<p> Brief Biography Donald L. Wassom</p><p>Current Position:</p><p>Managing Director Heska AG Grand Places 16 1700 Fribourg Switzerland</p><p>Global Director, Allergy Products Heska Corporation</p><p>Education:</p><p>Ph.D., University of Utah, 1973, Immunology</p><p>Postdoctoral Training:</p><p>US Air Force, Captain, 1973-1977, Clinical Laboratory Officer, includes two years in SE Asia.</p><p>Research Fellowship Allergic Diseases Research Laboratory, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 1977-1980</p><p>Academic Positions:</p><p>Assistant Professor, New York State College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Preventive Medicine, 1980-1986</p><p>Associate Professor, School of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Pathobiological Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 1986-1992 Professor, College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, 1992-1999</p><p>Continued on page 2 Professional Affiliations:</p><p>American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology American Association of Immunologists American Association of Veterinary Immunology American Society of Parasitology American Association of Veterinary Parasitology</p><p>Special Appointments:</p><p>National Science Foundation Cellular Physiology Review Panel, 1983-1985 National Institutes of Health Tropical Medicine and Parasitology Study Section, 1994-1996 Associate Editor, Journal of Parasitology, 1993-1997 Editorial Board, Experimental Parasitology, 1989-present</p><p>Areas of Expertise:</p><p>Allergy, Immunology, Parasitology, Immune Regulation, Genetics of Susceptibility to Infection, Role of the Major Histocompatibility Complex in Immune Regulation and Disease Susceptibility.</p><p>Publications, Presentations and Grant Support:</p><p>Over 70 peer-reviewed publications Invited Symposium Speaker at 23 National and International Meetings 20 Invited Seminars at Academic Institutions 55 Papers Presented at International, National and Local Scientific Meetings Academic Research Funding (PI only), 1980-1996, $2.7 million</p>