The Institute for Learning and Teaching

Ray Whalen

Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology
W103FB Anatomy-Zoology
(970) 491-6086
Email: Lawrence.Whalen@colostate.edu
Web: http://www.cvmbs.colostate.edu/vetneuro/

Dr. Whalen is a veterinary neuroscientist whose research centered on the study of retroviral induced nervous system dysfunction and of peripheral nerve regeneration.  The focus of his retroviral research was to investigate the neurotoxic potential of virus-associated envelope glycoproteins.  In collaboration with Dr. Douglas Ishii, he studied insulin-like growth factor stimulation of motor nerve regeneration and in separate studies, preservation of limb reflexes following central nervous system damage.  He served as Interim Chair of the Department Anatomy and Neurobiology and currently serves as the Director of the Neurosciences Division of the Department of Biomedical Sciences.  He is a member of the Universitie’s Animal Care and Use Committee (ACUC).

Teaching Awards and Recognitions

CVMBS Innovative Instructional Methodology Award for Undergraduate Teaching, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 2004

University Distinguished Teaching Scholar, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 2003

CVMBS Innovative Instructional Methodology Award, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 2002

Provost’s, N. Preston Davis Award for Instructional Innovation, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 2000

Norden Distinguished Teacher Award, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 1986

Citation for Teaching Excellence; Academic Senate, University of California Davis, CA 1981

Citation for Teaching Excellence, Department of Anatomy, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California Davis, CA 1979

Current Teaching Activities

He currently teaches in undergraduate and professional veterinary medicine courses in functional anatomy, neurosciences, and neurology.