The best scientists are innovative and precise, and leave a mark in their specific area of research. 

Starting in 1930 as an adjunct lecturer in the College of Medicine, Justus Mueller, PhD became the swashbuckling Indiana Jones-like explorer/artist who elevated the reputation of parasitology, his chosen field.

He studied the life cycle of the tapeworm, which he isolated from a snake he found in Oneida Lake. His malarial life cycle illustration is still used in teaching, as are the tapeworm molds he created. At left is his drawing (color added, following his description) of toxoplasma gondii, the parasite that causes toxoplasmosis.

For more images that tell the Upstate story, turn to page 12 of the summer issue of Upstate Health. This is the consumer health magazine produced by Upstate Medical University and packed full of health and medical information for Central New Yorkers.