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,...
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Kelly Weinersmith
Aug 157 min read
Author's Corner: Dr. John Janovy Jr.
Interview by Kelly Weinersmith “Yes, I am completely convinced that the allure of parasitology is closely related to our ability to...
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Kelly Weinersmith
May 117 min read
Member Spotlight: Jimmy Bernot
By Kelly Weinersmith Dr. Jimmy Bernot recently finished postdoctoral positions that brought him from the Smithsonian National Museum of...
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Kelly Weinersmith
Mar 22, 20233 min read
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...
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Kelly Weinersmith
Oct 24, 20227 min read
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...
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Kelly Weinersmith
Apr 2, 20224 min read
Member Spotlight: Dr. Heather Stigge
Original interview questions for Member Spotlight series by Abigail Kimball. Question updates and interview by Allison Bryant. In this...
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Kelly Weinersmith
Sep 14, 20219 min read
Member Spotlight: Dr. Chuck Blend
Deep Studies Into Parasitology … Very, Very … Deep Studies … Original interview questions for Member Spotlight series by Abigail Kimball....
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Kelly Weinersmith
Sep 9, 20215 min read
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...
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Kelly Weinersmith
Jan 20, 20215 min read
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...
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Kelly Weinersmith
Jul 2, 20203 min read
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...
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Kelly Weinersmith
Apr 22, 20205 min read
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...
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Kelly Weinersmith
Dec 21, 20196 min read
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...
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Kelly Weinersmith
Oct 13, 20195 min read
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...
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Kelly Weinersmith
Sep 17, 20196 min read
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....
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Kelly Weinersmith
Jun 5, 20194 min read
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...
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Kelly Weinersmith
Feb 4, 20194 min read
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...
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Kelly Weinersmith
Jan 25, 20193 min read
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...
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Kelly Weinersmith
Sep 19, 20183 min read
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...
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