Fish Diseases and Disorders, Volume 1: Protozoan and Metazoan Infections

Patrick T K Woo (ptkw) is University Professor Emeritus, University of Guelph, and has been a faculty member since 1974. His research program focused on parasitic flagellates which included those of medical and economic importance. The program had continuous NSERC support for over 40 years, until he closed his laboratory at U of G so he could, with his co-editors, focus on formulating and editing an interdisciplinary book series on 'climate change and fish health'. Patrick's research and travels, sponsored by other agencies (e.g. FAO, United Nations; NUS, Singapore; CNPq, Brazil; MEC, Spain; NEC, Cdn.; CIDA, Cdn.; IDRC, Cdn) allowed him to work with colleagues in Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas (e.g. 'determine the toxicity of cadmium on tilapia and its effects on immune response' in Singapore; 'develop and evaluate diagnostic techniques for human trypanosomiasis' in E & W Africa; 'adapt an in vitro method to study fish innate immunity' in Spain). In addition to publishing papers and review articles in journals and books, Patrick edited a special journal issue and 14 academic books on fish health. He also founded 'The Roy C Anderson Memorial Lecture in Parasitology'; eminent scientists including a Nobel Laureate had accepted his invitations and presented lectures at the University of Guelph. He has also consulted to industry, universities and government agencies. For further details please see: https://www.uoguelph.ca/ib/woo

• 1: Phylum Amoebozoa, D Zilberg, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel and B L Munday, University of Tasmania, Australia 2: Phylum Dinoflagellata, E J Noga and M G Levy, North Carolina State University, USA 3: Diplomonadida (Phylum Parabasalia) and Kinetoplastida (Phylum Euglenozoa), P T K Woo 4: Ichthyophthirius multifiliis and Cryptocaryon irritans (Phylum Ciliophora), H W Dickerson, University of Georgia, USA 5: Trichodinidae and Other Ciliates (Phylum Ciliophora), L Basson and J Van As, University of the Free State, South Africa 6: Phylum Apicomplexa, K Molnar, Veterinary Medical Research Institute, Hungary 7: Phylum Microspora, I Dykova, Institute of Parasitology, Czech Republic 8: Phylum Myxozoa, S W Feist and M Longshaw, CEFAS Weymouth Laboratory, UK 9: Monogenea (Phylum Platyhelminthes), K Buchmann and J Bresciani, The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Denmark 10: Digenea (Phylum Platyhelminthes), I Paperna and R Dzikowski, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel 11: Cestoidea (Phylum Platyhelminthes), T A Dick, C Chambers and I Isinguzo, University of Manitoba, Canada 12: Phylum Nematoda, K Molnar, K Buchmann and C Szekely, Veterinary Medical Institute, Hungary 13: Phylum Acanthocephala, B B Nickol, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA 14: Phylum Arthropoda, R J G Lester and C Hayward, The University of Queensland, Australia 15: Phylum Annelida: Hirudinea as Vectors and Disease Agents, E M Burreson, The College of William and Mary, USA 16: Fish-borne Parasitic Zoonoses, R C Ko, The University of Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China 17: Parasitic Diseases of Shellfish, S M Bower, Pacific Biological Station, Canada 18: The Immune System of Fish, W B van Muiswinkel and B Vervoorn-Van Der Wal, Wageningen University, The Netherlands 19: Immunocompetent Cells and Their Mediators in Finfish, B F Ardelli, McGill University, and P T K Woo 20: Molecular Approaches and Techniques, T G Clark, Cornell University, USA