David Lindsay Honored by Parasitology Association
David Lindsay, a parasitologist on the faculty of the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine (VMRCVM) at Virginia Tech, was honored during December’s annual meeting of the American Association of Veterinary Parasitologists in Philadelphia.
Dr. David S. Lindsay, who is widely recognized for his expertise in veterinary and human parasitology, was honored with the AAVP’s prestigious 2004 “Distinguished Veterinary Parasitologist Award.” The award was sponsored by the Bayer Animal Health Corporation.
Lindsay has been a major figure in international parasitology research for more than two decades. Much of his work has involved the examination of protozoal parasites that cause diseases like cryptosporidiosis, coccidiosis infection in pigs, and toxoplasmosis.
Recently, he has been working on an improved diagnostic test for Equine Protozoal Myelitis (EPM), a serious disease that causes a range of neurological problems in horses. Lindsay worked at Auburn University and with the American Parasitology Institute at Beltsville, Maryland prior to joining the Virginia Tech faculty in 1997.
Promoted to full professor in 2003, Lindsay became the first member of the VMRCVM to receive the University’s Alumni Award for Research Excellence in 2003.
Among numerous professional honors and awards, Dr. Lindsay was presented the Henry Baldwin Ward Medal in 2000 from the American Society of Parasitologists. He has twice been awarded the Pfizer Award for Research Excellence, once in 1996 and again in 2002. Lindsay has been active in parasitology research since 1978. He has published over 310 papers, 21 book chapters, and one book, and has co-edited one book.
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