College of Veterinary Medicine

Education:

B.S., Biophysics & Biochemistry, Penn State University, State College, 1977.
Ph.D., Pharmacology & Toxicology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, 1982.

 

Honors and Awards:

Clinical Sciences Teacher of the Year Award (2006), University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine (Class of 2008).
Teacher of the Year Award (1998), University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine (Class of 1996).
Teaching Improvement Program (TIP) Award, University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, 1994.
C.E. Cornelius Outstanding Young Investigator Award, University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, 1991.

Research Interests:

My general research interests involve the neuropharmacological basis of cellular communication in the central nervous system and the mechanistic underpinnings for pharmacotherapeutic interventions in specific disorders or disease processes. Current interests include the following topics: (1) characterization of the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamic actions of caffeine and related motor stimulants in performance animals; (2) PK/PD studies of drugs in normal animals as well as experimental models for disease states in horses; and (3) evaluation of the impacts of chronic drug exposure on selected neurochemical processes, including neurotransmitter release, transporters and receptor transduction mechanisms. Studies are conducted using a wide array of experimental approaches and techniques, including isolated tissue models and whole animal studies that entail diverse techniques and instrumentation.

Selected Publications:

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Murchie, TA, Macpherson, ML, LeBlanc, MM, Luznar, S, Vickroy, TW: Continuous monitoring of penicillin G and gentamicin in allantoic fluid of pregnant pony mares by in vivo microdialysis. Equine Vet. J. 38: 520-525 (2006).

Womble, A, Giguere, S, Lee, EA, Vickroy, TW: Pharmacokinetics of clarithromycin and Concentration in body fluids and bronchoalveolar cells in foals. Amer. J. Vet. Res. 67: 1681-1686 (2006).

Chou, CC, Lin, SP, Lee, KM, Hsu, CT, Vickroy, TW and Zen, JM: Fast differentiation of meats from fifteen animal species by liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection using copper nanoparticle plated electrodes. Journal of Chromatography B 846(1-2): 230-239, 2007.

Vovk, A, Bolser, DC, Hey, JA, Danzig, M, Vickroy, T, Berry, R, Martin, AD, Davenport, PW Capsaicin exposure elicits complex airway defensive motor patterns in normal humans in a concentration dependent manner. Pulmonary Pharm. Ther. 20(4): 423-432, 2007.

Davenport, PW, Bolser, DC, Vickroy, T, Berry, R, Martin, AD, Hey, JA and Danzig, M: The effect of codeine on the Urge-to-Cough response to inhaled capsaicin. Pulmonary Pharm. Ther. 20(4): 338-346, 2007.

Vickroy TW, Chang SK, Chou CC: Caffeine-induced hyperactivity in the horse: comparisons of drug and metabolite concentrations in blood and cerebrospinal fluid. J Vet Pharmacol Ther. 31(2):156-66, 2008.