Craig Harms
Bio
Dr. Harms directs the Marine Health Program at CMAST, and conducts clinically applied research on health and diseases of aquatic and nondomestic species in the course of delivering veterinary services and support at the NC Aquariums, the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center, marine mammal and sea turtle stranding networks, area research aquaculture facilities, and our Morehead City/Beaufort area marine laboratories.
Recent work has included identification of novel and emerging aquatic animal pathogens, meeting unique anesthetic challenges for in-water sensory biology research, assessing and mitigating physiologic impact of capture techniques for wildlife research, welfare concerns for stranded large whales, and pharmacokinetics in nondomestic species.
Dr. Harms received his DVM from Iowa State University in 1989, and his PhD in Immunology from NC State University in 1999.
AFFILIATIONS
Internship in Zoo, Exotic and Wildlife Medicine, Kansas State University
Residency in Zoological Medicine, North Carolina State University
CERTIFICATIONS
Diplomate, American College of Zoological Medicine
Area(s) of Expertise
SPONTANEOUS ANIMAL DISEASE MODELS
Dr. Harms conducts clinically applied research on health and diseases of aquatic and nondomestic species in the course of delivering veterinary services and support at the NC Aquariums, the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center, marine mammal and sea turtle stranding networks, area research aquaculture facilities, and our Morehead City/Beaufort area marine laboratories.
Recent work has included identification of novel and emerging aquatic animal pathogens, meeting unique anesthetic challenges for in-water sensory biology research, assessing and mitigating physiologic impact of capture techniques for wildlife research, welfare concerns for stranded large whales, and pharmacokinetics in nondomestic species.
Publications
- A call to rename Ziphius cavirostris the goose-beaked whale: promoting inclusivity and diversity in marine mammalogy by re-examining common names , MARINE MAMMAL SCIENCE (2024)
- An 18-μm microaggregate blood filter does not cause hemolysis during in vitro whole blood transfusions in sea turtles , AMERICAN JOURNAL OF VETERINARY RESEARCH (2024)
- Capture and Release of Minke Whales Offers New Research Opportunities, Including Measurements of Mysticete Hearing , Aquatic Mammals (2024)
- Frequency-dependent temporary threshold shifts in the Eastern painted turtle (Chrysemys picta picta) , JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA (2024)
- Melon and rostral muscle morphology of Gervais' beaked whale (Mesoplodon europaeus): Alternating patterns of bilateral asymmetry , ANATOMICAL RECORD-ADVANCES IN INTEGRATIVE ANATOMY AND EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY (2023)
- Temporary noise-induced underwater hearing loss in an aquatic turtle (Trachemys scripta elegans) , JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA (2023)
- Vet the journal before you submit: turnaround times of journals publishing in zoological medicine and related fields , PEERJ COMPUTER SCIENCE (2023)
- Birds of a Feather Eat Plastic Together: High Levels of Plastic Ingestion in Great Shearwater Adults and Juveniles Across Their Annual Migratory Cycle , FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE (2022)
- Comparison of Whole Blood Fatty Acid Profiles between Lionfish (Pterois spp.) in Wild and Managed Care Environments , Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens (2022)
- Cutaneous epitheliotropic lymphosarcoma in a captive white catfish (Ameiurus catus Linnaeus) , JOURNAL OF FISH DISEASES (2022)