Faculty
Alan J Herron D.V.M. Associate Professor of Pathology
Education
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D.V.M., Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine
Residency
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Thomas Astor Resident in Pathology, The Animal Medical Center, New York, NY
Post-doctoral Training
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Post doctoral fellow in laboratory animal medicine and pathology, University of Rochester, School of Medicine
Area of Interest
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Diseases of laboratory animals and exotic species
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Animal models for human disease
Current Position
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Associate Director for Research and Head of Comparative Pathology Laboratory, Center for Comparative Medicine
Professional Positions Held
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Chief of Comparative Pathology, Columbia University, 2001-2006
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Head of Anatomic Pathology, Division of Comparative Pathology, Department of Pathology, University of Miami, School of Medicine, 1986-2001
Honors and Awards
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Consultant, AAALAS International, 1999-2005
Representative Publications
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Wang, Y., Herron, A.J., Worman, W.H., Pathology and nuclear abnormalities in hearts of transgenic Mice expressing M371K Lamin A encoded by an LMNA mutation causing Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy. Human Mol Genet. 2006 August 15;15(16): 2479-89
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Boozer, CN, Herron, A.J. Simmondsin for weight loss in rats Int J Obes (London). 2006 Jul;30(7): 1143-48
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Martins, GA,Cimmino, L, Shapiro-Shelef, M., Herron. AJ, Magnusdottir, E., Calame, K. Transcriptional repressor Blimp-1 regulates T cell homeostasis and function. Nat Immunol. 2006 May;7(5) 457-65