Parasitology, Harold W. Manter Laboratory of
Date of this Version
2014
Document Type
Article
Citation
Systematic Parasitology (2014) 89(1): 1–2
doi: 10.1007/s11230-014-9503-6
Abstract
In 2013 an agreement was articulated between the United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service (USDA/ARS) and the Smithsonian Institution to transfer the United States National Parasite Collection (USNPC) in its entirety (fluid specimens, slide specimens, frozen tissues and reprints) to the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) in Washington, DC. Current collections staff, including senior curator Dr. Eric P. Hoberg and support scientists/managers from the ARS will be transferred with the collection and with adjunct appointments in the NMNH will provide continuity and assistance for curation and accessibility during and after the relocation. New curatorial controls will be established under NMNH guidance by Dr. Anna J. Phillips and collections management policy of the NMNH as implemented by the Department of Invertebrate Zoology.
Comments
United States government work