Guilfoile, Patrick 1960–

(Patrick G. Guilfoile)

PERSONAL: Born March 14, 1960, in Fond du Lac, WI. Education: Northland College, B.S., 1982; University of Wisconsin—Eau Claire, M.A.T., 1984; University of Wisconsin—Madison, Ph.D., 1992.

ADDRESSES: Office—Bemidji State University, 1500 Birchmont Dr. N.E., Bemidji, MN 56601.

CAREER: Nantahala Outdoor Center, Bryson City, NC, raft guide and kayak instructor, 1982–85; high school teacher in Greenwood, WI, 1985–88; Whitehead Institute, Cambridge, MA, postdoctoral fellow, 1992–94; Bemidji State University, Bemidji, MN, began as assistant professor, became professor of biology, 1994–.

MEMBER: American Society for Microbiology, National Association of Biology Teachers, American Association for the Advancement of Science.

AWARDS, HONORS: Reviewer's Choice Book, Midwest Book Reviews, 2004, for Ticks Off! Controlling Ticks That Transmit Lyme Disease on Your Property.

WRITINGS:

Exercises for the Molecular Biology Laboratory, Morton Publishing (Englewood, CO), 2000.

Photographic Atlas for the Molecular Biology Laboratory, Morton Publishing (Englewood, CO), 2000.

Ticks Off! Controlling Ticks That Transmit Lyme Disease on Your Property, ForSte Press (Bemidji, MN), 2004.

Contributor to periodicals, including Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, USA, Journal of Medical Entomology, Journal of Vector Ecology, Experimental and Applied Acarology, and Journal of Bacteriology.

WORK IN PROGRESS: Microbiology Laboratory Manual; revising Exercises for the Molecular Biology Laboratory; research on the distribution of black-legged ticks and on microbiology and molecular biology laboratory techniques.

SIDELIGHTS: Patrick Guilfoile told CA: "Regarding my book on ticks: from my first backpacking trip in northern Wisconsin in the late 1970s, when I spent several sleepless night removing ticks from my tent, sleeping bag, and person, I have maintained an interest in the biology of these creatures. In recent years I have done research and published several articles on the biology of black-legged ticks in scientific journals."