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DESCRIPTION: \n\nPhD Oral Defense of Cristina Ballesteros\, Institute of Pa
 rasitology\n\nHuman filarial nematode infections caused by Wucheria bancro
 fti\, Brugia malayi and Brugia timori can lead to lymphatic filariasis (LF
 )\, and those due to Onchocerca volvulus can lead to onchocerciasis or riv
 er blindness\, affecting millions of people in tropical and sub-tropical r
 egions. Brugia malayi has been an excellent model to study human filarial 
 diseases\, in particular by employing culture systems\, the impact of whic
 h on the parasites is unknown. One of our objectives was to evaluate chang
 es in gene expression due to in vitro cultivation of Brugia malayi\, as an
  index of adaptation to removal from the host. We examined the global tran
 scriptome of this parasite by Illumina sequencing technology from the time
  the parasites were extracted from jirds in Georgia (USA)\, shipped to Mon
 treal (Canada)\, and after maintenance for up to 5 days in culture. It was
  important to assess the effects of culture on the parasite prior to measu
 ring the effects of exposure to drugs such as ivermectin.\n\nEveryone in t
 he McGill community is welcome to attend a PhD oral defense. Please join u
 s in celebrating the accomplishments of our PhD candidates.\n\n \n\n \n
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DTEND:20160412T174500Z
LOCATION:R3-038\, Raymond Building\, CA\, QC\, St Anne de Bellevue\, H9X 3V
 9\, 21111 Lakeshore Road
SUMMARY:PhD Oral Defense: Iron Acquisition in the Adult Filarial Nematode B
 rugia malayi and the Effect of Ivermectin on Heme Binding Proteins and the
  Transcriptome
URL:https://www.mcgill.ca/macdonald/channels/event/phd-oral-defense-iron-ac
 quisition-adult-filarial-nematode-brugia-malayi-and-effect-ivermectin-heme
 -259828
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