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

August 14, 2025: Jayhun Lee, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Title: The very hungry parasite: unraveling the role of the esophageal gland in schistosome development, immune evasion, and survival.

Upcoming seminars

October 9, 2025: Mark Viney, University of Liverpool

Title: TBD

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.