I wish to thank the following agencies for supporting our research efforts:
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The U.S.–Egypt Joint Board of Science and Technology Cooperation
SUMMARY OF CURRENT PROJECTS AND INTERESTS OF THE LAB:
An Introduction to the Organisms (Snails and Schistosomes) With Which We Work
Piecing Together the Evolutionary History of Schistosomes
Molecular Phylogenetics of Schistosome-Transmitting Snails
Schistosomes and Snails in Egypt
Understanding the Epidemiology of Schistosoma mansoni in Kenya
The Biomphalaria glabrata Genome Project
Some Priorities for Snail-Related Research
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Griphobilharzia amoena, a worm, of about one millimeter in length, recovered from the blood of freshwater crocodiles from near Darwin, Australia. Although considered to be an ancestral schistosome, our studies suggest it is a relative of the spirorchiid flukes from turtles.
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Updated June 2006
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