Wilson K Rumbeiha

Wilson K Rumbeiha

Toxicologist
Professor of One Environmental Health Toxicology

Molecular Biosciences


Licenses
Diplomate, American Board of Toxicology
Diplomate, American Board of Veterinary Toxicology
Fellow, Academy of Toxicological Sciences
Education
1982, BVM, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
1991, PhD, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Active Research Grants
Principal Investigator, ToxMSDT: An Innovative Toxicology Pathway mentoring program targeting underrepresented STEM students, (Principal Investigator), NIH
Principal Investigator, Effects of inorganic bromide in pregnant cattle and in calves exposed in utero: the sequel, (Principal Investigator), USDA APHIS
Principal Investigator, Establishing a community-based integrated One Health research, education, and outreach program in Rwanda., (Principal Investigator), UC Davis Seed funding
Honors and Awards
2013 SOT International ToxScholar Outreach Award. This is a competitive award for SOT members to travel abroad and give presentations to cultivate new collaborations.
2014 Carnegie Diaspora Fellowship Award. This a competitive award for Scholars of African Origin working in institutions of higher education in the US to travel to select Institutions of higher learning in Africa for purposes of cultivated collaborations.
2014 SOT Global Senior Scholar Host Award. A competitive Award by the Society of Toxicology to host Senior Scholars in the field of toxicology to foster international collaborations.
2018 Iowa State University CVM International Service Award. This is an award by the College of Veterinary Medicine to a faculty member that has done outstanding service to support international activities.
2018 SOT Global Senior Scholar Host Award. A competitive award by the SOT to a lab to host a senior toxicology scholar from developing countries to cultivate research collaborations.
2019 FDA Vet-LIRN Method Collaboration Award. This was awarded by the FDA to a lab within the VETLIRN network that has contributed significantly to development of a new veterinary toxicology diagnostic method.
2020 Fellow, American Association for Advancement of Science. This was awarded for efforts on behalf of the advancement of science or its applications for being scientifically or socially distinguished. This was in recognition for my scientific contribution in veterinary toxicology.
Most Recent Five Book Chapters
2019 Rumbeiha WK: Spider Envenomation, Lavoie J, (ed), Blackwell’s Veterinary Consult: Equine 3rd Edition, . 713.
2019 Rumbeiha WK: Smoke Inhalation, Lavoie J, (ed), Blackwell’s Veterinary Consult: Equine 3rd Edition, . 699 - 700.
2019 Rumbeiha WK: Selenium Intoxication, Lavoie J, (ed), Blackwell’s Veterinary Consult: Equine 3rd Edition, . 682.
2019 Rumbeiha WK: Poisoning (Intoxication) General Principles, Lavoie J, (ed), Blackwell’s Veterinary Consult: Equine 3rd Edition, . 602 - 604.
2016 Rumbeiha WK: Vitamin D Toxicosis, Tilley LP, Smith FWK Jr, (ed), Blackwell’s Five Minute Veterinary Consult: Canine and Feline, 6th edition, Ames. 1397-1398.
Research Focus
Currently my research has focused in two areas. 1) Basic research investigating hydrogen sulfide-induced neurotoxicity and neurodegeneration; and 2) Translational veterinary toxicology a) developing a dignostic test for sodium monofluoroacetate intoxication in aniamls and b) investingating the toxicity of inorganic bromide in pregnant cows.
Specialty Focus

One Environmental Health Toxicology.

Ten Recent Publications

2024
Dong-Suk Kim, Cristina MS Maldonado, Cecilia Giulivi, Wilson K Rumbeiha
Metabolomic Signatures of Brainstem in Mice following Acute and Subhronic Hydrogen Sulfide Exposure

2024
Kwizera E, Rumbeiha WK^, Nishimwe K, Nziza J
A survey to document toxic hazards in the zone surrounding volcanoes national park, a habitat for mountain gorillas, an endangered wildlife species in Rwanda

2023
Du X, Schrunk DE, Imerman PM, Tahara J, Tkachenko A, Guag J, Reimschuessel R, Rumbeiha WK^
Extensive Evaluation of a Method for Quantitative Measurement of Aflatoxins B1 and M1 in Animal Urine Using High-Performance Liquid Chromatography with Fluorescence Detection.

2023
Santana Maldonado CM, Kim DS, Purnell B, Li R, Buchanan GF, Smith J, Thedens DR, Gauger P, Rumbeiha WK^
Acute hydrogen sulfide-induced neurochemical and morphological changes in the brainstem.

2023
Santana Maldonado C, Weir A, Rumbeiha WK^
A comprehensive review of treatments for hydrogen sulfide poisoning: past, present, and future.

2021
Shakil S, Masjoan Juncos JX, Mariappan N, Zafar I, Amudhan A, Amudhan A, Aishah D, Siddiqui S, Manzoor S, Santana CM, Rumbeiha WK, Salim S, Ahmad A, Ahmad S
Behavioral and Neuronal Effects of Inhaled Bromine Gas: Oxidative Brain Stem Damage.

2021
Nemser SM, Lindemann S, Chen Y, Pickens S, Ulaszek J, Kmet M, Powers C, Ensley S, Schrunk D, Rumbeiha W, Tkachenko A, Guag J, Jones J, Reimschuessel R, Reddy R
A Review of Proficiency Exercises Offered by the Veterinary Laboratory Investigation and Response Network and Moffett Proficiency Testing Laboratory from 2012 to 2018.

2021
Shrestha D, Bhat SM, Massey N, Santana Maldonado C, Rumbeiha WK, Charavaryamath C
Pre-exposure to hydrogen sulfide modulates the innate inflammatory response to organic dust.

2021
Santana CM, Gauger P, Vegter A, Magstadt D, Kim DS, Shrestha D, Charavaryamath C, Rumbeiha WK^
Ambient hydrogen sulfide exposure increases the severity of influenza A virus infection in swine.

2020
Rumbeiha WK, Gilbreath E, Alexander D, Correia AP, Foertsch J, Danielson J, Kim D, Inyang I
Lessons Learned from ToxMSDT: A Pilot Innovative Toxicology Research Education Pipeline Program Targeting Underrepresented Undergraduate Students to the Field of Toxicology.