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Dickson D. Despommier (born June 5, 1940〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Dickson Despommier's Profile )〕) is an emeritus professor of microbiology and Public Health at Columbia University. From 1971-2009, he conducted research on intracellular parasitism and taught courses on Parasitic Diseases, Medical Ecology and Ecology. In recent years, Despommier has received considerable media coverage for his ideas on vertical farming.〔Venkataraman, B. (July 15, 2008). (Country, the City Version: Farms in the Sky Gain New Interest ). ''New York Times''. 〕〔Walsh, B. (December 11, 2008). (Vertical Farming ). ''Time magazine''.〕 He developed his concept of vertical farming over a 10-year period with graduate students in a medical ecology class beginning in 1999, with work continued by Ontarian eco-architects like Gordon Graff 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Sky Farm Proposed for Downtown Toronto )〕 from the University of Waterloo's School of Architecture. Despommier is also co-host of three popular podcasts along with Vincent Racaniello, namely TWIV (This Week in Virology), TWIP (This Week in Parasitism) and Urban Agriculture. ==Research== Despommier has research interest in the ecotone, a transition area between two biomes, as a zone of high disease transmission and also in the spread of schistosomiasis, malaria, and a variety of helminths (ascaris, hookworm, trichuris) in agricultural areas. Despommier has studied the ecology of West Nile virus with a focus on related patterns of weather.〔 Research and findings for various Trichinella spiralis topics have resulted in a large body of literature. Despommier is especially known for his research findings in this area which lead to numerous advances in our understanding of the muscle stage of the organism and how it maintains itself in the host for long periods of time in the Nurse cell/parasite complex (weeks to years in some cases).〔Trichinella spiralis research publications * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dickson Despommier」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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