Brad Bolon, DVM, MS, PhD, is a Diplomate of both the American College of Veterinary Pathologists (DACVP) and the American Board of Toxicology (DABT) as well as a Fellow of both the Academy of Toxicological Sciences (FATS) and the International Academy of Toxicologic Pathology (FIATP). He is currently an associate professor in the Department of Veterinary Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and also the associate director of the Comparative Pathology and Mouse Phenotyping Shared Resource, Comprehensive Cancer Center at the Columbus campus of The Ohio State University (OSU). His main professional interests are the pathology of genetically engineered mice (especially embryos, fetuses, neonates, and placentas) and toxicologic neuropathology.
Pathology of the Developing Mouse: A Systematic Approach is a much anticipated addition to the veterinary pathology reference literature. It is a fairly inexpensive textbook that will be useful for anyone who uses mice in developmental research. Detailed, easy-to-follow experimental protocols are described throughout the text. In many cases, there are multiple options for procedures with pros and cons discussed for each. Each chapter contains excellent tables, diagrams, and photographs and ends with a complete reference list. Although there is a growing volume of information on mouse developmental biology in the literature and on the Internet, the authors of this book have done a great job of creating a synopsis of this information that can be easily used by anyone working or training in mouse pathology or developmental biology. -Stephen M. Griffey, DVM, PhD, University of California-Davis, in JAVMA