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College of Veterinary Medicine UNIVERSITY of FLORIDA
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William L Castleman

William L Castleman,

PROFESSOR EMERITUS

Department: Department of Comparative, Diagnostic & Population Medicine
Business Phone: (352) 283-0364
Business Email: castlemanw@ufl.edu

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About William L Castleman

Teaching and Research Interests

— Broad interests in experimental and veterinary pathology

— Research interests in experimental pathology focus on pathogenesis of viral respiratory disease with recent emphasis on canine influenza virus infection

— Interests in veterinary pathology are diverse and stem from case-based studies in the UF Veterinary Hospitals and focus on diseases affecting horses, cattle, companion animals as well as laboratory animals used in research

— Coordination of the Laboratory of Comparative Pathology that provides veterinary pathology support to University of Florida research investigators in areas ranging from gene therapy, transgenic mouse models of human disease, and toxicologic pathology to evaluate safety in new drug development.

Accomplishments

  1. Superior Accomplishment Award, Faculty

    University of Florida

Teaching Profile

Courses Taught

  1. PHC7980 – Research for Doctoral Dissertation

    College of Public Health and Health Professions

  2. VEM5162 – Vet Pathology 2

    College of Veterinary Medicine

  3. VEM5751 – Core Clk Appl Pathol

    College of Veterinary Medicine

  4. VEM5851 – Senior Clk App Pathol

    College of Veterinary Medicine

  5. VEM5161 – Vet General Pathol

    College of Veterinary Medicine

  6. VEM5165 – Large Anim Pathology

    College of Veterinary Medicine

  7. VME6934 – Topics in Veterinary Medical Sciences

    College of Veterinary Medicine

Publications

Academic Articles

Grants

  1. Hex-003-004

    Role:
    Project Manager
    Funding:
    UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL

  2. Harnessing Natural Killer T cells to counteract swine influenza

    Role:
    Project Manager
    Funding:
    NATL INST OF HLTH NICHD

  3. Testing a role for NKT cells for swine influenza immunity

    Role:
    Co-Investigator
    Funding:
    US DEPT OF AG NATL INST OF FOOD AND AG

  4. Natural Killer T (NKT) Cell Control of Pandemic Swine Influenza Infection: A Novel Pig Model

    Role:
    Project Manager
    Funding:
    UF DSR OPPORTUNITY FUND

Education

  1. PhD, Comparative Pathology (DVM-PhD program)

    University of California, Davis

  2. DVM, Veterinary Medicine

    University of California, Davis

  3. Masters of Science in Anatomy

    University of California Davis

Contact Details

Phones:
Business:
(352) 283-0364
Emails:
Business:
castlemanw@ufl.edu
Addresses:
Business Mailing:
COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE
PO BOX 100123
DEPT. COMPARATIVE, DIAGNOSTIC AND POPULATION
 GAINESVILLE FL 326100123
Business Street:
VC-84
 GAINESVILLE FL 32608