Professor - Veterinary Population Medicine

carls099@umn.edu

Degrees

• B.A. Gustavus Adolphus College (1976)
• D.V.M. University of Minnesota (1983)
• Ph.D. North Carolina State University (1986)
• Post-doctoral fellowship, North Carolina State University (1986-1989)

American College of Veterinary Pathologists, 1990

Research Interests

• Orthopaedic diseases in animals and humans
• Osteochondrosis in swine, dogs, and horses
• Osteoarthritis
• Osteoporosis
• Diskospondylitis
• Pathobiology of cancer

Clinical Interests

• Osteochondrosis in swine, dogs, and horses

Instructional areas

• Veterinary pathology (hematopoietic and musculoskeletal systems)/li>

Publications

Current Funding

• "New Techniques in Diagnosing Osteoarthritis", National Institutes of Health RR14099-09. Principal Investigator. $750,000, 2001-2006
• "Cancer Center Core Grant: Histopathology Core", National Institutes of Health P30 CA77598-06. Head of Histopathology Core. $430,000, 2003-2008
• "Cartilage Fracture Toughness by Micropenetration", National Institutes of Health, 1RO1 AR049900-01. Co-investigator. $525,000, 2003-2006.
• "Comparative Medicine and Pathology Training", National Institutes of Health 1 T32 RR018719-01. Principal Investigator. $869,789, 9/30/03-8/31/08

Honors and Awards

• McKnight Presidential Fellows Award, University of Minnesota. 2002-2004

Current Students

• Erik Olson, Ph.D., 2006
• Margaret McNulty, Ph.D., 2009