Biology Emeritus Professor and Museum of Southwestern Biology Director Donald W. Duszynski was honored with the American Society of Parasitologist’s Clark P. Read Mentor Award for 2008. The award is given to “honor an individual who has demonstrated extraordinary leadership in the training of young scientists who have successfully pursued the independent study of parasites or aspects of the host-parasite relationship.”
Photo: Biology Emeritus Professor and Museum of Southwestern Biology Director Donald W. Duszynski
Duszynski, who studies animal parasites, will be presented with the award at the 2008 American Society of Parasitologist’s annual meeting in Arlington, Texas.
Since 1972, Duszynski has mentored a total of 25 graduate students and more than 20 undergraduate students, and he has maintained a strong relationship with them over the years. Most continue to work in the field of biology — particularly parasitology — as academics and researchers, while some have gone into veterinary, pharmaceutical or medical fields.
In addition, several of Duszynski’s former students have acted as mentors themselves for more than 15 undergraduate and graduate students in the field, further satisfying the conditions of the Clark P. Read Mentor award.
The American Society of Parasitologists (ASP) is a diverse group of more than 1,500 scientists from industry, government and academia who are interested in the study and teaching of Parasitology. Founded in 1924, ASP members have contributed not only to the development of parasitology as a discipline, but also to primary research in systematics, medicine, molecular biology, immunology, physiology, ecology, biochemistry and behavior, among others.
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Posted by scarr at June 21, 2007 04:15 PM