Journal article
Advancing the multi-disciplinarity of parasitology within the British Society for Parasitology: Studies of host-parasite evolution in an ever-changing world
JR Stothard, DTJ Littlewood, RB Gasser, BL Webster
Parasitology | CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS | Published : 2018
Abstract
The study of parasites typically crosses into other research disciplines and spans across diverse scales, from molecular- to populational-levels, notwithstanding promoting an understanding of parasites set within evolutionary time. Today, the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) help frame much of contemporary parasitological research, since parasites can be found in all ecosystems, blighting human, animal and plant health. In recognition of the multi-disciplinary nature of parasitological research, the 2017 Autumn Symposium of the British Society for Parasitology was held in London to provide a forum for novel exchange across medical, veterinary and wildlife fields of study. Whilst the..
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Funding Acknowledgements
We thank the British Society for Parasitology (BSP), The Linnean Society and The Royal Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene and Cambridge University Press for their contributions to the 2017 BSP Autumn Symposium. We gratefully acknowledge the efforts of our invited speakers, especially those who travelled from afar, our speed poster presenters as well as those participants and attendees who made this meeting convivial, and who have also contributed to this special issue. We warmly thank Professor John Ellis for his editorial assistance and smooth management in preparing this special issue for production. We congratulate Professor David Rollinson on his receipt of the IFTM Medal and look forward for many future years in continuing his research. As Director of COUNTDOWN, JRS gratefully acknowledges funding from Department for International Development (DFID) that encourages multi-disciplinary implementation research.