MEETINGS

JUNE 30th – JULY 1st 2014 FINAL MEETING
The final meeting for TheSchistoVac has been held June 30th - July 2nd at Aberystwyth University, United Kingdom. Representatives of all participants of TheSchistoVac presented their final results. General overviews, conclusions and outputs for each of the work packages and the project as a whole were discussed. The outcome of the two work packages focussed upon in the 6 month extension period provided critical contributions to definition and selection of the final vaccine candidates on the basisof protective effects in the rat, and of human cellular responses.
Future plans and ideas on how to maximally exploit the results of the project were discussed.

JAN 27th – 28th 2014 ANNUAL MEETING
The 4th annual meeting for TheSchistoVac has been held January 27th-28th, 2014 at Research Center Borstel, Germany. The participants of TheSchistoVac presented and discussed their results of the past 12 months and made clear decisions and plans for the final 6 months extension of the project with respect to the testing of combined protein and glycan antigens in the rat model as well as to finalise the cellular immunology work to compare defined cohorts resistant or susceptible to reinfection.
FEB 3rd – 5th 2013 3nd ANNUAL MEETING
The 3rd annual meeting for TheSchistoVac has been held February 3-5, 2013 at the Albert Schweitzer Hospital in Lambarene, Gabon. The participants of TheSchistoVac presented and discussed their results of the past 12 months and made clear decisions and plans for the last 12 months of the project with respect to the testing of the available protein and glycan antigens in the different in vitro and in vivo systems to further define their potential as schistosomiasis vaccine.
FEB 12th – 13nd 2012 2nd ANNUAL MEETING
TheSchistoVac held its 2nd annual meeting exactly after two years into the four year project. The participants assembled February 12-13, 2012 in Accra, Ghana for a two-day meeting organized by our partners from NMIMR. The progress and planning of the work were discussed in an open and enthusiastic atmosphere.
On February 14, we visited a field site near Lake Volta,

MARCH 20th – 24th 2011 ANNUAL MEETING


MARCH 1st - 2nd 2010 KICK-OFF MEETING
The kick-off meeting of TheSchistoVac was held at the LUMC in Leiden. Principal investigators and other scientists and representatives of all partners involved in the project were present.Scientific and organizational issues were discussed to ensure a smooth start of the project.