Degrees:
Ph.D., Zoology, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, 1983.
B.A. Biology & Chemistry, Westmar College, LeMars, IA.

Address:
NBL rm 251D, Box 2140D,
Department of Biology and Microbiology, SDSU, Brookings, SD 57007.

E-mail:
michael.hildreth@sdstate.edu
(use dot between first and last name)

Phone: Office 605-688-4562; lab 688-5995; cell 691-9803; home 693-3149


Weekly Schedule:
Fall
Spring

Department Affiliations:
1) Professor, Department of Biology & Microbiology, SDSU
2) Professor,Department of Veterinary Science, SDSU

Teaching Responsibilities:
1) Zool467 General Parasitology (spring semester only)
2) Biology490 Senior Seminar (fall and spring semesters)
3) Biology645 Microimaging Techniques 

Full List of Publications and Presentations

Research Interests:(Parasitology and Cell Biology)
1) Cost Assessment and Control of Cattle Parasites
2) Epidemiology of Alveolar Hydatid Disease in North-Central United States
3) Resistance of Tapeworm SurfaceMembranes to Intestinal Digestion
4) West Nile Virus Surveillance in South Dakota Mosquitos
5) Molecular & Immunological Techniques for Diagnosing Echinococcus in Dogs & Cats
6) Control and Treatment of Cryptosporidiosis/Coccidiosis in Calves
7) Parasites of the Northern Plains
8) Use of Biocontrol Agents for Controlling Grasshopper Populations
9) Physiological Function of the Trypanorhynch Blastocyst

Service Responsibilities:
1) Director of SDSU Functional Genomics Core Facility
2) Pre-medicineAdvisor

Society Membership:
1) American Association of Veterinary Parasitologists
2) American Society of Parasitologists
3) American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
4) Helminthological Society of Washingtion
5) South Dakota Academy of Science
6) Annual Midwestern Conference of Parasitologists
7) Affiliation of Christian Biologists

Links of Personal Interest:
SDSU Religious Organizations
Gospel Communications Network
Christianity Net
Ravi Zacharias International Ministries

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