INFORMATION
Date
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About
The 8th International Conference on Phthiraptera will showcase the latest research on parasitic lice and louse-borne pathogens and endosymbionts. All aspects of theory, principles, methodology, and practice will be addressed.
Location
IHU Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France / 19-21 boulevard Jean Moulin, 13005 Marseille
Be sure to save time to visit the area. They are many exciting things to do in Marseille (https://www.marseille-tourisme.com/decouvrez-marseille/incontournables/).
Registration
The fee for regular participants will be €450 per person.
Registration for students will be €250.
>> A link for registration will be open on December 1, 2024
Accomodations
There is not a designated hotel for this conference, but they are many hotels in the area.
We recommanded the Radisson Bus Hotel in the direction of the Old Port, the Ibis in the direction of Timone, and the Staycity accomodations.
Scientific committee
Sarah Bush, Kevin Johnson, Oleg Mediannikov and Kosta Y. Mumcuoglu
PROGRAM
Tuesday June 10, 2025: Arrival day
6:00 p.m.: Welcome reception
Wednesday June 11, 2025: Full-day meetings
09:00 AM – 10:00 AM Keynote
10:00 AM – 01:00 PM Contributed talks
01:00 PM – 02:00 PM Lunch
02:00 PM – 06:00 PM Contributed talks
06:00 PM – 08:00 PM Poster Session
Thursday June 12, 2025: Half-day Meeting
09:00 AM – 10:00 AM Keynote
10:00 AM – 01:00 PM Contributed talks
01:00 AM – 02:00 PM Lunch
2:30 PM – 6:00 PM: Local Excursions
7:00 PM: Gala Dinner: Marseille Vieux Port
Friday June 13, 2025: Full-day meeting
09:00 AM – 10:00 AM Roger Price Memorial Session in Systematics
10:00 AM – 01:00 PM Contributed talks
01:00 PM – 02:00 PM Lunch
02:00 PM – 06:00 PM Contributed talks
6:00 PM Closing and farewell
Topics of Contributed Talks:
Morphology and Systematics
Ecology and Evolution
Population Genetics and Genomics
Human Lice – Epidemiology and Control
Resistance to Pediculicides
Veterinary Aspects of Louse Infestations
Morphology and systematics
Biology and ecology of lice
Population Genetics and Evolution
Genomics of Lice and their Microbes
Epidemiology of human lice
Control of human lice
Resistance to pediculicides
Lice of veterinary importance
LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
The organizing committee is composed as follows:
Olivier Chosidow, Bernard Davoust, Pascal Delaunay, Pierre-Edouard Fournier and Arezki Izri.
The International Conference on Phthiraptera (parasitic lice) will be holding its 8 th quadrennial meeting on June 10 th -13 th , 2025, in Marseille, France. This meeting promises to deliver an exciting scientific program and will bring together clinicians, veterinary scientists, evolutionary biologists, and aims to advance the study of lice and louse-borne diseases in all aspects of theory, principles, methodology, and practice.
The 2025 local organizers Prof. Olivier Chosidow (La Pitié Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France), Dr. Bernard Davoust and Prof. Pierre-Edouard Fournier (Mediterranee Infection Institute, Marseille, France), as well as the program chairs Prof. Sarah E. Bush (University of Utah, USA), Dr. Kevin P. Johnson (University of Illinois, USA), Dr. Oleg Mediannikov (Mediterranee Infection Institute, Marseille, France) and Prof. Kosta Y. Mumcuoglu (Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel), are currently organizing an exciting scientific program.
The success of our meeting depends on the generous support of sponsors. Sponsorship of this event will increase the visibility of your business among our community and will also demonstrate your commitment to advancing scientific research and innovation. We have attached a list of sponsorship opportunities. Hopefully one of these levels of sponsorship is of interest to you, but do not hesitate to contact me if you would like to pursue other
arrangements.
We realize that you have a choice of meetings to support, and we hope you decide to sponsor the 8 th International Conference on Phthiraptera.
Sincerely,
Prof. Olivier Chosidow, La Pitié Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France
Dr. Bernard Davoust, Méditerranée Infection Institute, Marseille, France
Prof. Pierre-Edouard Fournier, Méditerranée Infection Institute, Marseille, France
