Dennis Jacobs Author

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Dennis Jacobs, BVMS, PhD, FHEA, DipEVPC, FRCPath, FRVCS, Emeritus Professor, The Royal Veterinary College, London
After graduating from the Glasgow Veterinary School and a short period in the pharmaceutical industry, he devoted his professional career to teaching and research. He has served as Vice-President of the World Association for the Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology and Secretary of the European Veterinary Parasitology College.

Mark Fox, BVetMed, PhD, FHEA, DipEVPC, MRCVS, Professor of Veterinary Parasitology, The Royal Veterinary College, London
He has over thirty years’ experience of teaching and research in the veterinary parasitology field, having graduated from The Royal Veterinary College and spent a period in small animal practice. His current research interests focus on the epidemiology of parasite infections in both domestic and wild animals. He was awarded the William Hunting medal in recognition of avian coccidiosis research.

Lynda Gibbons, BSc, PhD, CBiol, FSB, Attached Senior Scientist, The Royal Veterinary College, London
Having studied at Leicester University and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, she became Head of Animal Helminthology Biosystematics at the CABI Institute of Parasitology. She is a recipient of the Elsdon-Dew medal (Parasitological Society of Southern Africa) and the Betts Prize (The Royal Veterinary College).

Carlos Hermosilla, DrMedVet, DipEVPC, DrHabiI, DVM, Professor, Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen
Having gained a veterinary degree from the University Austral of Chile, and doctorates from Justus-Liebig-Universität in Germany, he worked as Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Parasitology at The Royal Veterinary College, London, before returning to the Institute of Parasitology in Giessen as Professor to continue his enthusiasm for teaching and research. He is also visiting professor at the University Austral of Chile.