Welcome!

Dear Colleagues:
It is an honor to invite you again to our next XX International Seminar on Amebiasis 2023 during October 24th to 28th, in this occasion at the city of Mérida, Yucatán in Mexico.
Mérida was founded on January 6th in 1542 on top of the Mayan vestiges by Francisco de Montejo, who named it "Mérida the ancient pre-Hispanic city". Mérida reflects its ancestral heritage and combines it with a growing modernity, making this city a unique place to enjoy.
After the interruption of our seminar due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we want to offer you an inclusive, updated academic program of excellence, dedicated to the scientific community in the study of amoebiasis, as well as the study of other protists of importance to humans and their related areas, come together to disseminate, discuss, and share scientific knowledge within their area.
Our academic program will consist of master class conferences given by national and international colleagues who are leaders in their field, specialized conferences, oral presentations and poster sessions, which will cover different topics. We look forward to your enthusiastic participation and together, researchers, academics and students, to promote the advances of scientific knowledge in the field of amebiasis.
We invite you to be part of this experience!
Organizing Committee

Hotel Venue

HOTEL HYATT REGENCY MERIDA:

Located in the heart of the city, The Hyatt Regency, is a luxury hotel in Mérida, Yucatán. Is at a key point where the commercial area and the tourist area of ​​the city converge, just a few steps from the emblematic Paseo de Montejo.

The beautiful interiors of this majestic hotel are complemented by personalized service, with a safe and clean environment, high technology, and modern luxury to ensure a pleasant stay. Enjoy a traditional Yucatecan and international buffet breakfast at Peregrina Bistro, Hyatt Regency's main Restaurant.

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Hyatt Regency Merida

+52 999 942 1234

Address:

Av. Colon esq Calle 60, a 100 metros del Paseo Montejo, Merida, Mexico, 97000

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Rates from October 24th to 28th, 2023

Price per person in room:

Type of room	Per four nights
Single room	$12,958.72 MX
Double room	$7,766.72 MX

Packages include:

• Accommodation
• Breakfast
• Lunch: buffet only for 3 days (Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday) from 13:30 to 17:00 hrs. Does not include drinks
• Taxes and tips for bellboys, chambermaids and waiters
• Parking courtesy for hotel guest's reservation

Additional services are not included in the seminar package
The package will be available until July 30th, after this date, it will be subject to hotel availability. Important note: The Organizing Committee gives you the warmest welcome to the XX International Seminar on Amebiasis 2023 and invites all attendees to make their reservation for the entire event at the host hotel, to maintain the special rates in the package offer which will help to have a better interaction among all attendance.

The hotel offers the same rates, per room, per night in single and double occupancy, for the weekend before the congress: Saturday 21th, Sunday 22th, and Monday 23th October, as well as the weekend after the event: Saturday 28th and Sunday October 29th.

Reservations

The total payment of the stay must be covered upon arrival.

The payment of the hotel reservation will be made by leaving a card as a guarantee or by bank deposit or transfer.

When making your reservation, please mention that you are attending the Amebiasis Seminar Entrance and exit of the room

Check-in: from 15:00 hrs.
Check-out: at 12:00 hrs.

Reservation link:

At the time of booking with the key to the event, the charge for lunch will not be observed, this charge will be made at the upon arrival.

https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/hotel/mexico/hyatt-regency-merida/ -->

Doubts and clarifications:
seminario.amibiasis@gmail.com

Academic Program

Topic categories

I. Interplay of Entamoeba with bacteria and other intestinal parasites

• Biology and ecology of Entamoeba species
• Evolution of Entamoeba species and human associations
• Entamoeba and other intestinal pathogen co-infections
• Association between eukaryome and intestinal microbiome

II. Cellular and molecular biology of Entamoebae "in memoriam of Alfonso Olivos, PhD"

• Genetic and genomic advanced studies of Entamoeba species
• Regulation of gene expression of Entamoeba species
• Epigenetics regulation during the cell cycle of Entamoebae
• Organelles, membrane and vesicles traffic, stress, and redox responses
• Cytoskeleton: phagocytosis and amoeba motility

III. Entamoeba histolytica and host interplay in the onset of amoebiasis "in memoriam of Ruy Pérez Tamayo, PhD"

• Virulence factors determining changes from asymptomatic to symptomatic phenotype
• Genetic diversity of Entamoeba histolytica and disease outcome of strains isolated from asymptomatic or symptomatic patients
• Infection models in the study of Entamoeba histolytica and amoebiasis
• Cytopathic effect and tissue destruction
• Human host defences at the epithelium and cell-mediated innate immunity responses against E. histolytica

IV. Diagnosis and treatment of amoebiasis

• Epidemiology, molecular epidemiology, and public health of amebiasis
• News developments in the setting of anti-amoebiasis vaccines
• Clinical advanced in the treatment of Entamoeba histolytica
• Drug screening and discovery of new therapies against amoebiasis

V. Free living amoebae and other protist that affect the human "Special topic in memoriam of Mineko Shibayama PhD"

• Free living naked amoebae pathogens
• Dientamoeba fragilis
• Giardia infection
• Cryptosporidium infection
• Blastocystis infection
• Trichomonas infection

We appreciate your upcoming participation

Fees

All congress attendees must cover their registration fee. Only registered attendees will be able to have access to the sessions and we'll be able to count on the material and the memories of the Seminar, as well as all the events: welcome cocktail, coffee break and welfare gala dinner.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Once you covered the registration fee, you must send your receipts to seminario.amibiasis@gmail.com in order to complete your registration.

We recommend that you use .PDF or .JPG formats to send your receipts and name your files as:
"first surname_name"

Grades: There will be no refunds on registrations and cash payments will not be accepted.

Doubts and clarifications:
seminario.amibiasis@gmail.com