Lecturers and Course Schedule

Please find the course schedule under the following link: Course Calendar

Our confirmed speakers are:


Christine Clayton, Heidelberg: Trypanosoma

Marcel Deponte, Heidelberg: Leishmania

Hannelore Gehrig-Feistel, Heidelberg: Parasitological Diagnostics

Freddy Frischknecht, Heidelberg: Digital image analysis using P. berghei sporozoites as an example

Thomas Junghanss, Heidelberg: Medical Parasitology

Michael Lanzer, Heidelberg: Cellbiology of the Malaria Parasite

Ann-Kristin Müller, Heidelberg: Attenuated malaria parasites, a tool to understand liver stage biology and immunology

Jude Przyborski, Marburg: Malaria and Toxoplasmosis Diagnostics


In addition, each Student participant is expected to present their work in an informal Seminar (15 minutes, in English language).



A previous invited speaker, Prof Alan Johnson has written a booklet entitled "Charting a Course for a Successful Research Career: A Guide for Early Career Researchers". This gives helpful tips for career planning and is available for free from the following link:

Career planning