It is a sad duty for us to announce that Professor Jaroslav Kulda, an internationally respected parasitologist, one of the pioneers in hydrogenosome research, highly regarded teacher at the Charles University, Prague, recipient of the WFP Distinguished Achievement Award in 2010, former long-time president of the Czech Society for Parasitology, scientific and moral authority, and…
Dear colleagues, it is a sad duty for me to announce that Prof. RNDr. Jiří Vávra, DrSc., recipient of the WFP Distinguished Achievement Award in 2018, passed away on 1 October 2018. Prof. RNDr. Jiří Vávra, DrSc. was a biologist by soul, parasitologist by profession, protistologist and microscopist by heart and will be dearly missed.…
It is with great sadness that I pass on the news that Associate Professor Ian Whittington passed away last Sunday (27 October 2014) after a long illness. Ian was 54 years old. Throughout his career, Ian has been an enthusiastic researcher and a champion of studies of the biology of monogenean parasites of fishes. After…
Today we are saddened to learn of the passing of Professor Emeritus Dr. Michael (Mick) David Brunskill Burt (1938-2014). His obituary notice is attached and highlights his exemplary career. Mick developed a lifelong passion for the field of parasitology and remained a mentor for students in the field even up until this year. May his…