AAEP Virtual Wednesday Round Table 2021: Equine Parasite Control: Let’s Open that Can of Worms!

Dr. Nielsen is the Schlaikjer Professor in Equine Infectious Disease at the University of Kentucky's M.H. Gluck Equine Research Center as well as the current president of the American Association of Veterinary Parasitologists. Dr. Nielsen received his veterinary degree from the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University in Denmark, and he is board certified in veterinary parasitology with both the European Veterinary Parasitology College and the American College of Veterinary Microbiologists. Dr. Nielsen serves as co-editor in chief for the scientific journal Veterinary Parasitology, is co-author of Handbook of Equine Parasite Control and has published more than 120 peer-reviewed publications. 

Dr. Nolen-Walston is an associate professor of large animal internal medicine at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, where in 2014 she received the university’s Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching. She joined Penn Vet in 2006 following an internship and residency in large animal internal medicine at Tufts University. A veterinary graduate of the University of Georgia, Dr. Nolen-Walston is a past president of the Veterinary Comparative Respiratory Society. She is board certified by the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine, and her interests include critical care medicine, equine pulmonology, and parasitology education.

Dr. Reinemeyer is founder of East Tennessee Clinical Research, a privately held contract research organization that conducts pharmaceutical development studies for commercial sponsors. He started the company in 1998 following 14 years on faculty at the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine, where he taught veterinary parasitology. A graduate of the Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Dr. Reinemeyer is a board-certified veterinary parasitologist and past president of the American Association Veterinary Parasitologists. He has authored over 90 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, co-authored Handbook of Equine Parasite Control (2nd ed.) and delivered over 200 papers at scientific meetings and continuing education conferences.