Professor of Veterinary Medicine-Anatomy

Area of Research:
Andrology of Spermatogenesis, Reproduction, and Toxicology

Training:
B.S., Animal Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 1971
M.S., Reproductive Physiology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 1974
Ph.D., Reproductive Physiology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, 1978
Postdoctoral Training, Reproductive Biology, University of Texas Health Science Center, Dallas, TX, 1978-1979

Description of Research:
This laboratory researches the mechanisms controlling spermatogenesis, aging in humans, season in horses and toxicology.

Research Techniques:
Testicular stereology, light and electron microscopy, cell culture, surgery.

Research Facilities:
Ultramicrotone, knife breaker, wet lab space, UV and light microscopes.

Teaching:
VAPH 343: Histology
VAPH 443: Biology of Cells and Tissues (Honors Histology)
VAPH 602: Histology (Graduate Histology)
VAPH 686: Special Topics in Scientific Ethics
Promotion of Environmental Health Science and Science in Public Schools (PEER)