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Phyllis E. Mann PhD, MA, BA

E-mail Scopus Department of Biomedical Sciences
TeachingDVM Program: Anatomy I (141) Anatomy II (142)Graduate Program, TCSVM: Biostatistics MS LAM (553)Selective Director : Teaching Veterinary Gross Anatomy Hands-On Biostatistics Coordinator, Research Path: Cummings School’s Research Path is for DVM candidates with an interest in pursuing research as part of their veterinary curriculum. It complements the funded programs that encourage students to perform research during the summer months. Students who sign up for the Research Path will be mentored by the Research Path Team to ensure that their interest is rewarded. Research projects include both on and off campus opportunities, including international experiences. Research can be done during the school year and/or during the summer. Students can choose research topics in basic sciences and clinical sciences, including a variety of species. Throughout the school year, students involved in the Research Path will meet to discuss a variety of topics pertinent to their proposed summer research. They will learn Excel, Qualtrics, RefWorks, and other programs and will receive help in writing their research proposals.
Major Specialized EquipmentCryostatsMicroscopesBehavioral Apparatus
  • Associate Professor

Education

  • PHD, City University of New York , 1987
  • MA, Queens College, 1985
  • BA, Queens College, 1973

Research Activities

General Research

  • Stress and the microbiome during pregnancy and lactation
  • Neurobiology of maternal behavior in rats

Selected Research Projects

  • The Involvement of the VMH in Maternal Behavior in Rats.
  • Hormone Receptor Silencing in the Study of Maternal Behavior.
  • Evaluation of Environmental Enrichment and Pup Exposure on Maternal Behavior Sensitization Latencies in Virgin Female Rats.

Selected Publications

  1. Mann, P.E. (2014) Gene expression profiling during pregnancy in rat brain tissue. Brain Sciences, 4, 125-135.
  2. Mazor-Thomas, J., Mann, P.E.; Karas, A.Z., & Tseng, F. (2014) Pain-suppressed behaviors in red-tailed hawks (Buteo jamaicensis). Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 152, 83-91.
  3. Mann PE and Gervais KJ:  Environmental Enrichment Delays Pup-Induced Maternal Behavior in Rats. Developmental Psychobiology,2011, 53,371-82.
  4. Mann PE. (2006) Finasteride delays the onset of maternal behavior in primigravid rats. Physiology & Behavior, 88, 333-338.
  5. Mann, P.E. & Babb, J. A. (2005) Neural steroid hormone receptor gene expression in pregnant rats. Molecular Brain Research,142, 39-46.
  6. Mann, P.E. & Babb, J.A. (2004) Disinhibition of maternal behavior following neurotoxic lesions of the hypothalamus in primigravid rats. Brain Research, 1025, 51-58.
  7. Mann, P.E. & Bridges, R.S. (2002) Prolactin receptor gene expression in the forebrain of pregnant and lactating rats. Molecular Brain Research, 105, 136-135.
  8. Mann, P.E., Foltz, G., Rigero, B., & Bridges, R.S. (1999) The development of POMC gene expression in male and female juvenile rats. Developmental Brain Research, 116, 21-28.
  9. Mann, P.E., Rubin, B.S., & Bridges, R.S. (1997) Differential proopiomelanocortin gene expression in the medial basal hypothalamus of rats during pregnancy and lactation. Molecular Brain Research, 46, 9-16.