Dear colleagues and students,

On behalf of the Indian Academy of Tropical Parasitology, I welcome you all to Tropacon 2022, the XVIth annual conference of the Indian Academy of Tropical Parasitology to be held in Kolkata from 21st to 24th September, 2022.

I would like to extend my appreciation to the West Bengal Chapter of the IATP for taking the initiative to organise this year’s conference.

I am looking forward to the event which would serve as a wonderful gathering for exchange of scientific ideas among eminent medical parasitologists from all over the world.

I also hope that our young budding students are able to gather knowledge and inspiration to take the field of medical parasitology forward.

I wish the conference a grand success.

Prof S.C. Parija
Vice Chancellor, Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University)
President, Indian Academy of Tropical Parasitology

Dear colleagues and students,

On behalf of the West Bengal Chapter, Indian Academy of Tropical Parasitology, it gives us immense pleasure to invite you all to Tropacon 2022, the XVIth annual conference of the Indian Academy of Tropical Parasitology, scheduled to be held in Kolkata on 23rd and 24th September, 2022.

The conference will be preceded by pre-conference workshops on “Processing of parasitological specimens including permanent mounts” and on “Molecular techniques and special stains in parasitology”, to be held on 21st and 22nd September, 2022.

We sincerely hope that this scientific event provides an excellent learning experience from the relentless work accomplished by eminent researchers in the field of medical parasitology.

We look forward to your eager participation in making the event a grand success.

Welcome to the “city of joy” and join in the grand festivities commencing with “Mahalaya” on the 25th of September,2022, marking the onset of the UNESCO intangible cultural heritage enlisted “Durga Puja” festival.

Organising Committee
Tropacon 2022
Indian Academy of Tropical Parasitology
West Bengal Chapter

Dear colleagues and students,

Tropacon 2022, XVIth National Conference of Indian Academy of Tropical Parasitology is being conducted by West Bengal Chapter, IATP at Kolkata.

I am looking forward to meet and have live interaction with Parasitologists and Clinicians after a long gap due to COVID-19 epidemic.

It is great to know that IATP-WB Chapter is organising this event meticulously with a personal touch.

I wish the organisers great success.

Prof Dr S. Geethalakshmi
Vice Chancellor
The Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University
Vice-President
Indian Academy of Tropical Parasitology

Dear colleagues and students,

It is my great pleasure to welcome all eminent guests, speakers, delegates and scholars to Tropacon 2022, XVIth National Conference of Indian Academy of Tropical Parasitology to be held from 21st to 24th September, 2022 in the city of joy, Kolkata, known for its diverse culture.

Theme for the meeting is “Clinical parasitology: the changing paradigm”. The organising committee has put together a comprehensive and diverse scienti c programme that will be benefcial to all working in the field of parasitology.

On behalf of the IATP, it is my proud privilege to welcome you all to the first offine IATP gathering being held after the COVID-19 pandemic.

I gladly invite all speakers, chairpersons and delegates to attend the conference and make it a grand success.

Prof Dr Ujjala Ghoshal
Head, Department of Microbiology, SGPGIMS, Lucknow
Senior ASM Country Ambassador to North India
Secretary
Indian Academy of Tropical Parasitology