Heather Wamsley
Assistant Professor
Department of Physiological Sciences
wamsleyh@ufl.edu
PO Box 100103
2015 SW 16th Ave
Gainesville, FL 32610-0103
352-294-4085
FAX: 352-392-2938
Education
- BS (Honors), Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1995
- DVM (Honors), University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2000
- Internship, Small Animal Medicine & Surgery, The Animal Medical Center, New York, NY, 2000-01
- Residency, Clinical Pathology, University of Florida, 2001-04
- Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Pathologists, 2004
- PhD, University of Florida, Dept. of Infectious Diseases & Pathology, 2009
Honors and Awards
- Support Services Resident of the Year, University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, 2003
- Support Services Resident of the Year, University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, 2004
- Student Scholarship Award in Veterinary Pathology, C.L. Davis, DVM Foundation for the Advancement of Veterinary and Comparative Pathology, 2004
- Travel Grant Award from the American Society for Rickettsiology, 2006
- Senior Class Teacher of the Year for 2008-2009, SCAVMA University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, 2009
- Sophomore Class Teacher of the Year for 2008-2009, University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, 2009
- C.E. Cornelius Young Investigator Award, Phi Zeta, Upsilon chapter University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, 2010
- Sophomore Class Teacher of the Year for 2009-2010, University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, 2010
- College of Veterinary Medicine Teacher of the Year for 2010-2011, University of Florida, 2011
- College of Veterinary Medicine Pfizer (Norden) Distinguished Teacher of the Year, 2011
- Clinical Sciences Teacher of the Year, SCAVMA University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, 2011
- Sophomore Class Teacher of the Year for 2011-2012, University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, 2012
- National SAVMA Teaching Excellence Award, SAVMA Educational and Professional Development Committee, AVMA House of Delegates, 2012
Research Interests
Veterinary education, in situ diagnostics, rickettsial disease research, clinical pathology.
The Wamsley lab is a member of the cooperative Anaplasma research group that includes labs within the Physiological Sciences and Infectious Diseases & Pathology departments in the College of Veterinary Medicine. The Wamsley lab is focused upon tick cell culture of zoonotic bacterial pathogens of the family Anaplasmataceae, which includes important pathogens of live- and hoofstock from the Ehrlichia and Anaplasma genera. The goal of this work is to better understand the nature of disease in animals, the mechanisms of disease in animals, and the treatment of disease in animals. In addition to improving the health of livestock resources, human welfare is also addressed both indirectly and directly, since many bacteria of this family also cause disease in people. Other areas of research in the Wamsley lab include (1) in situ diagnosis, both DNA-based and immune-based, of bacterial infections and cancers, (2) collaborative translational and clinical research with faculty of the Colleges of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine investigating the etiopathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of human blood cancers, human kidney disease, and animal diseases, and (3) collaborative research with industry to validate automated diagnostics intended for use by veterinarians in practice. Dr. Wamsley is also very active in providing continuing education to veterinary professionals both locally and internationally and in personal outreach via public radio and local public school volunteerism.
Recent Publications
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