The Faculty of Penn Vet

Animal Biology

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MONTSERRAT ANGUERA

Assistant Professor, Department of Animal Biology

Phone 215-898-0567
Email anguera@vet.upenn.edu

MICHAEL ATCHISON

Director, NIH/Merck Summer Research Program
Professor, Department of Animal Biology
Director, VMD-PhD Program

Phone (215) 898-6428
Email atchison@vet.upenn.edu
Research Areas Transcription, Gene expression, Oncogenesis

NARAYAN AVADHANI

Harriet Ellison Woodward Professor of Biochemistry

Phone 215-898-8819
Email narayan@vet.upenn.edu
Research Areas Autoimmune diseases, Metabolic Regulation, Mitochondrial genetics, Mitochondrial function
Labs Avadhani Laboratory

TRACY BALE

Professor of Neuroscience, Department of Animal Biology
Professor of Neuroscience, Department of Psychiatry
Director, Neuroscience Center

Phone 215-898-1369
Email tbale@vet.upenn.edu
Research Areas Epigenetics, Neurodevelopmental disorders, Prenatal Stress, Diet, Stress, Obesity
Labs Bale Laboratory

KENDRA BENCE

Assistant Professor, Tenure Track
Member, Institute for Diabetes, Obesity & Metabolism
Member, Neuroscience Graduate Group
Member, Mahoney Institute for Neurological Sciences (MINS)
Associate Member, Center for Molecular Studies in Digestive and Liver Diseases
Member, CAMB Graduate Group, CBP Division
Co-Director of Academic Enrichment, IDOM

Phone 215-746-2998
Email kbence@vet.upenn.edu
Research Areas Diabetes, Neuronal regulation, Cancer, Obesity, Signal transduction

RALPH BRINSTER

Professor of Physiology
Professor of Physiology, Graduate School of Arts & Sciences and Graduate Faculty
Richard King Mellon Professor of Reproductive Physiology

Phone (215) 898-8805
Email brinster@vet.upenn.edu
Research Areas Regenerative medicine, Germline stem cell development, Spermatogonial stem cells, Stem Cells

PETER DODSON

Professor of Anatomy, Labs of Anatomy, Department of Animal Biology
Professor of Paleontology, Department of Earth and Environmental Science

Email dodsonp@vet.upenn.edu
Research Areas Anatomy, Geology/Paleontology, Paleontology

SERGE FUCHS

Professor of Cell Biology, Department of Animal Biology
Director, Mari Lowe Center for Comparative Oncology

Phone (215) 573-6949
Email syfuchs@vet.upenn.edu
Research Areas Autoimmune diseases, Cytokines and Grown factors, Interferon, Ubiquitin, Cancer

OLENA JACENKO

Associate Professor, Biochemistry, Animal Biology

Phone 215 573-9447
Email jacenko@vet.upenn.edu
Research Areas Blood cell differentiation, Hematopoietic disorders,Bone marrow transplants, Transgenic parasites

ANNA KASHINA

Associate Professor of Biochemistry
Assistant Professor

Phone 215 746-0895
Email akashina@vet.upenn.edu
Research Areas Angiogenesis, Protein arginylation, Cancer

Clinical Studies - New Bolton Center

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HELEN ACETO

Assistant Professor of Veterinary Epidemiology
Director of Biosecurity

Phone (610) 925-6701
Email helenwa@vet.upenn.edu
Research Areas Antimicrobial drug treatment, Biosecurity, Zoonotic diseases, Salmonella

GARY ALTHOUSE

Marion Dilley and David George Jones Chair in Animal Reproduction
Professor and Chairman, Department of Clinical Studies, New Bolton Center

Phone 610 925 6320
Email gca@vet.upenn.edu
Research Areas Andrology, Comparative Theriogenology, Regenerative medicine, Swine production, Theriogenology, Ultrasonography
Labs Reference Andrology Laboratory

RAYMOND BOSTON

Member, Cancer Center of the School of Medicine
Senior Scholar, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (CCEB), School of Medicine
Professor of Applied Biomathematics
Professor of Biostatistics, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Medicine

Phone (610) 925-6557
Email drrayboston@yahoo.com
Research Areas Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Mathematical modeling

ASHLEY BOYLE

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Section of Field Service, New Bolton Center

Phone 610-925-6251
Email boylea@vet.upenn.edu
Clinical Specialties Field Service/Equine
Research Areas Strangles, Streptococcus equi infections in horses, Equine infectious Disease

BARBARA DALLAP SCHAER

Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and Critical Care (CE)

Phone 610-925-6460
Email bldallap@vet.upenn.edu
Clinical Specialties Emergency Services/Clinical Care
Research Areas Coagulation-equine, Emergency medicine

ELIZABETH DAVIDSON

Associate Professor of Sports Medicine

Phone 610-925-6470
Email ejdavid@vet.upenn.edu
Clinical Specialties Sports Medicine/Equine
Research Areas Bone injury, Suspensory desmitis, Equine bone fractures, Equine diagnosis and management, Equine videoendoscopic evaluation, Lameness

ZHENGXIA DOU

Professor, Agricultural Systems

Phone 610-925-6242
Email douzheng@vet.upenn.edu
Research Areas Agroecosystems, Agroecosystems, Animal Production, Antibiotic resistance, Farm management, Manure-borne pathogens, Agriculture, Dairy Farms

BERND DRIESSEN

Professor of Anesthesia (CE)
Section Chief, Emergency Critical Care/Anesthesia

Phone 610-925-6130
Email driessen@vet.upenn.edu
Clinical Specialties Anesthesia
Research Areas Equine anesthesia/analgesia, Hemorrhagic shock, Pharmacology

MARIE-EVE FECTEAU

Assistant Professor Food Animal Medicine and Surgery

Phone (610) 925-6208
Email mfecteau@vet.upenn.edu
Clinical Specialties Surgery/Food Animal
Research Areas Bovine paratuberculosis, Equine Encephalitis, Food animal nutrition, Johne's Disease, Salmonella, Urolithiasis

JAMES FERGUSON

Section Chief, Animal Production Systems
Professor of Nutrition

Phone 610-925-6338
Email ferguson@vet.upenn.edu
Research Areas Agriculture, Nutrient management, Reproduction, Dairy Cattle, Farm management, Nutrition

Clinical Studies - Philadelphia

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KIMBERLY AGNELLO

Assistant Professor of Small Animal Surgery

Phone 215-746-VETS
Email kagnello@vet.upenn.edu
Clinical Specialties Orthopedic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Arthroscopic Surgery, Soft-Tissue Surgery

GUSTAVO AGUIRRE

Professor of Medical Genetics and Ophthalmology

Phone 215-898-9426
Research Areas Best Macular Dystrophy (BMD), Gene therapy, Inherited diseases, Ophthalmology, Retinal Degeneration

LILLIAN ARONSON

Professor, Minimally Invasive Surgery
Renal Transplant Program Founder and Coordinator, Section of Surgery
Section Chief of Surgery
Diversity Search Advisor

Phone 215-573-4434
Email laronson@vet.upenn.edu
Clinical Specialties Soft-tissue Surgery, Renal Transplant Surgery
Research Areas Microvascular surgery, Renal transplantation, Urolithiasis, Urinary tract surgery

WILLIAM BELTRAN

Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Ophthalmology Service Chief

Email wbeltran@vet.upenn.edu
Clinical Specialties Eye Diagnostics & Surgery
Research Areas Ophthalmology, Retinal Degeneration, Retinal remodeling, Gene therapy, Photoreceptor cell death

DOROTHY BROWN

Associate Scholar, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Medicine
Director, Veterinary Clinical Investigations Center
Professor of Surgery, Department of Clinical Studies - Philadelphia
Chair, Department of Clinical Studies - Philadelphia

Phone 215-898-1531
Email dottie@vet.upenn.edu
Research Areas Bone Cancer, Cancer, Canine Chronic Pain, Orthopedic disease, Pain, Pain management, Osteoarthritis, Clinical Trials

CHRISTINE CAIN

Assistant Professor, CE

Phone 215-898-8861
Email ccain@vet.upenn.edu
Clinical Specialties Dermatology & Allergy, Food & Skin Allergies, Ear & Skin Infections
Research Areas Dermatology

JULIE CALLAHAN CLARK

Lecturer

Email jcalla07@vet.upenn.edu
Clinical Specialties Internal Medicine

MARY BETH CALLAN

Professor of Medicine

Phone (215) 898-5797
Email callan@vet.upenn.edu
Clinical Specialties Internal Medicine
Research Areas Hematology, Transfusion Medicine

MARGRET CASAL

Associate Professor of Medical Genetics – tenure track

Phone 215-898-0029
Email casalml@vet.upenn.edu
Clinical Specialties Genetics, Reproduction, Pediatrics
Research Areas Canine genetic skin disorders, specifically X-linked ectodermal dysplasia, lupoid dermatosis, and ichthyosis Canine and feline mucopolysaccharidoses Gene therapy for genetic disorders Recombinant protein therapy for genetic disorders

KENNETH DROBATZ

Director, Emergency Services
Professor of Critical Care
Chief, Section of Critical Care
Associate Chair for Education, Department of Clinical Studies

Phone 215-746-8977
Clinical Specialties Emergency Services
Research Areas Emergency medicine, Urethral obstruction

Pathobiology

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DAVID ARTIS

Member, Institute for Immunology
Associate Professor, Department of Pathobiology
Member, CAMB/MVP Graduate Group
Member, Immunology Graduate Group

Phone (215) 898-7920
Email dartis@mail.med.upenn.edu
Research Areas Chronic inflammatory diseases, Autoimmune diseases, Parasitic helminth infections, Immunology, Innate immunity, Infectious Disease, Inflammatory diseases, Inflammatory responses, T cells

DANIEL BEITING

Research Assistant Professor

Phone 2158989247
Email beiting@vet.upenn.edu
Research Areas Immunology, Microbiology, Genomics

IGOR BRODSKY

Phone 215-746-8426
Research Areas Bacterial pathogens, Bacteriology, Infectious Disease, Inflammasome, Innate Immune Defense, Immunology

SAMUEL CHACKO

Professor of Pathology, Department of Pathobiology
Professor of Pathology, (Secondary Appointment), Division of Urology, Department of Surgery
Director of Urologic Basic Research, Division of Urology

Phone (267) 350-9601
Email chackosk@mail.med.upenn.edu
Research Areas Urinary disorders, Mutagenesis, Signal transduction, Smooth Muscle

SHERRILL DAVISON

Associate Professor, Avian Medicine and Pathology, Clinician Educator Tract
Laboratory Director, Laboratory of Avian Medicine and Pathology, New Bolton Center

Phone 610-444-4282
Email sdavison@vet.upenn.edu
Research Areas Avian Influenza, Avian medicine, Infectious bronchitis, Poultry Medicine, Inherited diseases, Pathology, Salmonella

GUDRUN DEBES

Assistant Professor, Microbiology and Immunology
Member
Member

Phone (215) 573-9167
Email gdebes@vet.upenn.edu
Research Areas Lymphocyte migration, Chemokines, Infectious Disease, Inflammation, Ruminant Immune system

AMY DURHAM

Assistant Professor

Phone 215 898 7871
Email amycd@vet.upenn.edu
Research Areas Lymphoid neoplasms, Lymphoma, Oncologic pathology, Pathology,

ROSELYN EISENBERG

Scholarly Leave, Wistar Institute, Laboratory of Dr. Roger Burnet
Scholarly Leave, Laboratory of Dr. Gary Cohen, School of Dental Medicine
Member, Executive Committee, Virology Training Grant
Professor of Microbiology
Laboratory Head, Laboratory of Microbiology

Phone (215) 898-6552
Email roselyn@biochem.dental.upenn.edu
Research Areas Glycoproteins, Herpes simplex virus, Vaccines, Virology, Microbiology

JULIE ENGILES

Assistant Professor of Pathology
Assistant Professor of Pathology

Phone 610-925-6451
Email engiles@vet.upenn.edu
Clinical Specialties Veterinary anatomic pathology, Veterinary orthopedic pathology, Equine gastrointestinal pathology, Equine laminitis, Experimental Animal Models
Research Areas Gastrointestinal pathology, Orthopedic pathology, Laminitis

JAY FARRELL

Member, Immunology Graduate Group
Member, CAMB/MVP Graduate Group
Head, Laboratory of Parasitology
Professor, Pathobiology
Supervisor, Laboratory of Diagnostic Parasitology

Phone (215) 898-8561
Email farrellj@vet.upenn.edu
Research Areas Leishmaniasis, Parasitology