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ASP's Spring 2023 Newsletter is Now Available!
Newsletter edited by Kelly Weinersmith with layout by Joanna Cielocha. ASP's Spring 2023 Newsletter (Vol 45, No 1) is now available...

Kelly Weinersmith
Apr 12, 20231 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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Field Note: Looking a Gift Possum in the Mouth
By Mike Kinsella In 1972 in the Journal of Parasitology, Pence and Little described a new species of nematode, Anatrichosoma buccalis,...

Kelly Weinersmith
Mar 13, 20232 min read
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Happenings of the Helminthological Society of Washington (HelmSoc)
By: Kelly Weinersmith HelmSoc met for our annual Anniversary Award meeting (our 728th Meeting!) on November 19th, 2022 at the Smithsonian...

Kelly Weinersmith
Feb 17, 20233 min read
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ASP's Fall 2022 Newsletter is Now Available!
Newsletter edited by Kelly Weinersmith with layout by Joanna Cielocha. ASP's Fall 2022 Newsletter (Vol 44, No 2) is now available online!...

Kelly Weinersmith
Nov 14, 20221 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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Resolutions from the 2022 meeting of the American Society of Parasitologists
2022 Resolutions Committee: Ben Hanelt, AgustÃn Jiménez, and Jillian Detwiler AugustÃn: Mientras que los miembros de la Sociedad...

Kelly Weinersmith
Aug 25, 20223 min read
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ASP 2022 Award Winners
Text by Joanna Cielocha. Photos by Sara Brandt. Congratulations to the award winners from ASP’s 2022 annual meeting in College Station,...

Kelly Weinersmith
Jul 17, 20221 min read
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ASP 2022 Meeting News
By: Charles Criscione (Chair, LOC of ASP in 2022) Fellow parasitologists, it has been two years since we were last able to see each other...

Kelly Weinersmith
May 24, 20222 min read
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President's Corner: Dr. Matthew Bolek
By Dr. Matthew Bolek Welcome to the Spring 2022 edition of the President’s Corner. Clearly the last year has been another difficult one...

Kelly Weinersmith
May 16, 20223 min read
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Student Rep's Corner: Kayleigh Chalkowski
By Kayleigh Chalkowski The immense beauty and drama of the parasite world is well-known to parasitologists. After all, who could forget...

Kelly Weinersmith
May 3, 20222 min read
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ASP's Spring 2022 Newsletter is Now Available!
ASP's Spring 2022 Newsletter (Vol 44, No 1) is now available online! Click here or on the image below to download. The Newsletter...

Kelly Weinersmith
Apr 27, 20221 min read
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Updates from the Annual Midwestern Conference of Parasitologists (AMCOP)
By Dr. Shelly Michalski 2022-2025 AMCOP Secretary Treasurer Registration is officially open for AMCOP 73 at Touch of Nature Education...

Kelly Weinersmith
Apr 26, 20222 min read
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Happenings at the Helminthological Society of Washington
By Kelly Weinersmith The Helminthological Society of Washington held its 726th meeting virtually on November 20, 2021. The virtual format...

Kelly Weinersmith
Apr 13, 20222 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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4th International Congress on Parasites of Wildlife
The Parasitological Society of Southern Africa (PARSA) (www.parsa.ac.za) has asked that we share with you information about the “4th...

Kelly Weinersmith
Feb 11, 20221 min read
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ASP's Fall 2021 Newsletter is Now Available
ASP's Fall 2021 Newsletter (Vol 43, No 2) is now available online! (Click here or on the image below to download) The Newsletter...

Kelly Weinersmith
Oct 13, 20211 min read
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President's Corner: Matt Bolek
By Dr. Matthew Bolek Welcome to the fall 2021 edition of the President’s Corner. First of all, I would like to welcome all our new ASP...

Kelly Weinersmith
Sep 22, 20213 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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