What is Beyond Flies?
What lies beyond flies? The whole Universe.
What lies within flies? Another entire universe!
What is this website about? What is “Beyond flies“? Flies and maggots are not the center of the universe (though they may think so). But on this website, most of what we offer is related to flies and maggots, in some respect. That’s because this site features the work of Ronald and Julie Sherman, and includes their maggot therapy research and education, and consultative services in maggot therapy, wound care, myiasis research, legal consultations and expert witness work, FDA regulations and regulatory policies concerning medicinal animals, and related products and services.
The mission of this website is to provide resources about flies, maggots, and health. We accomplish this by sharing our experience and services.
About Dr. Ronald A. Sherman
Ronald Sherman earned his bachelor’s degree in entomology at the University of California (UC) Riverside (1979) and his medical degree at UCLA (1983), before studying Tropical Medicine at the University of London (1988) School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. He has long been interested in the intersection of medicine and entomology, especially the medical benefits of insects like maggots and bees. Dr. Sherman initiated the first clinical trials of maggot therapy for wound healing during his fellowship in infectious diseases (UC Irvine, 1989-1991), and joined the faculty of UC Irvine immediately thereafter.
You can read more about Dr. Sherman, his Family, and the “Beyond Flies” website, by going to the “ABOUT” tab.
Programs & Services Available
Here you will find a partial list of services and products that we can provide for you. They include lectures and workshops, consulting about maggot therapy and myiasis, expert witness services, and assisting with the regulatory requirements for producing and marketing living medicinal animals.
Links to these programs, services, and more, can be found under the “PROGRAMS & SERVICES” tab.
Publications & Blog
Here you will find publications about biotherapy in general, maggot therapy in detail, myiasis, infectious diseases, and a variety of other topics. Our blogs will focus on recent events, forthcoming opportunities, and the Sherman Diaries.
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Resources and Links
Coming soon, we will provide links to resources concerning flies, maggots, maggot therapy, myiasis, biotherapy, and related topics. Some of these resources will be ours, but most, like the BTER Foundation, will be links to external resources
Links to these resources can be found under the “RESOURCES & LINKS” tab.
Contact Us . . . .
Dr. Sherman can usually be found in his office or library. If you do not see him streaming during his open office hours [page soon to be linked here], then use the contact information at the bottom of this page to reach him, or leave a message on this website, using “Contact Us” tab. Social media links can also be found on the “Contact Us” page, and at the bottom of this page.
Dr. Sherman’s Medicine and Entomology Library, housed at the BioTherapeutics, Education and Research Foundation, 2020.