| Current CMP postdocs> | ||||||
| Name | E-mail Address | Residency | Degree Program | Year in Program | Thesis / Dissertation Title | Research Mentor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corinna Kashuba Benson, DVM, Illinois, 1999 | kashubac@missouri.edu | LAM | PhD | Post-residency | Comparative fundamental cryobiology of mammalian embryonic stem cells | John Critser |
| Bettina Weber, DVM, Ohio State, 2005 | weberb@missouri.edu | LAM | PhD | Post-residency | The effect of exercise on muscle and bone integrity in a mouse model of osteogenesis imperfecta | Charlotte Phillips |
| Chris Manuel, DVM, North Carolina, 2004 | manuelc@missouri.edu | LAM | PhD | Post-residency | Combination chemo and targeted radiotherapy in treatment of metastatic prostate cancer | Tim Hoffman |
| Michael Drake, DVM, Missouri, 2003 | drakem@missouri.edu | LAM | PhD | 3 | Characterization of Rat Theilovirus | Bob Livingston |
| Aaron Ericsson, DVM, Missouri, 2006 | ericssona@missouri.edu | LAM | PhD | 3 | The role of dendritic cells in mouse models of inflammatory bowel disease | Craig Franklin |
| Ryan Stoffel, DVM, Wisconsin, 2006 | stoffelrt@missouri.edu | LAM | PhD | 3 | Development and characterization of Ehrlichia chaffeensis animal models | Bill Stitch |
| Hanni Lee, DVM, Cornell, 2006 | leehan@missouri.edu | LAM | PhD | 3 | Pathogenesis of pneumonic plague and discovery of novel therapeutics | Deb Anderson |
| Chris Hanks, DVM, Mississippi State, 2005 | hanksb@missouri.edu | LAM | PhD | 2 | Characterization of PPARgamma Agonists in a Novel Osteoarthritis Co-culture Model | Jimi Cook |
| Lydia Cook, Missouri, current | lcc550@missouri.edu | None | DVM/PhD combined | 2 | T regulatory cells and their role in bacterial-induced chronic mucosal inflammation | Craig Franklin |
| Glenn Jackson, DVM, UC Davis, 2006 | JacksonGl@missouri.edu | LAM | PhD | 2 | Research lab rotations | |
| Diana Gettys, DVM, Oklahoma State, 2007 | gettysd@missouri.edu | LAM | PhD | 2 | Vaccines for Anthrax | George Stewart |
| Erin O'Connor, DVM, Illinois, 2007 | oconnore@missouri.edu | LAM | MS | 2 | Research lab rotations | |
| Marcus Crim, DVM, Texas A&M, 2008 | crimm@missouri.edu | LAM | PhD | 1 | Residency project | |
| Franklin Lopez, DVM, Natl Univ Pedro Henriquez Ureņa, 2008 | lopezfr@missouri.edu | LAM | PhD | 1 | Residency project | |
| Stevie the Chicken | Comparative Medicine Training Program Mascot | LAM | N/A | Stevie Abroad: One Chicken's Story of World Wide Travel | N/A | |
| Former CMP postdocs | ||||||
| Name | Current Position | Residency | Degree Program | Thesis / Dissertation Title | Research Mentor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Hsu, VMD, Pennsylvania, 2002 |
Research Veterinarian, Merck & Co., Inc West Point, PA |
LAM | PhD | "Identification and characterization of murine noroviruses" | Bob Livingston | |
| April Olmstead DVM, Colorado St, 2002 | Cardiology resident, University of Tennessee | None | MS | "Sex hormone modulation of heart rate variability and QT interval" | Leona Rubin | |
| Scott Korte, DVM, Missouri , 2003 | Manager, Clinical Veterinary Services, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO | LAM | MS | "Differential transcript expression and 3'UTR analysis in porcine oocytes and early embryos" | Randy Prather | |
| Charlette Cain, DVM, Tuskegee, 2002 | Clinical Veterinarian, Center for Comparative Medicine, Northwestern University | LAM | MS | Conjunctival M cells | Tom Phillips | |
| Janet E. Simpson, DVM, Mississippi State, 2001 | Stay at home mom, Columbia, MO | LAM | PhD | "Role of ion transporters in a mouse model of Cystic Fibrosis intestinal disease" | Lane Clarke | |
| Calvin Patten, DVM, Iowa State , 2003 | Laboratory Animal Veterinarian, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI | LAM | MS | "Molecular detection and treatment of murine Pasteurella pneumotropica" | Bob Livingston | |
| Rachel Rubino Strittmatter, DVM, U.C. Davis, 2003 | Senior Scientist / Veterinarian, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Ridgefield, CT | LAM | MS | "Cardiovascular and respiratory response to acute blood loss in the conscious rabbit." | James Schadt | |
| Renita Marshall Marshall, DVM, Tuskegee , 2003 | Assistant Professor of Research, Southern University | LAM | MS | "Defining mechanisms of infertility in endometriosis using the rat as a model" | Kathy L. Sharpe-Timms | |
| Chris Johnson, DVM, Virginia/Maryland Univ, 1997 |
Associate Director, Laboratory Animal Resources Merck & Co., Inc Rahway, NJ |
LAM | MS | "Therapeutic benefit of combined chemotherapy and targeted radiotherapy in human prostate tumor cell xenografted mice" | Tim Hoffman | |
| Melissa Dyson, DVM, Univ of Tennessee , 2002 |
Clinical Assistant Professor Unit for Lab Animal Medicine University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI |
LAM | MS | "Central obesity secondary to ad lib feeding of trans fast and adipokine production in portal vs. general circulation in Ossabaw swine" | Mike Sturek | |
| Christopher Winkelmann, DVM, Texas A&M, 2001 |
Senior Scientist - Imaging, Merck Research Laboratories Boyertown, PA |
LAM | PhD | "Micro-imaging characterization of mouse models of metastasis" | Tim Hoffman | |
| Bart Carter, DVM, Missouri , 1990 | Director of Animal Resources, Univ of Texas Southwestern | LAM | MS | "Phenotyping of cloned transgenic and knockout swine" | Randy Prather | |
| Lisa Pompos, DVM, Michigan State Univ, 1999 |
Director, Laboratory Animal Resource Center, IUPUI Indianapolis, IN |
LAM | MS | "The effect of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids on antigen-specific primary immune responses" | Kevin Fritsche | |
| Matthew Myles, DVM, Colorado St Univ, 1994 |
Research Assistant Professor, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO |
LAM | PhD | "Helicobacter hepaticus-induced gene dysregulation in mice" | Craig Franklin | |