Research Focus Teams

Cancer, COVID-19, Fertility

Research Interests

Cell Adhesion Molecules, Connective Tissue, Membrane contact sites

Departments

Cellular & Physiological Sciences

Bio

Dr. Wayne Vogl obtained his Ph.D. in Zoology at UBC in 1979 and was a Research Fellow at the Harvard Medical School from 1979-1981. He was appointed Assistant Professor at UBC in 1981, and rose through the ranks to become Professor in 1992.

He is a member of the American Association for Anatomy, the American Society for Cell Biology, and the Society for the Study of Reproduction. He was appointed Fellow of the American Association for Anatomy in 2009.

His major research field is the cell biology of the seminiferous epithelium. His students and he explore the interrelationship between the cytoskeleton and intercellular junctions in the testis, and the role of this relationship in generating major morphogenic events such as sperm release and the translocation of spermatogenic cells through the blood-testis barrier. His work relates to the clinical fields of male fertility and fertility control.

Dr. Vogl has authored over 150 research articles in peer-reviewed journals. He has lectured in Gross Anatomy since his appointment at UBC, and directed the Gross Anatomy program at UBC from 1992 to 2002 and from 2004 to 2008.

He received the Teaching Excellence Award seven times from the UBC Medical Undergraduate Society, the Basmajian/Williams and Wilkins Award from the American Association for Anatomy in 1988, the University Teaching Prize from the University of British Columbia in 1992, the Killam Teaching Prize in 2006, the J.C.B. Grant Senior Scientist Award from the Canadian Association for Anatomy, Neuroanatomy and Cell Biology in 2006, and the Henry Gray Scientific Achievement Award from the American Association for Anatomy in 2022.

Dr. Vogl is a co-author of "Gray's Anatomy for Students", Gray's Atlas of Anatomy, Dorland's Gray's Pocket Atlas of Anatomy, and Gray's Anatomy for Student's Flash Cards.

Recent Publications

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Generation of gastric proton pump atp4a knock-outs in Astyanax mexicanus. A fish model for insights into the mechanisms of acidification by oxynticopeptic cells

Dysregulation of immune system markers, gut microbiota and short-chain fatty acid production following prenatal alcohol exposure: A developmental perspective

Myosin VI Is Associated With the Endoplasmic Reticulum in Regions of Sertoli Cells Containing Tubulobulbar Complexes

Videofluoroscopy of the aerodigestive tract in Phoca vitulina: reshaping perspectives on translational medicine.

Impaired mitochondrial morphological plasticity and failure of mitophagy associated with the G11778A mutation of LHON

Membrane contact site detection (MCS-DETECT) reveals dual control of rough mitochondria-ER contacts

Maintenance of hematopoietic stem cell niche homeostasis requires gap junction-mediated calcium signaling

Architecture and dynamics of a desmosome-endoplasmic reticulum complex

Retia mirabilia: Protecting the cetacean brain from locomotion-generated blood pressure pulses

Microscopic Anatomy of the Upper Aerodigestive Tract in Harbour Seals (Phoca vitulina): Functional Adaptations to Swallowing

Anatomical mechanism for protecting the airway in the largest animals on earth