April 20-21, 2026 | Online
Chair
Vicki Jeffers
University of New Hampshire, NH, USA
Listen to top world-leading investigators discuss groundbreaking work on Toxoplasmosis and its clinical impact.
Take an advantage of our interactive virtual sessions to connect with professionals. Enjoy recorded talks at your convenience so you don’t miss any important insights.
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It is my great pleasure to welcome you to the An International Virtual Conference on Advances in Toxoplasmosis Research, taking place Online, on April 20-21, 2026 organized by Impact Research Communications. This gathering brings together brilliant minds from around the world dedicated to enhancing our understanding and management of toxoplasmosis, a significant yet often under-recognized parasitic disease.
Toxoplasmosis continues to pose a major public health challenge, with the latest data from 2025 showing it affects up to a third of the global population. While many infections are asymptomatic, toxoplasmosis can cause severe disease in immunocompromised individuals and congenital infection leading to devastating outcomes in newborns. The morbidity and mortality associated with toxoplasmosis demand ongoing research to improve diagnostics, treatment, and prevention strategies.
This 2-day conference will try to cover major research findings in various critical areas including Toxoplasma biology, host-parasite interactions such as the parasite’s formation of a specialized parasitophorous vacuole in host cells and its interaction with host mitochondria, the immune response involving interferon-gamma mediated pathways that control parasite replication, developments in vaccine research, as well as epidemiology and ecology of Toxoplasma gondii. Exploring these themes will deepen our collective understanding and drive forward innovative solutions to mitigate the impact of this parasite.
Your participation and contributions are vital to pushing the boundaries of current knowledge and translating research into action. Together, we will share insights, foster collaborations, and advance the global effort to reduce the burden of toxoplasmosis.
I look forward to the fruitful discussions and innovative ideas that will emerge from this conference.
Warm regards,
Vicki Jeffers, University of New Hampshire, NH, USA
Scientific Chair
Royal Veterinary College, University of London, United Kingdom
Talk: From fatal feline attraction in rats to Schizophrenia in humans – why and how does Toxoplasma gondii alter host behaviour
University of New Hampshire, NH, USA
Talk: Divergent TATA-box binding proteins in Toxoplasma gondii
University of California, Davis, CA, USA
Talk: Human innate immune detection of Toxoplasma by a primate-restricted T cell subset
University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Talk: scRNAseq of Toxoplasma gondii feline stages identifies transcriptional characteristics of male and female gametes and new candidate regulators of gametogenesis
INRS, Laval, Canada
Talk: Dysregulation of FOXO-dependent transcriptional programs and functions in trophoblasts during Toxoplasma gondii infection
University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
Talk: Myeloid cell immunity against Toxoplasma gondii infection
University of Texas Medical Branch, TX, USA
Talk: Reorganization of Toxoplasma’s apical complex in preparation for invasion
BITS Pilani, Hyderabad, India
Talk: Toxoplasma's autonomy in making its major phospholipid
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
Talk: Small RNA mediated regulation of host parasite infection
Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany
Talk: The impact of Toxoplasma gondii infection on host cell genome integrity and spermatozoa structure
University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Talk: Social sensing of infection reprograms peripheral immunity in healthy mice
Institut Pasteur Lille, University of Lille, France
Talk: Toxoplasma strain-specific modulation of dendritic cell responses
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, OK, USA
Talk: Trafficking and assembly of the guanylate cyclase complex in Toxoplasma gondii
Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, CAAS, China
Talk: A phosphatase that regulates the cell cycle is involved in the stage conversion of Toxoplasma gondii
Institut Pasteur Montevideo, Uruguay
Talk: A tale of division, fate, and resolution
Robert Koch Institute, Germany
Talk: Metabolic vulnerabilities of bradyzoites
University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
Talk: Fantastic metals and how to acquire them
University of Montpellier, France
Talk: An Alveolata-specific small GTPase complex gates exocytosis in Toxoplasma gondii
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
Talk: Toxoplasma MAF1 blocks mouse AIM2 inflammasome activation by inhibiting mtDNA release
Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU), Munich, Germany
Talk: A dual apical methyltransferase module regulates actin-driven motility initiation in apicomplexan parasites
INSERM, France
Talk: Chronic neuronal IL-1-induced signaling, a critical player in Toxoplasma gondii-driven cognitive impairment: from chronic neuroinflammation to neurodegenerative disorder
INTECH, CONICET/UNSAM, Argentina
Talk: The prenylatable C-terminal domain of Hsp40 Tgj1 is essential for proper subcellular localization and virulence in Toxoplasma gondii
Texas A&M University, TX, USA
Talk: Mechanisms of placental barrier crossing by Toxoplasma gondii
University of Geneva, Switzerland
Talk: The apical complex of Toxoplasma gondii, an essential tool for host infection
National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi, India
Talk: Immunometabolic reprogramming by β-catenin shapes mitochondria-driven T-cells plasticity
CSIR - Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology, Hyderabad, India
Talk: An ER-resident lipid scramblase is crucial for biogenesis and function of apicomplexan parasite secretory organelles
Extended Early Bird Deadline: April 6, 2026