Brief Biography - DOC

							                          Brief Biography
                         Donald L. Wassom

Current Position:

      Managing Director
      Heska AG
      Grand Places 16
      1700 Fribourg
      Switzerland

      Global Director, Allergy Products
      Heska Corporation


Education:

      Ph.D., University of Utah, 1973, Immunology

Postdoctoral Training:

      US Air Force, Captain, 1973-1977, Clinical Laboratory Officer,
      includes two years in SE Asia.

      Research Fellowship
      Allergic Diseases Research Laboratory,
      Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 1977-1980

Academic Positions:

      Assistant Professor, New York State College of Veterinary Medicine,
      Department of Preventive Medicine, 1980-1986

      Associate Professor, School of Veterinary Medicine, Department of
      Pathobiological Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison,
      Madison, WI, 1986-1992
      Professor, College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Pathology,
      Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, 1992-1999



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Professional Affiliations:

      American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology
      American Association of Immunologists
      American Association of Veterinary Immunology
      American Society of Parasitology
      American Association of Veterinary Parasitology

Special Appointments:

      National Science Foundation Cellular Physiology Review Panel,
      1983-1985
      National Institutes of Health Tropical Medicine and Parasitology
      Study Section, 1994-1996
      Associate Editor, Journal of Parasitology, 1993-1997
      Editorial Board, Experimental Parasitology, 1989-present

Areas of Expertise:

      Allergy, Immunology, Parasitology, Immune Regulation, Genetics of
      Susceptibility to Infection, Role of the Major Histocompatibility
      Complex in Immune Regulation and Disease Susceptibility.

Publications, Presentations and Grant Support:

      Over 70 peer-reviewed publications
      Invited Symposium Speaker at 23 National and International Meetings
      20 Invited Seminars at Academic Institutions
      55 Papers Presented at International, National and Local Scientific
      Meetings
      Academic Research Funding (PI only), 1980-1996, $2.7 million