From host to host

Miracidia IMF day2

 

Parasite diversity – single celled

Miracidia IMF day3

 

Parasite diversity – multicellular

Miracidia imaging

 

Helminths and disease

Miracidia imaging

 

Schistosomiasis

Identification of local parasites- DNA barcoding & morphology

 

Identification of local parasites- DNA barcoding & morphology

 

Identification of local parasites- DNA barcoding & morphology

 

Student Projects 

 

Student Projects 

 

Student Projects 

 

Student Projects 

 

Student Projects