Department of Comparative Medicine, University of Washington, T-160 Health Science Center Box 357190, Seattle, WA 98195-7190 Phone: 206-543-4652 Email: gsander@uw.edu

Dr. George E. Sanders received his Bachelor’s of Science in Biology from Morehouse College in Atlanta, GA. He earned a Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine from Louisiana State University’s School of Veterinary Medicine. He completed an NIH-sponsored post-doctoral training program in Laboratory Animal Medicine in the Department of Comparative Medicine at University of Washington. After earning his Master’s of Science in Comparative Medicine from the Department of Comparative Medicine, he joined the faculty half-time as a Senior Fellow and clinical aquatic animal specialist in the position of Associate Attending Veterinarian for Fish and Amphibians. Dr. Sanders is certified as a Fish Pathologist by the American Fisheries Society Fish Health Section. Currently, Dr Sanders is a Lecturer and is the Director of the Aquatic Animal Program, which provides multiple resources, training, instruction, and coordinates veterinary care for aquatic research animals at the University of Washington. He also has a half-time position as the Veterinary Medical Officer for the U.S. Geological Survey’s Western Fisheries Research Center in Seattle, WA.

 

Selected Publications and Presentations

Vojtech, L.N., G.E. Sanders, C. Conway, V. Ostland, and J.D. Hansen. 2009. Host immune response and acute disease in a zebrafish model of Francisella Pathogenesis. Infection and Immunity. 77 (2): 914-925.  

Kent , M.L., S.W. Feist, C. Harper, S. Hoogstraten-Miller, J. Mac Law, J.M. Sanchez- Morgado, R.L. Tanguay, G.E. Sanders, J.M. Spitsbergen, C.M. Whipps. 2009. Recommendations for Control of Pathogens and Infectious Diseases in Fish Research Facilities. Journal of Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C: Toxicology & Pharmacology 149: 240-248.

Water Quality Parameters and Fish Disease Topic Speaker in “Zebrafish Workshop” Tuesday, February 17, 2009 World Aquaculture Society’s Aquaculture America Conference Seattle, WA, USA

Zebrafish Program at the University of Washington Topic Speaker in “Integration of Zebrafish Laboratories into an Institution’s Animal Care Program Seminar.” Monday November 10, 2008. 59 th AALAS National Meeting. Indianapolis, IN, USA

Zebrafish Care and Use 101 (Lecture) Xenopus Handling and Procedures 101 (Workshop) AALAS District 8 Meeting, April 23-24, 2008 Washington State Convention Center, Seattle, WA, USA

Veterinary Care for Zebrafish (Danio rerio) Topic Speaker in “Zebrafish Workshop” Monday, February 11, 2008 World Aquaculture Society’s Aquaculture America Conference Orlando, FL, USA

Anesthesia and Analgesia of Amphibians and Fish, page 183 – 190. In Research Animal Anesthesia, Analgesia and Surgery. Hampshire, V. and Gonder, J.C., Editors. Scientist’s Center for Animal Welfare. August 2007.

Pritchett, K and G.E. Sanders. 2007 Epistylididae ectoparasites in a colony of African clawed frogs (Xenopus laevis). Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science. 46 (2):86-91  

Preventative Medicine for Zebrafish (Danio rerio) Topic/Speaker in “Veterinary Care for Zebrafish” Wednesday, October 18, 2006. 57 th AALAS National Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, USA

Amphibian Regulations, Husbandry, and Care Protocols Topic/Speaker in “Aquatic Animals – Amphibians to Zebrafish” Thursday, November 10, 2005. 56 th AALAS National Meeting St. Louis, Missouri. USA.

Robertson, B., M.M. Garner, and G.E. Sanders. 2005. Empirical Treatment of Mycobacteriosis in a Leafy Sea Dragon (Phycodurus eques) – Oral Presentation Clinical Cases Session II – May 14-19, 2005. 36 th Annual IAAAM Conference Seward, Alaska.

Sanders, G.E., P.K. Hershberger, R.M. Kocan, and J.R.Winton. 2004. Comparison of Standard in vivo Culture Technique to Serial Histopathological Sectioning for the Identification of Ichthyophonus-Infected Yukon River Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha ). Oral presentation Session 4. – Parasitology and Mycology Tuesday, June 23, 2004. 45 th Western Fish Disease Conference: American Fisheries Society Fish Health Section June 22-23, 2004, Juneau, AK, USA.

Sanders,G.E. 2004. Xenopus Husbandry and Care: An American Perspective & Water Quality for Xenopus: Assessment & Significance. Best Practice in Xenopus Care. February 11, 2004, University of Sheffield. Sheffield, UK.

Godfrey, E.W. and G.E. Sanders. 2004. The Effect of Water Hardness on Oocyte Quality and Embryo Development in the African Clawed Frog (Xenopus laevis).Comparative Medicine. 54 (2):140-145

Sanders, G.E., W.H. Batts, and J.R.Winton. 2003. The Susceptibility of Zebrafish (Danio rerio) to a Model Pathogen, Spring Viremia of Carp Virus. Comparative Medicine. 53 (5):502-509.

Sanders, G.E. and J.R. Winton. 2002. Infectious disease model development using zebrafish (Danio rerio) and a viral pathogen, Abstract. Oral Presentation Virology Session Tuesday, September 3, 2002. 4 th International Symposium on Aquatic Animal Health. New Orleans, Louisiana.

Sanders G. and Swaim L. 2001 Atypical Piscine Mycobacteriosis in Japanese Medaka (Oryzias latipes). Comparative Medicine. 51(2):171-175.