Contact Information

Email: zimme374@msu.edu

Education

• BS, Lyon College, 2004
• DVM, Louisiana State University, 2008
• Residency, Veterinary Clinical Pathology, University of Georgia, 2011
• Infectious Diseases, University of Georgia, 2015
• Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Pathologists - Clinical Pathology, 2013
• Postdoctoral Fellowship, Infectious Diseases, University of Georgia, 2020

Research Program

• The Zimmerman laboratory endeavors to explore novel host-pathogen interactions with the ultimate goal of exploiting those interactions to identify new biomarkers, develop medical countermeasures, and establish improved animal models of infection. Her team focuses on studying bacterial pathogens with zoonotic potential or that are of high concern for antimicrobial resistance, and present studies are exploring Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli [ETEC] and coagulase-negative Staphylococcus species.

Area of Expertise

• Infectious Diseases: Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria
• Veterinary Clinical Pathology: clinical assay development, non-traditional species

Teaching Interests

• Clinical Pathology
• Immunology
• Microbiology
• Comparative Pathology