Eleanor M. Josephson, DVM, PhD Associate Professor of Neuroscience and Anatomy, joined the College of Veterinary Medicine in 2000. She received a B.S. in Zoology from the University of Louisville in 1984, and a D.V.M. from Auburn University in 1988. After completing an internship at Rowley Memorial Animal Hospital in Springfield, Massachusetts, she received a Ph.D. in Biomedical Science from Auburn University in 1995. She was a postdoctoral fellow in the lab of Dr. Kent Morest at the University of Connecticut Health Center.
334-844-4427  josepem@vetmed.auburn.edu
Research Interests My research has focused on the anatomical correlates of information processing in the olfactory system. I have developed a culture system of olfactory epithelium and olfactory bulb tissues that responds to airborne odorants. My colleagues and I hope to use the culture system to study signaling and signal regulation in olfactory receptor neurons and olfactory bulb neurons. On a different topic, I am studying whether web-based technology contributes positively to student performance in the gross anatomy laboratory. I am developing a video-based dissection guide for in-lab use that I plan to evaluate for its effectiveness in helping students learn veterinary anatomy. Selected Publications EM Josephson, and LJ Moore.  (2006)  An electronic instructor for gross anatomy dissection.  Journal of Veterinary Medical Education 33(3):465-473. EM Josephson, S Yilma, V Vodyanoy, and EE Morrison.  (2004)  Structure and function of long-lived olfactory organotypic cultures from post-natal mice. Journal of Neuroscience Research 75:642-653. EM Josephson and DK Morest.  (2003)  Synaptic nests and glutamate transport in the cochlear nucleus of the mouse. Synapse 49(1):29-46. EM Josephson and DK Morest.  (1998)  A quantitative profile of the synapses on the stellate cell body and axon in the cochlear nucleus of the chinchilla. Journal of Neurocytology 27(11):841-864. E Josephson, ML Padgett, and DF Buxton.  (1997)  The lateral and medial compartments of the rat olfactory tubercle and their relation to olfactory-related input as determined by artificial neural network analysis. Brain Research 744(2):253-271.