Associate Professor
Contact
Office : Collier 304
Lab : Collier 309
Phone : 610-861-1426
Email : cfox at moravian dot edu
Homepage
Education
B.S. in Biology, Manhattan College
Ph.D.Neurobiology and Anatomy, University of Kentucky
Research Interests
Neurobiology of aging, neuroprotective effects of antioxidants in animal models of neurodegeneration. I plan to further define the scope of protection afforded by such antioxidants as α-tocopherol in the rat model of Parkinson's disease.
Selected Publications
Fox C.M. Brain Awareness Day: Integrating service with classroom instruction in
neuroscience. Journal of College Science Teaching, accepted for publication
Mueller S, Drost M and Fox C.M. 2007. Dietary and intraperitoneal administration of
selenium provide comparable protection in the 6-hydroxydopamine lesion rat
model of Parkinson’s disease International Undergraduate Journal for Neuroscience, 2, 1-10.
Fox C.M. "The positive outcomes of student involvement in Brain Awareness Day, 2004." Proceedings of the Best Practices in Higher Education, November issue: 19–21.
Fox C.M., D.M. Gash, M.K. Smoot and W.A. Cass. 2001. "Neuroprotective effects of GDNF against 6-OHDA in young and aged rats." Brain Research 896(1–2):56–63.
Fox C.M. and R. Alder. 2000. "Neural Mechanisms of Aging," Neuroscience for Rehabilitation, 2nd edition, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
