EDUCATION:
- B.S., Pennsylvania State University, Dairy Science, 1962
- M.S., Texas A&M University, Physiol of Reproduction, 1965
- Ph.D., Baylor College of Medicine, Physiology, 1969
- Postdoc, Baylor College of Medicine, Neuroendocrinology, 1970
SPECIALTY AREAS:
- Endocrinology
- Oncology
- Molecular Biology
- Reproductive Physiology
- Physiology
- Radioimmunoassay Techniques
PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT:
- Assistant Professor, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 1969 - 1970
- Associate Research Professor, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla CA
1970 - 1975
- Chilton Visiting Professor, Department of Biochemistry, University of Arkansas for
Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR 1984 - 1985.
HONORS:
- NDEA Predoctoral Fellow
- NIH Predoctoral Trainee
- NIH Postdoctoral Fellow
- Phi Sigma Society
- Gamma Sigma Delta
- Phi Zeta Society
- Chilton Vi sting Professor Biochemistry, University of Arkansas for Medical Science
- National Science Foundation - Physiological Processes Panel
FUNDED RESEARCH (last 4 years):
- A Developmental Model of Melanoma (NCI 1OP1 CA49488 $1,563,000)
- Effects of Ultraviolet Radiation in Swine Melanoma (Scott and White Clinic $61,984)
- The Role(s) of Tumor-Infiltrated Macrophages on Regression in a Model of Melanoma (Texas
Advanced Research Programs 999902232 $130,000)
- Distribution and Toxicity of Tumor-targeted Salmonella typhimuri in
Melanoma Bearing Swine (Yale University School of Medicine -VION Corp. - $100,000)
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
- Endocrine Society
- Society Study of Reproduction
- American Physiological Society
- International Society Neuroendocrinology
- American Society Animal Science
- Society for Neuroscience
- Member, Editorial Board, Biology of Reproduction
SELECTED RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS:
- Greene Jr., J.F., Amoss Jr., M.S.,.: Histopathology of regression in Sinclair
swine model of melanoma. Laboratory Investigation 71:17-24, 1994.
- Blangero, J., Tissot, RlG., Beattie, C.W., Amoss Jr., M.S.: Genetic determinants
of cutaneous malignant melanoma in Sinclair swine. British J. Cancer 73:667-671.
1996.
- Rao A., Amoss Jr M.S., Greene Jr J.F.: Metastatic melanoma in the Sinclair Swine
model: An autopsy study. Metastasis (submitted), March 1996.
- Morgan C.D., Measel Jr J.W., Amoss Jr, M.S., Rao A., Greene Jr J.F.:
Immunophenotypic characterization of tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL) and peripheral
blood lymphocytes (PBL) isolated from melanomatous and non-melanomatous Sinclair miniature
swine. Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology 55:189-203, 1996.
- Gossett R., Kier A.B., Schroeder F., McConkey D., Fakok V., Amoss Jr. M.S.:
Cycloheximide induces apoptosis in melanoma cells derived from regressing cutaneous tumors
of Sinclair swine. J. Comp. Pathology 115:353-372, 1996.
- Pathak S., Multani, A.S., Amoss Jr. M.S.: Telomere, telomerase and malignant
melanomas in human and domestic mammals. Proceedings of Archivos de Zootecnia
45:141-149, 1996.
- Amoss Jr. M.S., Fadok V.A., Multani A.S., Pathak S., Greene Jr J.F., Measel Jr
J.W., Morgan C.D.: Spontaneous regression of Sinclair swine cutaneous malignant melanoma.
In "Advances in Swine in Biomedical Research", M.E. Tumbleson and L.B. Schook,
eds., Plenum Press, NY, Chapter 29, pp 319-330, 1996.
- Pathak, S. and Amoss, M.S. Jr.: Genetic predisposition and specific chromosomal
defects associated with Sinclair swine malignant melanomas. International J. Oncology
11:53-57, 1997.
- Greene, J.F. Jr., Morgan, C.D., Rao, A., Amoss, Jr. M.S., Arguello, F.:
Regression by differentiation in the Sinclair swine model of cutaneous melanoma. Melanoma
Research 7:471-477, 1997.
- Rostal, D.C., Owens, D.W., Grumbles, J.S., MacKenzie, D.S., Amoss, Jr, M.S.: Seasonal
reproductive cycle of the Kemp's Ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempi). Gen & Comp
Endocrin 109:232-243, 1998.
- Pathak, S., Multani, A.S., Amoss, Jr. M.S.: Telomere, teomerase and
malignant melanomas in human and domestic mammals. Proceedings of Archivos de Zootecnia
45:141-149, 1996.
- Low, K.B., Ittensohn, M., Le, T., Platt, J., Sodi, S., Amoss, Jr. M.S.,
Ash, O., Carmichal, E., Chakraboty, A., Fischer, J., Lin, S.L., Luo, X., Miller, S.I.,
Zheng, L., King, I., Pawelek, J.M., Bermudes, D.: Disruption of the Salmonella msbB gene
suppresses virulence and TNFa induction yet retains tumor targeting in vivo. Nature
Biotechnology 17:37-41, 1999.
- Valverde, R.A., Owens, D.W., MacKenzie, D.S., Amoss, Jr M.S.,: Basal
and stress-induced corticosterone levels in Olive Ridley sea turtles (Lepidchelys
olivacea) in relation to their mass nesting behavior. J. Exp. Zoology 284:652-662m 1999.
- Pathak, S., Multani, A.S., McConkey, D.J., Imam A.S., Amoss, Jr M.S.:
Spontaneous regression of cutaneous melanoma in Sinclair swine is associated with
defective telomerase activity and extensive telomere erosion. International Journal of
Oncology 17:1219-1224, 2000.
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