Todd Smith

Biography

Professor at Acadia University

Research Interest

My research program involves investigating the coevolution of protozoan parasites and their vertebrate and invertebrate hosts. This research integrates aspects of morphology, physiology, ecology, evolutionary biology, cell biology and immunology to shed light on how the cellular interactions between parasites and host cells drive the evolution of parasite life cycles and the immune response of the host against these eukaryotic invaders. My teaching interests are varied, but all of the courses that I teach, including microbial diversity, eukaryotic microbiology, immunology and comparative immunology, reflect aspects of my research interests.