Parasite-vector interactions / Parasite immunity Friday, July 3, 2009, Hall Belvedere I-II 14:00-14:20 A protective role of endogenous anti-oxidant responses in schistosome primary sporocysts against external oxidative stress Mourao M., Dinguirard N., Franco G.R., Yoshino T.P. 14:20-14:40 Antioxidant activities in the intracellular protozoan parasite Perkinsus marinus Vasta G.R., Schott E.J., Fernández-Robledo J.A., Wilson D.N., Pecher W.T. 14:40-15:00 Identification of NF-kB-, Relish- and STAT-like transcription factors suggests the conservation of TLR, Imd, and Jak /STAT signaling pathways in the schistosome transmitting snail Biomphalaria glabrata Zhang Si-Ming, Li Z., Wang B., Ramakrishnan V., Nian H. 15:00-15:20 Genetic approach for identifying the genes responsible for resistance and susceptibility against a parasite, Heterobothrium okamotoi, in fugu, Takifugu rubripes Kido S., Kai W., Suetake H., Kikuchi K., Suzuki Y.