College of Veterinary Medicine

Education:

B.A. Zoology, Indiana University, Bloomington
Ph.D. Physiology/Neurophysiology, Indiana University, Bloomington
Postdoc, Rockefeller University, New York

Honors and Awards:

1978 Award for Excellence in Teaching, Presented by Class of 1981, College of Veterinary Medicine
1979 College Council Teacher of the Year, College of Veterinary Medicine
1986 Elected to Honorary Membership, Phi Zeta
Teacher of the Year, College of Veterinary Medicine Classes of 1996, 2003, 2004, 2006
SCAVMA Basic Science Teacher of the Year 1979, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004
SCAVMA Teacher of the Year National Candidate 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004

Research Interests:

A problem of particular interest in our laboratory is spasticity following traumatic brain or spinal cord injury. These injuries disrupt portions of the motor pathways that regulate excitability of spinal motor systems. As we learn more about how injuries alter fundamental processes, we can develop and test experimental therapies that incorporate these issues. We are currently evaluating the effectiveness to two modes of activity directed plasticity on locomotor recovery following spinal cord injury. In addition, we are developing a model of traumatic brain injury-induced spasticity to increase our understanding of the neurobiology of this condition. Collectively, these studies utilize neurophysiological, behavioral, anatomical, and immunohistochemical investigations.

Selected Publications:

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Velocity-dependent ankle torque in rats after contusion injury of the midthoracic spinal cord: time course. Bose P, Parmer R, Thompson FJ. J Neurotrauma. 2002 Oct;19(10):1231-49.

Chronic intrathecal baclofen treatment and withdrawal: I. Changes in ankle torque and hind limb posture in normal rats. Wang DC, Bose P, Parmer R, Thompson FJ. J Neurotrauma. 2002 Jul;19(7):875-86.

Neurophysiological assessment of the feasibility and safety of neural tissue transplantation in patients with syringomyelia. Thompson FJ, Reier PJ, Uthman B, Mott S, Fessler RG, Behrman A, Trimble M, Anderson DK, Wirth ED 3rd., J Neurotrauma. 2001 Sep;18(9):931-45.