Carolyn L. Hodo, DVM, PhD, DACVP
Department of Comparative Medicine, Division of Discovery Science
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Assistant Professor, Department of Comparative Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Bastrop, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2017 | Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA, PHD, Veterinary Pathobiology |
| 2011 | University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA, DVM, Veterinary Medicine |
| 2007 | Berry College, Mount Berry, GA, USA, BS, Animal Science |
Postgraduate Training
| 2017-2018 | Postdoctoral Research, Vector-borne disease ecology and epidemiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX |
| 2011-2014 | Research Residency, Veterinary Anatomic Pathology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX |
Board Certifications
| 2014 | American College of Veterinary Pathologists |
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Bacon RL, Taylor L, Gray SB, Hodo CL. Analysis of cell populations in the normal rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta) lower intestinal tract and diagnostic thresholds for chronic enterocolitis. Vet Pathol 61(2):3009858231203315, 2024. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37818978.
- Hensel ME, Rodrigues-Hoffmann A, Dray BK, Wilkerson GK, Baze WB, Sulkosky S, Hodo CL. Gastrointestinal tract pathology of the owl monkey (Aotus spp.). Vet Pathol 61(2):3009858231204260, 2024. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37830482.
- Kiehl WM, Hodo CL, Hamer GL, Hamer SA, Wilkerson GK. Exclusion of Horizontal and Vertical Transmission as Major Sources of Trypanosoma cruzi Infections in a Breeding Colony of Rhesus Macaques (Macaca mulatta). Comp Med 73(3):229-241, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37268411.
- Bustamante JM, White BE, Wilkerson GK, Hodo CL, Auckland LD, Wang W, McCain S, Hamer SA, Saunders AB, Tarleton RL. Frequency Variation and Dose Modification of Benznidazole Administration for the Treatment of Trypanosoma cruzi Infection in Mice, Dogs, and Nonhuman Primates. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 67(5):e0013223, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37039666.
- Padilla AM, Wang W, Akama T, Carter DS, Easom E, Freund Y, Halladay JS, Liu Y, Hamer SA, Hodo CL, Wilkerson GK, Orr D, White B, George A, Shen H, Jin Y, Wang MZ, Tse S, Jacobs RT, Tarleton RL. Discovery of an orally active benzoxaborole prodrug effective in the treatment of Chagas disease in non-human primates. Nat Microbiol 7(10):1536-1546, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36065062.
- Ozirmak Lermi N, Gray SB, Bowen CM, Reyes-Uribe L, Dray BK, Deng N, Harris RA, Raveendran M, Benavides F, Hodo CL, Taggart MW, Colbert Maresso K, Sinha KM, Rogers J, Vilar E. Comparative molecular genomic analyses of a spontaneous rhesus macaque model of mismatch repair-deficient colorectal cancer. PLoS Genet 18(4):e1010163, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35446842.
- Hodo CL, Bañuelos RM, Edwards EE, Wozniak EJ, Hamer SA. Pathology and discrete typing unit associations of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in coyotes (Canis latrans) and raccoons (Procyon lotor) of Texas, USA. J Wildl Dis 56(1):134-144, 2020. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31567037.
- Hodo CL, Forgacs D, Auckland LD, Bass K, Lindsay C, Bingaman M, Sani T, Colwell K, Hamer GL, Hamer SA. Presence of diverse Rickettsia spp. and absence of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in ticks in an East Texas forest with reduced tick density associated with controlled burns. Ticks Tick Borne Dis 11(1):101310, 2020. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31704208.
- Hodo CL, Rodriguez JY, Curtis-Robles R, Zecca IB, Snowden KF, Cummings KJ, Hamer SA. Repeated cross-sectional study of Trypanosoma cruzi in shelter dogs in Texas, in the context of Dirofilaria immitis and tick-borne pathogen prevalence. J Vet Intern Med 33(1):158-166, 2019. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30499189.
- Hodo CL, Wilkerson GK, Birkner EC, Gray SB, Hamer SA. Trypanosoma cruzi Transmission Among Captive Nonhuman Primates, Wildlife, and Vectors. Ecohealth 15(2):426-436, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29497880.
- Hodo CL, Mauldin MR, Light JE, Wilkins K, Tang S, Nakazawa Y, Emerson GL, Ritter JM, Mansell JL, Hamer SA. Novel Poxvirus in Proliferative Lesions of Wild Rodents in East Central Texas, USA. Emerg Infect Dis 24(6):1069-1072, 2018. PMID: 29774837.
Invited Articles
- Saravanan C, Flandre T, Hodo CL, Lewis AD, Mecklenburg L, Romeike A, Turner OC, Yen HY. Research Relevant Conditions and Pathology in Nonhuman Primates. ILAR J 61(2-3):139-166, 2020. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34129672.
- Hodo CL, Hamer SA. Toward an Ecological Framework for Assessing Reservoirs of Vector-Borne Pathogens: Wildlife Reservoirs of Trypanosoma cruzi across the Southern United States. ILAR J 58(3):379-392, 2017. PMID: 29106561.
Patient Reviews
CV information above last modified October 10, 2024