Barbara Wallner Kemppainen, PhD Professor of Toxicology, joined the College of Veterinary Medicine in 1988. Her post-doctoral training at the US Department of Agriculture involved studying in vitro skin penetration and metabolism of fungal toxins. Dr. Kemppainen received her PhD from the University of Georgia. She teaches Veterinary Toxicology and a graduate course in fungal toxins. She has an active research program which is funded by Food Animal Health and Disease Research, and has received support from the US Department of Agriculture, US Army Medical Research Command, and the Mellon Foundation.
334-844-4425 kemppbw@vetmed.auburn.edu
Research Interests We are investigating the effects of culture conditions on the production of medical compounds by medical plants.  Our goal is to determine the optimum culture conditions  to produce  maximal amounts of medicinal compounds.  Some of the medicinal plants that we are studying are oyster mushrooms, Astragalus, turmeric, Spanish sage.  We are using high performance liquid chromatography to measure the medicinal compounds. Selected Publications El-Kholy H and Kemppainen BW.  (2005)  Levamisole residues in chicken tissues and eggs.  Poultry Science 84:1-5. Kemppainen BW, Avgeris S, and Jones JB.  (2004)  Field cases of feline ciguatera toxicity.  Compendium on Continuing Education for the Practicing Veterinarian 26:132-135. Wang N-Z, Urry DW, Swaim SF, Gillette RL, Hinkle SH, Coolman SL, Luan C-X, Xu J, and Kemppainen BW.  (2004)  Skin concentrations of thromboxane synthetase inhibitor after topical application with bioelastic membrane.  Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics 27:37-43. Kemppainen BW, Urry DW, Luan C-X, Xu J, Swaim SF, and Goel S.  (2004)  In vitro skin penetration of dazmegrel delivered with bioelastic matrix.  International Journal of Pharmaceutics 271:301-303. Kemppainen BW, Urry DW, Swaim SF, Sartin EA, Gillette RL, Hiunkle SH, Coolman SL, Luan C-X, and Xu J.  (2004)  Bioelastic membranes for topical application of a thromboxane synthetase inhibitor for protection of skin from pressure injury:  a preliminary study.  Wound Repair and Regeneration 12:453-460. El-Koly H and Kemppainen BW.  (2003)  Liquid chromatographic method with ultraviolet absorbance detection for measurement of levamisole in chicken tissues, eggs, and plasma. Journal of Chromatography B 796:371-377.