华中科技大学同济医学院基础医学院寄生虫学教研室由我国著名寄生虫学学家，国家一级教授姚永政先生于1947年创建。1956年和1986年分别批准为硕士学位和博士学位授权学科，1991年批准为博士后流动站。近十几年来，借助原有的工作基础，不断充实和稳定教师队伍，在完成教学任务的前提下，努力争取科研资助，使本学科的科研水平得到了显著提高，并有力促进了教学工作。经过多年艰苦努力，学术地位逐年上升，1994年被评为省级一类课程,1996年被确定为省部共建“211” 工程重点学科，1997年被评为省优质课程，1998年被评为省级重点学科。2002年以优异成绩通过教育部“七年制教学评估”，2004年被教育部评为国家级精品课程，2005年被欧洲高等教育院校在国际卫生领域成立的热带医学教育联盟（TropED network）接受为其成员并承担有关寄生虫学的教学任务，2007年与病理生理学、免疫学等共同通过教育部的重点学科评审。

本学科为国务院学位委员会学科评议组成员所在单位，中华热带病与寄生虫学学会副主任委员，卫生部血吸虫病专家咨询委员会委员所在单位，全国规划教材“病原生物学”主编单位和全国规划教材“人体寄生虫学”第3版、第4版、第5版参编单位第6、7版主编单位和第8版主审单位，“寄生虫与医学昆虫学报”副主编、“中国寄生虫学与寄生虫病杂志”、“中国寄生虫病防治杂志” 和“中国血吸虫病防治杂志”编委所在单位。

本学科现有教职员工17人，其中教授1人、副教授2人、讲师2人，技术人员3人，具有博士学位者5人。所有教师（包括青年教师）均有国家级科研课题。其中：国家自然科学基金10项，863重点课题1项，863专题课题1项。 学科主要研究方向为：寄生虫感染的免疫、分子寄生虫学、寄生虫生态及寄生虫病防治，涉及了当前寄生虫学和寄生虫病的主要研究领域。

本学科积极参与教学改革和教学法研究，先后承担省、校级教学立项10项，本室创立的“教学-科研-社会服务” 三结合的教学模式曾获湖北省优秀教学成果一等奖和国家优秀教学成果奖。本学科一贯坚持加强学生理论联系实际和分析、解决实际问题能力的培养。为此本学科对本科生学生增设了社会调查项目，组织学生对集贸市场的鱼、肉、蔬菜等寄生虫感染的情况进行调查；为进一步培养学生的科研和创造性思维的能力，常年坚持组织学生参加科研活动；为与临床相结合，本学科增设了寄生虫病病案讨论，我国常见的寄生虫病均有实际病例供学生讨论，为学生下一步的临床学习打下基础；寄生虫学为一门形态学学科，培养学生的实际操作能力尤为重要，故而在教学中坚持进行现场实习，本学科有专门的血吸虫现场实习基地，使学生在实践中加深对理论知识的理解。

自1998年以来我室已指导学生科研项目40余项，撰写论文82篇，获湖北省大学生优秀科研成果一等奖3个三等奖4个，获共青团中央全国大学生挑战杯二等奖1个。通过学生科研，学生掌握了科学研究的基本方法，提高了学生创造性思维的能力，培养了学生查阅资料和撰写论文的能力。

Introduction of Department of Human Parasitology

The department of human parasitology in Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology was established byNational first GradeProfessor Yao Yong-zheng in 1947.It was ratified as a conferring rightdiscipline of master’s degree in 1956 and doctor’s degree in1986.In 1991 it was approved as a postdoctoral mobile station.Over the past decade, the scientific research level and academic status in the department has been futher developed,its course was assessed as “A class course”in Hubei Province in 1997. In 1996,it was confirmed as a constructive key course of "211" project and it was assessed as “Key Discipline”in the province in 1998.In 2002, the department passed with excellent results the “Seven Year Teaching Evaluation”organized byNational Ministry of Education, In 2004,the department was awarded “National Quality Courses”by National Ministry of Education. In 2005, it was accepted as a member of “TropED network”which was established by“Europen Higher education institutions”and was charged with teaching task on Human Parasitology.

The department is an unit to which the member of Disciplinary Review Group in Academic Committee of the State Council, vice chairman of Chinese Society of Tropical Disease and Parasitology, the member of Expert Advisory Committee on schistosomiasis ofMinistry ofHealth,the chief editor ofNational planning textbook“pathogeny biology”,members of editorial board of National planning textbook “Human Parasitology”(3rd,4th and 5th edition), the chief editor of National planning textbook “Human Parasitology”(6th and 7thedition) and the chieftaster(8th edition),the subeditor of Journal of Parasitology and medical entomology,members of editorial board of Chinese Journal of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases,Chinese Journal of Parasitic Disease Control and Chinese Journal of Schistosomiasis Control belong

There are1professor,2associated professors,2lectures and 3 technicians, total 17 staffs in the department and among them5 possess doctor's degree.In the department, all teachers undertake national scientific projects,among them 10 projects from National Natural Science Fund,one from “863 key project” and one from “863 special subject”.The research fieldsin the department focus on immunity to parasitic infection,molecular parasitology,parasite ecology and control of parasitic diseases.

The departmentenergeticallypartakes teaching reform and research on teaching methods. 10 projects involved in teaching reform and teaching methods were undertook successively by the department.A teaching model “teaching-research-community service” created by the department was awarded a “National Excellent Teaching Achievement Prize”.The department emphasizes linking theory with practice and pays attention to develop students’ ability to solve practice problems in teaching process. For this purpose,the department sets up a project “social investigations” and organizesthe undergraduates take part in the investigation on parasitic infection of fishes、meats and vegetables inmarkets. In addition, the department often organizes the undergraduates to join scientific research and clinic parasitic case discussion to lay foundation for their further clinic studies.

Parasitology is a subject of morphology,it is very important to train students' practical ability, therefore,the department adheres to the field teaching practice.This department has a special field practice base for schistosomiasis. It enables the students to understand the theoretical knowledge in practice

Since 1998, the department has guided 40 student’s scientific research projects, 82 papers have been composed,3 first prizes and 4 third prizes awarded by Huibei Province and 1 second prize award by Communist Youth League have been harvested. Through the activitiesmentionedabove,the students mastered the basic methods of scientific research,improve the ability of students' creative thinking and trainingthe abilities ofstudents to access information and to write papers.