David I. Grove, M.D., DSc, FRACP, FRCPA, DTM&H

Clinical Professor of Microbiology

and Infectious Diseases

University of Adelaide

Department of Clinical Microbiology and

Infectious Diseases

Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Woodville Road, Woodville, Adelaide,

South Australia, Australia 5011

Telephone: 618 8222 6727

Fax: 618 8222 6425

email: david.grove@imvs.sa.gov.au

Professor Grove graduated in medicine and surgery from the University of Adelaide in 1967 and acquired a diploma in tropical medicine and hygiene from the University of Sydney in 1968. He is a Fellow of both the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (1971) and the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia (1987). He was awarded doctorates in medicine (University of Adelaide, 1975) and science (University of Western Australia, 2003). He has worked in Australia, the United States, Papua New Guinea and the Philippines. His major research interests have included hookworm infection, filariasis, trichinosis, strongyloidiasis and brachylaimiasis. He has published 120 research articles, written many book chapters, edited “Strongyloidiasis: a major roundworm infection of man” (1989) and written “ A History of Human Helminthology” (1990). He is currently director of clinical microbiology and infectious diseases, the Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia.