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Barletta, R.G., rbarletta@unl.edu

Molecular genetics of bacterial pathogenesis and drug resistance, with emphasis of mycobactrial infections of humans and animals (tuberculosis and paratuberculosis).

Johne's disease, inflammatory bowel disease and Mycobacterium paratuberculosis. Chacon, O., Bermudez, L.E., Barletta, R.G. 2004. Annu Rev Microbiol 58:329-63.

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Brodersen, B.W., bbrodersen1@unl.edu

Further development of test methodologies for detection of cattle persistently infected with bovine viral diarrhea virus. Pathogenesis of bovine viral diarrhea virus infections.

Safety and efficacy of vaccination of seronegative bulls with modified-live, cytopathic bovine viral diarrhea viruses.  M. Daniel Givens, D.V.M, Ph.D; Kay P Riddell, DVM, MS; Yijing Zhang, BS; Patricia K Galik, MS; Paul H Walz,  DVM, PhD, DACVIM; Bruce Brodersen, DVM, PhD; Jason W Johnson, DVM; Thomas Passler, DVM; Phil Widel, DVM; Rob Tremblay, DVM, DVSc, DACVIM. Theriogenology. Accepted.

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Kammermann, John, jkammermann2@unl.edu

Macro and microstructure of bone and cartilage (both pathologic and normal) through immunohistochemical, biochemical, and histological analysis. Currently involves the integration of computer technology to enhance the teaching and study of veterinary gross anatomy.

Kammermann, JR, Kincaid SA, Rumph PF, Baird DK, and Visco DM, 1996. Tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) in canine osteoarthritis: Immunolocalization of TNF-α, stromelysin, and TNF receptors in canine osteoarthritic cartilage. Osteroarthritis and Cartilage 4:23-34.

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Kelling, C.L., ckelling1@unl.edu

Pathogenesis and virulence of bovine viral diarrhea virus and bovine respiratory syncytial virus.

In vitro and vivo translational efficiencies of the 5' untranslated region from eight genotype 2 bovine viral diarrhea virus field isolates. Topliff, C.L., Chon, S.K., Donis, R.O., Eskridge, K.M., Kelling, C.L. 2005. Virology 331:349-356.

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Moxley, R.A., rmoxley1@unl.edu

Pathogenesis of enterotoxigenic and enterohemorrhagic  Escherichia coli infections in swine and cattle.

Anti-capsular antibodies activate killing of Escherichia coli O8:K87 by the alternative complement pathway in porcine serum. Clark, N.M., Berberov, E.M., Wang, M., Moxley, R.A. 2006. Vet Immunol Immunopath 114:185-91.

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Osorio, F.A., fosorio1@unl.edu

Virulence and pathogenesis of two major viral agents that affect swine: Pseudorabies Virus (a herpesvirus) and Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus (an arterivirus, ssRNA+ genome).

Kwon, B. J., Ansari, I. H., Pattnaik, A. K., and Osorio, F. A. 2008. Identification of virulence determinants of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome virus through construction of chimeric clones. Virology 380: 371-37

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Pattnaik, A., apattnaik2@unl.edu

Molecular mechanisms of RNA virus transcription, replication, and assembly; viral pathogenesis; attenuated viruses and vaccines.

Visualization of intracellular transport of vesicular stomatitis virus nucleocapsids in living cells. Das, S.C., Nayak, D., Zhou, Y., Pattnaik, A.K. 2006. J Virol 80:6368-77.

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Reddy, Jay, nreddy2@unl.edu   

Cellular and molecular mechanisms of immune system activation and autoimmunity.

Myelin proteolipid protein-specific CD4+CD25+ regulatory cells mediate genetic resistance to experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis. Reddy J., Illes Z., Zhang X., Encinas J., Pyrdol J., Nicholson L., Sobel R., Wucherpfennig K and Kuchroo V.  2004. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 101: 15434.

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Sollars, Patricia, psollars2@unl.edu

Circadian rhythms, Circadian regulation of sleep, Seasonal affective disorder

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Somerville, G.A., gsomerville3@unl.edu

Elucidation of the mechanisms by which staphylococcal metabolism controls virulence and survival within a host.

M. R. Sadykov, M. E. Olson, S. Halouska, Y. Zhu, P. D. Fey, R. Powers, and G. A. Somerville. 2008. Tricarboxylic acid cycle dependent regulation of Staphylococcus epidermidis polysaccharide intercellular adhesin synthesis. J. Bact. 190:7621-7632.

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Steffen, D.J., dsteffen1@unl.edu

Pathology of genetic and infectious diseases.

Characterization of protection from systemic infection and disease by use of a modified-live noncytopathic bovine viral diarrhea virus type 1 vaccine in experimentally infected calves. Kelling, C.L., Hunsaker, B.D., Steffen, D.J., Topliff, C.L., Abdelmagid, O.Y., Eskridge, K.M. 2005. Am J Vet Res 66(10):1785-91.

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