Christopher S Keator, PhD

Assistant Dean for Laboratory Animal Resources
Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences

Primary Address
Office
WMU Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine
1000 Oakland Drive
Kalamazoo, MI, United States 49008

Biography

Christopher S. Keator, PhD, is a classically trained animal scientist with a focus in reproductive endocrinology and physiology. He has conducted research in both agricultural species and small laboratory animals, including nonhuman primates. He started his faculty career at Ross University School of Medicine where he served as the Director of the Reproductive I and II Modules from 2012-2014; he was then recruited to WMed to serve as a charter faculty member for the new medical school, and from 2014-2022 served as the Founding Director of the Endocrine and Reproductive Course and Founding Director of Explorations. He served as the Founding Chair of the WMed Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) from 2016-2023 and negotiated the PHS Assurance with NIH OLAW in 2017, and steered the program to Full Accreditation with AAALAC International in 2019. Since 2021 he has served as the Assistant Dean to provide supervisory oversight of WMed Animal Resources and the WMed Vivarium.

Education

Postdoctoral Research Fellowship 2011, Reproductive Biology, Oregon National Primate Research Center, Oregon Health & Science University
PhD 2006, Animal Science, Physiology of Reproduction, University of Connecticut
PhD 2006, Animal Science, Physiology of Reproduction, University of Connecticut
MS 2001, Animal Science, Physiology of Reproduction, University of Connecticut
MS 2001, Animal Science, Physiology of Reproduction, University of Connecticut
BS 1997, Biology, SUNY College at Oneonta
BS 1997, Biology, SUNY College at Oneonta

Honors & Awards

Lalor Foundation Merit Award, Presented at the 41st Annual Meeting of the SSR. 05/2008
NIH T32 NRSA Fellowship, Reproductive Biology-Multidisciplinary, ONPRC/OHSU. 10/2007