Matt Bolek - Parasitologist

Matt Bolek is a faculty member in the Zoology department at Oklahoma State University. He researches parasite ecology, evolution of parasite life cycles, and parasite taxonomy. He and a co-researcher received a grant from the National Science Foundation to examine the diversity and relationships of horsehair worms by collecting the most common life stage of horsehair worms in the environment, the cyst, and use modern DNA fingerprinting techniques to match these cysts to the adult worms. The study is the first of its kind and will provide insight into how many species of horsehair worms are really out there and provide data on their relationships.
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