Jamie Seymour
| Jamie Seymour | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Australian |
| Fields | Venom biology |
| Institutions | James Cook University |
| Known for | Studying venom biology, especially the box jellyfish. He has also appeared in the book The Thing About Jellyfish |
Jamie Seymour is an Australian toxinologist.[1] He is a professor at James Cook University[2] in Cairns, Australia.
He has been involved in programs designed to decrease the envenoming of humans by jellyfish, in Australia, East Timor, Thailand, and Hawaii.[2]
Seymour's work has also led to changes in the treatment protocols for jellyfish stings in Australia.[2]
Appearances on television
Seymour has appeared in a number of documentary television programs, such as the following:
- Explorer episode "Jellyfish Invasion" on the National Geographic Channel.
- Killer Jellyfish[3] on the Discovery Channel.
- MonsterQuest episode "Killer Jellyfish Invasion" on History.
- Aussie Strike Force follows his venom studies in and around Cairns, Australia. It is currently shown on the Nat Geo Wild channel.[4][5]
- Multiple episodes on the YouTube channel Smarter Every Day.
As shown in the 2005 Discovery Channel documentary Killer Jellyfish, Jamie was stung by an Irukandji jellyfish and was hospitalised. Unlike some victims, he suffered for only about fifty hours.
References
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twyoQ8LWatU
- 1 2 3 "Associate Professor Jamie Seymour". James Cook University. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1139594/
- ↑ http://natgeotv.com.au/tv/aussie-strike-force/
- ↑ http://www.cairns.com.au/article/2011/01/06/143201_local-news.html
External links
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