Faculty

Natasha Olby, VetMB, PhD, DACVIM
Associate Professor, Neurology

PhD in Neuroscience, 1996
Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK

Veterinary Medical Degree July 1991
Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge Cambridge, UK

Phone: 919.513.8286
FAX: 919.513.6714
Email: natasha_olby@ncsu.edu

Specialty

Small animal neurology/neurosurgery

Professional Experience

Diplomate ACVIM (Neurology) 1999

2005-present: Associate Professor of Neurology, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC

2001-2005: Assistant Professor of Neurology, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC

1999-2001: Research Assistant Professor of Neurology, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC

1996-1999: Neurology/neurosurgery Resident, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC

1995-1996: Post doctoral research associate, Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK

1991-1995: Small animal general surgery house officer in a combined PhD/clinical program Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK

Research Area

Acute spinal cord injury in dogs. Research focuses on quantifying injury severity, investigating mechanisms of recovery from spinal cord injuries, and clinical trials evaluating efficacy of neuroprotective drugs.

Brain tumors. Research focuses on identifying novel antigens specific to brain tumors that can be used as therapeutic targets.

Clinical trials for dogs with acute disc herniations

Selected Publications

Olby, N.J., DeRisio, L., MuÒana, K., Wosar, M., Skeen, T., Sharp, N.J.H & Keene, B.W. Development of a functional scoring system in dogs with acute spinal cord injuries. American Journal of Veterinary Research. 2001;62:

Olby, N.J. Sharp, N.J.H., Anderson, L.V.B., Kunkel, L.M. & Bˆnnemann, C.G. Evaluation of the dystrophin-glycoprotein complex, alpha-actinin and calpain 3 in Labrador retriever myopathy. Neuromusc. Disord. 2001: 11, 41-49.

Olby, N.J., MunaÒa, K.R., Sharp, N.J.H. & Thrall, D.G. The computed tomographic appearance of acute thoracolumbar intervertebral disc herniations. Vet. Radiol. and US. 2000;41,396-402.

Olby, N.J., Sharp, N.J.H., MuÒana, K. & Papich, M. Chronic and acute compressive spinal cord lesions in dogs due to intervertebral disc herniation are associated with elevation in lumbar CSF glutamate concentration. J. Neurotrauma 1999;16,1217-1226.

Olby, N.J. Current concepts in the management of acute spinal cord injury. J. Vet. Int. Med.1999:13, 399-407.

Olby, N.J. & Blakemore, W.F. Primary demyelination and regeneration of ascending axons in the dorsal funiculus of the rat spinal cord following photochemically-induced injury.J. Neurocytol., 1996:25, 465-480.

Olby, N.J. & Blakemore, W.F. Reconstruction of the glial environment of an ischaemic lesion in the rat spinal cord by transplantation of astrocytes. J.Neurocytol., 1996:25, 481-498.

Olby, N.J., Chan, K.K., Targett, M.P. & Houlton, J.E.F. Suspected mitochondrial myopathy in a Jack Russell terrier. J. Sm. An. Pract. 1996:38, 213-216.

Olby, N.J. & Blakemore, W.F. A new method of quantifying the extent of tissue loss following spinal cord injury in the rat. Experimental Neurology 1996:138, 82-92.

Olby, N.J., O'Leary M.T., Targett, M.P. & Blakemore, W.F. The effect of injection technique on the passive spread of cells immediately following transplantation into rat spinal cord white matter tracts. Rest. Neurol.Neurosci.1995: 7, 171-174.

Olby, N.J., Dyce, J. & Houlton, J.E.F. Correlation of plain radiographic and lumbar myelographic findings with surgical findings in thoracolumbar disc disease. J.Sm.An.Pract.1994:35, 345-350.

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