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Pathology

Houston, Texas

Department of Pathology
Pathology
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Faculty

Alan J Herron, D.V.M. Associate Professor of Pathology

Alan J. Herron

Education

  1. D.V.M., Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine

Residency

  1. Thomas Astor Resident in Pathology, The Animal Medical Center, New York, NY

Post-doctoral Training

  1. Post doctoral fellow in laboratory animal medicine and pathology, University of Rochester, School of Medicine

Area of Interest

  1. Diseases of laboratory animals and exotic species

  2. Animal models for human disease

Current Position

  1. Associate Director for Research and Head of Comparative Pathology Laboratory, Center for Comparative Medicine

Professional Positions Held

  1. Chief of Comparative Pathology, Columbia University, 2001-2006

  2. Head of Anatomic Pathology, Division of Comparative Pathology, Department of Pathology, University of Miami, School of Medicine, 1986-2001

Honors and Awards

  1. Consultant, AAALAS International, 1999-2005

Representative Publications

  1. 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

  2. Boozer, CN, Herron, A.J. Simmondsin for weight loss in rats Int J Obes (London). 2006 Jul;30(7): 1143-48

  3. 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