Matthew Alan Wallig
Education
- Ph.D., 1987, Colorado State University, Fort Collins
- D.V.M., 1981, University of Minnesota, St. Paul
- B.S., 1976, University of Wyoming, Laramie
Research Interests
- Dr. Wallig's professional interests include studying the potential synergy that exists between bioactive compounds found in cruciferous vegetables (e.g. broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage) and the prevention of cancer. Dr. Wallig also has numerous collaborative projects related to the chemopreventive effects of phytochemicals with faculty in several other departments including Nutritional Sciences, Food Science & Human Nutrition and Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences. Among those projects are the effects of grapeseed extract on the prevention of colon cancer, green teas and their prevention of liver cancer, and glucosinolate derivatives from broccoli and their effects on prevention of a variety of cancers. In addition, he collaborates on projects defining the effects of fructose on lipid metabolism, dietary fiber and infant formulas and their impacts on neonatal gut development and the influence of exercise on tumor growth and development. Dr. Wallig is also Residency Coordinator for Anatomic Pathology and Advisor for the Student Chapter of the ACVP.
Other Publications
- Jung, K.-J., M.A. Wallig, and K.W. Singletary. (2006) Purple grape juice inhibits 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene (DMBA)-induced rat mammary tumorigenesis and in vivo DMBA-DNA adduct formation. Cancer Letters 233:279-288.
- Cheon, Y., T.Y. Nara, M.R. Band, J.E. Beever, M.A. Wallig, and M.T. Nakamura. (2005) Induction of overlapping genes by fasting and a peroxisome proliferator in pigs: evidence of functional peroxisome prolfierator activated receptor a in non-proliferating species. Amer. J. Physiol. [Regulatory, Comparative and Integrative Physiology] 288:R1525-1535.
- Gonzales de Mejia, E.G., M.V. Ramirez-Mares, E. Arce-Popoca, M.A. Wallig, and S. Villa-Trevido. (2004) Inhibition of liver carcinogenesis by consumption of an aqueous extract from leaves of Ardisia compressa. Food Chem. Toxicol. 42:509-516.
- Wallig, M.A. (2004) Toxicological highlight: glucuronidation and susceptibility to chemical carcinogenesis. Toxicol. Sci. 78:1-2.
- Zielinski, M.R., M. Muenchow, M.A. Wallig, P.L. Horn, and J.A. Woods. (2004) Exercise delays allogeneic tumor growth and reduces intra-tumoral inflammation and vascularization. J. Appl. Physiol. 96:2249-2256.
- Allred, C.D., K.F. Allred, Y.H. Ju, L.M. Clausen, D.R. Doerge, S.L. Schantz, D.L. Korol, M.A. Wallig, and W.G. Helferich. (2003) Dietary genistein results in larger MNU-induced estrogen-dependent mammary tumors following ovariectomy of Sprague-Dawley rats. Carcinogenesis 25:211-218.
Recent Courses Taught
- PATH 555 - Comparative Oncology
- VM 605 - Pathobiology I