Pint of Science 2025 (Day 2)

Who’s sharing parasites? Join us for a fascinating look into how humans, elephants, and cattle living near Nakai-Nam Theun National Park in Laos might be sharing more than just space—they're swapping parasites too! We'll explore how habitat loss and close encounters are creating parasite "meet-and-greets" between species, and how our cool phylogenetic detective work helps us spot which creepy crawlies might be jumping between hosts! Using a One Health approach, we're connecting all the dots between wildlife, livestock, and human health. It's science, it's squirmy, and it matters for everyone's wellbeing! Because when it comes to parasites... what goes around, comes around!

COVID shook the world in 2020 and showed how underprepared we were for a new pandemic. This talk will delve in to how we are preparing for the next pandemic by using new methods to rapidly identify effective drugs. But will we ever be completely prepared?