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Wolfgang K. Vogelbein

Faculty Emeritus

Retired: 2022
Department: Aquatic Health Sciences
Email: [[wolf]]
Website: {{http://www.vims.edu/research/departments/eaah/programs/histopath/index.php,Histopathology}}
Interests: Aquatic disease; Fish pathology; Relationship between chemical exposure and fish cancers; Impact of HABs.

Education

  • B.S., Southampton College
  • M.S., California State University
  • Ph.D., School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University

Research Interests

My research program currently focuses on three areas. My primary focus is on the pathobiology of pollution/disease associations in fishes. I am particularly interested in evaluating how exposure to chemical contaminants, in particular, the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, affects the development of liver, exocrine pancreatic and vascular cancers in wild fishes. Our research has focused specifically on a population of mummichogs (Fundulus heteroclitus) inhabiting a creosote-contaminated site in the Elizabeth River, Virginia. The second area of recent interest is in the biology, pathogenesis and life history of heterotrophic dinoflagellates belonging to the genus Pfiesteria. The third area of research focuses on an epizootic of mycobacteriosis in Chesapeake Bay striped bass (Morone saxatilis). We are investigating the epizootiology, pathology, and bacteriology of this important new bacterial disease with the aim of understanding the impacts on Chesapeake Bay bass and human health.