Comparative Medicine–

Freshman/Sophomore Seminars

Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of Mammals

Winter Seminar— freshman preference
Comparative Medicine 81N
3 UNITS | Grade Option: Letter Grade or CR/NC Option

Instructor: Donna Bouley, DVM, PhD, DACVP
Location: Edwards Research Bldg., Room R358

This course is an introduction to common laboratory and domestic mammals. Using a comparative approach, we will investigate the unique adaptations of each species in terms of its morphological, anatomical, and behavioral characteristics. How these species interact with their own and other species, including humans, will be discussed. 

Dr. Donna Bouley

Donna Bouley is a professor of Comparative Medicine and director of necropsy services at Stanford. She received her D.V.M. in 1985 from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and worked in private practice for three years before returning to the University of Tennessee for graduate school, receiving her Ph.D. in experimental and comparative medicine in 1995. She joined the faculty of Texas A&M, became board certified by the American College of Veterinary Pathologists, and then came to Stanford in 1997. Professor Bouley is the pathologist for the research animal facility and provides clinical services to Stanford animal users in many departments. She is co-investigator in a study by the radiology department which examines MRI-guided ultrasound and cryosurgery in animal models. She also works with faculty in genetics on studies of transgenic mice and in microbiology and immunology on studies of bacterial virulence factors. Her own research focuses on immunopathology, inflammation, and host-pathogen interactions. In her spare time, she enjoys running and belly dancing.

Globally Emerging Zoonotic Diseases

Spring Seminar - sophomore preference
Comparative Medicine 84Q
3 units | Grade Option: Letter Grade or CR/NC Option

Instructor: Stephen Felt, DVM, MPH
Location: Edwards Research Bldg., Room R358

An introduction to infectious diseases currently impacting both veterinary and human health around the world today. We will explore some of the mechanisms of disease, epidemiology, and underlying diagnostic, treatment and control principles associated with these select pathogens. Students will be expected to participate in class discussion and will have a final “mystery disease” project to present to the class.   

Prerequisites: An interest in the study of medicine (veterinary and/or human) and epidemiology is recommended.  

Learning Goals: Acquire a basic knowledge of epidemiological terms and familiarity with some of the emerging zoonotic agents impacting the world today

Dr. Stephen Felt
Dr. Felt is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Comparative Medicine, School of Medicine. In his position, he performs clinical veterinary care, biomedical research and teaching. Prior to arriving at Stanford, he was stationed overseas as a US Army Veterinary Corps Officer and participated in a variety of disease outbreak investigations on the Asian and African Continents and served as a veterinary consultant to the World Health Organization. Dr. Felt earned his D.V.M. from the University of Wisconsin and his M.P.H. from the Uniformed Services University. He is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine and a Diplomate of the American College Laboratory Animal Medicine.

Horse Medicine

Winter Course
Comparative Medicine 103
3 UNITS | Grade option: Letter Grade or Credit/No Credit

Instructor: Sherril Green, DVM, PhD, DACVIM
Location: Edwards Research Building, R358
Website: http://www.stanford.edu/class/compmed103/

This course will provide an overview of the most common equine diseases, ranging from colic to lameness, and will review equine anatomy and physiology relevant to selected topics in equine medicine. Other topics include infectious diseases, care of the newborn foal, medical emergencies, and neurological disorders. For more information on this course, visit the following web site: http://www.stanford.edu/class/compmed103/.

White horse runningSherril Green is a professor in the Department of Comparative Medicine and a large animal veterinarian who is board certified by the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine. She completed her doctorate in neuroscience at UC Davis before coming to Stanford in 1995. A lifelong horse owner and equine enthusiast, she is an equine specialist who has taught in veterinary schools in the U.S. and Canada. She also has written numerous journal articles and veterinary textbook chapters on topics in equine medicine.

Introduction to the Mouse in Biomedical Research

Autumn Seminar
Comparative Medicine 87Q
3 UNITS | Grade option: Letter Grade or Credit/No Credit

Instructor: Claude Nagamine, DVM, PhD, DACVIM
Location: Edwards Research Building, R358

This seminar is an introduction to the laboratory mouse, one of the most widely used models for biomedical research. We will explore the natural history and origin of the laboratory mouse, its relationship to its wild cousins, the history and uses of some common laboratory mice, and analyze some widely used research models (transgenic mice, knock-out and knock-in mice, cloning, immunodeficient mice) and their uses in the understanding and treatment of human diseases. In addition to lectures, each student will read and discuss scientific papers and present (1) paper that uses the mouse as a model for the study of a human disease. Students interested in biomedical research, medicine, or veterinary medicine will benefit from this seminar.

Dr. Claude Nagamine
Claude M. Nagamine, DVM, PhD, DACLAM Assistant Professor. Dr. Nagamine received his D.V.M. from the University of Tennessee in 2004 and completed his residency training in Laboratory Animal Medicine at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2007. He became a diplomate of the ACLAM in 2008. He joined the Department of Comparative Medicine at Stanford in 2008 and supervises the Rodent Health Surveillance Program. Prior to entering veterinary school, Dr. Nagamine obtained a Ph.D. in Ecology from the University of California, Davis (1979), obtained postdoctoral training in endocrinology, developmental genetics, immunology, and molecular biology of the mouse at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (NYC), Pasteur Institute (Paris, France), and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute at the University of California, San Francisco and was an Assistant Professor of Cell Biology at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. His research interests include the molecular genetics of mammalian sex determination and mouse infectious diseases. (650) 498-4773/cnagamin@stanford.edu

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