Einladung Gastvortrag (englisch): Alistair Antonopoulos

Short Description

The lecture provides an overview of current developments in molecular diagnostic methods for detecting anthelmintic resistance and for the epidemiological surveillance of parasitic nematodes in grazing ruminants. A particular focus is placed on NGS-based approaches (including Nemabiome), which enable the parallel identification and quantification of parasite populations and open up new perspectives for evidence-based parasite control.

About the Speaker

After graduating from the University of Glasgow School of Veterinary Medicine, Alistair Antonopoulos completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Glasgow School of Biodiversity, One Health, and Comparative Medicine. He played a key role in the discovery and validation of the first known SNP marker for levamisole resistance in Haemonchus contortus and developed several molecular diagnostic assays as well as an NGS-based marker panel for Ostertagia ostertagi. He is currently working at the Kreavet Research Institute, an internationally leading research and development organization in the field of sustainable parasite control.

In addition to outlining the current state of methodological development, the opportunities and limitations of these approaches in diagnostic and epidemiological contexts are discussed. The lecture therefore addresses both fundamental scientific questions and the practical implementation of modern molecular methods in routine diagnostics and applied research.