Hendrik H. Nollens, D.V.M., M.Sc., Ph.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences
e-mail: NollensH@vetmed.ufl.edu
PO Box 100126
2015 SW 16th Ave
Gainesville, FL 32608-0126
(352) 392-2226 ext. 5286
Fax: (352) 392-6125
Education:
D.V.M., Veterinary Medicine, University of Gent–Belgium, 1998
Resident, Large Animal Internal Medicine, University of Gent - Belgium, Resident, 1998-2000
M.Sc., Marine Sciences, University of Otago–New Zealand, 2001
Ph.D., Veterinary Sciences. University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, Ph.D., 2005
Awards and Honors:
Best Basic Science Research Publication, Phi Zeta Upsilon Award, 2006
Charles F. Simpson Memorial Scholarship, 2006
Achievement Award in Graduate Studies, University of Florida Auxiliary, 2005
International Student Academic Excellence Award, University of Florida, 2005
International Student Academic Excellence Award, University of Florida , 2004
Student Travel Award, 23rd Annual Meeting of the American Society for Virology, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 2004
Master of Science in Marine Sciences with Distinction, Department of Marine Science, University of Otago, New Zealand, 2002
International Master’s Student Award, University of Otago, 2001-2002
International Master’s Student Award, University of Otago, 2000-2001
Veterinarian with Distinctio, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Gent, Belgium, 1998
Research Interests:
Viral diseases of marine mammals and marine mammal clinical immunology
Selected Publications:
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Nollens HH, Schofield JC, Keogh JA, Probert PK. Evaluation of Radiography, Ultrasonography and Endoscopy for the Detection of Shell Lesions in Live Abalone Haliotis iris (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Dis Aquat Organ 50(2):145-152, 2002.
Nollens HH, Keogh JA, Probert PK. Effects of Shell Lesions on Survival, Growth, Condition and Reproduction in the New Zealand Blackfoot Abalone Haliotis iris. Dis Aquat Organ 57(1-2):127-133, 2003.
Sharma P, Nollens HH, Keogh JA, Probert PK. Sodium Pentobarbitone-Induced Relaxation in the Abalone Haliotis iris (Gastropoda): Effects of Animal Size and Exposure Time. Aquaculture 218:589-599, 2003.
Nollens HH, Keogh JA, Probert PK. Hematological Pathology of Shell Lesions in the New Zealand Abalone, Haliotis iris (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Comp Clin Pathol 12:211-216, 2004.
Nollens HH, Hernandez JA, Jacobson ER, Haulena M, Gulland FMD. Risk Factors Associated with Poxvirus Lesions in Hospitalized California Sea Lions (Zalophus californianu). J Am Vet Med Assoc 227:467-473, 2005.
Nollens HH, Jacobson ER, Gulland FMD, Beusse DO, Bossart GD, Hernandez JA, Klein PA, Condit RC. Preliminary Characterization of a Parapoxvirus isolated from a California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus). J Wildl Dis 42(1):23-32, 2006.
Nollens HH, Gulland FMD, Hernandez JA, Condit RC, Klein PA, Walsh MT, Jacobson ER. Seroepidemiology of Poxvirus Infections in Captive and Free-Ranging California Sea Lions (Zalophus californianus). Dis Aquat Organ 69:153-161, 2006.
Nollens HH, Gulland FMD, Jacobson ER, Hernandez JA, Klein PA, Walsh MT, Condit RC. Parapoxviruses of Seals and Sea Lions Make Up a Distinct Clade within the Genus Parapoxvirus. Virology 349:316-324, 2006.
Nollens HH, Green LG, Duke D, Walsh MT, Chittick B, Gearhart S, Klein PA, Jacobson ER. Development and Validation of Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies for the Detection of Immunoglobulin G of Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). J Vet Diag Invest 19:465-470, 2007.
Nollens HH, Wellehan JX, Saliki JT, Caseltine SL, Jensen ED, Van Bonn W, Venn-Watson S. Characterization of a Parainfluenza Virus Isolated from a Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus). Vet Microbiol 128:231-242, 2007.
Venn-Watson S, Rivera R, Smith CR, Saliki JT, Caseltine S, St. Leger J, Yochem P, Wells R, Nollens HH. Exposure to Novel Parainfluenza Virus and Clinical Relevance in 2 Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) Populations. Emerg Infect Dis 14:397-405, 2008.
Nollens HH, Gulland FMD, Jacobson ER, Hernandez JA, Klein PA, Walsh MT, Condit RC. Therapeutic Potential of Cidofovir for the Treatment of Sealpox Infections in Humans and Pinnipeds. Antiviral Research, epub ahead of print doi: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2008.03.007 (in press).
Nollens HH, Ruiz C, Walsh MT, Gulland FMD, Bossart G, Jensen E, McBain JF, Wellehan JX. Cross-reactivity of Immunoglobulin G of Whales and Dolphins Correlates with Evolutionary Distance. Clin Vaccine Immunol (in press).
Nollens HH, Rivera R, Palacios G, Wellehan JFX, Saliki JT, Caseltine SL, Smith CR, Jensen ED, Yochem P, Wells RS, St.Leger J and Venn-Watson S. New recognition of enterovirus infections in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). Emerg Infect Dis (in review).