Education | Laboratory Personnel | General Research Interest | Selected Research Projects
Research and Clinical Interests | Major Specialized Equipment Items Available | Selected Publications
TCSVM Faculty

Charles B. Shoemaker
Professor
Department of Biomedical Sciences
Infectious Diseases
Phone:508-887-4324
Fax: 508-839-7911
Email: charles.shoemaker@tufts.edu
Dept. URL: http://www.tufts.edu/vet/biomed/infectious_diseases.htm
Lab URLs:
 Molecular Helminthology Lab
 Microbiology and Botulism Research Unit
 Shoemaker/Skelly Lab

Education
PhD - University of Iowa - 1979
BS - University of NH - 1975

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Laboratory Personnel
Dr. Jorge Sepulveda
Dr. Jingwei Sheng
Ms. Jacque Tremblay
Ms. Michelle Debatis
Ms. Chueh-Ling Kuo

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General Research Interest

Research Sponsor Interest

  • Privately Funded Research
  • Federally Funded Research
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Selected Research Projects

  1. In vivo panning for schistosome protective epitopes
  2. The development of P. trichosuri as a model for aging and parasitism research
  3. New small molecule anti-toxin drugs
  4. Agents that target toxins for proteasome degradation
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Selected Publications

  1. Boyle JP, Wu X, Shoemaker CB, Yoshino TP. 2003. Using RNA interference to manipulate endogenous gene expression in Schistosoma mansoni sporocysts. Mol. Biochem. Parasitol. 128:205-15.

  2. Harrison GBL, Pulford HD, Hein WR Severn W, Shoemaker CB. 2003. Characterisation of a 35 kDa carbohydrate larval antigen (CarLa) from Trichostrongylus colubriformis; a potential target for host immunity. Parasite Immunol. 25:79-86.

  3. Harrison GBL, Pulford HD, Hein WR, Gatehouse TK, Shaw RJ, McNeill M, Wakefield SJ, Shoemaker CB. 2003. Immunity against Trichostrongylus colubriformis in sheep; a role for intestinal mucus antibody against a 35 kDa larval surface antigen. Parasite Immunol. 25:45-53.

  4. Issa Z, Grant WN, Stasiuk S and Shoemaker CB. 2005. Development of methods for RNA inhibition in the sheep gastrointestinal parasite, Trichostrongylus colubriformis. Int. J. Parasitol. 35:935-40.

  5. Grant, SN, Skinner, S, Newton-Howes, J, Grant, K, Shuttleworth, G, Heath, DD, Shoemaker, CB. 2006. Heritable transgenesis of Parastrongyloides trichosuri, a nematode parasite of mammals. Int. J. Parasitol. 36:475-483.

  6. Grant, WN, Stasiuk, S, Newton-Howes, J, Ralston, M, Bisset, SA, Heath, DD, Shoemaker, CB. 2006. Parastrongyloides trichosuri, a nematode parasite of mammals that is uniquely suited to genetic analysis. Int. J. Parasitol. 36:453-466.

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