The College of Biological Science, U of G, is delighted to host and co-sponsor a lecture series to honour the late Professor Roy Clayton Anderson. An eminent scholar/scientist will be invited to deliver this public lecture, and be on campus to interact with students, staff and faculty members. Parasitology is defined in its broadest sense to include all aspects of microbial, protozoan and metazoan infections in animals and plants.

Briefly, Prof. Anderson had a very productive and stellar career. He had published more than 250 referred papers in journals and the 2nd. edition of his well-received monograph “Nematode Parasites of Vertebrates: Their Development and Transmission” was published in 2000. Dr. Anderson also edited several books including the taxonomic series "CIH Keys to the Nematode Parasite of Vertebrates". He was the recipient of numerous prestigious awards including the Henry B. Ward Medal (American Society of Parasitologists) and the Robert A. Wardle Award (Canadian Society of Zoologists).

He was active in scientific societies (e.g. President, Canadian Society of Zoologists; President, Wildlife Disease Association), and served on numerous influential committees in the Ontario education system (e.g. Advisory Committee on Academic Planning; Academic Advisory Committee) and in U of G (e.g. Member of Senate; Chair, Committee on Academic Priorities). Dr. Anderson was Acting Dean at the founding of the College of Biological Science, and was Chair of the Department of Zoology before he retired.

Prof. Anderson taught both undergraduate and graduate courses, was research supervisor to 29 graduate students (14 MSc and 15 PhD) and numerous postdoctoral fellows, and hosted many visiting scholars/scientists. He was the inaugural recipient of the Clark P. Read Mentor Award (American Society of Parasitologists), and Senate appointed him University Professor Emeritus after he retired. His dedication to research, to training of young scientists, and to the University was second to none.

The Anderson Lecturers are:
2002. Dr. Roger K. Prichard, Canadian Pacific Professor of Biotechnology and former Director, Institue of Parasitology, McGill University, Canada

2003. Dr. Gerry A. Schad, Professor of Parasitology, Department of Pathobiology, University of Pennsylvania, USA

2004. Dr. Rolf M. Zinkernagel, Nobel Laureate in Medicine/Physiology, Professor & Head, Institute of Experimental Immunology, University of Zurich, Switzerland

2005. Dr. Jay S. Keystone, Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada

2006. Dr. Albert D.M.E. Osterhaus, Professor & Head, Department of Virology, Erasmus University Medical Centre, The Netherlands

2007. Dr. Daniel F. Klessig, Senior Scientist and former President & CEO, Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Cornell University, USA

2008. Dr. Julian E. Davies, Professor Emeritus and former Head, Department of Microbiology & Immunology, University of British Columbia, Canada

2009. Dr. E. Peter Greenberg, Professor of Microbiology, Department of Microbiology, University of Washington, USA

2011. Dr. Richard K. Grencis, Professor of Immunology, Faculty of Life Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK