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Pope, Carey

Regents Professor and Head
Sitlington Chair in Toxicology





BS
MS
PhD

Department: Physiological Sciences

Contact Information:
264 McElroy Hall
Stillwater, OK 74078
Office: (405) 744-6257
Fax: (405) 744-0462
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Biography:

EDUCATION 1981-1985 University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Houston, TX. Degree: Ph.D. (Pharmacology/Toxicology). 1977-1979 Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX. Degree: M.S. (Biology). 1974-1976 Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX. Degree: B.S. (Biology). EXPERIENCE 7/1/2006-present Head, Department of Physiological Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK. 8/1/2005-6/30/06 Interim Head, Department of Physiological Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK. 1/2000-present Professor and Sitlington Endowed Chair in Toxicology, Director of Graduate Program in Toxicology, Department of Physiological Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK. 8/95-12/99 Director, Division of Toxicology, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, University of Louisiana at Monroe, Monroe, LA. Division included five full-time tenured or tenure-track members and one instructor and is responsible for implementing B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degree programs in Toxicology. 12/93-12/99 Director, B.S. Toxicology Program, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, University of Louisiana at Monroe, Monroe, LA. Administrative head of undergraduate degree-granting program. 7/98-12/99 Professor of Toxicology, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, University of Louisiana at Monroe, Monroe, LA



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Fields of Interest:

neurotoxicology; nanotoxicology



Current Research Focus:

Presynaptic mechanisms in anticholinesterase toxicity; toxicity of engineered nanomaterials; endocannabinoid signaling as therapeutic target


Selected Publications:

 

  • Karanth, S., Liu, J., Ray, A. and Pope, C. (2007). Comparative in vivo effects of parathion on striatal acetylcholine accumulation in adult and aged rats. Toxicology 239: 167-179.
  • Howard, M., Mirajkar, N., Karanth, S. and Pope, C. (2007). Comparative effects of oral chlorpyrifos exposure on cholinesterase activity and muscarinic receptor binding in neonatal and adult heart. Toxicology 238: 157-165.
  • Liu, J., Gupta, R., Goad, J.T., Karanth, S. and Pope, C. (2007). Modulation of parathion toxicity by glucose feeding: is nitric oxide involved? Toxicol. Appl. Pharmacol. 219: 106-113.
  • Baireddy, P., Mirajkar, N., Nallapaneni, A., Singleton, N. and Pope, C. (2007). Effects of combined, multiple stressors on acute pyridostigmine toxicity in rats. Arch. Toxicol. 81: 283-289.
  • Zhang, Y., Chen, W., Zhang, J., Liu, J., Chen, G., and Pope, C. (2007). In vitro and in vivo toxicity of CdTe nanoparticles. J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol. 7: 497-503.