American Committee of Molecular, Cellular and Immunoparasitology (ACMCIP)

ACMCIP Objectives

The American Committee of Molecular, Cellular and Immunoparasitology (ACMCIP) is organized under the auspices of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) and has the following objectives:

1. To promote an organization that facilitates interactions among scientists who work in the varied disciplines of parasitology, especially in basic laboratory, pre-clinical and translational research, clinician sciences and population-based sciences.
2. To foster transfer of fundamental discoveries in basic research to applications that improve human health and to promote learning basic science aspects of parasitic diseases from humans afflicted with parasitic diseases.
3. To sponsor symposia or workshops to promote advanced research in medical parasitology.
4. To facilitate recruitment and training in the most recent advances in medical parasitology.
5. To recognize outstanding contributions to parasitology.
6. To coordinate interactions and activities with other organizations and sponsored meetings to promote the objectives of ACMCIP.
   

Executive Council Membership

Position	Member
President	Manoj Duraisingh
Immediate Past President	Rick Fairhurst
Secretary	Jose Stoute
Councilor	Mohamed Ramadan
Councilor	Timothy Yoshino