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Dr. John Robertson

John L. Robertson, VMD, MS, PhD

Director of the Center for Comparative Oncology (CeCO)
Professor
Pathology
Department of Biomedical Sciences & Pathobiology
 
e-mail: drbob@vt.edu
Capsule Biography (PDF)


Education

1977 Ph.D., Pathology
Thesis: "Tubulointerstitial and glomerulonephritis in the Brown Norway rat: A model for autoimmune nephritis."
University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine
Philadelphia, PA
1976 V.M.D., Magna Cum Laude
Fellow, Veterinary Medical Scientist Training Program, NIH-NIGMS
University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine
Philadelphia, PA
1973 M.S., Pathology
University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine
Philadelphia, PA
1969 B.S., Biology
SUNY Stony Brook
Stony Brook, NY

Research Interests

  • Comparative oncology of malignant melanoma and malignant lymphoma
  • Chronic renal disease
  • Implantable biomaterials

Professional Experience

present Professor, Pathology
Department of Biomedical Sciences & Pathobiology, VMRCVM
Blacksburg, VA
present Director, Center for Comparative Oncology (CeCO)
VMRCVM, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA
1979-1989 Senior Pathologist, ICI Americas
Wilmington, DE
1979-1989 Associate Veterinarian, Media Veterinary Hospital
Media, PA
1977-1979 Research Associate Pathologist, Hoechst-Roussel Pharmaceuticals
Bridgewater, NJ

Professional Memberships

  • American Veterinary Medical Association
  • Society of Toxicologic Pathology
  • Foundation for Comparative and Conservation Biology