Staff Profile:
Professor Ron Slocombe B.V.Sc.(Hons) [Melbourne], MS [Michigan State U], PhD [Michigan State U], Dip ACVP, MACVS, Registered specialist pathologist.
Professor
Professor Slocombe joined the Faculty of Veterinary Science as a Senior Lecturer in Pathology in 1986. He had previously been employed as an Associate Professor in Pathology at Michigan State University, USA, subsequent to completing his Food Animal Residency, an MS in Medicine and a PhD in Pathology. He is currently the Chair of Veterinary Pathology.
Contact details:
Telephone: +613 9731 2279
Facsimile: +613 9731 2366
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Teaching Responsibilities:
Undergraduate pathology courses, including general pathology (second year), Body systems 1&2 (third year) and Professional Practice 1&2 (fourth year).
Co-ordinator Roles:
Co-ordinator for General pathology
Joint co-ordinator for Wildlife management
Co-ordinator for the MVS program in pathology
Research Interests:
Zoo and wildlife pathology, EIPH of racehorses and respiratory system pathology associated with both infectious and non-infectious diseases
Current Research Projects:
Professor Slocombe currently has the following external research grants:
Track fatalities in racehorses. Racing Victoria.
Skin toxicity of spider venoms. Canine Research Foundation.
Prostatic cancer in dogs. Canine Research Foundation.
Committee Memberships:
Member of the Faculty of Veterinary Science's Course and Assessment Committee, the Executive Committee, the Planning and Resources Committee, the Selection Committee, the Unsatisfactory Progress Committee, the Veterinary Clinic and Hospital Board of Management, and the Veterinary Research and Graduate Studies Committee
Member of Research Groups:
Anatomic Pathology (Research Leader)
Selected Publications:
Derksen, F.J., Slocombe, R.F. and Robinson, N.E. Exercise-induced pulmonary haemorrhage in horses with experimental lung disease. Am J Vet Res. 53: 15-21, 1992.
Gray, P.R., Derksen, F.J., Robinson, N.E., Slocombe, R.F. and Peters-Golden, M.L. Equine epithelial strips - An alternate technique for examining arachidonate metabolism in tracheal epithelium. Am J Respir Cell Molec Biol 6:29-36, 1992.
Tarigan, S., Slocombe R.F., Browning, G.F. and Kimpton W. Functional and structural changes of porcine alveolar macrophages induced by sublytic doses of a heat-labile, hemolytic, cytotoxic substance produced by Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae. Am J Vet Res. 55: 1548-1557, 1994.
Adamson,E. and Slocombe,R.F. The effects of strenuous exercise on alveolar macrophages and peripheral blood granulocytes measured by flow cytometry. Equine Vet J. Suppl. 18:1995.
Watson, G.L., Slocombe, R.F., Robinson, N. E. and Sleight, S.D. Definition of chemiluminescence and superoxide production responses of bovine neutrophils to selected soluble and particulate stimulants, and comparisons with the responses to Pasteurella haemolytica. Am J Vet Res 56: 1045- 1054, 1995.
Tarigan, S., Slocombe R.F., Browning, G.F. and Blackall, P.J. Characterisation of haemolytic RTX toxins produced by Australian isolates of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae . Aust Vet J. 73: 164-169, 1996.
Hopkins, S.R., Bayly, W.M., Slocombe. R.F., Wagner, H. and Wagner, P.D. Effect of prolonged heavy exercise on pulmonary gas exchange in the horse. J Appl Physiol. 84: 1723-1730, 1998.
Berger, L., Speare, R., Daszak, P., Green, D.E., Cunningham, A.A., Goggin, C.L., Slocombe, R.F., Ragan, M.A., Hyatt, A.D., McDonald, K.R., Hines, H.B., Lips, K.R., Marantelli, G and Parkes, H. Chytridiomycosis causes amphibian mortality associated with population declines in the rain forests of Australia and Central America. Proc. Nat Acad. Sci. 95: 9031-9036, 1998.
McKane, S.A. and Slocombe, R.F. Effects of intrapulmonary blood on lung morphometry and the development of alveolar fibrosis. Equine Vet J. Suppl 34: 451-458, 2002.
Young, S. and Slocombe, R.F. Prion-associated spongiform encephalopathy in an imported Asiatic golden cat (Catopuma temmincki) Aust Vet J. 81: 295-296, 2003.
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