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Cybertaxonomist Entomology Department, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD, U.K. E-mail: vince@vsmith.info (preferred) or v.smith@nhm.ac.uk (official), iChat Video Conferencing: vsmithuk@mac.com (by invitation) Tel: +44 (0) 207 942 5127, Fax: +44 (0) 207 942 5661, Skype: vsmithuk I am a research scientist at the Natural History Museum, London. My official title is 'cybertaxonomist,' which means I apply computer technology and the web to the study of biodiversity. When I am not doing this, I work on the evolution of parasitic lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera). You can track my research interests and activities through my blog, publications, presentations, reading list, calendar, and my twitter feed. View my profile 
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Nigel Hill (1961 – 2010)

Wed, 2010-01-13 11:00

I am sad to report that Nigel Hill, Medical Entomologist at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine died on the 5th January, 2010. The news is especially distressing given the recent death of Bob Dalgleish. Nigel worked on a wide range of insect pests including head lice. In particular, Nigel lead much of the recent research on the status of insecticide resistance in UK head louse populations. The news was passed on the me through Joanna Ibarra of Community Hygiene Concern who has written the following obituary which I copy here with her permission.

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Robert Campbell Dalgleish (31 March 1940 - 7 December 2009)

Thu, 2009-12-31 12:15

It is with great sadness that I have to note the passing of my friend and colleague Bob Dalgleish, who died suddenly on December 7th in San Diego following one of his many travels. Bob was a central figure in the Phthiraptera (louse) research community, first and foremost as a taxonomist, but also as a leader and organiser or international efforts to promote research on lice and taxonomy. Bob (with Steve Barker) was central to restarting the regular International Congress on Phthiraptera (ICP), more fondly known to us as the louse meetings, and helped establish the International Society of Phthirapterists to which he was eventually elected President.

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A trip to Montréal in December

Tue, 2009-12-01 10:12
I'm taking a trip to Montréal between December 5th and December 9th. GBIF Nodes Portal Toolkit (NPT) Workshop, Montreal, 7-8 December 2009

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