The American Society of Parasitologists

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It is with deep sadness that I write to inform you that, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 annual meeting of the American Society o

Congratulations to Charles D. Criscione, Bradley J. van Paridon, John S. Gilleard, and Cameron P. Goater for their recent paper in Proceedings of the Nationa...

By Christina Anaya The American Society of Parasitologist’s Public Relations committee is sponsoring “Parasite Week 2020” which will be held March 2nd-6th. D...

Interview by Abigail Kimball This month Abigail Kimball interviews Dr. Kelly Speer, who recently received her PhD from the American Museum of Natural History...

By Ralph Appy The fall meeting of SCSP was hosted by the lab of Dr. Ryan Hechinger, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego ...

Click here to download ASP's Fall 2019 Newsletter (Vol 41, No 2). Edited by Kelly Weinersmith Layout by Joanna Cielocha

By Kelly Weinersmith The Helminthological Society of Washington met for our annual Anniversary Meeting (our 722nd meeting overall!) at the Old Stein Inn in E...

By: Julián F. Hillyer Welcome to my first installment of the President’s Corner! Three months after our annual meeting in Rochester, MN, I am still thinking ...

Interview by Dr. Susan Perkins (American Museum of Natural History) Your research in parasitology – which has a large focus on host manipulation – has been a...

The Nominating & Tellers Committee is charged with developing a slate of candidates to stand for election as officers and representatives for the Society. Th...

Each year the ASP gives several awards at the Annual Meeting. It is important that the committees involved receive nominations and supporting materials early...

By Father John Shea, PhD On September 5th, 2019 over forty parasitologists converged upon the beautiful Cedar Point Biological Field Station in Ogallala, NE ...

By Abigail Kimball This month's ASP Member Spotlight features Dr. Herman Eure, Professor Emeritus of Biology at Wake Forest University. For more information ...

By Kaylee Herzog, ASP Student Representative My name is Kaylee Herzog, I am a doctoral candidate working with Dr. Kirsten Jensen at the University of Kansas,...

By Mike Kinsella *See Mike's previous Field Note here. The formula for successful field work is approximately one part expertise, one part local knowledge an...

By Kelly Weinersmith Photos by Christina Anaya and Kelly Weinersmith The American Society of Parasitologists (ASP) held our 94th Annual Meeting in Rochester,...

by Ben Hanelt, Jimmy Bernot, and Kaylee Herzog Valued ASP members, honored guests, Derek! Whereas once again the traditional Resolutions Committee is cripple...

By Joanna J. Cielocha The Southwestern Association of Parasitologists (SWAP) holds their annual meeting every April at the University of Oklahoma Biological ...

by Maggie Doolin (PhD Student, University of Utah) Dra. Ma. Leopoldina Aquirre-Macedo is our first member from outside of the United States to be highlighted...