Trinka Adamson, D.A.C.L.A.M., D.V.M., M.S.

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Trinka Adamson
Associate Research Professor, Division of Comparative Medicine
Research Area
Comparative Medicine
Research Teams
Comparative Medicine
Location
Education & Experience
Degrees

  • 2010 American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine, Diplomate

  • 2007 Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine, DVM, Veterinary Medicine

  • 2003 Louisiana State University Health Science Center, MS, Physiology

  • 2000 University of Arizona, BHS, Physiology

Professional Experience

  • 2017 – present: Associate Director, Associate Research Professor, Department of Comparative Medicine, City of Hope Beckman Research Institute, Duarte, CA

  • 2010 – 2017: Clinical Veterinarian, Assistant Research Professor, Division of Comparative Medicine, City of Hope Beckman Research Institute, Duarte, CA

  • 2007 – 2009: Resident Veterinarian Laboratory Animal Medicine, UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, Davis, CA

  • 2008 – 2009: Relief Small Animal Veterinarian Private Practice, Sacramento, CA

Research
Lab Members
Areas of research emphasis include: husbandry/enrichment, nutrition, behavior, anesthesia and analgesia use in rodents, disease progression and treatment, management of animal facilities, microsurgical techniques, and the refinement, enhancement, and development of animal models.
 
Publications
  • Finlay J, Liu X, Ermel R, and Adamson TW. 2015. Maternal weight gain as a predictor of litter size in two strains and one stock. J Am Assoc Lab An Sci. 54(6):1-6.
  • Finlay J and Adamson TW. 2015.  Hypothermia as anesthesia for 10-d-old rats. Response to protocol review scenario: many potential options. Lab Anim. (NY). 44(6):203-205.
  • Chadalavada D, Adamson TW, Burnett JC, Chen RW, and Rossi JJ. 2014. Irradiated compared with nonirradiated NSG mice for development of a human B-cell lymphoma model. Comp Med. 64(3):179-185.
  • Adamson TW, Diaz-Arevalo D, Dabbs TM, and Kalkum M.  2013.  Hypothermic endpoint for an intranasal invasive pulmonary aspergillosis mouse model.  Comp Med. 63(6):1-5.
  • Otto-Duessel M, He M, Adamson TW, and Jones JO. 2013. Enhanced evaluation of selective androgen receptor modulators in vivo.  Andrology. 1(1):29-36.
  • Satheesen S and Adamson T. 2012.  Reporting requirements for finches. Response to protocol review scenario: finches should be included. Lab Anim. (NY). 41(6):151-152.
  • Oki GS and Adamson TW. 2011. Response to Protocol Review Scenario: Shared authority and responsibility. Lab Anim. (NY). 40(8):240.
  • Adamson TW, Kendall LV, Goss S, Grayson K, Touma C, Palme R, Chen JQ, and Borowsky AD. 2010. Assessment of carprofen and buprenorphine on recovery of mice following mammary fat pad removal surgery. J Am Assoc Lab An Sci. 49(5):610-616.
  • Putta S, Adamson T, and Ermel R. 2010. Noncompliance in survival surgery technique: Report to OLAW. Lab Anim. (NY). 39(8):234-235.
  • McDonough KH, Swafford AN Jr, Giaimo ME, Adamson TW, and Miller HI. 2010. Mode of ethanol administration influences the severity of hemorrhage induced lactic acidemia in conscious guinea pigs. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol. 56(3):234-240.
  • Adamson TW, Corll C, Svec F, and Porter J.  2010. The role of the perifornical hypothalamic monoamine neurotransmitter systems in the anorectic effects of endotoxin.  Neuroendocrinology. 91(1):48-55.
  • Mitchell MA, Adamson TW, Singleton CB, Roundtree M, Bauer R, and Acierno MJ.  2007. Evaluation of a combination of sodium hypochlorite and polyhexamethylene biguanide as an egg wash for red-eared slider turtles (Trachemys scripta elegans) to suppress or eliminate Salmonella organisms on egg surfaces and in hatchlings. Am J Vet Res. 68(2):158-164.