Organizing Committee Member
Dwight Bowman
Professor of Parasitology
Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine
USA
Biography
Dr. Bowman is a Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology and has been associated with the department since 1987 (previously an assistant professor, 1987-1993). He received the MS degree in Parasitology from Tulane University in 1976. He then received his PhD from Tulane University in 1983 studying Parasitology. He has held successive positions at Cornell University since 1987. He has obtained continuous funding (corporate and federal) throughout his career to study animal parasitology.
Research Area
Soil transmitted parasites, parasites of wildlife, visceral larva migrants, host response to soil transmitted pathogens, detection of soil transmitted parasites.