Dr. R. James Swanson

Professor of Biological Sciences
Graduate Program Director, Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences
Director, Mouse Embryo Development & Gross Anatomy Laboratories

Education:

B.S.N. Nursing, 1985
Old Dominion University

Ph.D. Biological Sciences, 1976
Florida State University

M.S. Exercise Physiology, 1972
Florida State University

B.S. Physical Education, Minor in Biology, 1969
Wheaton College

Biol 487/488, Honors Research in Biology
Biol 489/589, Survey of Human Anatomy (with lab)
Biol 484/584, Advanced Human Anatomy (with lab)
Biol 490/590, Advanced Human Physiology
Biol 480/580, Advanced Human Physiology Laboratory
Biol 716/816, Endocrinology
Biol 763/863, Research Science Small Animal Surgery
Biol 789/889, Gross Human Anatomy
Biol 790/890, Advanced Physiology
Biol 791/891, Advanced Physiology Laboratory

Research Interests:

1. mechanism of mammalian ovulation using a rabbit model
2. gamete interaction and early embryo development using a mouse model
3. ROS, antioxidant enzymes, and hypoxia in human sperm function
4. light- and electron- microscopic morphologic evaluation of human spermatozoa

Selected Publications:

R. Menkveld, E. E. Oettle, T. F. Kruger, R. J. Swanson, A. A. Acosta, S. Oehninger. Atlas of Human Sperm Morphology. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins, 1991. (121 pages)

R. J. Swanson. "Flow Cytometry in Evaluating Human Spermatozoa for Clinical Treatment in Reproductive Problems" in Esterilidade e Intertilidade Humana, Ed. Mariangela Badalotti, Editora Medsi, Porto Alegre, Portugal, November, 1996.

M. H. Mitchell, R. J. Swanson, G. D. Hodgen, S. Oehninger. Enhancement of in vitro murine embryo development by recombinant leukemia inhibitory factor. Journal of Society for Gynecologic Investigation 1994, 1(3): 215-219.

R. J. Swanson, M. G. Leavitt. Fertilization and mouse embryo development in the presence of Midazolam. Anesthesia and Analgesia 1992, 75(4): 549-554.

R. J. Swanson, I. Gorpinchenko, N. Boyko, A. Pershukov, Z. Serebrovskaya, T. Serebrovskaya. Tissue analysis report on seventeen testicular biopsies taken from Kiev Urology and Nephrology Research Institute patients eight years after the Chernobyl accident. Second Ukranian Congress of Pathophysiologists, (1996 annual meeting, October 9-11, 1996) Kiev, Ukraine.