The Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences has an extensive research program focused on the pathogenesis, diagnosis and prevention of infectious diseases of domestic animals and humans. Currently, our research program encompasses approximately 12 faculty and adjunct faculty and 20–30 graduate students. Within the program, our research groups largely focus on basic questions of immunology, molecular vaccines, viral and bacterial pathogenesis. Our researchers collaborate regionally, nationally and internationally with both academic and industry-based researchers to isolate mechanisms of pathogenesis, develop novel vaccine strategies against infectious agents of animals and humans and develop new diagnostics for emerging diseases.
Research Faculty Focus
| Name | Position | Research Focus |
|---|---|---|
| Pillatzki, Angela | Associate Professor, Head and Director | Veterinary Pathology |
| Mor, Sunil | Assistant Professor, Graduate Coordinator | Next Generation Sequencing of Viruses, Immunology, Virology |
| Knudsen, David | Professor | Veterinary Pathology, Lab Animal Medicine |
| Koistinen, Keith | Assistant Professor | Veterinary Pathology |
| Moisan, Peter | Associate Professor | Veterinary Pathology |
| Nelson, Eric | Distinguished Professor | Virology, Emerging and Transboundary Diseases |
| Sharafeldin, Tamer | Assistant Professor | Avian pathology, Immunology and Vaccine Research |
| Shrestha, Denusha | Assistant Professor | Mammalian Anatomy and Physiology |
| Vasquez-Hidalgo, Manuel | Assistant Professor | Livestock Reproduction Physiology, Mammalian Physiology |
| Ward, Hilary | Assistant Professor | Veterinary Pathology |
| Young, Alan | Professor | Ruminant Immunology, Prion Pathogenesis |