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Albrecht, Ralph M.


Ralph Albrecht, PhD
Professor

Research Area
Organophosphate Immunoactivity. Biocompatibility. Imaging. Microscopy. Effects of toxicants on structure and function of immunoactive cells and on regulatory mechanisms influencing immune responses. Biocompatibility; biological responses to artificial materials used to repair or replace tissues and organs.

Home Dept - Department of Animal Sciences, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
Affiliated Depts - Molecular and Environmental Toxicology; Pediatrics; and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Address
Department of Animal Sciences
1046 Animal Sciences Bldg
1675 Observatory Drive
Madison, WI 53706
Phone - 608/263-3952 - Email

Research
Research activities lie in the area of cell surface receptors and antigens; receptor-cytoskeleton interactions; structure/function relationships in platelets and macrophages; correlative cell cytology, cytochemistry, and ultrastructure; video enhanced DIC light microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, high voltage electron microscopy; immuno-gold and ligand-gold preparation and labeling for light and electron microscopy; biocompatability of polymer surfaces.

Recent Publications
  • Waples, L.M., O.E. Olorundare, S.L. Goodman, Q.J. Lai, and R.M. Albrecht. 1996. Platelet-Polymer Interactions: Morphologic and Intracellular Free Calcium Studies of Individual Platelets. J. Biomed. Mat. Resch. 32:65-76.
  • Simmons S.R., P.A. Sims, and R.M. Albrecht. 1997. aIIbb3 Redistribution Triggered by Receptor Cross-linking. Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. 17:3311-3320.
  • Albrecht, R.M., Simmons, S.R. and Pawley, J.B. 1993. Correlative video-enhanced light microscopy, high voltage transmission electron microscopy, and field emission scanning electron microscopy for the localization of colloidal gold labels. In: Immunocytochemistry a Practical Approach, Beesley, J.E. (ed), Oxford Univ. Press. 151-176 pp.
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Date Last Updated: 04/28/2008