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Kevin Welch

Research Toxicologist

 

Poisonous Plant Research Lab

1150 E 1400 N

Logan, UT 84341

(435)797-4014

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

Education

      Post-Doc Fellowship         2002-2005       Molecular and Cellular Toxicology Section                                                                         National Heart Lung and Blood Institute                                                                        National Institutes of Health

      PhD                                   2002               Toxicology, Chemistry & Biochemistry;

                                                                       Utah State University

      BS                                     1997               Environmental Biology, Biology;                                                                        Utah State University

 

 

 

     

       Cylcops lamb exposed to  Veratrum californicum in utero

Veratrum californicum

  Delphinium barbeyi

  Oxytropis sericea

 

 

 

Research Interests

 

To evaluate the toxicity of plant toxins in livestock, describe the toxicokinetics of plant toxins, characterize the molecular alterations due to plant toxins, identify diagnostic biomarkers of intoxication, including the degree and duration of intoxication, and develop methods to predict a prognosis for recovery.

 

Significant Accomplishments