08/2015
Rhonda Ann Patterson
Curriculum Vitae
Address
Biology Department
Ogden College of Science & Engineering
Western Kentucky University
1906 College Heights Blvd. #11080
Bowling Green, KY 42101-1080
270-745-4978 or 270-745-2351 (phone)
rhonda.patterson@wku.edu
Born
Carthage, Missouri
Education
B.S. Ag. (1987) in Animal Science from University of Missouri-Columbia;
Columbia, MO
Ph.D. (1998) in Immunology from University of Southern Mississippi; Hattiesburg, MS
Fellowships
Patricia Roberts Harris Fellowship
Honors
Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers (2004 and 2005)
Professional Society Activities
International Association of Aquatic Animal Medicine
Past-President (2006-2007)Responsible for serving on the “Nominations and Awards” committee
(this year and the next two) as well as one final year on the Executive
Board. Responsible for filling in for the President if for any reason he is
not able to fulfill his duties.
President (2005-2006) Responsible for overseeing all of the activities of the organization. Run
all Executive Board meetings and the annual business meeting. Write all
official correspondence for the organization requiring presidential seal.
President-Elect (2004-2005) Responsible for planning scientific program and coordinating with host
institution for 36th Annual Conference of the International Association for
Aquatic Animal Medicine, May, 2005, Seward, Alaska.
Newsletter Editor and Executive Board member - starting fall, 2000.
Chair Pre-Conference all day workshop on "Immunology for the Aquatic
Animal Clinician" at the 34th Annual Conference of the International
Association for Aquatic Animal Medicine, May, 2003, Waikoloa, Hawaii.
Associate Editor Proceedings of the Joint Conference of the American Association of Zoo
Veterinarians and the International Association for Aquatic Animal
Medicine, September 2000, New Orleans, LA.
Chairperson (1999-2001) Conservation and Governmental Affairs Committee of the International
Association of Aquatic Animal Medicine.
Co-chair Pre-Conference “Marine Mammal Immunology Workshop for Clinicians”
at the 30th Annual Conference of the International Association for Aquatic
Animal Medicine, May, 1999, Boston, Massachusetts.
Member 1989 - present
Society for Marine Mammalogy (Member 1989-2006)
International Society of Developmental and Comparative Immunology (Member 2000 2008)
American Association for Women in Community Colleges (Member 2007-2009)
Association of College & University Biology Educators (Member 2007-present)
National Association of Biology Teachers (Member 2007-present)
The National Association for Developmental Education (Member 2007)
National Science Teachers Association (Member 2012 - present)
Society Memberships Associated with Profession
Defenders of Wildlife
Environmental Defense Fund
National Parks Conservation Association
National Wildlife Federation Leaders Club
Kentucky Goat and Sheep Association
Professional Experience
August 2005 – present: Assistant Professor, Western Kentucky University, 1906 College
Heights Blvd., Bowling Green, KY 42101
July 2014 – present: Biology Department, Ogden College of Science &
Engineering
July 2010 – June 2010: Liberal Arts & Sciences Department, University College
August 2005 – June 2010: Liberal Arts & Sciences Division, Bowling Green
Community College
August 2004 – 2009: President of Animal Immunodiagnostics, Reagents & Research,
LLC, Brownsville, KY 42210
August 1988 – August 2006: University of Southern Mississippi, Department of
Biological Sciences, 118 College Drive, Hattiesburg, MS 39406
May 2001 – August 2006: Research Scientist I and part-time instructor
May 1998 – May 2001: Postdoctoral Research Associate
June – August 1995 and 1996: Instructor
June 1997 – May 1998: Instructor
August 1988 – August 1997: Teaching assistant
August 1995: Graduate assistant, The University of Southern Mississippi's Center
for Molecular and Cellular Biosciences' Undergraduate Faculty Enhancement
Workshop #4: Protein Chemistry and Immunochemistry. Funded by National
Science Foundation's Undergraduate Faculty Enhancement Program
Courses Taught
General Biology for Non-biology Majors - lecture and laboratory
Introduction to Biology (regular and honors) - lecture and laboratory
General Microbiology - lecture and laboratory
Immunology and Serology - lecture and laboratory
Immunochemistry - lecture and laboratory
Viral Pathogenesis and Diagnosis - lecture
Additional Teaching not in formal course
Research methods both in the laboratory and in the literature were taught to undergraduate
students both at Western Kentucky University and University of Southern Mississippi. At USM
there was a course that students could sign up for credit for this work. At WKU there was not such
a course; however, eight separate students have performed this work without receiving academic
credit (simply to have the experience).
Western Kentucky University (UC) and College Committees (CC) or University
Organizations and College Organizations (UO or CO)
Advising Task Force Committee (CC) - 2007 to 2011
Christian Faculty and Staff Fellowship (UO) - 2005 to 2008
Community College 20th Birthday Party Planning Committee - January to August 2006
Faculty Search Committee (CC)
Geography position - fall 2005 and spring 2006
History position - spring 2007
Research & Creative Activities Program (UC) - college alt (2006 - 2008), full member
(2009-2014)
Science Awareness Society (CO) - co-chair 2005 to 2011
Student Travel Award Committee (CC) - 2005 to 2011
Liberal Arts and Sciences Division Travel Award Committee (CC) - 2008 to 2011
Student Engagement Expo (CC) - co-chair 2008 to 2010
Bowling Green Community College Planning Council (CC) - member 2007 to 2009
Cornerstone Committee (CC) - member 2012
Search Committee for Director, Student Support Programs (CC) - member July to
December 2013
South Campus Academic Network Committee (CC) - member 2012 to present
University College Sabbatical Leave Committee (CC) – member October to November
2012
Continuance Committee for Dr. James Asare (CC) – chairperson September 2013
Thompson Complex North Wing Building Committee (CC) – member October 2014 to
present
Colonnade Assessment Committee (CC) – member November to December 2014
Instructor Search Committee (CC) – member November 2014 to present
University Southern Mississippi Committees
Member of Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
Member of two ad hoc committees responsible for rewriting the "Standard
Operating Procedures for the Animal Research Facility" and writing a facility
improvement grant
Associate member of graduate faculty
Served as member on five doctoral and two master's committees
Mentor for the McNair Scholars Program
Advisor for the Presbyterian Fellowship group
Professional Services
Reviewer, Textbook. MacMillan Publisher. 2014.
MacMillan Publishers contacted me and asked if I would review a chapter in
Shuster’s “Biology for a Changing World, 3e”. This entailed reading through the
table of contents, picking one of several chapters, reading one of the chapters,
answering multiple questions on both the table of contents and the chapter read.
Reviewer, Journal Article. Aquatic Mammals. 2015.
Dr. Kathleen M. Dudzinski (managing editor) asked me to review an article
submission for the journal "Aquatic Mammals". This is the oldest peer-reviewed
journal in the marine mammal field.
Reviewer, Textbook. Pearson Publisher. 2014.
Pearson Publishers contacted me and asked me to review Cowan/Bunn's
“Microbiology Fundamentals or Cowan's Microbiology: A Systems Approach 3e”.
This entailed filling out an extensive survey to detail my opinions on various
aspects of the book, especially as it compared to my current text.
Reviewer, Lab Exercise in Non-Majors Biology Lab Manual, Whiley-Freeman
Publishing, 2014.
A representative from Whiley-Freeman Publishing contacted me regarding
performing a review of one of their new virtual lab experiments for their nonmajors lab manual. All of the information was provided to me along with an
extensive review form to fill out and return to them.
Reviewer, Journal Article. Aquatic Mammals. 2014.
Drs. Kathleen M. Dudzinski, Justin Gregg, and Robin Paulos (managing editors)
asked me to review an article submission for the journal "Aquatic Mammals".
This is the oldest peer-reviewed journal in the marine mammal field.
Reviewer, Journal Article. Aquatic Mammals. 2010.
Drs. Kathleen M. Dudzinski, Justin Gregg, and Robin Paulos (managing editors)
asked me to review an article submission for the journal "Aquatic Mammals".
This is the oldest peer-reviewed journal in the marine mammal field.
Reviewer of Conference Abstracts and Session Chair. International Association for
Aquatic Animal Medicine. 2009.
The abstracts that were submitted for the immunology sessions were forwarded
from the program chair to me. My job was to review and edit the abstracts for
content and format. When I was finished I returned them to the program chair for
submission in the conference proceedings. During the conference I was in charge
of the session: introducing the talks and keeping the sessions running on time.
Reviewer, Journal Article. Aquatic Mammals. 2009.
Dr. Jeanette Thomas, managing editor, asked me to review an article submission
for the journal "Aquatic Mammals". This is the oldest peer-reviewed journal in
the marine mammal field.
Reviewer, Journal Articles. Developmental and Comparative Immunology. 2008.
Dr. Gregory W. Warr, Co-Editor-in-Chief of the journal Developmental &
Comparative Immunology, asked me to review four different article submissions.
This journal is an internationally known journal within the field.
Professional Development
Attendee at PKAL Summer Leadership Institute, July 2015, sponsored by AAC&U. The
PKAL Summer Leadership Institute is designed for both early and mid-career STEM faculty
engaged in leading projects aimed at transforming undergraduate STEM education in their
classrooms, departments, and institutions. The five-day intensive Institute provides faculty
participants with the theory and practice required to effectively manage the politics of such
change and contribute to the national STEM higher education reform effort.
Book Chapters
Middlebrooks, B. L. and R. A. Patterson. August, 2002. Methods for purification and
study of cetacean immunoglobulins. In Cell and molecular biology of marine mammals.
C. J. Pfeiffer ed. Krieger Publishing Co., Inc.
Patterson, R. A., B. L. Middlebrooks, and J. C. Jones. August, 2002. Application of
ELISA methodology for detection of Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae antibody titers in
cetaceans. In Cell and molecular biology of marine mammals. C. J. Pfeiffer ed. Krieger
Publishing Co., Inc.
Dissertation
Patterson, R.A. 1998. An analysis of the humoral immune system of three species of
cetaceans: The Atlantic bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus), beluga whale
(Delphinapterus leucas), and Pacific white-sided dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens).
The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS.
Refereed Publication
Heise, R.J., Bringolf, R.B., Patterson, R.A., Cope, W.G., Ross, S.T. (2009). Plasma
vitellogenin and estradiol of adult Gulf sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi) in the
Pascagoula River Basin (MS, USA). Transactions of the American Fisheries Society,
138:1028-1035.
Jones, J. C., R. A. Patterson, and B. L. Middlebrooks. 2000. Evaluation and refinement of
an ELISA assay designed to detect antibodies against Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae in
cetaceans. Infectious Disease Review. 2(4):218-222.
R.A. Patterson. 2000. Congress Report International Workshop on Erysipelas in
Cetaceans. Infectious Disease Review. 2(4):225-226.
Non-refereed Publications
Patterson, R. A., J. C. Jones, and B. L. Middlebrooks. 1995. Development of ELISA
methodologies to evaluate anti-Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae titers in several cetacean
species. IAAAM News 26(3):6-7.
Published Abstracts and Presentations
Patterson, R. A. “Students Use Classroom Topics to Produce Brochures with
International Emphasis”. Engaging the Spirit: Celebrating Student Success. WKU,
Bowling Green, KY. August 18, 2008.
Patterson, R. A. “Mentoring Students and Colleagues: Step Up and Reach Out”. 2008
Annual Conference of the Kentucky Chapter of the American Association for Women in
Community Colleges, Kentucky Chapter of the American Association for Women in
Community Colleges, Lexington, KY. February 28, 2008.
Jensson, Laura and Rhonda Patterson. “Note Taking and Test Studying Tips” seminar
given at the Bowling Green Community College of Western Kentucky University,
Bowling Green, KY. Sept, 2006; Feb, 2007; Sept, 2007; Feb, 2008; Sept, 2008; Feb,
2009; Sept, 2010; and Mar, 2010.
Patterson, Rhonda. “Immunology of Marine Mammals: What Do We Know?”, invited
speaker at the John G. Shedd Aquarium, Chicago, IL. August 8, 2006.
Coleman, Amaziah, Bobby Middlebrooks, and Rhonda Patterson. Antibody Titers in
Four Different Populations of Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) Serum
Samples to Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae. Proceedings of the 37th Annual Conference of
the International Association for Aquatic Animal Medicine, 37:86, 2006.
Boehm, Jeffrey and Rhonda Patterson. Erysipelas in Cetaceans: A Coordinated Research
Program. Proceedings of the 16th Biennial Conference of the Society for Marine
Mammalogy, p38, 2005.
Estepp, Jessica D., Bobby L. Middlebrooks, and Rhonda A. Patterson. Development of
an Immunodiagnostic Assay for Brucella sp. in the Harp Seal (Phoca groenlandica) and
Hooded Seal (Cystophora cristata). Proceedings of the 36th Annual Conference of the
International Association for Aquatic Animal Medicine, 36:97, 2005.
Woodford, Jennifer G., Bobby L. Middlebrooks, and Rhonda A. Patterson. Development
of an Enzyme-linked Immunosorbant Assay (ELISA) Using Anti-human IgA Reagents to
Determine IgA Levels in the Serum of Several Individuals of the Harbor Seal, Phoca
vitulina. Proceedings of the 36th Annual Conference of the International Association for
Aquatic Animal Medicine, 36:96, 2005.
Colvocoresses, Jennifer A., Bobby L. Middlebrooks, and Rhonda A. Patterson. Analysis
of Steller Sea Lion IgG and IgM Levels Across the Geographic Range of the Population.
Proceedings of the 35th Annual Conference of the International Association for Aquatic
Animal Medicine, 35:99, 2004.
Woodford, Jennifer G., Bobby L. Middlebrooks, and Rhonda A. Patterson. An
Investigation of the Cross Reactivity of Antibodies Against the Immunoglobulins of
Several Mammalian Species with Immunoglobulins of the Harbor Seal, Phoca vitulina.
Proceedings of the 35th Annual Conference of the International Association for Aquatic
Animal Medicine, 35:118-119, 2004.
Frank, Jill M., Bobby L. Middlebrooks, and Rhonda A. Patterson. Characterization of
Immunoglobulin G (IgG) in the Spectacled Eider, Somateria fischeri. Proceedings of the
35th Annual Conference of the International Association for Aquatic Animal Medicine,
35:133, 2004.
Patterson, Rhonda A., Nicole A. Lilly, and Bobby L. Middlebrooks. IgG and IgA
Concentrations Determined in Serum and Milk from Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphins
(Tursiops truncatus) with Monoclonal Antibodies Specific for the Immunoglobulin
Isotypes. Proceedings of the 35th Annual Conference of the International Association for
Aquatic Animal Medicine, 35:134, 2004.
Woodford, Jennifer G., Bobby L. Middlebrooks, and Rhonda A. Patterson. Preliminary
study of the isolation and characterization of the immunoglobulins of the harbor seal,
Phoca vitulina. Proceedings of the 34th Annual Conference of the International
Association for Aquatic Animal Medicine, 34:70, 2003.
Osgood, Robert C., Bobby L. Middlebrooks, and Rhonda A. Patterson. Cloning and
expression of the gene sequence of a 66kD surface protein of Erysipelothrix
rhusiopathiae. Proceedings of the 33rd Annual Conference of the International
Association for Aquatic Animal Medicine, 33:7, 2002.
Lilly, Nicole A., Rhonda A. Patterson, and Bobby L. Middlebrooks. Development of a
monoclonal antibody against Tursiops truncatus IgG for use as a reagent in a diagnostic
ELISA. Proceedings of the 33rd Annual Conference of the International Association for
Aquatic Animal Medicine, 33:8, 2002.
Colvocoresses, Jennifer, Bobby Middlebrooks, and Rhonda Patterson. Evaluation of
Canine and Human Antisera as Diagnostic Reagents for Use in the Identification of
Immunoglobulins of Steller Sea Lions (Eumetopias jubatus) and Harbor Seals (Phoca
vitulina). Proceedings of the 32nd Annual Conference of the International Association for
Aquatic Animal Medicine, 32:94, 2001.
Thames, Rachel, Jennifer Woodford, Rhonda Patterson, Frank Moore, Stan Kuczai, and
M.A. Solangi. Effects of Illness, Associated Medicines, Age and Time of Day on Diurnal
and Nocturnal Behavior of Captive Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus).
Proceedings of the 32nd Annual Conference of the International Association for Aquatic
Animal Medicine, 32:98, 2001.
Boehm, Jeffrey, R., Geraldine Lacave, and Rhonda Patterson. Advancing the Study and
Control of Erysipelas in Cetaceans. Proceedings of the 32nd Annual Conference of the
International Association for Aquatic Animal Medicine, 32:101-103, 2001.
Jones, John C., Bobby L. Middlebrooks, and Rhonda A. Patterson. Comparison of a
Developmental ELISA for Anti-Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae Antibodies with a Passive
Agglutination Assay Using Latex Beads Coated with a Purified 64 kDa E. rhusiopathiae
Specific Protein. Proceedings of the 32nd Annual Conference of the International
Association for Aquatic Animal Medicine, 32:108, 2001.
Osgood, Robert C., Bobby L. Middlebrooks, and Rhonda A. Patterson. The Use of
Molecular, Immunological and Microbiological Methods to Evaluate Similarities and
Differences Between ATCC Reference Strains of Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae and
Erysipelothrix tonsillarum and Environmental Isolates of Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae
Implicated in the Death of Marine Mammals. Proceedings of the 32nd Annual
Conference of the International Association for Aquatic Animal Medicine, 32:109, 2001.
Patterson, Rhonda A. What's New in Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae Research in Marine
Mammals? Proceedings of the Joint Conference of the American Association of Zoo
Veterinarians and the International Association for Aquatic Animal Medicine, p. 210,
2000.
Colvocoresses, Jennifer, Rhonda A. Patterson, and Bobby L. Middlebrooks. Purification
of Immunoglobulin Isotypes G, A, and M from the Serum of the Steller Sea Lion
(Eumetopias jubatus). Proceedings of the Joint Conference of the American Association
of Zoo Veterinarians and the International Association for Aquatic Animal Medicine, p.
477, 2000.
Jones, John C., Rhonda A. Patterson, and Bobby L. Middlebrooks. Use of a Mouse
Model to Determine the Specificity of an ELISA Assay Designed to Detect Antibodies
Against Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae in Cetaceans. Proceedings of the Joint Conference
of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians and the International Association for
Aquatic Animal Medicine, p. 511, 2000.
Middlebrooks, Bobby, L., Jennifer Colvocoresses, and Rhonda A. Patterson.
Susceptibility of Four Developmental Cell Lines from the Beluga Whale (Delphinapterus
leucas) and the Pantropical Spotted Dolphin (Stenella attentuata) to Seal Herpes Virus
and a Range of Mammalian Viruses from Several Families. Proceedings of the Joint
Conference of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians and the International
Association for Aquatic Animal Medicine, p. 526, 2000.
Osgood, Robert C., Bobby L. Middlebrooks, and Rhonda A. Patterson. Characterization
and Comparison of Five Isolates of Ersyipelothrix from Several Marine Mammal
Sources. Proceedings of the Joint Conference of the American Association of Zoo
Veterinarians and the International Association for Aquatic Animal Medicine, p. 541,
2000.
Patterson, Rhonda, and Bobby Middlebrooks. Preparation of Antisera Specific for Major
Immunoglobulin Isotypes (IgG, IgA, and IgM) of Three Species of Cetacean: Atlantic
Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus), Pacific White-Sided Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus
obliquidens), and the Beluga Whale (Delphinapterus leucas). Proceedings of the 13th
Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, p 123, 1999.
Middlebrooks, Bobby, Jennifer Colvocoresses, and Rhonda A. Patterson. Susceptibility
of Two Developmental Cell Lines from Tursiops truncatus to a Range of Mammalian
Viruses. Proceedings of the 13th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine
Mammals, p124, 1999.
Patterson, Rhonda. “What Do We Know About the Immune Systems of Cetaceans and
How Can We Apply It to Studying Steller Sea Lions?”, invited speaker at the Alaska
SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska, July 1, 1999.
Patterson, Rhonda. “Dolphin Verses Dog Intelligence”, invited speaker for fifth graders
at the Dixie Attendance Center, Dixie, Mississippi, March 27, 1999.
Patterson, Rhonda. “Basics of the Immune System”, invited speaker for high school
advanced placement students at Poplarville High School, Poplarville, Mississippi,
September 30, 1999.
Patterson, Rhonda. “Serology: Assays for determination of immunoglobulin levels and
for determination of pathogen specific antibody titers”, Pre-Conference “Marine Mammal
Immunology Workshop for Clinicians” at the 30th Annual Conference of the
International Association for Aquatic Animal Medicine, May, 1999, Boston,
Massachusetts.
Patterson, Rhonda. “Vaccines: Types, routes of exposure, and possible carriers”, PreConference “Marine Mammal Immunology Workshop for Clinicians” at the 30th Annual
Conference of the International Association for Aquatic Animal Medicine, May, 1999,
Boston, Massachusetts.
Jones, John C., Rhonda A. Patterson, and Bobby L. Middlebrooks. The Antigenic
Components of a Wild Strain of Erysipleothrix rhusiopathiae Determined by
Immunostaining of Extracted Bacterial Surface Components with Serum from Tursiops
truncatus, Lagenorhynchus obliquidens, and Delphinapterus leucas. Proceedings of the
30th Annual Conference of the International Association for Aquatic Animal Medicine,
30:20-21, 1999.
Colvocoresses, Jennifer, Rhonda A. Patterson, and Bobby L. Middlebrooks. Preliminary
Evaluation of Viral Susceptibility in Primary Kidney and Lung Cell Cultures of Tursiops
truncatus. Proceedings of the 30th Annual Conference of the International Association
for Aquatic Animal Medicine, 30:52, 1999.
Walter, F. Lynn, Rhonda A. Patterson, and Bobby L. Middlebrooks. Preliminary
Evaluation of the Kinetics of Changes in Lectin Levels Following Antigen Exposure as a
Measure of Potential Disease Resistance in Strains of Penaeus vanammei. Proceedings of
the 30th Annual Conference of the International Association for Aquatic Animal
Medicine, 30:65-66, 1999.
Osgood, Robert, Rhonda A. Patterson, and Bobby L. Middlebrooks. Application of
Biochemical, Immunochemical, and Molecular Analysis to Comparison of Erysipelothrix
rhusiopathiae Isolates from Two Species of Cetaceans to Each Other and to Strains
Obtained from the American Type Culture Collection. Proceedings of the 30th Annual
Conference of the International Association for Aquatic Animal Medicine, 30:82, 1999.
Middlebrooks, Bobby, Jennifer Colvocoresses, and Rhonda A. Patterson. Susceptibility
of Two Developmental Cell Lines from Tursiops truncatus to a Range of Mammalian
Viruses. Abstracts of the 13th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals,
p124, 1999.
Patterson, Rhonda, and Bobby Middlebrooks. Preparation of Antisera Specific for Major
Immunoglobulin Isotypes (IgG, IgA, and IgM) of Three Species of Cetacean: Atlantic
Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus), Pacific White-Sided Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus
obliquidens), and the Beluga Whale (Delphinapterus leucas). Abstracts of the 13th
Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, p146, 1999.
Patterson, Rhonda. “What Do We Know About the Immune Systems of Dolphins and
Whales?”. Presented at the Biological Sciences Departmental Seminar Series, March 19,
1999.
Patterson, R. A. and B. L. Middlebrooks. 1998. The jacalin affinity chromatography
column proves to be an effective method for purifying IgA from Atlantic bottlenose
dolphin (Tursiops truncatus), beluga whale, (Delphinapterus leucas), and Pacific whitesided dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens) serum. p. 103. In Proceedings of the 29th
Annual International Association of Aquatic Animal Medicine Conference.
Patterson, R. A. and B. L. Middlebrooks. 1997. Evidence of immunoglobulins (IgG) in
the milk of two cetacean species, Tursiops truncatus and Lagenorhynchus obliquidens. p.
78. In Proceedings of the 28th Annual International Association of Aquatic Animal
Medicine Conference.
Patterson, R. A., J. C. Jones, and B. L. Middlebrooks. 1997. Comparison of species
specific antisera and cross-reactive antisera in an ELISA for the determination of serum
antibody titers against Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae in Delphinapterus leucas and
Lagenorhynchus obliquidens. p.79. In Proceedings of the 28th Annual International
Association of Aquatic Animal Medicine Conference.
Jones, J. C., R. A. Patterson, and B. L. Middlebrooks. 1996. Comparison of ELISA and
agglutination titers against Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae in cetaceans. p. 52. In
Proceedings of the 27th Annual International Association of Aquatic Animal Medicine
Conference.
Jones, J. C., R. A. Patterson, and B. L. Middlebrooks. 1995. A biotin-avidin amplified
ELISA for the detection of antibodies against Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae in captive
dolphins. p. 54. In Proceedings of the 26th Annual International Association of Aquatic
Animal Medicine Conference.
Patterson, R. A. and B. L. Middlebrooks. 1995. Establishment of primary tissue culture
lines of tissues from an Atlantic bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) fetus. p. 55. In
Proceedings of the 26th Annual International Association of Aquatic Animal Medicine
Conference.
Patterson, R. A., B. L. Middlebrooks, and M. A. Solangi. 1991. Effect of immunization
schedule on immunoglobulin response in the Atlantic bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops
truncatus). p. 1. In Proceedings of the 22nd Annual International Association of Aquatic
Animal Medicine Conference.
Patterson, R. A. 1990. Purification of immunoglobulins (IgG, IgA, and IgM) in the
bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus). p. 172. In Proceedings of the 21st Annual
International Association of Aquatic Animal Medicine Conference.
Funded Research Proposals
Title:
Junior Faculty Scholarship Award
Agency:
WKU Office of Sponsored Programs
Funds:
$4000 (June 2007 to May 2008)
Role:
Responsible person for funds
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Role:
Teaching students about environmental sustainability and civic
responsibility through plastic recycling at south campus
WKU Provost (Provost Initiative in Excellence - PIE grant)
$1333 (March to December 2007)
Responsible person for funds
Title:
Agency:
Funds:
Role:
Erysipelas in Cetaceans: A Coordinated Research Program
The John G. Shedd Aquarium
$20,000 (January to June 2007)
Principal Investigator
Title:
Evaluation of humoral immune system parameters in Steller sea lions:
preliminary evaluation of immunoglobulin isotypes found in low
concentrations and continued reagent development
Alaska SeaLife Center
$30,000 (October 2004 to September 2005)
Co-Investigator
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Production of a DNA Vaccine Specific for the 64 kD Protective Antigen
of Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae
Office of Naval Research
$142,739 (ending August 2005)
Co-Investigator
Study to measure baseline levels of immunoglobulin classes in captive
dolphins
U.S. Department of Commerce/NMFS
Institute for Marine Mammal Studies
$74,969 (ended November 2003)
Co-Investigator
Investigation of the role of immunoglobulin classes and subclasses in
humoral and mucosal immunity in cetaceans
Office of Naval Research
$397,054 (ended June 2005)
Co-Investigator
Development and Application of Reagents and Methodologies for
Analysis of Comparative Immunoglobulin Levels in Harbor Seals.
Alaska SeaLife Center
$20,000 (ended September 2002)
Co-Investigator
Title:
Agency:
Funds:
Role:
Development and Evaluation of Monoclonal Antibodies for Analysis of
Immunoglobulin Isotypes in Eiders (Including Spectacled and Steller
Eiders)
Alaska SeaLife Center
$10,000 (ended September 2002)
Co-Investigator
Title:
Agency:
Funds:
Role:
Immunoglobulin Isotype Levels in Steller Sea Lions.
Alaska SeaLife Center
$10,000 (ended September 2002)
Co-Investigator
Title:
Preliminary study to determine the effectiveness of intramuscular, oral,
and respiratory immunizations in producing immunogen specific
antibodies in the Atlantic bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
Anheuser-Busch Sea World Parks
$30,000 (ended August 2005)
Co-Investigator
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