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dickson despommier
Professor of Public Health and Microbiology at Columbia University Medical Center
Greater New York City AreaHigher Education
Education
University of Notre Dame
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Contact Info
www.linkedin.com/pub/dickson-despommier/a/576/130
Background
Summary
Ph.D. - U. Notre Dame 1967
Post-doctoral experience - Rockefeller Univ. 1967-1970
Columbia University - 1971- present
I am a microbiologist that conducted laboratory-based research for 30 years (www.trichinella.org). During the last 10 years, I have focused on the ecology of infectious diseases (www.medicalecology.org) and the transmission of them at the agricultural interface. Most recently, I have championed the concept of urban farming in tall buildings (vertical farm - www.verticalfarm.com).
Specialties:Parasitic diseases
Molecular parasitology
Infectious disease ecology
Urban ecology
Urban agriculture
Experience
Columbia University Medical CenterProfessor of Public Health and Microbiology
Columbia University Medical Center
July 1971 – Present (42 years 7 months)
I conduct research and teach.
Education
University of Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame
Ph.D., Microbiology
1964 – 1967
Activities and Societies: Sigma Xi American Association for the Advancement of Science American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene American Society for Parasitologists American Microbiology Society American Chemical Society
Additional Info
Interests
Trout fishing, watercolor painting, photography
Advice for Contacting dickson
I am building a business centered around developing vertical farms.
Honors & Awards
Additional Honors & Awards
National Golden Apple Teaching Award - American Medical Student Association 2003
Elected Teacher of the Year (8 times) Columbia University
Innovator - Chicago Museum of Science and Industry - 2008-2009 (with interactive vertical farm exhibit)
1st place - Photography - Washington Square Outdoor
Art Exhibit - 2005
Best in Show - 2007 - Salmagundi Art Club of New York
Organizations
Additional Organizations
Amer. Soc. Parasitologists American Society for Microbiology AAAS Amer. Soc. Tropical Medicine and Hygiene American Chemical Society
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Columbia University in the City of New York
Higher Education
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Schools
University of Notre Dame
South Bend, Indiana Area
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