Dr. Ogilvie, Professor of Cell Biology
and Anatomy at the Medical University of
South Carolina, earned his B.S. (1958)
in science from Asbury College, his M.S.
(1964) in Human Anatomy from the
University of Kentucky and his Ph.D.
(1968) in Basic Science: Human Anatomy
at the Medical University of South
Carolina. He has directed histology
courses for medical and dental students
at three medical schools during his
career spanning over 40 years. His
research has included microcirculation
of teeth, lung; hyperbaric oxygen
treatment; therapeutic effects of
exercise and growth factors on improving
circulation to legs and muscle function
in older persons. He has embraced both
traditional and progressive techniques
in teaching. To enable students to be
active learners, he developed WebMic, a
unique web-enabled virtual microscope in
collaboration with Swiss colleagues
while on sabbatical as visiting
professor at the Institute of Anatomy,
University of Zurich, Switzerland,
1999-2000. He has written Histology:
Independent Study Exercises, a Companion
Manual for WebMic. He organized the
Inaugural Symposium on Virtual Slides
and Microscopy in Teaching, Research,
and Diagnosis (http://mmi.musc.edu/vslide/
) in Charleston, SC, in 2002 with over
100 attendees from the United States,
Canada, Ireland, China and Japan. He is
co-editor of Virtual Microscopy and
Virtual Slides in Teaching, Diagnosis,
and Research, CRC Press (Taylor and
Francis Group), Boca Raton, FL., 2005.
Dr. Ogilvie has been the recipient of 14
extramural/intramural grants/awards
during his career and many teaching
awards including the South Carolina
Governor’s Distinguished Professor Award
in 1998 and Outstanding
Educator/Lecturer at MUSC the same
year. He is an active member of Sigma
Xi (since 1975) and the American
Association of Anatomists (since 1969).
He has given numerous teaching and
research addresses and presentations in
the United States, Europe and Asia.
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