Robert Thomson Leiper, M.D., D.Sc.
Affiliations: | Helminthology | University of London, London, England, United Kingdom |
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"Robert Leiper"Bio:
1881-1969. Father of modern helminthology. Developed a taxonomy of parasitic worms. Made important discoveries on loa loa, Clonorchis, Gnathostoma, Ancylostoma, Enterobius, schistosomiasis, and dracunculiasis, among others. With Manson, he distinguished S. mansoni from S. haematobium.
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Parents
Sign in to add mentorJames Fairlie Gemmill | grad student | 1902-1904 | Glasgow University (DevTree) |
Patrick Manson | post-doc | 1905- | London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (ID Tree) |
Children
Sign in to add traineeFrank Ware | grad student | Indian Veterinary research Institute (ID Tree) | |
Thomas Wright Moir Cameron | grad student | 1921-1923 | University of London (ID Tree) |
W. P. Rogers | grad student | 1938-1938 | University of Adelaide (ID Tree) |
Tom Goodey | grad student | 1921-1947 | London School of Tropical Medicine (ID Tree) |
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Leiper RT. (1936) Some Experiments and Observations on the Longevity of Diphyllobothrium Infections Journal of Helminthology. 14: 127-130 |
Leiper RT. (1931) SCHISTOSOME WORMS AND SCHISTOSOME MONSTERS Bmj. 1: 817-817 |
Leiper RT. (1928) The Occurrence in Cyprus of Bullinus contortus in the Endemic Area of Schistosoma hæmatobium Journal of Helminthology. 6: 117-120 |
Leiper RT. (1913) GAPES IN MAN, AN OCCASIONAL HELMINTHIC INFECTION : A NOTICE OF ITS DISCOVERY BY DR. A. KING IN ST. LUCIA. The Lancet. 181: 170 |