Ken Boschert, DVM

Curriculum Vitae

• Address
• Present Position
• Education
• Licensure and Board Certification
• Previous Academic Positions/Employment
• University Appointments and Committees
• Honors and Awards
• Professional Societies and Organizations
• Print Publications
• Speaking Presentations
• Research Support
• Current Research Interests

Washington University School of Medicine
Division of Comparative Medicine
Box 8061, 660 South Euclid Avenue
St. Louis, Missouri 63110 USA
Phone: (314) 362-3700
Fax: (314) 362-6480
E-Mail: ken@wudcm.wustl.edu

Associate Director, 1992-Present
Washington University School of Medicine
Division of Comparative Medicine

Research Assistant Professor, 1992-present
Washington University School of Medicine
Department of Internal Medicine

• Undergraduate: Mississippi State University, B.S., 1980
  
• Professional: Mississippi State University, D.V.M., 1984
  
• Postgraduate: University of Alabama at Birmingham, Postdoctoral Fellowship, 1987

• Veterinary Medical State Licenses: Missouri, Illinois, and Alabama
  
• U.S. Department of Agriculture: Federally accredited veterinarian, Missouri
  
• Diplomate: American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine
  

• Interim Director, Washington University Division of Comparative Medicine, 1992
  
• Associate Veterinarian, Washington University, Division of Comparative Medicine, 1989-1992
  
• Clinical Veterinarian, University of Illinois, College of Veterinary Medicine, Urbana, IL, 1987-1989
  
• Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Illinois, Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Urbana, IL 1988-1989
  
• Consultant Veterinarian, Northern Illinois University & Illinois State University, 1989
  
• Instructor, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Comparative Medicine, Birmingham, AL, 1984-1987
  
• Research Veterinarian (WOC), Veterans Administration Medical Center, Birmingham, AL, 1984-1987
  

• Washington University, Chairman, Animal Biohazard Committee, 1994 - 1997
  
• Washington University, Animal Studies Committee & Executive Committee, 1989-1997
  
• Washington University, Campus Animal Facility Planning Committee, 1991-present
  
• Washington University, Medical School Computing Consortium, 1989-present
  
• Washington University, Medical School Speakers Bureau, 1994-present
  
• University of Illinois, Graduate Committee for Joseph D. Thulin, DVM, Thesis Research: Enzymology and infection of rabbit intestines in a nude mouse model, 1989
  
• Instructor, Comparative Vertebrate Structure (BIOL-311), Washington University, Department of Biology, 1991
  
• Instructor, Laboratory animal medicine residency training program, Washington University, Division of Comparative Medicine, 1991-present
  
• Instructor, Laboratory animal technician training program, Washington University, Division of Comparative Medicine, 1991-present
  
• Instructor and course coordinator, Laboratory Animal Seminar (VP492-B), graduate course curriculum, University of Illinois, Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, 1988-1989
  
• Instructor and course coordinator, Diseases of Laboratory Animals (VP-356), professional veterinary curriculum, University of Illinois, College of Veterinary Medicine, 1988-1989
  
• Instructor, Essentials of Animal Experimentation (PAT-710), graduate course curriculum, Department of Comparative Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1987
  

• Distinguished Alumni Fellow, Mississippi State University, 1997
  
• Who's Who in Veterinary Science and Medicine, 1991
  
• Honorarium for Research in Computer-Aided Diagnosis, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 1987
  
• NIH Postdoctoral Fellowship, Department of Comparative Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 1984-1987
  
• Charles River Foundation Research Fellowship Award, University of Tennessee, Memphis, TN, 1982
  
• Alpha Zeta Agricultural Honorary Fraternity, 1978
  

• American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine
  Diplomate, 1988-present
  Autotutorial Committee, 1994-1997
  Publications Committee, 1996-present

• American Society of Laboratory Animal Practitioners
  Member, 1986-present
  Editorial Panel, 1994-1995
  Board of Directors, 1994-1997
  Chairman, Informatics Committee, 1994-1996
  Chairman, Veterinary Student Liaison Committee, 1988-1991

• American Association for Laboratory Animal Science
  Member, 1984-present
  Long Range Strategic Planning Committee, 1996-1997
  Liaison Representative to the AVMA, 1995-present
  Information Technology Committee, 1990-present; Chairman, 1990-1994, 1996-1998
  Scientific Review Board, Contemporary Topics, 1993-present
  Publications Board, 1993-1994
  Public Policy Committee, 1988-1991
  Metropolitan St. Louis Branch - Member, 1989-Present
  Central Illinois Branch - Member, 1987-1989

• American Veterinary Medical Association
  Member, 1984-present
  Committee on Veterinary Medical Informatics, 1990-1996
  Consultant (AVMA Online Network), 1997-present
  

• AAALAC International - Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care
  Ad hoc Consultant, 1988-1997

• Laboratory Animals Journal
  Editorial Board, 1994 - present

• International Council on Laboratory Animal Science
  Institutional Member, 1992-present

• American Committee on Laboratory Animal Diseases
  Member, 1991-present

• Laboratory Animal Management Association
  Member, 1994-present

• Association for Veterinary Informatics
  Member, 1984-present
  Chairman, Communications Working Group, 1996-present

• American Medical Informatics Association
  Member, 1992-present
  Internet Working Group, 1994-present

• American Academy of Veterinary Informatics
  Charter Fellow
  Member, 1989-present
  President, 1994-1995

• Scientists Center for Animal Welfare
  Member, 1987-Present

• Charles Louis Davis, D.V.M. Foundation
  Member, 1987-present

• American Association for Laboratory Animal Science - Metropolitan St. Louis Branch
  Member, 1989-Present

• Member, Sigma Chi Fraternity
  

1. Gaertner DJ, Boschert KR, Schoeb TR: Muscle necrosis in Syrian hamsters resulting from intramuscular injection of ketamine and xylazine. Laboratory Animal Science, 1987, Volume 37: 80-83.

2. Boschert KR, Allison N, Allen TLC, Griffin R: Bacillus piliformis infection in an adult dog. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 1988, Volume 192: 791-792.

3. Boschert KR, Schoeb TR, Chandler DB, Dillehay DL: Inhibition of phagocytosis and interleukin-1 production in pulmonary macrophage from rats with sialodacryoadenitis virus infection. Journal of Leukocyte Biology, 1988, Volume 44: 87-92.

4. Boschert KR: Telecommunications and the art of information exchange. American Association for Laboratory Animal Science Bulletin, 1991, Volume 30: 17.

5. Boschert KR: An Introduction to LABBS, the Laboratory Animal Bulletin Board System. Contemporary Topics in Laboratory Animal Science, 1993, Volume 32 (1): 64-65.

6. Boschert KR: Communicating with computers - online bulletin board offers information exchange. Veterinary Forum, February, 1993, 28-30.

7. Boschert KR: An Introduction to LABBS, Part II - Putting telecommunications to work for you. Contemporary Topics in Laboratory Animal Science, 1993, Volume 32 (2): 52-54.

8. Boschert KR: An Introduction to LABBS, Part III - File Transfers. Contemporary Topics in Laboratory Animal Science, 1993, Volume 32 (3): 49-52.

9. Boschert KR: An Introduction to LABBS, Part IV - Tap into a global network using the Internet and COMPMED. Contemporary Topics in Laboratory Animal Science, 1993, Volume 32 (4): 78-81.

10. Boschert KR: An overview of animal use alternatives in veterinary education. Lab Animal, 1993, Volume 22 (10): 36-42.

11. Boschert KR: The Electronic Zoo: Animal resources on the Information Superhighway. Lab Animal, Volume, 1994, 23 (7): 24-29.

12. Boschert, KR: International networking and computer resources. The Johns Hopkins Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing (CAAT) Newsletter, 1994, Volume 11(3): 1-6.

13. Boschert, KR: Rapid Information Exchange - Networking biomedical researchers via the Internet and other computer connections. Alternatives and Animal Use in the Life Sciences, Ed. A.M. Goldberg. Alternative Methods in Toxicology Series, Volume 11, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 1995, pp. 513-519.

14. Boschert, KR: "Animal-related Computer Resources" in The Internet Compendium: Subject Guides to Internet Resources. Ed. Rosenfeld L, Janes, J. & Vander Kolk, M. Neal-Shuman Publishers, Inc., New York, NY, 1995, pp. 71-193.

15. Boschert, KR: COMPMED: The Comparative Medicine Bulletin Board. Scandinavian Journal of Laboratory Animal Science, 1995, 22(1): 23.

16. Boschert, KR: How to Drive on the Information Superhighway. Proceedings of Animals in Science Conference: Perspectives on their Use, Care and Welfare, Monash University, pp. 36-48, April, 1995.

17. Strake JG, Davis L, LaRegina M, and Boschert, KR: "Biology and Diseases of Chinchillas" in Handbook of Rabbit and Rodent Medicine, Ed. Laber-Laird K, Swindle M, and Flecknell P. 1996, pp. 151-182.

18. Boschert KR, Flecknell PA, Fosse RT, Framstad T, Ganter M, Sjostrand U, Stevens J, & Thurman J (Ketamine Consensus Working Group): Review of Ketamine and its use in Swine. Laboratory Animals, 1996, 30: 208-219.

19. Boschert KR: "Veterinary Medicine on the Information Superhighway" in Seminars in Veterinary Medicine, Ed. Pion, PD and Ferguson, D. 1996. 11(2): 100-112.

20. Boschert, KR: Key Guide to Electronic Resources: Health Sciences (Book Review), Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 1996, 28(3): 200-202.

21. Boschert, KR: A Laboratory Animal Internet Primer. Lab Animal, 1996, 25(10):23-27.

22. Boschert, KR: IACUC's and the World Wide Web. Lab Animal, 1997, 26(5):38.

23. Boschert, KR: How Networking Benefits the Quality of Research and Animal Welfare. Animal Alternatives, Welfare and Ethics, Proceedings of the 2nd World Congress on Alternatives and Animal Use in the Life Sciences. Ed. L.F.M. Van Zutphen & M. Balls. Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1997, pp. 491-498.

1. Boschert KR, Gaertner DJ: Muscle necrosis in Syrian hamsters due to Intramuscular Ketamine-Xylazine. 36th Annual Session, American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, Baltimore, MD, November 8, 1985.

2. Bushby PA, Waldhalm S, Boschert KR, Erdman SE, Gariboldi RT, and Johnson EC: The Problem Knowledge Coupler. 4th Symposium on Computer Applications in Veterinary Medicine, Columbus, OH, September 12, 1986.

3. Boschert KR: The Sick Rat: Use of the Problem Knowledge Coupler in Laboratory Animal Medicine. 5th Symposium on Computer Applications in Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, September 27, 1987.

4. Boschert, KR: The Effects and Prevention of Rodent Pathogens. 68th Annual Fall Conference, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, October 1, 1987.

5. Boschert KR, Schoeb TR, Chandler DB, and Dillehay DL: Effects of Sialodacryoadenitis Virus Infection on Phagocytosis and Interleukin-1 Production in F344 Rats. 38th Annual Session, American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, Denver, CO, November 12, 1987.

6. Boschert KR, Schneider K: Telecommunications: Networking via Electronic Bulletin Board Systems. 41st Annual Session, American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, Milwaukee, WI, October 15, 1990.

7. Boschert KR, Fosse RT: (Co-Chairman) Computers in Laboratory Animal Science: Alternatives and Instruction. 42nd Annual Session, American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, Buffalo, NY, October 21, 1991.

8. Boschert KR, McCone G, Hillyard A, Hamasu, C: Computers in Laboratory Animal Science: Information Management. 43rd Annual Session, American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, Anaheim, CA, November 4, 1992.

9. Boschert KR: Computer-based Communication and Laboratory Animal Science. Congress '93, Institute of Animal Technology/British Laboratory Animal Veterinary Association, Lancaster, England, March 26, 1993.

10. Boschert KR: An Overview of Alternatives to Animal Use in Veterinary Education. 130th Annual Session, American Veterinary Medical Association, Minneapolis, MN, July 20, 1993.

11. Boschert, KR: Animal Research Facility Management Databases in Laboratory Animal Science. University of Missouri Medical Informatics Seminar, Columbia, MO, October 21, 1993.

12. Boschert KR, Fosse RT: (Co-Chairman) Rapid information exchange - Networking Biomedical Researchers via the Internet and other Computer Connections. 1st World Congress on Alternatives and Animal Use in the Life Sciences: Education, Research, and Testing, Baltimore, MD, November 17, 1993.

13. Boschert, KR, Parker, M, and Morales, E: Communicating with your PC. 44th Annual Session, American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, Nashville, TN, November 18, 1993.

14. Boschert, KR: Laboratory Animal Computer Databases. Harlan Continuing Education Conference, Indianapolis, IN, May 16, 1994.

15. Boschert KR, Fosse RT: Review of Ketamine Anesthesia in Swine. Scandinavian Laboratory Animal Science Symposium, Bergen, Norway, June 6, 1994.

16. Boschert, KR: Animal Resources on the Information Superhighway. Visiting Lecture Series, University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine, Columbia, MO, September 15, 1994.

17. Boschert, KR, Burnett, C, Merz, P, Parker, M, and Hamel, R: Animal-related Computer Resources. 45th Annual Session, American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, Pittsburgh, PA, October 19, 1994.

18. Steward D, Boschert KR, Hahn A, Carter C, Smith R, Stewart S, Trynda R, Mastin N, Ferguson D, Pion P, Stevens F, Rogers H, and Bushby P: Successful Use of Technology in Veterinary Medicine Online Continuing Education Seminar, Veterinary Information Network, America Online, November 2, 1994.

19. Boschert, KR: The Internet: Information Resources on Lab Animals for Investigators. Comparative Medicine Seminar, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, December 19, 1994.

20. Boschert, KR: NOAH - AVMA's Network of Animal Health. Annual Meeting, Mississippi Veterinary Medical Association, Starkville, MS, February 25, 1995.

21. Boschert, KR: Solving Problems Online - The Value of Electronic Communication. American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, 30th Annual Midwest Regional Meeting, St. Louis, MO, April 8, 1995.

22. Boschert, KR: Connecting Veterinary Medicine via the Internet's World Wide Web. Animal Welfare Conference: Animals in Science - Perspectives on their Use, Care and Welfare. Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, April 19, 1995.

23. Boschert, KR: Exploring Veterinary Cyberspace. American Association for Laboratory Animal Science District V Annual Seminar - At the Cutting Edge: A Call for Excellence in Laboratory Animal Science, Indianapolis, IN, May 5, 1995.

24. Boschert, KR: Internet Research Resources. Comparative Medicine Seminar Series, St. Louis University Department of Comparative Medicine, St. Louis, MO, June 21, 1995.

25. Boschert, KR: The Internet - Virtual Veterinary Medicine. 132nd Annual Session, American Veterinary Medical Association, Pittsburgh, PA, July 9, 1995.

26. Boschert, KR: Informational Resources. Comprehensive Review of Selected Laboratory Animal Medicine Topics, Charles Louis Davis, D.V.M. Foundation, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology and Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences Seminar, Bethesda, MD, August 11, 1995.

27. Kurosawa, MT, Boschert KR, Okamoto M, Mizuno S, and Terashima, M: World Wide Veterinary Online Information Exchange on the Internet, World Veterinary Association Congress, Yokohama, Japan, September 6, 1995.

28. Boschert, KR: Veterinary Medicine on the Internet, Veterinary InfoFair, University of California, Davis, CA, September 9, 1995.

29. Steward D, Boschert KR, Mastin N, Ferguson D, Pion P, Stevens F, Rogers H, Bushby P, and Waldhalm S: Successful Information Technology Online Continuing Education Seminar, Veterinary Information Network, America Online, October 10, 1995.

30. Boschert, KR, Brandt, K., Morales, E. and Merz, P.: AALAS Internet Services and Information Resources. 46th Annual Session, American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, Baltimore, MD, October 17, 1995.

31. Boschert, KR: Networking IACUC's. Public Responsibilty in Medicine and Research Conference, Boston, MA, May 14, 1996.

32. Boschert, KR: The Future of Veterinary Medicine on the Internet. Annual Meeting of the Medical Librarian's Association, Kansas City, MO, June 3, 1996.

33. Boschert, KR: WWW Training Resources. Laboratory Animal Welfare and Training Meeting, Stanford University, CA, June 7, 1996.

34. Boschert, KR: The Internet Revisited. 133rd Annual Session, American Veterinary Medical Association, Louisville, KY, July 22, 1996.

35. Boschert, KR: How Networking Affects the Quality of Animal Welfare. 2nd World Congress on Alternatives and Animal Use in the Life Sciences. Utrecht, Netherlands, October 20, 1996.

36. Borkowski G, Boschert KR, Otto G, and Kelly J: Internet Information Resources Workshop. 47th Annual Session, American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, Minneapolis, MN, November 4, 1996.

37. Boschert, KR, Garcia, M: The Internet in Veterinary Medicine, Sao Paulo, Brazil, April 13, 1997.

• Bosack-Kruger Foundation Grant: Laboratory Animal Welfare Computer Based Training, $313,000 (1997-1999)

• Animal Welfare Information Center - Cooperative Agreement: Publication of AWIC Documents on the Internet via the World Wide Web, $5,000 (1994-1995).

• American Association for Laboratory Animal Science Foundation Grant: Digital Image Reproduction of Laboratory Animal Pathology, $5,000 (1994-1995).

• American Association for Laboratory Animal Science Foundation Grant: Computerized Communications System for Laboratory Animal Specialists, $3,500 (1989-1990).

• NIH (NCRR) Grant AR-1 (AHR) 1-G20-RR06777-01 - Co-Investigator with Steve Leary, Washington University Division of Comparative Medicine, Research Facility Improvement Grant, $577,047 (1991).

Informatics: Computer Communications, Networks, Hypertext, Databases, Expert Systems, and Simulations

• Founder of the Internet's NetVet Veterinary Resources and Electronic Zoo World Wide Web and Gopher servers and the World Wide Web Virtual Library - Veterinary Medicine.

• NetVet and Electronic Zoo Honors and Awards

• Founder and moderator of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS) computer bulletin board system (LABBS) - 900 members

• Founder and moderator of the Comparative Medicine (COMPMED) Mailing list - 1600 members

• Moderator of the Veterinary Informatics (VETINFO) Mailing list - 450 members

• Moderator of the Lab Animal section on AVMA's Network of Animal Health (NOAH) computer network on Compuserve

• Faculty instructor for the Veterinary Information Network (VIN) on America Online

• Expert system software and hypertext database software development for trainingveterinary students and animal technicians in laboratory animals disease diagnosis - Problem Knowledge Coupler Development

• Digital image reproduction and database - laboratory animal pathology images for computer networks - Adobe Photoshop

• 3-Dimensional and Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Computer Axial Tomography; Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Woodchuck Hepatitis Animal Model

• General Computer System Animal Facility Management database software - 12 years of experience in 3 animal facilities

• Also knowledgeable with the following operating systems and software: Novell, Windows NT & 95, DOS, Lotus 123, Quattro, WordPerfect, Word, Paradox, Arcserve, Powerpoint, and many others

• (Consultant for) Genome Systems, Inc.