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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....

Kelly Weinersmith
Oct 26, 20204 min read
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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...

Kelly Weinersmith
Oct 13, 202015 min read
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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...

Kelly Weinersmith
Oct 9, 20205 min read
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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...

Kelly Weinersmith
Oct 6, 20202 min read
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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...

Kelly Weinersmith
Oct 2, 20201 min read
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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...

Kelly Weinersmith
Sep 24, 20202 min read
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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...

Kelly Weinersmith
Jul 2, 20203 min read
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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...

Kelly Weinersmith
Jun 29, 20201 min read
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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...

Kelly Weinersmith
Jun 26, 20203 min read
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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...

Kelly Weinersmith
Jun 26, 20201 min read
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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...

Kelly Weinersmith
Jun 22, 20201 min read
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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...

Kelly Weinersmith
Jun 15, 20201 min read
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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!...

Kelly Weinersmith
Jun 9, 20201 min read
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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.

Kelly Weinersmith
Jun 8, 20201 min read
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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...

Kelly Weinersmith
Jun 4, 20202 min read
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Parasite Hour
By Kaylee Herzog Student Representative to ASP Council 2019–2020 Have you been searching for a way to stay connected with our...

Kelly Weinersmith
May 30, 20201 min read
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Field Note: Bayou Magic
Field Note written by Vasyl Tkach Photos by Vasyl Tkach Reminiscences subsequently added by Stephen Greiman Edited by Kelly Weinersmith...

Kelly Weinersmith
May 1, 20206 min read
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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...

Kelly Weinersmith
Apr 22, 20205 min read
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Parasitology home school resources
SARS-CoV-2 (AKA COVID19) is resulting in many K-12 schools closing for the remainder of the academic year. We share the resources below...

Kelly Weinersmith
Mar 26, 20201 min read
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ASP's 2020 Annual Meeting Cancelled Due to COVID-19
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

Kelly Weinersmith
Mar 22, 20202 min read
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