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| LOUIS T. BENEZET AWARD RECIPIENT
1998 |
Dr. Andrew Spielman '52
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walk in the woods may be safer one day thanks to Andy Spielman's research
on vector-bone disease. While many of his discoveries are related to mosquito
biology, malariology, filaria research, and arbovirology, his recent efforts
have largely been directed toward an analysis of the environmental factors
that promote the transmission of Lyme disease and its various companion
infections. The insects and ticks that transmit these pathogens depend
on features of landscapes disturbed by human activity. Therefore, Andy
believes relevant strategies for long-term improvement in combating these
diseases should be based on a synthesis of ecological, genetic, physiological,
microbiological, and immunological information and require a combination
of laboratory and field work, a perfect task for a liberal arts graduate.
Not only does Andy's work include the discovery of the tick vector and
research including testing of a vaccine against Lyme disease, but he has
also developed methods for diagnosing malaria that are used worldwide.
Andy's research is widely published, authoring nearly 300 publications
including articles in the New England Journal of Medicine, Science
and American Naturalist, Journal of Insect Physiologyand the American
Journal of Tropical Medical Hygiene. He holds two patents and has
trained many of the world's leading professors and researchers.
On more than one occasion, the Harvard School of Public Health has honored
andy by naming him Best Teacher. he has been recognized for his work with
a Medal of Honor from the American Mosquito Control Association, a Merit
Award from the National Institutes of Health, and the Freddy and Monet
Awards for Best Scientific Films. Colorado College is proud to present
him with the Benezet Award for his outstanding career achievements, in
the belief that his accomplishments precisely meet the criteria for the
Louis T. Benezet Award, "...innovation or research that has advanced
a profession or a cause and/or extraordinary contributions and achievements
that have improved people's lives..."
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