College of Veterinary Medicine

Education:

BA, Zoology, Boston University, 1971
MS, Botany (Mycology), University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 1975
PhD, Botany (Mycology), University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 1978
MS, Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 1982

Honors and Awards:

Who’s Who in Frontier Science and Technology, 1988
Who’s Who in Veterinary Science and Medicine, 1988
Society of Phi Zeta Upsilon Chapter Honorary Member, 1990
Teacher of the Year by the Class of 1997, 1993
College Council Teacher of the Year, 1993
Teacher of the Year by the Class of 1998, 1994
College of Veterinary Medicine Basic Sciences Teacher of the Year, 1994
SCAVMA Nominee for AVMA Teacher of the Year, 1994
Who’s Who in America, 2004
Teacher of the Year by the Class of 2008, 2005
Who’s Who in the World, 2005
College of Veterinary Medicine Basic Sciences Teacher of the Year, 2006
Who’s Who in Science and Technology, 2006

Research Interests:

Microanatomy of the West Indian manatee; Angioarchitecture of the mammalian ciliary body; Aqueous humor outflow pathways in vertebrates; Spontaneous glaucoma and its effect on the optic nerve; Ocular anatomy of vertebrate species; Neurotoxicological effects of mercury on the nonmammalian eye; Association of zinc and aged related macular degeneration and photic injury

Selected Publications:

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Gelatt KN, Wallace MR, Andrew SE, MacKay EO, Samuelson DA. Cataracts in the Bichon Frise. Vet Ophthalmol 6:6-9, 2003.

Hatfield JR, Natiello M, Lewis PJ, Chisholm M, Samuelson DA. Iridocorneal Angle Structure of the West Indian Manatee (Trichechus manatus), Short Finned Pilot Whale (Globicephelus macrorhynchus), Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius), and African Elephant (Loxodonta africana). Vet Ophthalmol 6:35-43, 2003.

Phillips TC, Larsen RE, Strachan D, Samuelson D, Shille VM, Archbald LF. Selective Control of the Estrous Cycle of the Dog Through Suppression of Estrus and Reduction of the Length of Anestrus. Therio 59:1441 14448, 2003.

Ryland TR, Lewis PA, Chisholm M, Gelatt KN, Samuelson DA. Localization of Smooth Muscle Actin in the Iridocorneal Angle of Normal and Spontaneous Glaucomatous Beagle Dogs. Vet Ophthalmol 6:205-209, 2003.

Kallberg M, Brooks DE, Gelatt KN, Dawson WW, Timmers AT, Samuelson DA, Szabo NJ, Lambrou GN. Endothelin-1 and Nitric Oxide in the Normal and Glaucomatous Dog Eye. Vet Ophthalmol 6:352-353, 2003.

Komaromy AM, Brooks DE, Kallberg ME, Dawson WW, Szel A, Lukats A, Samuelson DA, Sapp HL, Gelatt KN, Sherwood MB. Long-Term Effect of Retinal Ganglion Cell Axotomy on the Histomorphometry of Other Cells in the Porcine Retina. J Glaucoma 12:307-315, 2003.

Cheatwood JL, Jacobson ER, May PG, Farrell TM, Homer BL, Samuelson DA, Kimbrough JW. An Outbreak of Fungal Dermatitis and Stomatitis in a Free-Ranging Population of Pigmy Rattlesnakes (Sistrurus miliarius barbouri) in Florida. J Wildlife Dis 39:329-337, 2003

Li N, Liboni K, Fang MZ, Samuelson D, Lewis P, Patel R, Neu J. Glutamine Decreases Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Intestinal Inflammation in Infant Rats. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 286:G914-921, 2004.

Ollivier FJ, Samuelson DA, Brooks DE, Lewis PA, Kallberg ME, Komaromy AM. Comparative Morphology of the Tapetum Lucidum (Among Selected Species). Vet Ophthalmol 7:11-22, 2004.

Li N, Lewis P, Samuelson D, Liboni Neu J. Glutamine Regulates Caco-2 Cell Tight Junction Proteins. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 286:G726-733, 2004.

Li N, Liboni K, Fang MZ, Samuelson D, Lewis P, Patel R, Neu J. Glutamine Decreases Lippolysaccharide-Induced Intestinal Inflammation in Infant Rats. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 287:G914-921, 2004.

Liuzzi JP, Bobo JA, Lichten LA, Samuelson DA, Cousins RJ. Responsive Transporter Genes within the Murine Intestinal-Pancreatic Axis form a Basis of Zinc Homeostasis. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 101:14355-14360, 2004.

Sherwood MB, Esson DW, Neelakantan A, Samuelson DA. A New Model of Glaucoma Filtering Surgery in the Rat. J Glaucoma 13:407-412, 2004.

Harper JY, Samuelson DA, Reep RL. Corneal Vascularization in the Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus) and Three-Dimensional Reconstruction of Vessels. Vet Ophthalmol 8:89-100, 2005

Natiello N, Lewis P, Samuelson D. Comparative Anatomy of the Ciliary Body of the West Indian Manatee (Trichechus manatus) and Selected Species. Vet Ophthalmol 8:375-385, 2005.

Natiello N, Samuelson D. Three-Dimensional Reconstruction of the Angioarchitecture of the Ciliary Body of the West Indian Manatee (Trichechus manatus). Vet Ophthalmol 8:367-373, 2005.

Ambati BK, Nozaki M, Singh N, Takeda A, Jani PD, Suthar T, Albuquerque JC, Richter E, Sakurai E, Kleinman,ME, Caldwell RB, Lin Q, Ogura Y, Orecchia A, Samuelson DA, Agnew DW, St Leger J, Green WR, Mahasreshti PJ, Curiel DT, Kwan D, Marsh H, Ikeda S, Leiper LJ, Collinson JM, Bogdanovich S, Khurana TS, Shibuya M, Baldwin ME, Ferrara N, Gerber H-P, De Flaco S, Witta J, Baffi JZ, Raisler BJ, Ambati,J. Corneal avascularity is due to soluble VEGF receptor-1. Nature 443(7114):993-7, 2006.