As Director of the Unit for Laboratory Animal Medicine (ULAM) I have oversight responsibility for all ULAM services including veterinary medical care, husbandry care, animal procurement, regulatory compliance, technical research services, clinical laboratory services, anatomic and histopathology services, faculty and staff training, and animal research consultation services for investigators. My scholarly interests include clinical laboratory animal medicine and diseases, animal models, education and training in laboratory animal medicine and science, and biohazard use in laboratory animals. My teaching responsibilities are primarily in the ULAM post-doctoral training program in laboratory animal medicine and biomedical research. This program, which has been continuously funded by NIH since 1962, is one of the oldest and most highly regarded in the country. The ULAM faculty has trained more than 70 veterinarians in laboratory animal medicine, nearly 10% of board certified laboratory animal veterinarians in the United States. The program has evolved from a clinically based program at its outset to its current iteration that combines biomedical research training for veterinary scientists with training in clinical laboratory animal medicine.

My professional interests are focused on education and training in laboratory animal medicine and advancement of the field of veterinary medicine. I am the University of Michigan representative to the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC). Within AAVMC I have served as a member of the Comparative Medicine Task Force (2000-2001) and of the Task Force on Emergency Needs in Veterinary Human Resources (2002-2003). I am a member of the Board of Directors of the AAVMC and Chair of the Animal Care Committee. I have also been active in the American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (ACLAM) and the American Society of Laboratory Animal Practitioners (ASLAP), serving both organizations in a variety of roles.

Selected Publications:

Rush HG. "Chapter 21: Personnel Training", in The IACUC Handbook, J. Silverman, M. Suckow, S. Murthy, Editors. Boca Raton: CRC Press. 2000.

Suckow M, Rush HG, Brammer D, Chrisp CE. "The Rabbit" In: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Second Edition, Academic Press. Chapter 9 In: Laboratory Animal Medicine, Second Edition, JG Fox, LC Anderson, FM Loew, and FW Quimby, Editors, Academic Press 2002.

Rush HG, Freer MS, and Ward PA. “Acquiring Grants and Contracts,” Chapter 11 In Management of Laboratory Animal Care and Use Programs, MA Suckow, FA Douglas, and RH Weichbrod, Editors. CRC Press, 2002.

Nemzek J, Morrison L, Peterson J, Bolgos G, Rush HG. Quantification of TNF and IL-6 Levels in Response to LPS in the Degu (Octodondegus). Cont. Topics 42(2):39-42, 2003.

Cadillac J, Rush HG, Sigler R. Polycystic and Chronic Kidney Disease in a Young Degu (Octodondegus). Cont. Topics 42(2):43-45, 2003.

Rush HG. "Chapter 69: Animal Research and Diagnostics" in: APIC Text of Infection Control and Epidemiology, Third Ed., Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc., St. Louis: Mosby, Inc. In Press.