Dalen Agnew, DVM, PhD, DACVP
Department Chair, Professor
Department of Pathobiology and Diagnostic Investigation
agnewd@msu.edu

Reproductive pathology of animals, domestic and wild.
Agnew Laboratory
MSU Scholars

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Jose Cibelli, DVM, PhD
Professor
Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences
cibelli@msu.edu

The Cellular Reprogramming Laboratory works toward understanding how cellular reprogramming works at the molecular level. Lab members use this knowledge to generate isogenic—fully immune compatible—stem cells, and to improve the efficiency of somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT).
Cellular Reprogramming Laboratory
MSU Scholars

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Andres Contreras, DVM, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences
contre28@msu.edu

Research interests include adipose tissue biology with special emphasis on the effects of lipolysis and other fat tissue adaptation mechanisms associated with negative energy balance and the onset of lactation on host immunity and disease susceptibility.
Contreras Laboratory
MSU Scholars

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Rupali Das, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Physiology
dasrupal@msu.edu

Studying how invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells recognize and respond to malignant or infected cells.
Das Laboratory
MSU Scholars

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Asgerally Fazleabas, PhD
Co-Director, University Distinguished Professor, and Associate Chair of Research
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology
fazleaba@msu.edu

Translational research focused on the etiology and pathophysiology of endometriosis and the impact of the disease on female fertility.
Fazleabas Laboratory
MSU Scholars

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Robert Fowkes, BSc, PhD, PGCert, FHEA
Chair
Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences
fowkesg2@msu.edu

The Endocrine Signaling Group, run by Fowkes, works on the mechanisms underlying disorders that affect the pituitary, adrenal, and thyroid in humans, cats, and dogs. The Lab uses patient samples from the clinic to examine gene expression changes in endocrine tumors and in vitro models to understand hormone signaling pathways in these tissues.
Endocrine Signaling Group
MSU Scholars

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Viviane Gomes
, DVM, PhD, DACT
Assistant Professor
Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences
leitegom@msu.edu

The Gomes Laboratory research interests lie on comparative pregnancy physiology and fetal programming, with focus on adverse cardiovascular, metabolic, and reproductive outcomes in offspring prenatally exposed to maternal obesity and hypertension. Aligned with the One Health approach, which emphasizes the interconnectedness of human, animal, and environmental health, researchers utilize mouse, dog, and horse animal models to investigate how the intrauterine environment may affect the health of future generations.

Gomes Laboratory (webpage coming soon)
MSU Scholars

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Bartolomeo Gorgoglione, DVM, MSc, PhD, CertAqV
Assistant Professor
Department of Pathobiology and Diagnostic Investigation
BartGorg@msu.edu

The Fish Pathobiology and Immunology Laboratory at Michigan State University focuses on research about host-pathogen interactions, comparatively studying pathobiological and immunological mechanisms during heterogenous infections in fish.
Fish Pathobiology and Immunology Laboratory
MSU Scholars

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Neal Hammer, PhD, MS
Associate Professor
Department of Microbiology, Genetics, & Immunology
hammern2@msu.edu

The Hammer Laboratory seeks to understand the metabolism of Staphylococcus aureus pathogenesis and antibiotic resistance.
Hammer Laboratory
MSU Scholars

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Jack Harkema, DVM, PhD, DACVP, ATSF
University Distinguished Professor, Albert C. and Lois E. Dehn Endowed Chair in Veterinary Medicine, and Director of the Laboratory for Environmental and Toxicologic Pathology and the Mobile Air Research Laboratories (AirCARE1 and 2)
Department of Pathobiology and Diagnostic Investigation
harkemaj@msu.edu

Mechanisms underlying airway epithelial injury, repair, and dysrepair caused by inhaled xenobiotics (air pollutants, allergens, viruses, microbial toxins).
Laboratory for Environmental and Toxicologic Pathology
MSU Scholars

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Gisela Soboll Hussey, DVM, MS, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Pathobiology and Diagnostic Investigation
husseygi@msu.edu

The Soboll Hussey Laboratory uses in vitro models of the equine, feline, and canine respiratory tract to research respiratory immunity and modulation of immunity for protection from viral disease.
Soboll Hussey Laboratory
MSU Scholars

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András Komáromy, DrMedVet, PhD, DACVO, DECVO, FARVO
Professor
Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences
komaromy@msu.edu

The Komáromy Laboratory primarily studies achromatopsia (also called rod monochromacy or total congenital color blindness), an inherited retinal disease that primarily affects cone photoreceptors.
Komáromy Laboratory
MSU Scholars

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Daniel Langlois, DVM, DACVIM
Associate Professor
Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences
langlo21@msu.edu

Copper-associated liver disorders in dogs and companion animal endocrinology.
Langlois Research Program
MSU Scholars

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James Luyendyk, PhD
Professor
Department of Pathobiology and Diagnostic Investigation
luyendyk@msu.edu

Fatty liver disease and hepatotoxicity.
Luyendyk Laboratory
MSU Scholars

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Jane Manfredi, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVS-LA, DACVSMR
Assistant Professor
Department of Pathobiology and Diagnostic Investigation
manfred1@msu.edu

The Manfredi ENCORE Laboratory researches the intersection between metabolic and orthopedic disease in multiple species.
ENCORE Laboratory
MSU Scholars

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Adam Moeser, MS, PhD, DVM
Matilda R. Wilson Endowed Chair and Professor
Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences
moeserad@msu.edu

The Gastrointestinal Stress Biology Laboratory is dedicated to understanding how early-life adversity and biological sex influence disease risk across the life span, with a specific focus on the gut and brain. The Lab studies mast cells as major immune orchestrators that are influenced by early-life adversity and sex hormones, with an emphasis on the gastrointestinal and brain neuroimmune interactions. By investigating the interplay between these systems, the Lab aims to gain insight into the mechanisms underlying health and disease, with important implications for both human and animal health. Research is funded by both the NIH and USDA, providing graduate students with ample opportunities to develop their skills in cutting-edge research techniques and to work on projects that have the potential to make a real-world impact.
Gastrointestinal Stress Biology Laboratory
MSU Scholars

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Amelia Munsterman, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVS, DACVECC
Associate Professor
Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences
munster4@msu.edu

Munsterman's Laboratory investigates gastrointestinal diseases and disorders affecting primarily the horse. Her work has focused on the diagnosis and cardiovascular effects of intra-abdominal hypertension. In addition, she has developed non-invasive methods for monitoring changes in gastrointestinal motility.
Munsterman Laboratory
MSU Scholars

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Simon Petersen-Jones, DVet Med, PhD, DECVO
Professor and Donald R. Myers and William E. Dunlap Endowed Chair in Canine Health
Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences
peter315@msu.edu

The Petersen-Jones Laboratory focuses on hereditary eye diseases in animals—primarily retinal degeneration phenotypes, and particularly the development of large animal models for retinal degeneration research. Current active studies include ocular melanosis, progressive retinal atrophy, cataracts in papillons, and comparative gene therapy.
Petersen-Jones Laboratory
MSU Scholars

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James Pestka, PhD
University Distinguished Professor
Department of Microbiology, Genetics, & Immunology
pestka@msu.edu

Mechanisms for omega-3 fatty acid suppression of triggering the autoimmune disease lupus.
Pestka Laboratory
MSU Scholars

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Hal Schott, DVM, PhD, DACVIM
Professor
Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences
schott@msu.edu

Equine urinary tract disorders; pleuropheumonia fluid and electrolyte balance in exercising horses.
Schott Laboratory
MSU Scholars

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Brian Schutte, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Pediatrics and Human Development
schutteb@msu.edu

The goal of the Schutte Laboratory is to identify genetic factors that are involved in craniofacial development and disease, primarily lip and palate. The Lab uses preclinical models to test hypotheses about the function of DNA variants and genes in relevant tissues at critical timepoints in development.
Schutte Laboratory
MSU Scholars

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Srinand Sreevatsan, BVSc, MVSc, MPH, PhD
Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies and Professor
Department of Pathobiology and Diagnostic Investigation
sreevats@msu.edu

Research in the Sreevatsan Laboratory is highly interdisciplinary and encompasses all aspects of cellular, molecular pathogen-host interactions and epidemiology and ecology of infectious disease and collaborations across the country and the globe. A translational aspect of these studies is the development of novel unambiguous disease detection platforms and applications into immunoprohyllaxis.
Sreevatsan Laboratory
MSU Scholars

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Cheryl Swenson, DVM, PhD, DACVP
Associate Professor
Department of Pathobiology and Diagnostic Investigation
cswenson@msu.edu

Swenson is an ACVP-boarded veterinary clinical pathologist with special expertise in the areas of comparative virology, urology, and nephrology, as well as cytology, urinalysis, hematology, and clinical chemistry.
Swenson Laboratory
MSU Scholars

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Nathan Tykocki, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
tykockin@msu.edu

Sensation, innervation, and function of the lower urinary tract

The Tykocki Lab focuses on urinary bladder physiology, with specific emphasis on uncovering the mechanisms driving sensory outflow during bladder filling. Presently, our work discovered that: (1) transient contractions of the bladder wall, although imperceptible to us, generate bursts of afferent nerve activity that dominate sensory outflow from the bladder; (2) the biomechanical properties of bladder tissue determine how, where, and when these transient contractions occur; and (3) stress alone can cause progressive bladder dysfunction through bladder wall remodeling and sensory nerve hypersensitivity.

We employ a multi-disciplinary approach, including biochemical, pharmacological, physiological, and genetic tools, to understand how the bladder muscle, nerves, vasculature, and urothelium communicate with each other and the CNS to impact bladder function. Tykocki Laboratory MSU Scholars Google Scholars

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James Wagner, MBA, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Pathobiology and Diagnostic Investigation
wagnerja@msu.edu

Investigates pathophysiological mechanisms of health effects caused by exposure to environmental and occupational air pollutants.
Laboratory for Environmental and Toxicologic Pathology
MSU Scholars

Not accepting students.

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Victoria Watson, DVM, PhD, DACVP
Assistant Professor
Department of Pathobiology and Diagnostic Investigation
watsonvi@msu.edu

The Watson Laboratory works to understand the interactive roles of pathogenic organisms, members of the gut microbiome, and barrier function of the intestinal tract in health and disease, as well as develop large animal models of infectious pediatric gastrointestinal diseases.
Watson Laboratory
MSU Scholars

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Vilma Yuzbasiyan-Gurkan, PhD
Professor
Department of Microbiology, Genetics, & Immunology
vygsu@msu.edu

Comparative molecular genetics, canine genome mapping, cancer genetics.
Yuzbasiyan-Gurkan Laboratory
MSU Scholars

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Kurt Zinn, PhD, MS, DVM
Professor
Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences
zinnkurt@msu.edu

Zinn conducts research in the field of molecular imaging, including as part of cancer diagnosis and therapy and neuroimaging of drug delivery to the brain.
Zinn Laboratory
MSU Scholars

Currently accepting students.