College of Veterinary Medicine

PO Box 100126
2015 SW 16th Ave
Gainesville, FL 32608
(352) 392-2226 ext 5725

Education:

BS, Biology/Psychology, Southampton College, Long Island University, NY 2002
MS, Marine Mammal Science, University of Wales, Bangor, Gweynedd, UK 2005

Honors and Awards:

LIU Honors Scholarship, 1999
Buffalo Zoo Outstanding Volunteer, 2000
LIU Co/op Student of the Year, 2002
University of Florida Graduate Assistantship, 2007 - 2011
International Association of Aquatic Animal Medicine (IAAAM) Student Scholarship, 2008

Current Research:

My main research interests involve various aspects of marine mammal immunology. I am especially interested in the following components:

• The effects of anthropogenically induced and naturally occurring environmental stressors on immune function
• wound healing
• immunomonitoring; as a tool for health assessment

For my PhD, I plan to focus on tear film analysis and its role as an indicator of immune function and overall health in sirenians and historically related species such as the Asian elephant and rock hyrax.

Laboratory Experience:

• Histotechniques: Histology and Immunohistochemistry
• Gram 50 Sound Analysis
• ERDAS
• MATLAB
• GIS
• Vortex9
• TPOD.exe
• Proficient in hydrophone use
• Photo-Identification (Sirenians, Humpback Whales, Small Cetaceans)
• FinScan
• Europhlukes
• Age Dynamics in Pinnipeds and Cetaceans
• Vet Tech Experience (Wildlife, Marine Mammal, and Sea Turtle Rehabilitation)
  
  

 

Selected Presentations:

McGee, J., Samuelson, D., Lewis, P., Lore, D., Schwarz, E., Greenbarg, E., Goldbach, K. Morphological and Histochemical Description of Conjunctiva-Associated Lymphoid Tissue (CALT) in the Florida Manatee, Trichechus manatus latirostris. Intl. Assoc. of Aquatic Anim. Med. Conf., Rome, Italy. Oral Presentation. 2008.

Samuelson, D., Flandenmeyer, L., Lewis, P., Helmers, N., McGee, J., and McGuire, P. Presence of Red Tide in the Florida Manatee by Immunohistochemical Localization of Karenia brevis. Intl. Assoc. of Aquatic Anim. Med. Conf., Rome, Italy. Poster Presentation. 2008.

McGee, J., Samuelson, D., Lewis, P., Farina, L., and deWit, M. Morphological Description of Conjunctiva-Associated Lymphoid Tissue (CALT) in the Florida Manatee, Trichechus manatus latirostris. FL. Marine Mammal Health Conf., St. Augustine, FL. Poster Presentation. 2008.

McGee, J. The Potential Use of Acoustic Data for Long Term Behavioral Monitoring of Amazon River Dolphins. Anim. Behav. Mgmt. Alliance Conf., Houston, TX. Poster Presentation. 2005.

Culloch, R.M., Davies-Marshall, P.,Gallego, P., Krzyszczyk, E., Lamb, J., Lott, R., McCully, S., McGee, J., Nelson, M., Nuuttila, H., Scullion, A, Tetley, M., Vanman, C., Weller, M., Reid, R., Goold, J. Sound Velocity in Spermaceti Oil from Different Locations in the Head of a Sperm Whale (Physeter Macrocephalus). Euro. Cet. Soc. Conf., Kolmarden, Sweden. Poster Presentation. 2004.