We are pleased to introduce the first confirmed speakers for ICOPA 2026, a distinguished lineup of experts who will share their latest parasotology research and insights at the upcoming congress in Montreal.
Dr Joanne Webster
UK
Professor of Parasitic Diseases
Royal Veterinary College, University of London (and Imperial College, Faculty of Medicine)
Dr Neta Regev-Rudzki
Israel
Lab Head at the Weizmann Institute of Science
Head of the Regev-Rudzki Lab
Dr Elodie Ghedin
USA
Senior investigator at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Prof Cesar de la Fuente
USA
Presidential Associate Professor at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn), leading the Machine Biology Group
Dr Kevin Lafferty
USA
Marine ecologist and senior ecologist for the USGS
Adjunct Professor, UCSB
Principal Investigator, UCSB Marine Science Institute
Dr Peter Hotez
USA
Endowed Chair of Tropical Pediatrics at Texas Children’s Hospital
Dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine
Health Policy Scholar
For more information about the session types, topics and speakers at the ICOPA 2026 congress, check out the scientific program page.
