Callitrichid Research Center


Callitrichid   Research   Center   



Heather A. Jensen, M.S.    
Animal Care Coordinator
Callitrichid Research Center
University of Nebraska at Omaha


Education

M.S. (Conservation Biology), University of Nebraska at Omaha, 1998

B.S. (Agriculture, Animal Science), University of Tennessee at Martin, 1982

 
 




Experience

2001 - Present, Animal Care Coordinator at the Callitrichid Research Center, University of Nebraska at Omaha.

6 years of professional experience working with large animals.
22 years of professional experience working with small animals.
22 years of professional laboratory experience.
3 years of veterinary clinic experience.
4 years of experience as adjunct instructor in biological and conservation fields.

Presentations:

1994 - Activity of levofloxacin against isolates of varying levels of resistance to ciprofloxacin. Poster, ASM. K. Thomson, H. Gallagher, E. Moland, S. Rael, & C. Sanders.

1994 - Susceptibility to BAY Y 3118 of gram-positive cocci with varying levels of ciprofloxacin resistance. Poster, ICAAC. K. Thomson, E. Moland, H. Gallagher, S. Rael, & C. Sanders.

1993 - Investigation of Staphylococcal B-lactamases in the routine clinical laboratory. Poster, ASM. K. Thomson, H. Gallagher, M. Hayden, & I. Trujillano.

1993 - Use of the 3-dimensional test to investigate B-lactamases of fermentative gram-negative bacilli. Poster, ASM. K. Thomson, C. Sanders, H. Gallagher, M. Hayden, & I. Trujillano.

1988 - Reduced platelet adhesion on acylated polyurethane. Poster, FASEB. J. Frautschi, P. Clagett, P. Kulkarni, H. Tucker, & R. Eberhart.

1988 - Characterization of dog polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN) and their activation. Poster, FASEB. M. Prager, R. Eberhart, J. Brown, & H. Tucker.


Research Interest

My main interest at the Calitrichid Research Center is keeping current on issues of marmoset care including husbandry, enrichment, health, and species conservation.


Publications

•   Kinnally, E. L., Jensen, H. A., Ewing, J. H., & French, J. A. (in press). Peripheral serotonin is stable and associated with social behavior and stress in Wied’s black tufted-ear marmosets (Callithrix kuhlii).

•   Fite, J. E., French, J. A., Patera, K. J., Hopkins, E. C., Rukstalis, M., Jensen, H. A., & Ross, C. N. (2003). Nighttime wakefulness associated with infant rearing in Callithrix kuhlii. International Journal of Primatology, 24(6), 1267-1280.