Education

PhD      1983     Toxicology, Veterinary Biosciences, Universityof Illinois

MS       1978     Reproductive Physiology, ADVS, Utah State University

BS        1975     Animal Science, ADVS, Utah State University

 

 

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 Research Interests:

The effects of poisonous plants and natural toxins on reproduction in livestock including embryonic and fetal growth and development.

Significant Accomplishments:

• Determine that locoweeds cause reproductive dysfunction in livestock and characterized the effects in sheep and cattle.
• Evaluated alkaloids from larkspur in mouse bioassays and determined structure activity relationship.
• Developed a Spanish goat model to determine the mechanism of action of lupine-induced "crooked calf syndrome" in cattle, evaluated the toxicity of 10 alkaloid teratogens and their structure activity relationship.
• Callaborate with Lahey Clinic Medical Center on the biomedical application of the goat model to improve treatment of cleft palate in children.