Current Professional Activities

• Diagnostic parasitologist, Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, UC Davis
• Staff research associate, laboratory of Dr Karen Shapiro, Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, UC Davis
• Scientific manuscript editor, Better Papers Faster (based in China)

Past or Intermittent Professional Activities

• Laboratory Assistant, UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine-assisting with teaching parasitology to first and second year DVM students

Pets

• Two, almost 4-year-old cats, Morel and Enoki
• Recently and unexpectedly lost my first pet as an adult, a lovely cat named Mirelle

Hobbies

• House music DJ
• Indoor cycling, specifically e-racing on the Zwift platform
• Dungeons and Dragons

Fun fact

• My dad, Joe Camp Jr (PhD) is an emeritus professor of parasitology from Purdue University.

What I Like Most About VIN

The opportunity to think about parasites I don't normally see in the diagnostic lab, and helping folks identify unknown parasites.