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PVM Directory / Elikplimi K. Asem

Elikplimi K. Asem, DVM, PhD

Elikplimi K. Asem, DVM, PhD

Professor, Physiology

Department of Basic Medical Sciences
Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine
625 Harrison Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907

765-494-6447
asem@purdue.edu

About

Dr. Elikplimi Asem teaches physiology in the professional DVM and on-campus Veterinary Technology programs. He is a Professor in the Department of Basic Medical Sciences in the College of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Asem received his DVM. from the University of Veterinary Sciences in Budapest, Hungary. Later, he earned his PhD from Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Medicine, St. Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri. Prior to coming to Purdue University, Dr. Asem was a research associate in the Reproductive Biology Unit of Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Education

1985 - PhD | St. Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
1980 - DVM | University of Veterinary Science, Budapest, Hungary

Experience

2010 | Co-Director, Summer Research Fellows Program, Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine
2005–2006 | Interim Dean, Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine
2002 | Adjunct Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Indiana University School of Medicine-Lafayette
2001 | Professor, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine
1997–2008 | Associate Dean for Research, Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine
1994–2001 | Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Indiana University School of Medicine-Lafayette
1993–2001 | Associate Professor, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine
1991–1994 | Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Indiana University School of Medicine-Lafayette
1989–1993 | Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine
1986–1989 | Research Associate, Reproductive Biology Unit, Loeb Institute of Medical Research
1985–1986 | Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, St. Louis University Medical Center
1981–1984 | Graduate Student/Research Assistant, Department of Physiology, St. Louis University School of Medicine