| Dr.
Cornelia Wagner, D.V.M.
Education Doctor medicinae veterinariae
in Physiological Biochemistry
Approbation (=
license to practice veterinary medicine)
Staatsexamen (=
completed studies & received certification for Veterinary Practice;
equivalent to U.S. D.V.M.), 1990-1996
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Academic employment
Research Associate/Post-doctoral research,
Feb 1999 - Present
School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin
Graduate student/Research Assistant,
Jun 1996 - Jan 1999
School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Leipzig - Germany
Current and Previous Research
Dr. Wagner is currently a private veterinary practitioner in Portland, OR. Dr Wagner worked in Dr. John Oak’s laboratory where she investigated the signal transductory pathways responsible for the rat tapeworm Hymenolepis diminuta's ability to alter intestinal motility. This work includes administration of different tachykinin and serotonin receptor agonists and antagonists to rats implanted with intestinal electrodes and a cannula.
The research project for Dr. Wagner's
doctoral thesis in Prof. Herbert Gürtler’s laboratory focused
on factors that may be involved in regulation of reticulo-ruminal
mineral absorption in sheep, and was funded by the German Research
Fund (DFG).
Knowledge about factors, which stimulate the availability and absorption
of calcium, magnesium, potassium and phosphate plays an important clinical
role in preventing mineral imbalances in ruminants. This work
consisted of investigating the influence of short chain fatty acids
and pH value on mineral absorption using the technique of the washed
and temporarily isolated reticulo-rumen in sheep .
Publications
Wagner, C., M. K. Clayton, J. Gallegos, P. Bass, and J. A. Oaks. 2003. Intraduodenal serotonin elicits non-propagating spike potentials in the small intestine of the rat. Comp Biochem Physiol. 136:591 - 603.
Wagner C. and H. Gürtler. In vivo studies on calcium absorption from the reticulo-rumen of sheep: Influence of short chain fatty acids and pH value. (in preparation)
Wagner C., B. Schröder, G. Breves, H. Gürtler (1998). Messung der Resorption von Mineralstoffen aus dem gewaschenen, vorübergehend isolierten Retikulorumen des Schafes. [Measurement of mineral absorption using the technique of the temporarily isolated and washed reticulo-rumen of sheep]. In: Anke, M.; Arnhold, W.; Bergmann, H.; Bitsch, R. u.a. (ed.): Mengen- und Spurenelemente, 18. Arbeitstagung, Friedr.-Schiller-Univ. Jena 1998, 881-890.
Wagner, C. (1998). In-vivo-Untersuchungen
zum Einfluss kurzkettiger Fettsäuren und des pH Wertes auf die Bewegungen
von Calcium, Magnesium, Kalium und Phosphat durch die Wand des Retikulorumens
von Schafen mit unterschiedlicher Ca-Versorgung. [In vivo investigations
to characterize the influence of short chain fatty acids and pH value on
the movement of Ca, Mg, K and Pi across the reticulo-rumen wall of sheep
kept on different dietary Ca supply.] Doctoral thesis, University of Leipzig.
Posters/Presentations
Wagner, C., P. Bass, and J. A. Oaks. Serotonin, but not substance p-containing neurons are involved in tapeworm-altered enteric motility in rats infected with Hymenolepis diminuta. Poster at Experimental Biology Meeting, April 14-18, 2000, San Diego, CA.
Wagner, C. and H. Gürtler. Influence of short chain fatty acids (SCFA) and pH on the movement of calcium, magnesium, potassium, and inorganic phosphate across the reticulo-rumen wall of sheep. Poster at Experimental Biology Meeting, April 14-18, 2000, San Diego, CA.
Wagner, C., P. Bass, and
J. A. Oaks. Serotonin, but not Substance P, is involved in tapeworm-altered
small intestinal myoelectric activity in the rat. Midwest Motility Conference,
April 27, 2000, Fennimore, WI.
Professional Organizations
- Member of the Animal Behavior Society
- Member of the “Sächsische Landestierärztekammer” (inactive)
- Vice President of the Animal Behavior Club at the School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Volunteer Work
- Volunteer for Patricia McConnell’s “Dog’s Best Friend”, Black Earth, WI (Dog obedience training)
