CURRICULUM VITAE

**NAME:** Kathy Laber

**ADDRESS: (Work)** Veterans Administra­tive Medical Center

Research Division/151

109 Bee Street

> Charleston, S.C. 29403
>
> \(843\) 876-5206

Department of Comparative Medicine

Medical University of South Carolina

114 Doughty Street/ Room 648

P.O. Box 250777

Charleston, S.C. 29425

\(843\) 876-5212 - Office

\(843\) 876-5206- Office

\(843\) 876-5210 - Fax

> Email:

**EDUCATION:**

1985-1988 Postdoctoral Fellow with Dr. Larry Rudel in Atherosclerosis
Specialized Center of Research

> Bowman-Gray School of Medicine

Winston-Salem, N.C.

Degree: Master's in Molecular & Cellular Pathobiology

1984-1985 Clinical Resident in Laboratory Animal Medicine

Bowman Gray School of Medicine

Winston Salem, N.C.

1980-1984 College of Veterinary Medicine

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI.

Degree: Doctor of Veterinary Medicine

1976-1979 Hillsdale College

Hillsdale, MI.

Degree: B.S. in Biology

Revised 12/08

**CURRICULUM VITAE**

**K. Laber**

**PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE:**

2005-Present Director, Laboratory Animal Resources

Veterans Administration Medical Center

Charleston, S.C.

Professor & Vice Chair

> Department of Comparative Medicine

Medical University of South Carolina

1999 -- 2005 Director, Laboratory Animal Resources

Veterans Administration Medical Center

Charleston, S.C.

Associate Professor & Vice Chair

> Department of Comparative Medicine

Medical University of South Carolina

1996 - Summer Acting Director, Division of Laboratory Animal Resources

Medical University of South Carolina

1988 - 1999 Director, Laboratory Animal Resources

Veterans Administration Medical Center

Charleston, S.C.

Assistant Professor & Vice Chair

Department of Comparative Medicine

Medical University of South Carolina

1986-1988 Consultant for R.J. Reynolds Corporation

Winston-Salem, N.C.

1979-1980 Chemical Analyst

Parke-Davis Pharmaceuticals

Detroit, MI.

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## CURRICULUM VITAE

**K. Laber**

**SPECIALTY BOARDS**:

Diplomate, American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine, 1989

**PROFESSIONAL LICENSES**:

Michigan, North Carolina and South Carolina

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**CURRENT MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS**:

1\. American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS)

2\. Southeastern Branch - AALAS (SE/AALAS)

3\. American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)

4\. American Society of Laboratory Animal Practitioners (ASLAP)

5\. Association of Veterans Administration Veterinary Medical Officers
(AVAVMO)

6\. American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (ACLAM)

**PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS:**

1.  AALAS Nominations Committee, Vice Chairman, 2001-2002

2.  AALAS Nominations Committee, Chair, 2002-2003

3.  ACLAM Strategic Planning Committee, 1992-1993

4.  ACLAM Public Policy Committee, 1995

5.  ACLAM Examination Committee, 1996-1999

6.  ACLAM Career Pathways Committee, Chair, 2001-2003

7.  ACLAM Forum Program Committee, 2004-2005

8.  ACLAM Government & Regulatory Affairs Committee, 2008-

9.  AVAVMO Secretary-Treasurer, 1991-1997

10. AVMA Invited Judge for International Science Fair, 1994-1998

11. SEAALAS Scholarship Chairman, 1989-1990

12. SEAALAS Board of Directors, 1991-1992

13. SEAALAS President, 1994-1995

## COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES

1.  Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center Animal Care & Use Committee

2.  Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center Research & Development Committee

3.  MUSC Strom Thurmond Operations Committee

4.  MUSC BSL-3 Facility/Operations Planning Committee

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## CURRICULUM VITAE

**K. Laber**

**RESEARCH AND TRAINING INTERESTS:**

Animal model development in support of biomedical research

**ACADEMIC AWARDS:**

1979 Magna Cum Laude from Hillsdale College

1984 Highest Honors from Michigan State University Veterinary School

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### SERVICE APPOINTMENTS

***Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal
Care (AAALAC)***

1.  AAALAC Ad Hoc Consultant, 1991-1997

2.  AAALAC Council Member, 1997 -- open

3.  AAALAC Assistant Council Section Leader, 2000-2003

4.  AAALAC Council Section Leader, 2003 -- 2005

5.  AAALAC Council Vice President, 2005-2007

6.  AAALAC Council Nominating Committee, 2005-2007

7.  AAALAC Council Rodent Housing Density Task Force, 2005-2007

8.  AAALAC President, 2007-2008

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##### National Research Council: Institute for Laboratory Animal Research

1.  Committee on Increasing Veterinary Involvement in Biomedical
    Research

***Medical University South Carolina***

1\. Faculty Senate Member representing College of Medicine, 2004-2006.

2\. Fellow of the Trustees Leadership Academy, 2007-2008

3\. BSL3 Certified Trainer 2007

4\. BSL3 Oversight Committee

> ***Journal Reviewer***
>
> 1\. ILAR Journal, 2005-
>
> 2\. Animal Conservation, 2008-

**LECTURES, SPEECHES, EXHIBITS, FILMS:**

1.  AALAS Annual Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland. Fatal Fatty Liver Kidney
    Syndrome in Obese Macaques. October 1985.

2.  AALAS Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois. Renal Medullary Cystic
    Disease in a Cynomolgus Monkey, October 1986.

3.  AALAS Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado. A T-cell Immunoblastic
    Lymphoma in an African Green ([C]{.underline}.
    [aethiops]{.underline}), November 1987.

4.  FASEB, Las Vegas, Nevada. Dietary Lactobacillus has no effect on
    Plasma Lipoprotein Cholesterol Concentrations in African Green
    Monkeys ([Cercopithecus]{.underline} [aethiops]{.underline}), May
    1988.

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## CURRICULUM VITAE

**K. Laber**

**LECTURES, SPEECHES, EXHIBITS, FILMS (Cont'd..)**

5.  AALAS Annual Meeting, Detroit, Michigan. Computed Tomography (CT) in
    Female Cynomolgus Macaques to Determine Abdominal Fat Distribution,
    October 1988.

6.  AALAS Annual Meeting, Buffalo New York. Rodent Health Monitoring,
    October, 1991.

7.  AALAS Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA. Effects of Isoflurane Anesthesia
    on Glucose Tolerance in Yucatan Minipigs, Nov. 1992.

8.  AALAS Annual Meeting , Anaheim CA. How to Determine and Justify
    Animal Facility Staffing Levels, Nov. 1992.

9.  District IV Meeting, Memphis TN. Preputial Gland Abcesses in C~3~H
    Male Mice. March 1993.

10. AALAS Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN. Seminar on Operations and
    Fiscal Management, Nov. 1993.

11. AALAS Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA. Research & Development
    Committees in VA System, Nov. 1994.

12. OPRR Sponsored Meeting, Augusta GA. IACUC Evaluation of Specialized
    Areas of Animal Use, Sept. 1995.

13. AALAS Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN. Serial Bone Marrow Aspiration
    in Growing Yucatan Minipigs, Oct. 1996.

14. ACLAM Forum, Perdido Beach. Staffing Animal Research Facilities. May
    1997.

15. AVMA Annual Meeting, Reno, NV. Acute Summer Time Deaths in NZW
    Rabbits, July 1997.

16. AAALAC Trends Conference, Washington, D.C. Facility Deficiencies.
    September, 1999.

17. Canadian Association for Laboratory Animal Medicine, Winnipeg,
    Mannitoba. Staffing Animal Research Facilities, June 1999.

18. Office Laboratory Animal Welfare / Scientist Center Animal Welfare,
    Charleston, SC. Applying Performance Based Standards to Field
    Studies, September 2000.

19. AALAS Annual Meeting, San Diego, California. AAALAC Ad Hoc Training,
    November, 2000.

20. AALAS, Baltimore, Maryland. AAALAC Council Member Emeriti Training,
    October 2001.

21. AALAS, San Antonio, Texas. Preparing for an AAALAC International
    Site Visit, October 2002.

22. PRIM&R, San Diego, California. Constructive VA/University
    Relationships, March 2003.

23. AALAS, Seattle, Washington. The Role of the Attending Veterinarian,
    October 2003.

24. South Carolina Consortium for Continuing Education, Charleston S.C.
    The Why and How of Rodent Cesarean Rederivation, February 2004.

25. AALAS, Tampa Florida. Workshop: Preparing for an AAALAC
    International Site Visit, October 2004.

26. Invited Lecture, Harbin Medical University, Harbin China. The Use of
    Animals in Biomedical Research, June 2005.

27. Invited Lecture, Beijing Medical University, Beijing China. The Use
    of Animals in Biomedical Research, June 2005.

## CURRICULUM VITAE

**K. Laber**

**LECTURES, SPEECHES, EXHIBITS, FILMS (Cont'd..)**

28. SEAALAS, Charleston S.C. Techniques for Maintaining Rodent Health:
    Caesarian Rederivation, Jan 2006.

29. PRIM&R, Boston MA. Improving Interactions with Site Visitors, March
    2006

30. PRIM&R, Boston MA. More About Protocol Review Including Annual
    Reviews, Extension, and Using a Single Protocol for Multiple Grants
    and More, March 2006.

31. IACUC 101, Richmond Virginia. April, 2006.

32. AALAS, Salt Lake City, Utah. Are My Mice Here Yet? Hints on
    Navigating the Pitfalls of Exporting and Importing Rodents from
    Noncommercial Sources. October, 2206

33. AALAS, Salt Lake City, Utah. Preparing for an AAALAC, International
    Site Visit. October, 2006.

34. PRIM&R, San Diego CA. How Much Should It Hurt? Justification for
    Withholding Analgesics and Optimizing Pain Relief. March 2007.

35. AALAS, Charlotte N.C. IACUC Semi-annual Review as an Effective Tool
    for Monitoring and Maintaining Program Quality. October 2007.

36. District 8 AALAS, Seattle WA. Demystifying AAALAC. April 2008.

37. Invited Lecture, Swiss Laboratory Animal Association, Basel
    Switzerland. The Impact of Environment on Research using Rodent
    Animal Models, November 2008.

    **ABSTRACTS:**

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1.  Laber-Laird K, Jokinen MP, Lehner NDM. Fatal Fatty Liver-Kidney
    Syndrome in Obese Macaques. [Lab Animal Sci]{.underline} 1985; 35
    (5): 532-533.

2.  Laber-Laird K, Bullock BC. Renal Medullary Cystic Disease in a
    Cynomolgus Monkey. [Lab Animal Sci]{.underline} 1986; 36
    (7):551-552.

3.  Laber-Laird K, Reynolds G, Bullock BC. A T-Cell Immunoblastic
    Lymphoma in an African Green ([C]{.underline}.
    [aethiops]{.underline}). [Lab Animal Sci]{.underline}, 1987; 37
    (#4):524.

4.  Laber-Laird K, Shively C, Karstaedt N, Bullock B. Computed
    Tomography (CT) in Female Cynomolgus Macaques to Determine Abdominal
    Fat Distribution. [Lab Animal Sci]{.underline}, 1988; 38 (4):494.

5.  Laber-Laird K, Speck M, Rudel LL. Dietary Lactobacillus Acidophilus
    has no Effect on Plasma Lipoprotein Cholesterol Concentrations in
    African Green Monkeys ([Cercopithecus]{.underline}
    [aethiops]{.underline}). FASEB, 1988; 6(2), 7685.

6.  Laber-Laird K, Shively C, Weaver D. Qualification of Abdominal Fat
    using Computed Tomography in Cynomolgus Macaques.
    ([Macaca]{.underline} [fascicularis]{.underline}): Relation with
    Anthropometric Measures. [Am Jour Primatology]{.underline} 1988; 14,
    430.

7.  Laber-Laird K, Laird S. How to Determine and Justify Animal Facility
    Staffing Levels. [Contemporary Topics]{.underline}, 1992; 31:17.

8.  Keech GB, Laber-Laird K, Smith AC, Carabello B, Swindle MM:
    Transdermal Fentanyl Delivery in the Dog - Safety and Efficiency, [J
    Invest Surg]{.underline}, 1995, 8(4): 287.

9.  Laber-Laird K, Bingel SA, Smith AC: Acute Summer Time Deaths in NZW
    Rabbits, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the American
    Veterinary Medical Association, 1997.

10. Laber, Veatch, Lopez, Mulligan, Gibbs, Lathers. Effects of Housing
    Density on Stress, Immune Function and Behavior in Mice, June,
    FELASA, 2007.

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**K. Laber**

**PUBLICATIONS: (In Peer Reviewed Journals)**

1\. Laber-Laird K, Kokinen MP, Lehner NDM. Fatal Fatty Liver-Kidney
Syndrome in Obese Macaques. [Lab Animal Sci]{.underline} 1987;
37:205-209.

2\. Laber-Laird K, McDole G, Jerome C. Unexpected Frostbite in
Cynomolgus Macaques ([Macaca]{.underline} [fascicularis]{.underline})
after a Short Exposure to Snow. [Lab Animal Sci]{.underline}., 1988; 38:
325-326.

5.  Laber-Laird K, Jokinen MP, Jerome C. Naturally Occurring Schwannona
    in a Fischer 344 Rat. [Vet Path]{.underline} 1988; 25: 320-322.

6.  Laber-Laird K, Shively C, Karstaed N. Abdominal Fat Distribution in
    Female Cynomolgus Monkeys ([Macaca]{.underline}
    [fascilularis]{.underline}) as Determined by Computed Tomography.
    [International Journal of Obesity]{.underline}; 1990; 15: 213-220.

6\. Jayo MJ, Laber-Laird K, Bullock BC, Tally HM, Reynolds GM. T-Cell
Lymphosarcoma in a Female African Green Monkey (Cercopithecus Aethiops).
[Lab Anim Sci]{.underline}, 1990, 40:37-41.

7\. Laber-Laird K, Smith AC, Swindle MM. Effects of Isoflurane
Anesthesia on Glucose Tolerance in Yucatan Minipigs, [Lab Anim
Sci]{.underline}, 1992, 42:579-581.

8\. Laber-Laird K, Laird S, Swindle MM. How to Determine and Justify
Animal Facility Staffing Levels. [Contemporary Topics in Laboratory
Animal Science]{.underline}, 1993, 32:13-18.

9\. Laber-Laird K, Proctor M. An Example of a Rodent Health Monitoring
Program. [Lab Animal]{.underline}, 1993, 22:24-32.

10\. Laird S, Laber-Laird K. Operations Management for Animal Resource
Facilities. [Laboratory Animal]{.underline}, 1994, 23:41-44.

11. Swindle MM, Smith AC, Laber-Laird, K, Dungan L. Swine in Biomedical
    Research: Management and Models [ILAR]{.underline}, 1994, 36:1-5.

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12. Keech GB, Laber-Laird K, Smith AC, Carabello B, Swindle MM:
    Transdermal Fentanyl Delivery in the Dog - Safety and Efficiency, [J
    Invest Surg]{.underline}, 8(4): 287, 1995.

13. Craig S, Laber-Laird K, Swindle MM. The Effect of Water Treatment
    and [Pseudomonas]{.underline} [Aeruginosa]{.underline} on Mortality
    in Irradiated Mice. [Contemporary Topics]{.underline}, 1996;
    35(2):57-60.

14. Shively C, Laber-Laird K, Anton R. Behavior and Physiology of Social
    Stress and Depression in Female Cynomolgus Monkeys. [Society of
    Biological Psychiatry]{.underline}, 1997, 41:871-882.

15. Shively C, Williams J, Laber-Laird K, Anton R. Depression and
    Coronary Artery Atherosclerosis and Reactivity in Female Cynomologus
    Monkeys. [Psychosomatic Medicine]{.underline}, 2002, 64(5):699-706.

16. Laber K, Bayne K. Designing and Implementing an Occupational Health
    and Safety Program [Contemporary Topics,]{.underline} 2004,
    43(1):78-80.

17. Laber K, Kennedy, B. Occupational Health and Safety for Field Work
    Studies. [Laboratory Animals,]{.underline} 2007, 36(1): 26-33.

18. Gondor J, Laber K. A Renewed Look at Rodent Housing. [ILAR
    Journal,]{.underline} 2007, 48(2): 29-36.

19. Laber K, Veatch L, Lopez M, Lathers D. The Impact of Housing Density
    on Weight Gain, Immune Function, Behavior, and Plasma Corticosterone
    Levels in BALB/c and C57Bl/6 Mice." [JAALAS]{.underline}, 2008.
    47(2): 16-23.

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**K. Laber**

**BOOKS AND INVITED PAPERS IN PROCEEDINGS:**

1.  Laber-Laird K, Rudel LC. Genetic Aspects of Plasma Lipoprotein and
    Cholesterol Metabolism in Non-Human Primate Models of
    Atherosclerosis. In: Monographs in Human Genetics 12:170-187, 1989.
    Book Title: [Genetic Factors in Atherosclerosis]{.underline}:
    [Approaches and Model Systems]{.underline}. A.J. Lusis, et al., eds
    Basel, S. Karger AB, 1989.

2.  Dungan L, Laber-Laird K, Bingel S, Swindle MM. Applied Anatomy of
    the Gastrointestinal Tract in the Pig In: [Essentials of
    Experimental Surgery]{.underline}, Harwood Academic Publishers, pp.
    784, 1995.

3.  Laber-Laird K, Flecknell PA, Swindle MM (eds): [Handbook on Rabbit
    and Rodent Medi­cine]{.underline}, Oxford, UK: Butterworth-Heineman,
    1996

4.  Duffe N, Fallon M, Laber K. Multi-Media Training Program for
    Biomedical Researchers: Working with Laboratory Animals. Third World
    Congress on Alternatives to Animal Use in the Life Sciences.
    Bologna, Italy, August 29, 1999.

5.  Howard HL, Haywood JR, Laber K. Alcohol as a disinfectant. [AAALAC
    International Connection]{.underline}, Winter/Spring 2001:16, 2001.

6.  Duffee N, Laber K, Wigglesworth C, Wolff A, Talcott MR, Smither GW:
    [Working with the IACUC: Writing an Animal Protocol]{.underline},
    AALAS, 2002.

7.  Laber K, Whary MT, Bingel SA, Goodrich JA, Smith AC, Swindle MM.
    Biology and Diseases of Swine In: [Laboratory Animal
    Medicine]{.underline}, second edition, Fox & Lowe (eds) Academic
    Press, 2002:615-665

8.  Fox J, Harkness J, Hill W, Kelley A, Laber K, Quimby F, Smith A,
    Vandenbergh J.: [National Need and Priorities for Veterinarians in
    Biomedical Research]{.underline}, National Academy Press Washington
    DC, 2004.

9.  Laber K, Smith A. Submission and Maintenance of IACUC Protocols In:
    [The IACUC Handbook,]{.underline} second edition, Silverman, Suckow,
    Murthy (eds) CRC Press, 2006.

10. Laber K, Swindle MMS. Laboratory Animals: Ethics and Regulations for
    Care and Use In: [Encyclopedia of Biomaterials and Biomedical
    Engineering (EBBE)]{.underline}, Wenk & Bowlin (eds) Marcel
    Dekker/Taylor & Francis Books, 2006 .

11. Laber, L, Veatch, L.M., Lopez, M.F., Mulligan, J., Gibbs, K.,
    Lathers, D.M.R.  Effects of housing density on stress, immune
    function and behavior.  Federation of European Laboratory Animal
    Science Associations - International Council for Laboratory Animal
    Science Joint Meeting*,* Cernobbio-Como, Italy*, 2007.*

**FILMS AND COMPUTER MEDIA**

1.  Laber K, Lehner N. Working with Laboratory Animals: 4 CD-ROM Working
    with the Laboratory Dog. The Resource Document. (
    <https://www.aalaslearninglibrary.org/courses>) AALAS Learning
    Library, 2002.

2.  Swindle MM, Laber K: Hurricanes. A Practical Guide. Institute of
    Laboratory Animal Management.
    (<http://www.lama-online.org/hurricane.html>), 2002.

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**FILMS AND COMPUTER MEDIA (cont'd)**

3.  Swindle MM, Smith AC, Laber K, Goodrich J, Bingel S. Biology and
    Medicine in Swine In: Laboratory Animal Medicine and Management,
    Reuter & Suckow (eds) International Veterinary Information Services
    ([www.ivis.org](http://www.ivis.org/)), 2003.

4.  Duffee N, Laber K. Working with Dogs.
    ([https://www.reserachtraining.org](https://www.reserachtraining.org/)),
    January 2003.

5.  Smith AC, Bingel S, Laber K. Rodent Cesarean Rederivation. VHS
    Training Tape, Ralph H Johnson VA Medical Center, Feb 2004.

6.  Duffee N, Laber K. Mouse Biomethodology.
    (<https://www.aalaslearninglibrary.org/courses>) AAALAS Learning
    Library, October 2004.

7.  Duffee N, Laber K. Working with Dogs.
    ([https://www.reserachtraining.org](https://www.reserachtraining.org/)),
    January 2003.

8.  Duffee N, Laber K., Pullium J. Swenson B. Working with Swine.
    ([https://www.reserachtraining.org](https://www.reserachtraining.org/)),
    February 2006.

**GRANT AWARDS**

**1**. 1991 - Institution Support from the Medical University of South
Carolina Research Committee, \"The Minipig As An Animal Model of
Atherosclerosis and NIDDM\".

2\. 1995 - VA Training Grant, Co-Principal Investigator. \"Development
of VA Training Program for Investigators Using Animals\". Expanded to
include support from AALAS and collaborative efforts of Bosack-Kruger
Foundation via Washington University, St. Louis, MO.

3\. 1996 - NIH - Co-Principal Investigator - \"Strom Thurmond Biomedical
Research Center Animal Facilities\". Animal Facilities Improvement
Grant.

4\. 2006- Ralph H. Johnson Veteran Affairs Medical Center- Co-Principal
Investigator. "Housing Density, Stress, Immune Function, and Behavior".

5\. 2007- VA Medical Center, SHeep Award- Principal Investigator-
"Equipment Replacement Grant" \$249,924.