Dr. Wanda McCormick - Research-Active Staff

Wanda’s research interests lie in the field of animal nutrition, particularly that of captive exotic species. She also has a strong background in animal behaviour. Areas of research include calcium homeostatic control in cattle, dietary iron storage problems in lemurs and behavioural comparisons of enrichment and training regimes in elephants. Other areas of interest include animal welfare and management within zoos.

McCormick WD, Atkinson-Dell R, Campion KL, Mun HC, Conigrave AD, Ward DT (2010)
Increased receptor stimulation elicits differential calcium-sensing receptort888 dephosphorylation. J Biol Chem (in press).

Murray RD, Horsfield JE, McCormick WD, Williams HJ, Ward DT (2008) Aetiopathogenesis, treatment and control of hypocalcaemia in dairy cattle: a review. Vet Rec Review.

Davies SL, Ozawa A, McCormick WD, Dvorak MM, Ward DT (2007) Protein kinase C-mediated phosphorylation of the calcium-sensing receptor is stimulated by receptor activation and attenuated by calyculin-sensitive phosphatase activity. J Biol Chem 282, 15048-15056.

Melfi VA, McCormick W, Gibbs, A (2004) A preliminary assessment of how zoo visitors evaluate animal welfare according to enclosure style and the expression of behaviour. Anthrozoos 17(2), 98-108.

• Society of Biology
• Institute for Learning

Davies SL, McCormick W, Ozawa A, Dvorak M, Ward DT (2006) Calcium-sensing receptor activation induces protein kinase C-mediated feedback phosphorylation at residue Thr-888. Proc Physiol Soc 3 C1.

Davies SL, Ozawa A, McCormick W, Dvorak M, Ward DT (2006) Protein kinase C-mediated phosphorylation of the calcium-sensing receptor is stimulated by receptor activation and attenuated by calyculin-sensitive phosphatase activity. International Society Nephrology – Copenhagen – 0062

• Rank Prize Fund (August 2008) – Full conference costs as an invited speaker at the Rank Mini-Symposium on Recent Advances in Nutrient Transport, Windermere.
• Biotechnologies and Biological Sciences Research Council Studentship (Sep 2005 – Sep 2008) - £12,600 per annum for PhD project ‘Characterisation of calcium-sensing receptor signalling and feedback regulation in endogenous expression systems’.
• The Physiological Society (July 2006) – Full cost for attendance at The Physiological Society Summer meeting 2006.
• Biotechnologies and Biological Sciences Research Council Studentship (Sep 2004 – Sep 2005) - £12,000 per annum for study of MRes Biological Sciences
• The Shape of Enrichment (Oct 2003) - $1,000 travel grant to the Sixth International Conference on Environmental Enrichment in Johannesburg, South Africa to present research on “How Enriching Is Training?”.
• William Tattersall Prize for Zoology (2004) - £250 award for best student of Zoology at Cardiff University.
• British Veterinary Zoological Society (April 2004) - £50 award for best student presentation, at the 2004 Spring meeting at Marwell Zoo. 

Krista McLennan - PhD investigating social bonds in dairy cattle: effects of dynamic group systems on welfare and productivity