Raquel M. Walton
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathobiology, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine
Director, Clinical Laboratory, MJR-VHUP , University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine
Contact information
Department of Pathobiology
University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine
Philadelphia, PA 19104
University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-898-7871
Fax: 215-898-0719
Fax: 215-898-0719
Email:
waltonr@vet.upenn.edu
waltonr@vet.upenn.edu
Education:
BA (Biology)
Bryn Mawr College, 1987.
VMD (Veterinary Medicine)
University of Pennsylvania, 1991.
MS (Pathology)
Colorado State University, 1997.
PhD (Pathology)
Colorado State University, 2006.
Permanent linkBA (Biology)
Bryn Mawr College, 1987.
VMD (Veterinary Medicine)
University of Pennsylvania, 1991.
MS (Pathology)
Colorado State University, 1997.
PhD (Pathology)
Colorado State University, 2006.
Description of Research Expertise
Neural stem cell biology and transplantation; neuropathology, especially concerning neural stem/progenitor cells.Description of Clinical Expertise
Hematology and hematologic diseases; histiocytic disorders.Selected Publications
Walton R M: "Biological variability of C-reactive protein and specific canine pancreatic lipase immunoreactivity in apparently healthy dogs". Journal of veterinary internal medicine / American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine 26(1): 1; author reply 2, Jan-Feb 2012.Walton R M: Postnatal neurogenesis: of mice, men, and macaques. Veterinary pathology 49(1): 155-65, Jan 2012.
Vite Charles H, Wang Ping, Patel Reema T, Walton Raquel M, Walkley Steven U, Sellers Rani S, Ellinwood N Matthew, Cheng Alphonsus S, White Joleen T, O'Neill Charles A, Haskins Mark: Biodistribution and pharmacodynamics of recombinant human alpha-L-iduronidase (rhIDU) in mucopolysaccharidosis type I-affected cats following multiple intrathecal administrations. Molecular genetics and metabolism 103(3): 268-74, Jul 2011.
Underwood Claire, Southwood Louise L, Walton Raquel M, Johnson Amy L: Hepatic and metabolic changes in surgical colic patients: a pilot study. Journal of veterinary emergency and critical care (San Antonio, Tex. : 2001) 20(6): 578-86, Dec 2010.
Jackson K, Boger L, Goldschmidt M, Walton RM: Malignant pilomatricoma in a soft-coated wheaten terrier. Vet Clin Pathol 39(2): 236-240, June 2010.
Walton RM: Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Schalm's Veterinary Hematology. Weiss DJ and Wardrop KJ (eds.). Wiley-Blackwell,(6th ed), 783-789, 2010.
Walton RM, Magnitsky SG, Seiler GS, Poptani H, Wolfe JH: Transplantation and magnetic resonance imaging of canine neural progenitor cell grafts in the postnatal dog brain. Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology 67(10): 954-962, Oct 2008.
Magnitsky S, Walton RM, Wolfe JH, Poptani H: Magnetic resonance imaging detects differences in migration between primary and immortalized neural stem cells. Academic Radiology 15(10): 1269-1281, Oct 2008.
Walton, Raquel M. Wolfe, John H.: In vitro growth and differentiation of canine olfactory bulb-derived neural progenitor cells under variable culture conditions. Journal of Neuroscience Methods 169(1): 158-67, Mar 2008.
Walton RM and Wolfe JH: Abnormalities in neural progenitor cells in a dog model of lysosomal storage disease. Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology 66(8): 760-769, Aug 2007.