Teaching Interests

Courses
B M S 333. Biomedical Sciences I. (5-3) Cr. 6. F. Prereq: First-year classification in veterinary medicine. Microscopic anatomy and physiology of cells, tissues, cardiovascular system, respiratory system, and urinary system.
B M S 334. Biomedical Sciences II. (5-3) Cr. 6. S. Prereq: First-year classification in veterinary medicine. Microscopic anatomy of the immune system and integument. Microscopic anatomy and physiology of the digestive system, endocrine system, and reproductive system.
B M S 575. Cell Biology Cr. 3.

Mentoring
Research Assistant                              
Teresa Emerick
    Fall 2004-Spring 2005 
    Project : “Isolation and cultivation of organotypic brain slices cultures”

                                                           
Graduate students

Major professor
Michael Todd
    Spring 2003-Spring 2004
    Project : “The role of microglial cells in graft-host interactions”
                                                                       
Lalitha Madhavan
    Spring 2003-present
    Project : “Potential of neural stem cells to protect and rescue neural cells from oxidative stress. In vivo and in vitro study.”

Co-major professor
Yi Zhang
    spring 2003-present
    Project : “Genetic regulation of neural cell migration in the developing mouse striatum”


Summer students                 

Angela Plahn           
    Summer 2003
    Study: “Targeted damage of Purkinje cells in rabbits and  its consequences  for motor learning memory”
    One of the winning posters of the Merck-Merial Symposium held at Kansas State University in Manhattan

 
Heidi Gabel    
    Summer 2004   
    Study: “Grafted neural stem cells (NSCs) protect striatal neurons from oxidative stress – a behavioral study”
   Presented during the Merck-Merial Symposium in  Auburn, Georgia
    

 Jeff Heitman
    Summer 2005                                                          
    Study: “Activated microglia change the behavior of endogenous neural stem cells”    
    Symposium held at Athens, University of Georgia


 Innovative teaching methods
Initiation and preparation of “Practical demonstration of histological techniques” as a part of a new course BMS 333