Dickson Despommier

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Name: Dickson Despommier
Member Since: October 11th, 2006
Member Name: Dickson.despommier
Biography:

I am a parasitologist/ecologist that worked on the molecular biology of Trichinella sprialis for 27 years before retiring from the laboratory (see: Trichinella.org). Recently, I have become interested in several aspects of the ecology of infectious disease transmission (see: MedicalEcology.org). The first area is the ecotone as a zone of high transmission, and the second is the agricultural interface as a setting for the acquisition of parasitic diseases such as schistosomiasis, malaria, and a variety of helminths (ascaris, hookworm, trichuris). I also study the ecology of West Nile virus outbreaks in the United States as it relates to patterns of weather (see: West Nile Story, Apple Trees Productions, LLC, 2000). Finally, I have become aware of the need to insure our food crops from severe weather events (floods, droughts, etc.). Coupled with this study is the possibility for ecosystem restoration. My students and I have for the past 9 years explored the feasibility of raising crops indoors in multistory buildings within the urban landscape (see: The Vertical Farm Project). The advantages of this food production strategy are numerous, including the fact that if we could do so, many infectious diseases would be prevented by avoidance of contact with human feces (commonly used as fertilizer for crops raised in many parts of Africa, Asia, and South Asia). Raising domestic fowl indoors would eliminate their contact with wild birds, greatly reducing the chances of spreading avian influenza from domestic birds to humans. Raising food in urban centers spares the surrounding countryside, allowing it to return to its former ecological associations in the absence of farming.


Publications:

1. Despommier, D.D., M. Kajima, and B.S. Wostmann. 1967. Ferritin-conjugated antibody studies on the larva of Trichinella spiralis. J. Parasit. 53: 618-624.

2. Despommier, D.D., and B.S. Wostmann. 1968. Diffusion chambers for inducing immunity to Trichinella spiralis in mice. Exp. Parasitol. 23: 228-233.

3. Despommier, D.D., and B.S. Wostmann. 1969. Trichinella spiralis: Immune elimination in mice. Exp. Parasitol. 24: 243-250.

4. Despommier, D.D., and M. Muller. 1969. Particle-associated functional antigens of Trichinella spiralis larvae and immunity in mice. Proced. 2nd International Conference Trichinellosis. Warsaw, Poland. Wiadomosci Parazytologiczne. T.X.V. Nr. 5-6: 612 (abstract).

5. Fuchs, M., G.B. Craig, and D.D. Despommier. 1969. The protein nature of the substance inducing female monogamy in Aedes aegypti. J. Insect Physiol. 15: 701-709.

6. Dennis, D., D.D. Despommier, and N. Davis. 1970. The infectivity of the newborn larva of Trichinella spiralis in the rat. J. Parasit. 56: 974-977.

7. Despommier, D.D., and M. Muller. 1970. The schistosome of Trichinella spiralis: Its structure and function. J. Parasit. 56: Sec. II. Part 1. 2nd Internat. Cong. Parasitol. pp. 76-77.

8. Despommier, D.D., and M. Muller. 1970. Functional antigens of Trichinella spiralis. J. Parasit. 56: Sect. II. Part 1. 2nd Internat. Cong. Parasitol. p. 76.

9. Despommier, D.D. 1971. The immunogenicity of the newborn larva of Trichinella spiralis. J. Parasit. 57: 531-535.

10. Despommier, D.D., and G.J. Jackson. 1972. Actinomycin-D and Puromycin-HCl in axenic cultures of the nematode, Neoaplectana glaseri. J. Parasit. 58: 774-777.

11. Despommier, D.D. 1973. A circular thermal migration device for the rapid collection of large numbers of intestinal helminths. J. Parasit. 59: 933-935.

12. Purkerson, M., and D.D. Despommier. 1974. Fine structure of the muscle phase of Trichinella spiralis in the mouse. In: Trichinellosis.(ed. C. Kim), Intext Publishers, N.Y.C. pp. 7-24.

13. Despommier, D.D. 1974. The stichocyte of Trichinella spiralis during morphogenesis in the small intestine of the rat. In: Trichinellosis.(ed. C. Kim), Intext Publishers, N.Y.C. pp. 239-255.

14. Despommier, D.D., M. Muller, B. Jenks, and M. Fruitstone. 1974. Immunodiagnosis of human trichinosis using counterimmunoelectrophoresis and agar gel diffusion techniques. Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. 23: 41-44.

15. Despommier, D.D., S. Weisbroth, and C. Fass. 1974. Circulating eosinophils and trichinosis in the rat: The stage responsible for induction during infection. J. Parasit. 60: 280-284.

16. Despommier, D.D., L. Aron, and L. Turgeon. 1975. Trichinella spiralis: Growth of the intracellular (muscle)larva. Exp. Parasitol. 37: 108-116.

17. Despommier, D.D. 1975. Adaptive changes in muscle fibers infected with Trichinella spiralis. Amer. J. Pathology 78: 477-484.

18. Feldman, A., H. Rosenkranz, and D.D. Despommier. 1975. Guanine-cytosine content of DNA from the mature muscle larva of Trichinella spiralis as determined from buoyant density and thermal-helix coil transition measurements. J. Parasit. 61: 570-571.

19. Despommier, D.D., and M. Muller. 1976. The stichosome and its secretion granules in the mature muscle larva of Trichinella spiralis. J. Parasit. 62:775-785.

20. Despommier, D.D., W.C. Campbell, and L. Blair. 1977. The in vivo and in vitro analysis of immunity to Trichinella spiralis in mice and rats. Parasitology. 74: 109-119.

21. Crum, E., D.D. Despommier, and D.D. McGregor. 1977. Immunity to Trichinella spiralis. I. Transfer of resistance by two classes of lymphocytes. Immunology. 33: 787-796.

22. Despommier, D.D., D.D. McGregor, and E. Crum. 1977. Immunity to Trichinella spiralis. II. Expression of immunity against adult worms. Immunology. 33: 797-805.

23. Despommier, D. 1977. Immunity to Trichinella spiralis. Amer. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. 26: 68-75. 24. Despommier, D., M. Sukhdeo, and E. Meerovitch. 1978. Trichinella spiralis: Site selection by the larva during the enteral phase of the infection in mice. Exp. Parasitol. 44: 209-215.

25. Williams, R.W., N.K.B. Hagan, A. Berger, and D.D. Despommier. 1978. An improved assay technique for matrone, a mosquito pheromone, and its application for ultrafiltration experiments. J.Insect. Physiol. 24: 127-132.

26. Bell, R.G., D.D. McGregor, and D.D. Despommier. 1979. Trichinella spiralis: Mediation of the intestinal component of protective immunity in the rat by multiple, phase-specific, antiparasitic responses. Exp. Parasitol. 47: 140-157.

27. Despommier, D.D. 1979. The immune system and parasitism. In: “Infectious Diseases.” June, 1979.

28. Despommier, D.D., and A. Laccetti. 1981. Trichinella spiralis: Proteins and antigens isolated from a large-particle fraction derived from the muscle larva. Exp. Parasitol. 51: 279-295.

29. Despommier, D.D., and A. Laccetti. 1981. Trichinella spiralis: Partial characterization of antigens isolated by immuno-affinity chromatography from the large-particle fraction of the muscle larva. J. Parasit. 67: 332-339.

30. Despommier, D.D. 1981. Partial purification and characterization of protection- inducing antigens from the muscle larva of Trichinella spiralis by molecular sizing chromatography and preparative flatbed isoelectric focusing. Parasite Immunology 3: 261-272.

31. Despommier, D.D. 1981. The Laboratory Diagnosis of Entamoeba histolytica. Bull. New York Academy of Medicine 57: 212-216.

32. Seawright, G.L., D.D. Despommier, W. Zimmerman, and R. Isenstein.1983. Enzyme immunoassay for swine trichinellosis using antigens. Trop. Med. Hyg. 32: 1275-1284.

33. Silberstein, D., and D.D. Despommier. 1984. Antigens from Trichinella spiralis that induce protection in the mouse. J. Immunol. 132: 898-904.

34. Lefkowitch, J.H., S. Krumhotz, K.-C. Feng-Chen, P. Griffin, D. D. Despommier, and T.A. Brasitus. 1984. Cryptosporidiosis of the human small intestine: A light and electron microscopic study. Human Path. 15: 746-752.

35. Burnham, J.C., and D.D. Despommier.1985. Development of the male genitalia of Trichinella spiralis during its enteral phase of development in the mouse: an SEM study. J. Parasit. 70: 310-311.

36. Murrell, K.D., and D.D. Despommier. 1984. Immunization of swine against Trichinella spiralis. Vet. Parasitol. 15: 263-270.

37. Capo, V., D.D. Despommier, and D.S. Silberstein. 1984. The site of ecdysis of the L1 larva of Trichinella spiralis. J. Parasit. 70: 992-993.

38. Silberstein .D.S., and D. D. Despommier. 1985. Effects on Trichinella spiralis of host responses to purified antigens. Science 227: 948-950.

39. Silberstein, D.S., and D.D. Despommier. 1985. Immunization with purified antigens protects mice from lethal infection with Trichinella spiralis. J. Parasit. 71: 516-517.

40. Despommier, D.D. 1985. Preparation and standardization of antigens useful in the diagnosis of swine trichinellosis. Develop. Biol. Standards. 62: 53-56.

41. Isenstein, R.S.; H.M. Marks; D.W. Webert; J.C. Judkins; C.M. Parker; and D.D. Despommier. (1985). In: ICT6 Trichinellosis (ed. C. Kim), The State University Press; Albany, N.Y., pp. 240-245.

42. Pincus, S.H., P.V. Cammaratta, M. DeLima, and D.D. Despommier. 1986. Eosinophilia in murine Trichinosis. J. Parasit. 72: 321-324.

43. Capo, V.,D.D. Despommier, and D.S. Silberstein. 1986. Immunocytolocalization of two protection-inducing antigens of Trichinella spiralis during its enteral phase in immune and non-immune mice. J. Parasit. 72: 931-938.

44. Symmans, W.A.; C.H. Beresford; D. Dickson; D. Despommier, B.J. Reeder, and C.S. Shepherd. 1986. Cyclic eosinophilic myositis and hyperimmunoglobulin-E . Ann. Internal Med. 104: 26-32.

45. Stewart, G.L.; D.D. Despommier; J. Burnham; and K. Reins. 1987.Trichinella spiralis: Behavioral, structural, and biochemical studies on larvae following exposure to components of the host enteric environment. Exp. Parasitol. 63: 195-204.

46. Despommier, D.D., A. Gold, S.W. Buck, V. Capo and D. Silberstein. 1990. Trichinella spiralis: A secreted antigen of the infective L1 larva localizes to the cytoplasm and nucleoplasm of infected host cells. Exp. Parasitol. 72: 27- 38.

47. Despommier, D.D. 1990. Trichinella spiralis: The worm that would be Virus Parasitology Today. 6: 193-196.

48. Gold, A.M.; D.D. Despommier; and S.W. Buck. 1990. Partial characterization of two antigens secreted by the larva of Trichinella spiralis. Mol. Biochem. Parasit. 41: 187-196.

49. Despommier, D.D.; W.F. Symmans; and R. Dell. 1991. Changes in Nurse cell nuclei during infection with Trichinella spiralis. J.Parasitol. 77: 290-295.

50. Baruch, A.M., and D.D.Despommier. 1991. Blood vessels in Trichinella spiralis infections: a study using vascular casts. J. Parasitol. 77: 99-103.

51. Vassilatis, D., D.D. Despommier, D. Misek, R.I. Polvere, A.M. Gold, and L.H.T. van der Ploeg. Analysis of a 43 kDa glycoprotein from the intracellular parasitic nematode Trichinella spiralis. 1992. J. Biol. Chem. 267: 18,459-18,465.

52. Despommier, D.D. 1992. Tapeworm infection: the long and the short of it. New England Journal of Medicine. 327: 727-728.

53. Despommier, D.D. 1993. Trichinella spiralis and the concept of niche. J. Parasitol. 79: 472-482.

54. Jasmer, D.P., S. Yao, D. Vassilatis, D.D. Despommier, and S.M. Neary. 1994. Failure to detect Trichinella spiralis p43 in isolated host nuclei and in irradiated larvae of infected muscle cells which express the infected cell phenotype. Mol. Biochem. Parasit. 67: 225-234.

55. Montgomery, J., Feldmen, A., Despommier, DD., Stewart, G.L., and Haeling E. 1995. A method for isolation and partial purification of large quantities of Trichinella spiralis Nurse cells. J. Parasitol. 81: 649-652.

56. Capo, V.; and D. D. Despommier. 1996. Clinical aspects of infection with Trichinella spp. Clinical Microbiol. Reviews 9: 47-54.

57. Vassilatis, D.K.; Despommier, D.D.; Polvere, R.I.; Gold, A.M.; and Van der Ploeg, L.H.T. 1996. Trichinella pseudospiralis secretes a protein related to the Trichinella spiralis 43-kDa glycoprotein. Mol. Biochem. Parasitol. 78: 13-23.

58. Vassilatis, D.K.; Polvere, R.I.; Despommier, D.D.; Gold, A.M.; and Van der ploeg, L.H.T. 1996. Developmental expression of a 43-kDa secreted glycoprotein from Trichinella spiralis. Mol. Biochem. Parasitol. 78: 25-31. 59. Despommier, D.D. 1997. Trichinella spiralis and the concept of Parakines.In:9th International Conference on Trichinellosis. August. Mexico City.

60. Gold, A.M.; and Despommier, D.D. 1997. A major secreted glycoprotein of Trichinella spiralis L1 larvae is related to the serine peptidases. 9th International Conference on Trichinellosis. Mexico City.

61. Polvere, R.I.; Kabash, C.; Kadan, I.; Capo, V.; Gold,A.M.; and Despommier, D.D. 1997. Trichinella spiralis: collagen type IV and type VI synthesis. Exp. Parasitol.86:191-199.

62. Capo, V., D.D.Despommier, and R.I.Polvere. 1998. Trichinella spiralis: Vascular endothelial growth factor is up-regulated within the Nurse cell during the early phase of its formation. J.Parasitol. 84: 209-214.

63. Despommier, D.D. 1998. How Trichinella spiralis makes itself at home. Parasitology Today. August. p.318-323.

64. Despommier, D.D. 2003. Toxocariasis: clinical aspects, epidemiology, medical ecology, and molecular aspects. Clin Microbiol Rev. Apr;16:265-72.

65. Despommier, D.D; B. Wilcox; B. Ellis. 2006. The ecotone as a zone of disease transmission. Ecohealth (in press).

66. Despommier, D.D.; E. Ellingson. Proof of concept. 30/60/90. 2007.

BOOKS

1. Katz, M., D.D. Despommier and R. Gwadz. Parasitic Diseases. Springer-Verlag Pub., New York and Heidelberg. First edition. 1982. pp. 264.

2. Despommier, D.D. and J. Karapelou. Parasite Life Cycles. Springer-Verlag Pub., New York and Heidelberg. 1987. pp. 127

3. Katz, M., D.D. Despommier, and R.W.Gwadz. Parasitic Diseases. Springer-Verlag Pub., New York and Heidelberg. Second Edition. 1989. pp. 301.

4. Despommier, D.D., Gwadz, R.G., and Hotez, P.J. Parasitic Diseases. Springer Verlag Pub., New York and Heidleberg. Third Edition. 1994. pp. 333.

5. Despommier, DD, Gwadz, R.G., Hotez, P, Knirsch, C., Parasitic Diseases, Apple Trees Productions, LLC, Pub., New York , NY. Fourth Edition. 2000. pp. 345

6. Despommier, DD, Gwadz, R.G., Hotez, P, Knirsch, C., Parasitic Diseases, Apple Trees Productions, LLC, Pub., New York , NY. Fifth Edition. Second printing. 2006. pp. 363

7. Despommier, D.D., West Nile Story. Apple Trees Productions, LLC., Pub., New York, NY. 2001. pp. 134


CHAPTERS

1. Despommier, D. 1976. Musculature. In: Ecological Aspects of Parasitology, C.R. Kennedy, ed. Elsiever Excerpta Medical North-Holland Pub. pp. 269-285.

2. Despommier, D.D. 1980. Experimental Parasitology. In: The Laboratory Rat. Chapter II, Vol. II. J. Baker, H.J. Lindsey and S. Weisbroth, eds., Academic Press, N.Y.C., pp. 225-244.

3. Despommier, D.D. 1983. Biology. In: Trichinella and Trichinosis. W.C. Campbell, ed. Plenum Pub. Corp., N.Y.C. pp. 75-142.

4. Despommier, D.D. 1983. The Interpretation of Serological Tests for Human Parasitic Infections. In: Immunodiagnosis for Clinicians: Interpre- tation of Immunologic Assays. M.H. Grieco and D.K. Meriney, eds. Year Book Medical Publishers, Inc., Chicago, Illinois. (pp. 324-335).

5. Despommier, D.D. 1985. Antigens of Trichinella spiralis In: Trichinellosis. (C.Kim, ed.). Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Trichinellosis. August 6-9, 1984. Val Morin, Quebec, Canada. pp.8-16.

6. Despommier, D.D. 1985. Preparation and standardization of antigens useful in the diagnosis of swine trichinellosis. In: Developments in Biological Standardization. Diagnostics and vaccines for parasitic diseases. ( M. Tiru and W. Hennessen, eds. ) S. Karger, pub. Basel, Munich, Paris, London, and New York. pp.53-58.

7. Despommier, D,D. 1986.Trichinellosis. In: Immunodiagnosis of Parasitic Diseases, Vol. 1 . K. Walls . and P. Schantz, eds. Academic Press, Orlando, Fla. U.S.A. pp. 163-182.

8. Despommier, D.D. 1987. The Immunobiology of Trichinella spiralis. In: Immune Responses in Parasitic Infections: Immunology, Immunopathology, and Immunoprophylaxsis. Vol. I. Nematodes. E.J.L. Soulsby, ed. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fla. pp.43-60.

9. Despommier, D.D. 1995. Trichinella spiralis and its enteral site niche. In: Eneteric Infection (M. J. G. Farthing; G. T. Keusch; and D. Wakelin, eds.) Chapman and Hall Medical Pubs., London. pp. 107-116.

10. Despommier, D.D. 1995. Trichinella spiralis. in: Infections of the Gasterointestinal Tract (M.J. Blaser; P.D. Smith; J.I. Ravdin; H. B. Greenberg; and R. L. Guerrant ed.). Raven Press, New York. Chapter 77.pp 1179-1188.

11. Despommier,D.D. 1997. Trichinella and Toxocara. in: Topley and Wilson’s Microbiology and Microbial Infections. 1997.

12. Despommier,D.D. 1997. Trichinella and Toxocara sp. in:Pediatric Infectious Diseases. (S. Long, L.K.Pickering, and C.G.Prober, eds) Churchhill-Livingstone, Pubs. New York. 1997.pp.1469-1475.

13. Hamer,D.,and D.D.Despommier.1998. Intestinal Nematodes. in: Infections of the Gasterointestinal Tract.(S.L.Gorbach, J. G. Bartlett, and N.R.Blacklow,eds). W.B. Saunders, Pubs. Philadelphia. 1998.pp. 2456-2465.

14. Hamer, D, and D.D.Despommier. 1998 Tissue Nematodes. in: Infectious Diseases. (S.L.Gorbach, J.G. Bartlett, and N.R. Blacklow, eds).W.B. Saunders, Pubs. Philadelphia.

15. Despommier,D.D. 2001. Trichinella and Toxocara sp. in: Pediatric Infectious Diseases. (S. Long, L.K.Pickering, and C.G.Prober, eds) Churchhill-Livingstone, Pubs. New York. 2001.

16. Despommier, D.D. 2001. Trichinella spiralis. in: Infections of the Gasterointestinal Tract (M.J. Blaser; P.D. Smith; J.I. Ravdin; H. B. Greenberg; and R. L. Guerrant ed.). Raven Press, New York. 2001.

17. Despommier, D.D. Tissue Nematodes. in: Pediatric Infectious Diseases. (S. Long, L.K. Pickering, and C.G.Prober,eds.) Churchill-Livingstone, Pubs. New York. 2006 (in press).


INVITED LECTURES

1. The 3rd International Conference on Trichinellosis. Miami, Florida, 1972. Coordinator of meeting and Chairperson, Symposium on Mechanisms of Immunity.

2. European Workshop on Immunology. Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 1974. “The Antigens of the Stichosome of Trichinella spiralis”.

3. American Society for Microbiology (New York Chapter). Symposium on Intracellular Parasitism held at The Rockefeller University, N.Y.C. 1974. “Trichinella spiralis: The World’s Largest Intracellular Parasite”.

4. W.H.O. Post-Graduate Course on The Immune System and Parasites. Nairobi,Kenya.1979. “Immunity to Trichinella spiralis”.

5 The 5th International Conference on Trichinellosis, Noordwak aan Zee, The Netherlands, 1980. Co-chairperson, Session in Immunopathology; presented two papers on the antigens of Trichinella spiralis.

6. The 6th International Conference on Trichinellosis , Val Morin, Canada 1984. “Antigens”.

7. The use of affinity-purified antigens from Trichinella spiralis in the diagnosis of swine trichinellosis. Internat.Assoc.Biol. standards/WHO Symposium on Parasitological Diagnostics and Vaccines, Feb. 20-22, 1985. Stockholm, Sweden.

8. Trichinella and structural changes in mammalian muscle fibers: observations of a non-malignant transformation process. Symposium sponsored jointly by The Helminthological Society of Washington and The New Jersey Society for Parasitology.May 11, 1985.

9. Immuno-Parasitology: Recent advances in diagnosis and vaccination. Dean’s Day Symposium . P&S 126th Alumni Reunion. Columbia University, May 10&11,1985.

10. Stage-specific antigens of Trichinella spiralis. Gordon Research Conference on Immunology and Molecular Biology of Parasites. August 3-7, 1987.

11. Chair, session on Trichinellosis. Lecture title: Biology of the parenteral phase of Trichinella spiralis. Third Latin American Congress of Tropical Medicine and the Ninth National Congress of Parasitology. Mexico City.

12. Structure-function relationships in the development of the Nurse cell-parasite complex of Trichinella spiralis. South Eastern Society of Parasitologists Annual meeting, Boone, North Carolina. April 18-20, 1990.

13. Trichinella spiralis: The world’s largest virus. Lecture in: “Biology of Parasitism” course at Woods Hole, Mass. July 5, 1990.

14. Development of the Nurse cell-parasite complex in Trichinella spiralis infection. Lecture in Biology of Parasitism course at Woods Hole, Mass. July 10, 1992.

15. Trichinella spiralis and the concept of niche. President’s symposium. Annual Meeting of the American Society for Parasitologists. Philadelphia, Pa. August, 1993.

16. “On the Value of Trout”. In: “The Economics of the Environment”. G. Chichilniski, course director.

17. “My Life as a Worm”. Annual Theobald Smith Lecture. Cornell University Medical School. 1993.

18. “Trypanosomiasis, a Tale of Two Continents”. 16th Annual Darwin Festival. Salem State University, Salem, Massachusetts. February 15, 1995.

19. “The Nurse cell-parasite complex of Trichinella spiralis: Roofing and other home building activities. Plenary Lecture, British Society for Parasitology. April, 1996.

20. Trichinella spiralis and the concept of Parakines. Symposium, 9th International Conference on Trichinellosis. Mexico City. August, 1996.

21. Trichinella spiralis: Nature’s master architect. U. Texas at Houston, Feb. 1997. Celebration of the merging of the departments of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Physiology.

22. University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, New Boulton Center Annual Conference on Parasitism. May 3, 1997 “Trichinella spiralis: how the worm turns”.

23. Gordon Research Conference on “Parasitism” New Port, Rhode Island, July, 1997. Trichinella spiralis and Nurse cell biology”.

24. Key note speaker, International Health Conference, Einstein Medical College. “Medical Elective in the Tropics for 4th Year Medical Students”. April 30th, 1998.

25. Climate Change: What does it mean for South Florida? Sponsored by the Environmental Protection Agency. Wyndam Miami Biscayne Hotel. May 26th, 1999. “Implications of Climate Change for Public Health.”

26. Invited Speaker: Ecology and Health Conference sponsored by:NIEHS, EPA, State of North Carolina, Duke University, University of North Carolina. Title: Medical Ecology: A New Way of Looking at Public Health. June 28th, 2000.

27. Keynote speaker: Coastal Ecology and Health held at Marine Biological Station in Wilmington, North Carolina, Sept 7th, 2000. "Medical Ecological Aspects of Estuarine Environments."

28. Lamont Colloquium: "Medical Ecological Aspects of Riverine Environments". September 8th, 2000.

29. Invited speaker Trichinellosis Conference, San Diego. August, 2004. What we still need to know about the biology of Trichinella spiralis.

30. Invited speaker: Fancy Gap Annual Meeting, October, 2004. What we still need to know about the biology of Trichinella spiralis.

31. Invited speaker: Brigham Young University “The Vertical Farm: Agriculture for the 21st Century” January 13th, 2005.

32. Invited speaker: Fairleigh Dickinson University “Vertical Farming: Saving the Earth” February 17, 2005.

33. History of Medicine Series, Health Sciences Center, Columbia University 2005: “Creationism, Dinosaurs and Worms: The Discovery of Trichinella spiralis. January 27th, 2005.

34. Perspectives in Biology. Wake Forest University. 2005. The Vertical Farm: Agriculture for the 21st Century and Beyond; Emerging Infections and the Ecotone.

35. National Institutes of Health, Bilthoven, The Netherlands. The ecotone as a zone of disease transmission. Symposium: Emerging diseases transmitted between animals and humans. February, 2005.

36. The vertical farm: agriculture for the 21st century and beyond. Talk, United Nations conference on Global Climate Change. September, 2007.

37. The Vertical Farm: agriculture in skyscarapers. Presented at: Innovating Metropolitan Agriculture. Beijing, China October 22nd., 2007. Joint Meeting beteween Holland and China CAAS.

38. The Vertical Farm Concept. Making Cities Livable Conference, Portland, Oregon. June 10-14, 2007.

39. The Vertical Farm. Annual meeting of the California Food and Technology Advisory Board. Cal Poly, Pomona, California. June 2007.


OTHER ACTIVITES AND LECTURES

1. 1978 - “Trout Stream Ecology” team taught with Pete Jacques, Warren Prell, and Steven Tiffinger. Midland Park High school Adult Education Program.

2. 1978 - “New Horizons” - Lecture East Jersey Trout Unlimited

3. 1981 - “New Horizons” - Lecture East Jersey Trout Unlimited

4. 1982 - “New Horizons” - Lecture East Jersey Trout Unlimited

5. 1983 - “New Horizons” - Lecture East Jersey Trout Unlimited

6. 1988 - “New Horizons” - Lecture East Jersey Trout Unlimited

7. “Trout Stream Ecology” annual lecture to Fly Fishing School, East Jersey Chapter Trout Unlimited. 1989-Present.

8. “We All Live Downstream”. Special symposium sponsored by East Jersey Trout Unlimited. New Jersey Meadowlands Development and education Center, Carlisle, New Jersey. Weekend of Sept. 14-16, 1991.

9. “Non-point Source Pollution on Non-federal Lands”. Annual National Meeting of Trout Unlimited. Hershey, Pennsylvania. 1992.

10. “What lives under the rocks in the river”? Third Grade classes at The Roscoe Central School, Roscoe, New York. May 10, 1993.

11. “Why We Should Value Trout”. Two lectures for Sixth and Seventh Grade Assembly, Hillside, Queens middle School. 1993.

12. Overview of Ecology. Eighth Grade Biology Class, Hillside, Queens Middle School. 1993.

13. Trout Stream Ecology. Friends of Fishes course to gifted High School students. The American Museum of Natural History, New York. 1993.

14. Career Day. Public School 128 in Manhattan. Mr. Stewart Cohen, Sixth Grade. 1994.

15. Polar Biomes. St. Andrews Academy, Brooklyn. Ms. Sarah Anderson, Eighth Grade. 1994.

16. Alberta, the Last (?) Frontier. Central Jersey Chapter Trout Unlimited. 1994.

17. “Trees And Trout, A Natural Combination” - Lecture, Central Jersey Chapter Trout Unlimited. March, 1995.

18. “A Celebration of Trout”, a night of music, poetry, and literature devoted to celebrating the habitat of trout. Alumni Auditorium, Columbia University. March 15, 1995.

19. “Trees And Trout, A Natural Combination” - Lecture, Ray Bergman Chapter Trout Unlimited. April, 1995.

20. “Trees And Trout, A Natural Combination” - Lecture, East Jersey Chapter Trout Unlimited. April, 1995.

21. “What Lives Under The Rocks In The River”? - Lecture and demonstration, Grade 3, Roscoe Central School. April, 1995.

22. Arbor Day Tree Planting, Roscoe Central School, Grade 3. April 25th, 1995. 60 saplings of various hardwood trees planted.

23. Arbor Day tree Planting, Roscoe Central School, Grade 3. April 26th, 1996. 20 Norway maple trees (10’ tall) planted.

24. Arbor Day Tree Planting, Roscoe Central School, Grade 3. April 25th, 1997. 43 hardwood trees planted.

25. Livingston Manor School, Grade 3. April 24th, 1997. “What Lives Under the Rocks in the Stream”? The Lorax reading.

26. Roscoe Central School, Grade 3. April 25th, 1997. “What Lives Under the Rocks in the Stream”?

27. “Trout and Trees, and Natural Combination”, Feb. 1997. Friends of the Rockaway River.

28. “Trout and Trees, a Natural Combination”. March, 1997. North Jersey Trout Unlimited.

29. “Planting trees along a river as a focal point for environmental education to grade school-aged children”. Annual meeting of NABS in Prince Edward Island, Canada. June, 1998.

30. Annual tree planting on Roscoe and Livingston Manor school grounds. Arbor Day (April 26), 1998.

31. Arbor Day tree planting: Roscoe Central School. 28 sapling sycamore trees. Each child in the third grade took home a tree to plant near a river. April 30, 1999.

32. Stream walk for Roscoe Central School and Livingston Manor Central School. April 29th, 1999.

33. “Stream Ecology Lecture” CFFCM, May 8th, 1999 “Where does your water come from”? 5th Grade, P.S. 81, Riverdale, New York, May 11, 1999.

34. “What is a watershed”? Story Telling Room, 5th and 6th Grades, Norman S. Weir School, Paterson, New Jersey, May 11th, 1999.

35 “Environment Day” co-sponsored by East Jersey Trout Unlimited and Ramapo College. 1999

36. Parasitology Up-date. Plaza Hotel, NYC August, 1999. Columbia-Harvard faculty. Medicine Review

37.What Good Is A Tree?. East Jersey TU. 2000

38. The Man Who Planted Trees. Ray Bergman Chapter, TU, 2000

39. Arbor Day 2000. Tree planting, Roscoe, NY

40. Parasitology Up-date. Plaza Hotel, NYC. August, 2000. Columbia-Harvard faculty. Medicine Review.

41. West Nile virus. City As School. May 11, 2001

42. West Nile virus. Wingate High School. May 18, 2001

43. The Ecology of Trout Streams – May 25, 2001. Annual teachers meeting of “Trout in the Class Room.” New Paltz, New York

44. Angler’s Club of New York April 5, 2005. The West Is On Fire.


AWARDS AND PRIZES

Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibit Fall 2004 – First place in photography – “Portals”

The Art Students League – Fall class, 2004 - Dale Meyers – Red dot – “Jars and Pear”

Salmagundi Club - Highest award in show, fall 2006. "Mocha Latte Water buffalo", photograph


CURRICULUM VITAE

PERSONAL HISTORY

Date of Birth: June 5, 1940

Place of Birth: New Orleans, Louisiana

CURRENT POSITION:

Professor of Public Health with appointments in: Department of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health and Department of Microbiology, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Columbia University

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

1962 B.S., Fairleigh Dickinson University, Biology

1964 M.S., Columbia University, Medical Parasitology

1967 Ph.D., University of Notre Dame, Microbiology

1967-70 Post-doctoral Fellow, The Rockefeller University, New York, N.Y.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1962 Research Assistant, Department of Parasitology, Columbia University, School of Public Health

1964 Teaching Assistant, Biology Department, University of Notre Dame

1970-71 Assistant Professor of Microbiology, The Medical College of Ohio at Toledo, Toledo, Ohio

1971-75 Assistant Professor of Public Health (Parasitology), Division of Tropical Medicine, School of Public Health, Columbia University

1974-77 Course Director, "Parasitic Diseases and Public Health", School of Public Health, Columbia University

1975-77 Associate Professor of Public Health (Parasitology), Division of Tropical Medicine, School of Public Health, Columbia University

1976-77 Visiting Associate Professor, The Rockefeller University

1977-1982 Tenured Associate Professor of Public Health (Parasitology), Division of Tropical Medicine, School of Public Health, Columbia University

1980-1981 Acting Head, Division of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Columbia University

1976-Present Course Director, "Parasitic Diseases" (required course for 2nd year medical students), Faculty of Medicine, Columbia University.

1978-1983 Course Director, "Parasitic Diseases", Medical College of Ohio at Toledo, Toledo, Ohio

1979 President, New York Society for Tropical Medicine

1981 Course Director, "Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases", School of Public Health, Columbia

1981-1991 License, Director of Clinical Laboratories, N.Y.C. Department of Health

1981-1991 Appointed "Parasitologist in Public Health", and Director of the Parasitology Diagnostic Laboratory. The Presbyterian Hospital

1982-Present Professor of Public Health (Parasitology) and Microbiology.

1985-1989 Elected to council, American Society for Parasitologists

1985-1988 Referee Editor, Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine.

1986 Sabbatical leave. The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research. Melbourne, Australia. March through August.

1988-1992 Elected to council, American Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

1988-1996 Editorial Board, Experimental Parasitology

1988-Present Executive Committee, International Commission on Trichinellosis

1989 Vice Chairman, Gordon Research Conference: "Immunological and Biochemical Aspects of Parasitism." Colby-Sawyer College, New Hampshire

1989-Present Editorial Board, Parasitology Research

1990-Present Editorial Board, Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine

1999-Present. Editorial Board, Advances in Parasitology

1991 Chairman, Gordon Research Conference: "Immunological and Molecular Aspects of Parasitism" Colby-Sawyer College, New Hampshire

1993-1998 Course Co-director, Advanced Microbiology

1993 Course Director, "Ecology 101. We All Live Downstream"

2003 Volume Editor, Topley and Wilson’s Microbiology and Microbial Infections. Volume 5. Parasitology. Arnold Pubs. London


CONSULTANTSHIPS

1974 Consultant, General Foods Corp. Tarrytown, N.Y.

1981-82 Consultant, Los Alamos National Scientific Laboratories, Los Alamos, New Mexico

1981-83 Consultant, United States Department of Agriculture

1981-85 Member, N.I.H. Study Section (Tropical Medicine and Parasitology)

1986-1992 Bionetics Research Institute, Rockville, Md.

1993-1994 Eco Chem, Inc,. Naples, Florida

1996 General Electric Company


HONORS AND AWARDS

1978 Elected Teacher of the Year, Faculty of Medicine, Columbia University.

1980 Distinguished Teacher Award, Medical College of Ohio at Toledo, Toledo, Ohio

1981 Elected Teacher of the Year. Faculty of Medicine, Columbia University. 1982 Elected Teacher of the Year. Faculty of Medicine, Columbia University.

1984 Elected Teacher of the year. Faculty of Medicine, Columbia University.

1987 Elected Teacher of the Year. Faculty of Medicine, Columbia University.

1989 Dean's Award for Distinguished Contributions to Teaching. Faculty of Medicine, Columbia University

1990 Elected Teacher of the Year. Faculty of Medicine, Columbia University.

1991 Distinguished Visiting Professor, Dept. Dermatology New York Medical College, Vallhala, New York.

1991 Distinguished Visiting Professor, Department of Structural and Cellular Biology University of South Alabama. Mobile, Alabama

1993 Theobald Smith Memorial Lecturer, New York Society of Tropical Medicine

1997 Excellence in Teaching Award, Third Grade, Livingston Manor Central School, Livingston Manor, New York

2003 2003 National Golden Apple for Teaching Excellence Award. American Medical Student Association/Foundation


FELLOWSHIPS AND RESEARCH GRANTS

1963-64 U.S.P.H.S. Traineeship, Columbia University American Cancer Society Summer Research Fellowship, University of Notre Dame

1965-67 U.S.P.H.S. Traineeship, University of Notre Dame

1967-69 N.I.H. Post-doctoral Fellowship

1971-1998 N.I.H. Research Grant 1-RO1-AI-10627, Functional Antigens of Trichinella spiralis, Principal Investigator (Renewed competitively 6 consecutive times) Most recent award 1994-1998 - $980,000

1972-74 N.I.H. Research Grant 1-RO1 AI-11150 Co-principal Investigator

1972-76 N.I.H. Career Development Award 1-KO4-AI 70255

1984-1991 MacArthur Foundation Grant for Molecular Parasitology. Charles Cantor, Principal Investigator $2,000,000

1999-2001 GRACE Foundation. $25,000/yr for 3 yrs. Medical Ecology website and subject development

2002-2003 Pfizer Gift for Medical Ecology web site development. $300,000


COMMITTEES

1974-76 Standing Research Committee, School of Public Health

1974-78 Admissions Committee, School of Public Health

1977-78 Chairperson, Admissions Committee, School of Public Health

1975-78 Curriculum Committee, Faculty of Medicine

1973 Grading Committee, School of Public Health

1974-Present Human Subjects in Research Committee, School of Public Health

1978 Search Committee for Chairperson of Pediatrics Harlem Hospital

1976-Present Second Year Class Committee, Faculty of Medicine

1980-1988 Animal Care Committee

1984 Elected to University Senate

1984-1986 Chairman , Animal Care Committee

1985 Search committee for Head, Institute for Comparative Medicine. Department of Pathology.

1987 Search committee for Director of Division of Population and Family Planning

1987 Re-elected to University Senate

1988-2000 AIMS Committee

1988-Present Admissions Committee, Faculty of Medicine

1988-Present Re-appointed to Curriculum Committee, Faculty of Medicine

1988-present Steering Committee of the Admissions Committee, Medical School

1988-1998 Curriculum committee, School of Public Health

1990-1998 Dean's Committee on Academic Strategy for The Medical School

1990-1993 Planning Committee of the Curriculum Committee, Faculty of Medicine

1990 Search Committee, Chairman of Otolaryngology, St. Luke's Hospital

1991-1995 The University Senate

1991-Present Advisory Board, Faculty House

1991 Steering Committee, School of Public Health

1993-1996 Dean's Advisory Committee, Faculty of Medicine

2003 Chair, Dean’s Committee on Educational Space, Faculty of Medicine

2003 Committee on Appointments and Promotions, School of Public Health

2003-present New York City Department of Health Advisory Committee on Food Safety

2006- New York City Mayor's Special Committee "The Future Of New York City"


DEGREE CANDIDATE COMMITTEES

1978 Department of Pathology, William Harrington (Ph.D. Candidate, Preliminary Examination)

1977 Department of Pathobiology, University of Pennsylvania (Ph.D. Defense Committee)

1980 Division of Population and Family Planning, School of Public Health. Sarah Grove (Ph.D. Candidate, Preliminary Examination)

1980 Department of Microbiology, David Silberstein (Ph.D. Candidate, Preliminary Examination, Thesis Defense , Thesis Advisor)

1988 Division of Epidemiology, School of Public Health Doctoral thesis committee, Jeanne Courvalle.

1991 Division of Molecular Parasitology, New York University. Doctoral thesis advisor external) Silvia Chei.

1991 Division of Environmental Sciences, School of Public Health. Doctoral thesis committee, Jenan Al-Atrash.

1993 Department of Genetics. Doctoral thesis committee, Demitri Vassialitis

2003 Kim Knowlton, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health


SOCIETIES AND MEMBERSHIPS

American Society for Parasitologists

American Association of Immunologists

American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene

Royal Society for Tropical Medicine & Hygiene

Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine

New York Society of Tropical Medicine

American Association for the Advancement of Science

Sigma Xi (full member since 1966)

Harvey Society

American Men in Science

Who's Who in the East

Who's Who in America (Since 1987)

Angler’s Club of New York (since 2002)

Salmagundi Club - 2005


PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND - DISSERTATION

"The in vivo and in vitro analysis of acquired resistance to Trichinella spiralis infections in mice." 1967 Ph.D. Thesis, University of Notre Dame.

RESEARCH IN PROGRESS

Vertical Farming

Medical Ecology of West Nile Virus

Urban Sustainable Agricultural Initiatives

Emerging Infectious Disease Ecology


MISCELLANEOUS ACTIVITIES

Board of Directors, Arts Interaction/Gallery 12. 1990-1995

Trout Unlimited,1974-Present.

Board of Directors, East Jersey Chapter, Trout Unlimited,1982-1984.

Director of two day workshop: "We All Live Downstream", sponsored by East Jersey Chapter of Trout Unlimited. Sept. 21 and 22, 1991

Board of Advisors, The Neighborhood Fund. 1992-Present

Board of Directors, The Catskill Fly Fishing Center and Museum. 1994-1999

Executive Committee, Catskill Fly Fishing Center and Museum. 1999-Present

Director of Educational Programs, Catskill Fly Fishing Center and Museum. 1996-1999

Board of Directors, Friends of Fishes 1994-1999

Brodhead Forest and Stream Association, 2000-Present

Anglers Club of New York 1999-present

Salmagundi Club of New York – 2003-present

President, Apple Trees Productions, LLC (published 5 books as of 2006; see www.apple-trees.com)

COURSES

1978-Present “Parasitic Diseases". Required course, 2nd yr. medical students. Course director

1980-present “Medical Elective in the Tropics”. Available to 4th year medical students. Director of the program

1982-1998 "Advanced Microbiology". Required course, first year graduate students in Dept. Microbiology, the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. Section on eukaryotic parasites.

1994-Present. "Ecology 101”. Elective course at the SPH. Open to all graduate-level students campus wide. Course director.

1993-Present "Environmental Health Sciences". Core course, team taught to all students in SPH. Lectures on Water, Energy Use, Land Use. Co-founder of course contents.

1994–1998 "Medical Ecology" lectures (3), to 1st year medical students.Founded lecture series: Atmosphere; Food; Water.

1999-present “Medical Ecology”. New Fall semester course, elective for all graduate students

2000. "Cholera Then And Now" Elective course for Environmental HealthScience Students.

2003, 2004 “Core Course in Environmental Health Sciences”, coursedirector, SPH

2002-present “Emerging Infectious Diseases” Co-taught with Steve Morse, SPH