Hydra 2022: return of the interactive conference on helminth parasitology after the pandemic

• DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2022.09.013
• Publication Date: 2022-11-02T14:50:52Z
• Authors: Caitlin M. McManus; Tiffany Bouchery; Mona Suleiman; Anna O. Kildemoes; Annabel Ferguson; Tao Wang; Conor M. Finlay; Ryan Chan; Tess Renahan; Ananya Mukundan; Gyaviira Nkurunungi; Sarah D. Bobardt
• Keywords: 0301 basic medicine; 03 medical and health sciences; Hydra; Helminths; Animals; Parasitology; Pandemics

The Hydra helminth conference series, formally titled 'Parasitic Helminths: New Perspectives in Biology and Infection', has been serving the community of helminth research as a platform for interactive discussions and collaboration opportunities since its original launch in 1997. After a break in 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic, this long-awaited conference returned at the Bratsera Hotel in Hydra, Greece, from August 28 to 2 September this year, with 100 delegates from 19 countries across the globe. Opening with Richard Davis' keynote lecture, the conference included 12 wide-ranging presentation sessions and two busy poster sessions, covering all major areas of helminth research. In this TrendsTalk, we invite 12 young scientists and early-career researchers to highlight the exciting science presented in these sessions. Stay tuned for details of the Hydra 2023 conference scheduled for September 3-8 next year (https://hydra.bio.ed.ac.uk/)!