Contact Information

Email: husseygi@msu.edu

Phone: 517-432-3273

Education

• DVM, Ludwig Maximillians University, Munich, Germany, 1996
• MS, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1998
• PhD, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1998
• Postdoctoral Fellowship, Dartmouth College, 2003-2005

Research Program

• To understand the role of early respiratory immunity and modulation of immunity for protection from herpesviral disease
• Modeling equine herpesvirus 1 (EHV-1) infection of immunoprivileged vascular endothelia to study Equine herpesvirus-1 myeloencephalopathy (EHM)
• To study the role of different EHV-1 genes for impairing the immune response and facilitating transfer of the virus to the CNS in order to develop effective therapies and vaccines

Current Investigation

• Role of EHV-1 proteins for establishment of viremia and infection of CNS endothelia
• Identification of feline herpesvirus -1 genes and their effects on host immunomodulation for the development of modified live vaccines
• Identification of miRNA in PBMCs collected from horses during EHV-1 viremia and establishment of latency
• Role of EHV-1 infection for testicular/male genital tract pathology

Funding Sources

• USDA/NIFA
• Grayson Jockey Club Research Foundation
• Morris Animal Foundation
• Private industries and foundations

Teaching Interests

• Veterinary Virology
• Herpesviruses
• Immunology