Horace Walcott

New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn Technical High School, Brooklyn, NY Coach Science Olympiad Club Mentor for after-school authentic Scientific Research conducted by students Volunteer Coach Fencing Club

Developed a carcinogenic bioassay system using the life cycle stages of the Japanese medaka fish and methodologies for culturing such life cycle stages. Benzene, a class A carcinogen, was demonstrated to induce pre-neoplastic and neoplastic lesions in adult medaka fish which were exposed to this agent.

Responsible for the Georgetown Zoological Park (1986 to 1988) (1989 to 1990 - consultant) Managed successfully the clinical treatment and rehabilitation of a four week old septicemic, orphaned manatee. (This manatee is now a 23 year old adult at the Guyana Zoo). Conducted an epidemiological and risk assessment investigation of thallium poisoning at the Guyana Zoo where more than 90% of the animals were saved even though more than 80% of those sampled had toxicologically significant thallium levels in their blood. Responsible for the West Demerara and Essequibo Islands (1988 to 1990) Controlled an epidemic of rabies infection by effective immunoprophylaxis among cattle in a remote region. Managed a highly successful private in-hospital and ambulatory service in Guyana. Investigated and resolved an outbreak of leptospirosis in a herd of prized Holstein cows at a ranch near Georgetown. Supervised 6 animal health assistants. In charge of preventive health care of all livestock in the region (11,000 square miles total area); this is one of the most agriculturally productive provinces in the country.

Activities and Societies: University of London Karate Club Scientific Fellow Zoological Society of London AVTRW AVTRW Platform Presentation 1997 Acute Thallotoxicosis in a Margay (Leopardus wiedi) at the Guyana Zoo: Epidemiology and Risk Assessment,” Association of Veterinary Teachers and Researcher Workers (AVTRW), England, Scarborough, Yorkshire, March 1997.

Activities and Societies: Pfizer Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Toxicological Pathology Responsible for developing a bioinformatics model for the identification and classification of oral lesions. • Developed protocols for studying the effects of PCB on biosonar in bats and marine mammals. Developed bioinformatics model for investigating cases of wild life forensic toxicology.

Activities and Societies: Society of Toxicolog American Society for Neuroscience American Society for Cell Biology Tulane Karate Club