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When Science Meets Art: Understanding Parasites Through Creative Expression
Interview by Hayden Krause  Dr. Jerri Bartholomew is a retired professor of microbiology at Oregon State University and a previous...
Kelly Weinersmith
Mar 235 min read
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Author’s Corner: Dr. Chelsea Wood
“Learning about the secret world of parasites turned my life upside down, leading me along a path that I would never have imagined for...
Kelly Weinersmith
Dec 18, 20248 min read
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Crossing Continents: Insights on parasitology with Dr. Shokoofeh Shamsi
By: Hayden Krause   Dr. Shokoofeh Shamsi is a professor of Veterinary Parasitology at Charles Sturt University in Wagga Wagga,...
Kelly Weinersmith
Oct 22, 20245 min read
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Author's Corner: Dr. John Janovy Jr.Â
Interview by Kelly Weinersmith “Yes, I am completely convinced that the allure of parasitology is closely related to our ability to...
Kelly Weinersmith
Aug 15, 20247 min read
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Member Spotlight: Jimmy Bernot
By Kelly Weinersmith Dr. Jimmy Bernot recently finished postdoctoral positions that brought him from the Smithsonian National Museum of...
Kelly Weinersmith
May 11, 20247 min read
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Member Spotlight: SaraBeth Boggan
Interview by Sarah Goodnight What first drew you to parasitology? As many little kids who grew up loving animals, I was determined that I...
Kelly Weinersmith
Mar 22, 20233 min read
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Member Spotlight: Dr. Vasyl Tkach
Interview questions for Member Spotlight series by Abigail Kimball. In this ASP Member Spotlight, we interview Dr. Vasyl Tkach, who is a...
Kelly Weinersmith
Oct 24, 20227 min read
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Member Spotlight: Dr. Heather Stigge
Original interview questions for Member Spotlight series by Abigail Kimball. Question updates and interview by Allison Bryant. In this...
Kelly Weinersmith
Apr 2, 20224 min read
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Member Spotlight: Dr. Chuck Blend
Deep Studies Into Parasitology … Very, Very … Deep Studies … Original interview questions for Member Spotlight series by Abigail Kimball....
Kelly Weinersmith
Sep 14, 20219 min read
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Author's Corner: Dr. Thomas Platt
Interview by Kelly Weinersmith ASP member Dr. Thomas Platt and his co-authors made a splash in 2016 when a description of a turtle blood...
Kelly Weinersmith
Sep 9, 20215 min read
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Member Spotlight: Dr. Alyssa-Lois Gehman
By Stephanie Rizzo For this Member Spotlight, I interviewed Dr. Alyssa-Lois Gehman, a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of...
Kelly Weinersmith
Jan 20, 20215 min read
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Member Spotlight: Dr. William Campbell
By Abigail Kimball For this month’s ASP Member Spotlight we had the privilege to speak with Dr. William Campbell. Dr. Campbell received...
Kelly Weinersmith
Jul 2, 20203 min read
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Member Spotlight: Dr. Anne Vardo-Zalik
This month Abigail Kimball interviews Dr. Anne Vardo-Zalik. Dr. VZ is an Associate Professor of Biology at Penn State York, where she...
Kelly Weinersmith
Apr 22, 20205 min read
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Member Spotlight: Dr. Kelly Speer
Interview by Abigail Kimball This month Abigail Kimball interviews Dr. Kelly Speer, who recently received her PhD from the American...
Kelly Weinersmith
Dec 21, 20196 min read
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Member Spotlight: Dr. Kelly Weinersmith
Interview by Dr. Susan Perkins (American Museum of Natural History) Your research in parasitology – which has a large focus on host...
Kelly Weinersmith
Oct 13, 20195 min read
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ASP Member Spotlight: Dr. Herman Eure
By Abigail Kimball This month's ASP Member Spotlight features Dr. Herman Eure, Professor Emeritus of Biology at Wake Forest University....
Kelly Weinersmith
Sep 17, 20196 min read
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ASP Member Spotlight: Dra. Ma. Leopoldina Aquirre-Macedo
by Maggie Doolin (PhD Student, University of Utah) Dra. Ma. Leopoldina Aquirre-Macedo is our first member from outside of the United...
Kelly Weinersmith
Jun 5, 20194 min read
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Member Spotlight: Christina Anaya
Interview by Susan Perkins For our newest Member Spotlight we feature ASP's student representative, Christina Anaya! 1. What made you...
Kelly Weinersmith
Feb 4, 20194 min read
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Member Spotlight: Graham Goodman
By Jillian Detwiler Pardon the pun, but Graham Goodman’s research on the behavioral defenses of birds against ectoparasites is just “so...
Kelly Weinersmith
Jan 25, 20193 min read
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Member Spotlight: Dr. Sara Weinstein
By Kelly Weinersmith Did you know that parasitism evolved over 200 times? Dr. Sara Weinstein came to this number after painstakingly...
Kelly Weinersmith
Sep 19, 20183 min read
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