Dr Jan Šlapeta is Professor of Veterinary and Molecular Parasitology at the Sydney School of Veterinary Science, The University of Sydney, where he oversees all thing that relate to the study of parasitology and the disease caused by parasites. He combines state-of-the-art applications with a deep historical knowledge of veterinary parasitology, to improve and refine control strategies. Jan is an avid teaching innovator, who introduced virtual microscopy and interactive classes for which he won several outstanding teaching awards. He is currently the Deputy Editor for the International Journal for Parasitology and is past co-Editor-in-Chief for the Veterinary Parasitology. Jan Tweets @JanSlapeta