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...
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Kelly Weinersmith
- Jan 10, 2021
- 1 min
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...
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Kelly Weinersmith
- Oct 26, 2020
- 4 min
Zombie Ant Research from Field to Fridge: Learning to Expect the Unexpected in Graduate School
Field note by Chenhua Li, PhD candidate Co-advised by Dr. James Wasmuth (University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada) and by Dr....
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Kelly Weinersmith
- Oct 13, 2020
- 15 min
Mass Market Books in Parasitology
By Dr. Thomas Platt I am a book collector. I love to read about science and parasites in particular. There are tons of general audience...
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Kelly Weinersmith
- Oct 9, 2020
- 5 min
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PARASITOLOGISTS 2021 CALL FOR AWARD NOMINATIONS
Each year the ASP gives several awards at the Annual Meeting. It is important that the committees involved receive nominations and...
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Kelly Weinersmith
- Oct 6, 2020
- 2 min
Call for Nominations for ASP Officers and Representatives
Dear ASP members: The Nominating & Tellers Committee is charged with developing a slate of candidates to stand for election as officers...
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Kelly Weinersmith
- Oct 2, 2020
- 1 min
Biology of Vector-Borne Diseases course at University of Idaho
"The University of Idaho Center for Health in the Human Ecosystem (CHHE) is hosting its annual Biology of Vector-borne Diseases six-day...
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Kelly Weinersmith
- Sep 24, 2020
- 2 min
Field Note: My War with the Raccoons
By Dr. Mike Kinsella In 1973, I was attempting to study the community of parasites in three species of deer mice at Archbold Biological...
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Kelly Weinersmith
- Jul 2, 2020
- 3 min
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
- Jun 29, 2020
- 1 min
Parasite Hour Week 4
A message from Kaylee Herzog Student Representative to ASP Council 2019–2020 We welcome you to tune in this Thursday, July 2nd, from 1–2...
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Kelly Weinersmith
- Jun 26, 2020
- 3 min
Announcement of the ASP 2020 Award Winners
Dear ASP Members, The American Society of Parasitologists is proud to announce the recipients of the 2020 competition for three of its...
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Kelly Weinersmith
- Jun 26, 2020
- 1 min
2020 Election Results
Dear ASP Members, It is my pleasure to announce the incoming officers of the American Society of Parasitologists, as elected by the...
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Kelly Weinersmith
- Jun 22, 2020
- 1 min
Parasite Hour Week 3
A message from Kaylee Herzog Student Representative to ASP Council 2019–2020 Parasite Hour is a weekly seminar series in which emerging...
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Kelly Weinersmith
- Jun 15, 2020
- 1 min
Parasite Hour Week 2
A message from Kaylee Herzog Student Representative to ASP Council 2019–2020 Please join us this Thursday, June 18th, from 1–2 PM US...
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Kelly Weinersmith
- Jun 9, 2020
- 1 min
Parasite Hour: Week 1
Join us this Thursday, June 11th from 1-2PM US central time (2-3 PM US eastern time) for the first of our weekly Parasite Hour sessions!...
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Kelly Weinersmith
- Jun 8, 2020
- 1 min
ASP's Spring 2020 Newsletter is Now Available
Click here to download ASP's Spring 2020 Newsletter (Vol 42, no 1). Edited by Kelly Weinersmith. Layout by Joanna Cielocha.
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Kelly Weinersmith
- Jun 4, 2020
- 2 min
A Message from ASP's President, Julián F. Hillyer, Ph.D.
Dear ASP Colleagues, For the health and safety of our members, we were forced to cancel the 2020 annual meeting of the American Society...
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Kelly Weinersmith
- May 30, 2020
- 1 min
Parasite Hour
By Kaylee Herzog Student Representative to ASP Council 2019–2020 Have you been searching for a way to stay connected with our...
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Kelly Weinersmith
- May 1, 2020
- 6 min
Field Note: Bayou Magic
Field Note written by Vasyl Tkach Photos by Vasyl Tkach Reminiscences subsequently added by Stephen Greiman Edited by Kelly Weinersmith...
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Kelly Weinersmith
- Apr 22, 2020
- 5 min
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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