Subject Area:
- Small Animal Internal Medicine
Dr. Schermerhorn's laboratory focuses on cellular and molecular endocrinology, especially the study of diabetes mellitus and related metabolic disorders in dogs and cats.
Dr. Schermerhorn’s clinical interests include all aspects of canine and feline endocrinology. He has a special interest in the epidemiology, pathology and therapeutic management of feline diabetes.
Our laboratory studies cellular secretion as a model for the general pathways used to direct proteins to specific areas in the cell. In particular, we are interested in the organization of protein complexes on the cell surface and the role that these complexes play in normal secretory processes.
Research:
- Clinical Sciences – Studies cellular secretion and protein movement in normal and cancer cells
