RICHARD J . CAWTHORN
BSc, MSc, PhD, Professor of Parasitology, Department of Pathology & Microbiology and Research Scientist with the AVC Lobster Science Centre
cawthorn@upei.ca
902-566-0584

Dr. Rick Cawthorn is Professor of Parasitology in the Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island. He received his BSc (Fisheries and Wildlife Biology- 1973), MSc (Parasitology - 1976) and PhD (Parasitology - 1979) from the University of Guelph. Rick was a parasitologist at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (University of Saskatchewan) from 1979-85, specializing in protozoan parasites of cattle, waterfowl and birds-of-prey. After arrival in Charlottetown in May,1985, as one of the first faculty members of the Atlantic Veterinary College at the University of Prince Edward Island, his research interests shifted to parasitic protozoa of fish, including crustaceans, bivalves and finfish. He has an extensive list of peer-reviewed publications and reviews numerous manuscripts and grant applications for international journals and funding agencies. Rick has led the research program on crustacean health at the University of Prince Edward Island, beginning in spring 1994.

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