Dr. Chobotar earned his Ph.D. from Utah State University. As Professor of Biology, Chobotar teaches Parasitology, Immunology, Histology and Microbiology. His research interests focus on parasitology and immunology. Chobotar has received funding from Merck Foundation, USDA, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (Germany) and has collaborated with the Animal Parasitology Institute (USDA) Beltsville, MD, University of Bonn, Germany, and the University of Guelph, Canada, for his research on the mechanisms of pathogenesis, development and immunity in a variety of host-parasite relationships, with emphasis on the coccidia (Protozoa).