Opening Session – chaired by Dr. Haley Licon (University of Utah, USA 🇺🇸)
Insightful talk by Dr. Puran Sijwali (CSIR – CCMB (Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology), Hyderabad, India 🇮🇳)
Talk: An ER-resident lipid scramblase is crucial for biogenesis and function of apicomplexan parasite secretory organelles
Essential for formation of secretory organelles in apicomplexan parasites
Supports functional organization within parasite cells
Highlights importance of lipid dynamics in parasite biology
