Thomas J. Rosol, DVM, Ph.D., MBA
- Professor, Biomedical Sciences
- Chair, Biomedical Sciences
Areas of Expertise
- Toxicology
- Food Safety
- Pathology
- Preclinical Pathology
- Drug Development
- Environmental Toxicology and chemicals
- Animal Models of Human Disease
- Endocrinology
- Bone diseases
- Veterinary Pathology
- Animal diseases
- Animal Conservation
Expert Bio
Rosol, DVM, PhD, MBA is a professor of veterinary and toxicologic pathology, Chair of Biomedical Sciences at the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine and diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Pathologists.
He has served as dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine and senior associate and interim vice president for research at Ohio State University, on advisory boards to the National Institutes of Health, United States Department of Agriculture, USEPA, American Veterinary Medical Association, and Morris Animal Foundation, and an on a 2-year congressionally mandated National Academy of Sciences Committee for recommendations to streamline Research Regulations.
Rosol serves as a consultant for industry in preclinical safety and toxicology in the areas of endocrine, bone, and reproductive pathology and animal models of cancer, and serves on the 8-person international expert panel for the Flavor and Extract Manufacturer’s Association GRAS reviews. The Rosol laboratory investigates the pathogenesis of animal models of human cancer, mechanisms and treatment of bone metastasis, and endocrine-responsive cancers, and has been funded by NIH for 30 years.
Recent work focuses on prostate, breast, head and neck cancer, thyroid cancer, lymphoma, and automated pathology using image analysis and artificial intelligence algorithms.
Rosol has over 310 publications (H-index of 55; >11k citations) and served as the mentor for 27 PhD students and 25 postdoctoral trainees. The laboratory specializes in molecular investigations and mouse and dog in vivo studies using state-of-the-art imaging using bioluminescence, microCT, high resolution ultrasound, MRI and PET.
Rosol is an elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and was recognized by Ohio State University as a Distinguished Scholar, which is one of the universities’ highest honors. He was awarded the Annual Distinguished Mentor Award from the Society of Toxicologic Pathologists and the ACVP Distinguished Member Award.