Ben Nelson

Overview

Research Interests

Education

Professional Experience

1. Active practice of veterinary medicine since August 1974.
2. 31 years experience including practical mammalian physiology, pathology, endocrinology, parasitology, theriogenology, pharmacology, embryo transfer, ultrasound, endoscopy, radiology, anesthesiology, general surgery, as well as client and personnel skills. From 1974 to 1995, averaged 70 to 80 hours per week in veterinary practice.
3. In 1995, joined the biology faculty at New Mexico Highlands University in a visiting professor position, decreasing private practice hospital duties.

Personal Interests

Fishing & Hunting
Sports

Publications

1. Nelson BS, Huchton J, Claycomb D, Greene H, Hacker J, Nelson C, Shin M, Tenorio E, Woodard E. Survey of presence of Giardia lamblia and Cryptosporidia in various wildlife in the Los Alamos National Laboratory area, University of California Directed Research and Development Activities, 1999.
2. Hacker JE, Ortiz DA, Upshaw KR, Nelson BS, Greene ER, Postprandial central and regional blood flows in children and adolescents, New Mexico Journal of Science, vol. 40, no. 1, 2000.
3. Houtchens DC, Leyba MJ, Ortega SA, Romero LA, Ortiz DA, Fritz Kr, Hayward WA, Greene ER, Acute effects of oral tobacco on human central and regional blood flows in chronic users. FASEB 1999; 13(4): A433.
4.. Tenorio E, Nelson BS, Oral tobacco effects on the cardiovascular system, AMP Conference, Las Cruces, NM, September 2000
5. Ortiz DA, Upshaw KR, Hacker JE, Nelson BS, Greene ER. Postprandial central and regional blood flows in children and adolescents. FASEB 2001;15(5):A1122.
6. Flores PA, Burnquist AM, Tenorio EB, Ortiz DA, Greene ER. Common carotid blood flows during ergometer exercise in children and adolescents. FASEB 2001; 15(5):A790.
7. PA Flores, CE Becker, AM Latch, MM Martinez, MS Esquibel, MS Amick, BS Nelson, KR Fritz, ER Greene. Central and regional blood flows during orthostatic stress in children. FASEB 2002;
8. MJ Montano, GC Ortiz, RA Castillo, MS Amick, BS Nelson, ER Greene. Carotid blood flow during Ergometer exercise: effects of endurance exercise training. FASEB 2003, 813.17

Presentations

Research & Grants

• 1995 – NMHU Faculty Research Grant – $1490.00 – Evaluation of the Occurrence and Source of Giardia sp. And Cryptosporidia sp. in Streams and Wildlife of North central New Mexico.
• 1995 – Co-P.I. – CIMD Grant – $2,759.00 – Effects of Elk Populations on Northern New Mexico Environment.
• 1995 – Co-P.I. – AMP Grant – $1,200.00 – Effects of Elk Populations on Northern New Mexico Environment.
• 1996 – Bridges student poster presentation.
• 1996 – NMHU Faculty Research Grant – $1490.00 – (continuation) Evaluation of the Occurrence and Source of Giardia sp. and Cryptosporidia sp. in Streams and Wildlife of the Mountains of North central New Mexico.
• 1997 – Bridges student poster presentation.
• 1998 -LANL Partnership Grant ($25000) Survey of the Occurrence of Giardia lamblia and Cryptosporidia sp. in Wildlife On Los Alamos National Laboratory Lands.
• 1999 – AMP grants – supervised two students.
• 2000-2003 – Levels of antimicrobial resistance in E coli and Salmonella isolated from cattle and elk, graduate student research
• 2002-2003 – Influence of Land Use and Forest Wildfires on Waterborne Pathogens and Water Quality
• 2003-present – Levels of antimicrobial resistance in E coli and Salmonella isolated from Gallinas watershed, graduate & undergraduate student research