Welcome to the homepage of the Atlantic Canada Association of Parasitologists (ACAP)

  Our organization was established to bring together parasitologists in eastern Canada for an annual meeting, focusing on students, but allowing principal investigators (PIs) to attend.  Our meetings are intimate and friendly, providing a comfortable, unintimidating venue where students can test the scientific waters (or lands, depending on their interests) with conference-style presentations.  Current PIs are based at the University of New Brunswick, Mount Allison University, University of Prince Edward Island, Dalhousie University, and Acadia University.  Historically, there were also participants from Concordia University and Environment Canada.  In the past, meetings rotated among a diversity of locations, but for at least the last 15 years, we have met, usually in late October, in Pictou, Nova Scotia, and our regular venue has become the Customs House Inn.  Meetings typically begin with a Friday evening chowder reception, followed by a Saturday listening to (mostly) student presentations (Hons, MSc, PhD) on a broad diversity of topics, as the meeting schedules below attest.  A chili dinner follows, after which folks are free to explore the local culture.  If you would like more information, contact us!


Recent meeting schedules:

Recent plenary speakers:

	2022  Pierre-Yves Daoust  (University of Prince Edward Island) Photo:  Russell Easy
2021  Gary Conboy (virtually from University of Prince Edward Island) / Dave Shutler (pictured, Acadia University) Photo:  Russell Easy

2020  Robert Poulin (University of Otago) (virtually from New Zealand)

2018  Lien Luong (University of Alberta)
2017  Janet Koprivnikar (Toronto Metropolitan University)
2016  Vett Lloyd (Mount Allison University)
2015  Mark Forbes (Carleton University)


Some former alumnata:
Mick Burt (†, University of New Brunswick, Saint John)
David Marcogliese (Environment Canada)
Dan McLaughlin (Concordia University)

Group images by Inn co-owner Doug Desbarres:

	ACAP group photo from third pandemic year 2022 in basement of Customs House Inn where talks occur and meals are served.
ACAP group photo from second pandemic year 2021  in basement of Customs House Inn.
	ACAP group photo from 2019 on the steps of the Custom House Inn when masks weren't on the horizon or the face.
ACAP group photo from 2018.
	ACAP group photo from 2017.
ACAP group photo from 2016.

Updated Dec  '22.