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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


Student Rep's Corner: Kay Chalkowski
I write to introduce myself as the new student representative for ASP for 2021-2022. My name is Kay Chalkowski, and I am a PhD candidate...

Kelly Weinersmith
Aug 29, 20212 min read


Updates from the Southwestern Association of Parasitologists
The Southwestern Association of Parasitologists met for their 54th annual meeting virtually on Zoom on Friday, April 23, 2021. The...

Kelly Weinersmith
Aug 13, 20212 min read


Resolutions from the 2021 Virtual Meeting of the American Society of Parasitologists
2021 ASP Resolutions Committee: Kaylee Herzog, John Janovy Jr., and Ben Hanelt Whereas the scientific program officers Maria Castillo and...

Kelly Weinersmith
Aug 3, 20212 min read


ASP's Spring 2021 Newsletter is now available
Click here to download ASP's Spring 2021 Newsletter (Vol 43, no 1). Edited by Kelly Weinersmith. Layout by Joanna Cielocha.

Kelly Weinersmith
May 26, 20211 min read


President's Corner
By Vasyl Tkach Dear colleagues, Welcome to the spring 2021 edition of the President's Corner. A lot has happened since the fall 2020...

Kelly Weinersmith
May 22, 20213 min read


Updates from the Southeastern Society of Parasitologists
By Dr. Charles Faulkner The Southeastern Society of Parasitologists held its annual meeting virtually using the Symposium by ForagerOne...

Kelly Weinersmith
May 21, 20212 min read


Updates from The Northern California Parasitologists
By Mike Moser The Northern California Parasitologists held a virtual 2021 Spring Meeting on May 1. This virtual meeting was shared with...

Kelly Weinersmith
May 17, 20212 min read


Field Note: Adventures in Australia
By Eric Pulis, with commentary by Michael Andres (MA) Edited by Kelly Weinersmith In the spring of 2010, Michael Andres and I had an...

Kelly Weinersmith
May 10, 20214 min read


Happenings at The Helminthological Society of Washington
By Kelly Weinersmith The 725th meeting of The Helminthological Society of Washington was held virtually on May 1, 2021. We enjoyed 13...

Kelly Weinersmith
May 3, 20212 min read


Save the Date: ASP 2021
THE 96TH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PARASITOLOGISTS JULY 26-27, 2021 While we were all disappointed that we were not able...
Joanna Cielocha
Feb 25, 20211 min read
SSP 2021 Annual Meeting: Call for Papers
Dear SSP members, The 2021 Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Society of Parasitologists will be held April 8 through 10, 2021. In...
Joanna Cielocha
Feb 2, 20211 min read


Parasite Week 2021
By Christina Anaya The American Society of Parasitologist’s Public Relations committee is sponsoring “Parasite Week 2021” which will be...
Joanna Cielocha
Feb 1, 20211 min read


In Memoriam: Dr. John Richard ("Dick") Seed
By Dr. John Oaks Long time ASP member, John Richard (“Dick”) Seed, Ph.D., former President of the Society (1992) and Henry Baldwin Award...

Kelly Weinersmith
Jan 24, 20213 min read
Seeking Nominations: Secretary/Treasurer Position
ASP is still looking for nominations for the Sec. /Treas. position. My term is up Dec 31, 2021, and we need someone who is willing to...
Joanna Cielocha
Jan 20, 20211 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...

Kelly Weinersmith
Jan 20, 20215 min read


ASP's Fall 2020 Newsletter is Now Available
Click here to download ASP's Fall 2020 Newsletter (Vol 42, no 2). Edited by Kelly Weinersmith. Layout by Joanna Cielocha.

Kelly Weinersmith
Jan 12, 20211 min read


Student Rep's Corner: Maggie Doolin
Hello fellow ASP members. I write to introduce myself as the 2020–2021 ASP Student Representative to Council, and to share my goals for...

Kelly Weinersmith
Jan 10, 20212 min read


President's Corner: Vasyl Tkach
Dear colleagues, Welcome to the Fall 2020 edition of the President's corner. First of all, I would like to welcome new ASP members as...

Kelly Weinersmith
Jan 10, 20216 min read


Happenings at the Helminthological Society of Washington
By Kelly Weinersmith The Helminthological Society of Washington held our 724th meeting virtually on November 14, 2020. This one day event...

Kelly Weinersmith
Jan 10, 20211 min read
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