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Gardner’s uncle, Robert L. Rausch, was a leading parasitologist with a career spanning more than 60 years.

From Scientific American • Nov. 17, 2022

Earlier this year, Madeleine Mumcuoglu, a parasitologist and archaeologist at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, put the comb under a microscope to look for remnants of head lice.

From New York Times • Nov. 9, 2022

Janine Caira, a parasitologist at the University of Connecticut, Storrs, also not involved with the new research, agrees.

From Science Magazine • May 10, 2022

In short, Dr. Jennings is "a spider killer, which is exactly what these nematodes are," said parasitologist Adler Dillman, who led the UC Riverside team that made the discovery.

From Salon • Jan. 20, 2022

The female doctor on the other end was a parasitologist, someone who studies how parasites, such as worms, invade and damage the body.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French