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Department of Biology
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Dr. David S. Marsh

Dr. David S. Marsh

Professor

Office: 118A Cavness
E-mail: David.Marsh@angelo.edu
Phone: (325) 486-6644

Education
PhD: Zoology (Neurophysiology), University of Texas at Austin, 1980
"A Functional Organization of the Inferior Colliculus in the Mexican Free-tailed bat, Tadarida brasiliensis."
Advising Faculty: Dr. George Pollak
BS: Psychology with Distinctions, Duke University;
Advising Facutly: Dr. Pete Casseday
BS: Zoology, Duke University

Primary Teaching Responsibilities

  • Bio. 2423-Human Anatomy
  • Bio. 2424-Human Physiology
  • Bio. 2403-Comparative Plant and Animal Physiology
  • Bio. 4423-General Physiology
  • Bio. 6354-Physiological Ecology

Research Interests
Although my primary research interests and training concern the central/peripheral nervous system processing of sensory information, a wide variety of graduate and undergraduate research topics have been addressed in my lab. Graduate theses completed under my direction include:

  • Fofi, Richard- "A Quantitative Analysis of Ganglion Cell Topography in the Retina of two Microchiropteran Bats."
  • Hartgraves, Morri-"Spectral Transmission of the Ocular Media and the Effects of Near-Ultraviolet Radiation on the Uptake of 3H-5-Hydroxytryptamine in the Retina of the Opossum, Didelphis virginianus."
  • Burt, Selina-"Thermoregulation in Greater Earless Lizards (Cophosaurus texanus) in West Texas."

Undergraduate research topics have included

  • Burden, Kyland-"Cytoarchitectonic Organization of the Inferior Colliculus in the Mexican free-tailed bat."
  • Melott, James-"HRP-tracing of Neural Connectivity in the Auditory System of the Mexican free-tailed bat."
  • Barrett, Clint-"A Survey of the Bats of the Concho Valley."
  • Fohn, Laurie-"The Influence of bFGF on Regeneration following Spincal Cord Transection in the rat."
  • Smith, Dustin-"Oxygen/Hemoglobin dissociation characteristics in the Mexican free-tailed bat."

Awards and Honors

  • Chair, Biological Sciences Section, Texas Academy of Science (1998-present)
  • Texas Academy of Science Fellow (2000-present)
  • Nominated and Elected to Board of Directors, Academic Director, Texas Academy of Science
  • Physical Therapy Advisor for Biology Majors

Professional Affiliations

  • Human Anatomy and Physiology Society
  • Texas Academy of Science (Section Chair, Biology)
  • Texas Society of Mammalogists