Profiles
Mario C. Rodriguez, DVM
DVM (1998) - Emphasize in medicine, assisted reproduction and research of multiple species including 15+ years in non-human primates, animal welfare and research environment; BSL-2/3 research settings, 11+ years of laboratory animal research and 10+years in education and curriculum development.
Experienced private practice, primate center medicine, academia and contract research settings plus as a consultant for biomedical research institutions
Proficiency in ultrasonography, clinical management and surgery
Broad animal welfare and regulatory knowledge of the research setting including one year as a USDA APHIS veterinary medical officer, 14 years as IACUC member and OSHA and biosafety committees
Extensive experience in supervision, administration and quality improving; including various AAALAC inspections/accreditations.
Faculty Appointments
Eastern Virginia Medical School Physiological Sciences
Norfolk, VA
Additional Certifications
USDA APHIS Veterinary Services-National Veterinary accreditation Program. Category II veterinarian
Courses Taught
MLAS-504 & 505 Diseases of Lab Animals I & II
MLAS-506 Anesthesia & Surgery
Undergraduate Degree
BS, Animal Science (Cum Laude) - University of Puerto Rico – Mayagüez University Campus, Mayagüez, PR 1992
Graduate Education
Doctor in Veterinary Medicine - Louisiana State University- School of Veterinary Medicine, Baton Rouge, LA 1998
MS, Animal Reproductive Physiology - University of Puerto Rico – Mayagüez University Campus, Mayagüez, PR 1999
Presentations and Scholarships
Rodriguez MC. “IACUC approval of SOPs: self-control and institutional culture”. Lab Anim (NY). 2012 Feb;41(2):41.
Brian P. Hermann, Meena Sukhwani, Chih Cheng Lin , Yi Sheng , Jamie Tomko , Mario Rodriguez, Jennifer J. Shuttleworth, David McFarland, Robin M. Hobbs, Pier Paolo Pandolfi, Gerald P. Schatten, Kyle E. Orwig. Characterization, Cryopreservation and Ablation of spermatogonial Stem Cells In Adult Rhesus Macaques. Stem Cells. 2007 June.
Correa J, Rodriguez MC, Patterson D, Zavos P. Thawing and processing of Cryopreserved bovine spermatozoa at various temperatures and their effects on sperm viability, osmotic shock and sperm membrane function integrity. Theriogenology 1996; 46:413-20.
Faculty Appointments
Eastern Virginia Medical School Physiological Sciences
Norfolk, VA
Additional Certifications
USDA APHIS Veterinary Services-National Veterinary accreditation Program. Category II veterinarian
Courses Taught
MLAS-504 & 505 Diseases of Lab Animals I & II
MLAS-506 Anesthesia & Surgery
Undergraduate Degree
BS, Animal Science (Cum Laude) - University of Puerto Rico – Mayagüez University Campus, Mayagüez, PR 1992
Graduate Education
Doctor in Veterinary Medicine - Louisiana State University- School of Veterinary Medicine, Baton Rouge, LA 1998
MS, Animal Reproductive Physiology - University of Puerto Rico – Mayagüez University Campus, Mayagüez, PR 1999
Presentations and Scholarships
Rodriguez MC. “IACUC approval of SOPs: self-control and institutional culture”. Lab Anim (NY). 2012 Feb;41(2):41.
Brian P. Hermann, Meena Sukhwani, Chih Cheng Lin , Yi Sheng , Jamie Tomko , Mario Rodriguez, Jennifer J. Shuttleworth, David McFarland, Robin M. Hobbs, Pier Paolo Pandolfi, Gerald P. Schatten, Kyle E. Orwig. Characterization, Cryopreservation and Ablation of spermatogonial Stem Cells In Adult Rhesus Macaques. Stem Cells. 2007 June.
Correa J, Rodriguez MC, Patterson D, Zavos P. Thawing and processing of Cryopreserved bovine spermatozoa at various temperatures and their effects on sperm viability, osmotic shock and sperm membrane function integrity. Theriogenology 1996; 46:413-20.