Faculty Nancy R. Cox Associate Professor, Pathobiology Interim Director Veterinary neuropathologist studying the pathologic changes in diseases of the central nervous system of cats and dogs, participates in a research group at the Center to identify and characterize genetic abnormalities of cats that result in progressive neurologic diseases, usually due to malfunctioning lysosomal enzymes Douglas Martin Assistant Research Professor Research focuses on therapeutic strategies for the neuropathic lysosomal storage diseases known as GM1 and GM2 gangliosidosis in well-characterized feline models. Glenn Niemeyer Assistant Research Professor Research focuses on two major areas: gene therapy of blood diseases and studies examining the molecular events associated with hematopoietic stem cell biology. Tatiana Samoylova Associate Research Professor Research focuses on development of peptides for targeted brain gene/drug therapies and generation of recombinant proteins for enzyme replacement therapy for neuronopathic lysosomal storage diseases. Bruce F. Smith Associate Professor, Pathobiology Research interests are focused on gene therapy of inherited muscle diseases such as Duchenne muscular dystrophy, gene therapy of cancer and nucleic acid immunization. Frederik W. van Ginkel Assistant Professor, Pathobiology Research focused on mucosal immune responses in the respiratory tract to bacterial and viral pathogens and viral vectors.  POST DOCTORAL FELLOWS Ann Marie O'Neill Post Doctoral Fellow Lei Wang Post Doctoral Fellow Research focuses on neural stem cell biology and transplantation therapy for neurological diseases. Emeritus Faculty Henry J. Baker Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Veterinary Medical Education Professor Emeritus Pathobiology and Department of Clinical Sciences Research directed toward understanding the pathogenetic basis for neurological dysfunction in lysosomal diseases, characterizing the molecular defect in these fatal inherited diseases of children, dogs and cats, and developing therapeutic and preventative strategies for these incurable diseases. Steven F. Swaim Professor Emeritus Department of Clinical Sciences Research directed toward development and evaluation of new reconstructive surgical procedures to correct problem wounds encountered by veterinary practitioners and research on the prevention and treatment of problem wounds in both humans and animals.