Stephan A. Carey

Assistant Professor, Small Animal Internal Medicine, Department of Small Animal Clincial Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine

D-208 Veterinary Medical Center
(517) 432-4940
E-mail: careyste@cvm.msu.edu

Research Interests:
There has been increasing evidence in recent years that children are more susceptible than adults to the adverse respiratory effects of air pollutants.  Dr. Carey’s research efforts involve investigation of the effects of air pollutants on the developing respiratory airways of children.  A focus his research is the identification of morphologic, biochemical, and molecular determinants of this heightened susceptibility of children to respiratory airway injury caused by common air pollutants including ozone, aeroallergens, and mycotoxins.  A second focus of his research is to determine the long-lasting morphologic and functional respiratory consequences of early life exposures to these common airborne pollutants.  Using whole animal experimental models and state-of-the-art techniques including 3-D airway modeling and injury mapping, computer-assisted morphometry, immunohistochemistry, and airway antioxidant analyses, Dr. Carey’s long-range goal is to make direct correlations between morphologic and biochemical airway responses to better understand the mechanisms underlying this differential susceptibility.

Educational Background:
Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Ph.D., Comparative Medicine and Integrative Biology and Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, 2008
University of Wisconsin-Madison, DVM, School of Veterinary Medicine, 2000 
Duke University, B.S., biological anthropology and anatomy, 1991

Selected Professional Activities:
American Thoracic Society, 2004-Present
Society of Toxicology, 2006-Present
Veterinary Comparative Respiratory Society, 2001-Present
American Veterinary Medical Association, 2000-Present
American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2001-Present

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