Robert Abramovitch, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
abramov5@msu.edu
The Abramovitch Laboratory is researching how M. tuberculosis (Mtb) senses and adapts to environmental cues encountered by the bacterium during the course of disease.
Abramovitch Laboratory
MSU Scholars
May be accepting students.
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Victor DiRita, PhD
Rudolph Hugh Endowed Chair in Microbial Pathogenesis and Chair
Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
diritavi@msu.edu
DiRita has focused his research on uncovering pathogenicity mechanisms in a range of bacteria including Vibrio cholerae, Streptococcus pyogenes, and Campylobacter jejuni. His research aims to develop and apply novel molecular and genetic technologies and to design innovative approaches for discovering new therapeutics.
DiRita Laboratory
MSU Scholars
May be accepting students.
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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
May be accepting students.
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Neal Hammer, PhD, MS
Associate Professor
Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
hammern2@msu.edu
The Hammer Laboratory seeks to understand the metabolism of Staphylococcus aureus pathogenesis and antibiotic resistance.
Hammer Laboratory
MSU Scholars
Currently accepting students.
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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
May be accepting students.
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Valerie Johnson, DVM, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences
john7670@msu.edu
Current ongoing research involves use of regenerative technologies for wound healing, infectious disease, and treatment of osteoarthritis in domestic and exotic species.
Johnson Laboratory
MSU Scholars
May be accepting students.
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John Kaneene, DVM, MPH, PhD, FAES, FAVES
University Distinguished Professor
Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences
kaneene@cvm.msu.edu
Kaneene's research emphasis includes the epidemiology and mechanisms of antibiotic resistance, surface water contamination, bovine tuberculosis, and disease surveillance.
Kaneene Laboratory
MSU Scholars
Not accepting students.
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Thomas Loch, MS, PhD
Director of MSU-AAHL Aquatic Animal Disease Ecology and Assistant Professor
Department of Pathobiology and Diagnostic Investigation
lochthom@msu.edu
Loch's research interests lie at the intersections between fish health/disease, fishery conservation, and aquaculture under the premise that a more thorough understanding of aquatic animal disease ecology will lead to improved health of both natural and farmed populations of aquatic organisms.
MSU-AAHL Aquatic Animal Disease Ecology Program
MSU Scholars
May be accepting students.
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Shannon Manning, PhD, MPH
MSU Foundation Professor
Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
mannin71@msu.edu
Manning studies molecular epidemiology and the evolutionary genetics of infectious diseases caused by bacterial pathogens, namely Escherichia coli and Streptococcus agalactiae.
Manning Laboratory
MSU Scholars
May be accepting students.
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Linda Mansfield, MS, VMD, PhD, DACVM
University Distinguished Professor and Albert C. and Lois E. Dehn Endowed Chair in Veterinary Medicine
Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences
mansfie4@msu.edu
The Comparative Enteric Diseases Laboratory focuses on how host-microbiota-pathogen interactions govern enteric health and disease. The research team studies the inter-relationships among factors mediating diarrheal disease.
Comparative Enteric Diseases Laboratory
MSU Scholars
May be accepting students.
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Meghan Milbrath, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor
Department of Entomology
mpi@msu.edu
Research interests include honey bee disease epidemiology, risk assessment, and infectious disease risk.
Michigan Pollinator Initiative
MSU Scholars
May be accepting students.
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Bo Norby, CVM, MPVM, PhD
Associate Dean for Academic Programs-Pre-clinical Education and Associate Professor
Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences
norby@msu.edu
Bovine Leukemia Virus and its effect on disease frequency and wellbeing in cattle.
Norby Laboratory
MSU Scholars
Not accepting students.
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Artem S. Rogovsky, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVM
Associate Professor
Department of Pathobiology and Diagnostic Investigation
rogovsky@msu.edu
Rogovsky Lab focuses on host-pathogen interaction of Lyme disease and louse-borne relapsing fever spirochetes. His research also entails various clinical microbiology projects.
May be accepting students.
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Pamela Ruegg, DVM, MPVM
David J. Ellis Chair in Antimicrobial Resistance and Professor
Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences
plruegg@msu.edu
Ruegg’s Antimicrobial Stewardship and Dairy Health Management Laboratory's primary mission is to perform and communicate research that helps dairy farmers maintain healthy cattle and use antimicrobials in a way that is both economically and socially responsible.
Antimicrobial Stewardship and Dairy Health Management Laboratory
MSU Scholars
Currently accepting students.
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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
Not accepting students.
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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
May be accepting students.
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Jean Tsao, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences
tsao@msu.edu
Tsao has more than 20 years of experience studying Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacterium that causes Lyme disease, and its vector, the blacklegged tick.
Tsao Laboratory
MSU Scholars
May be 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
Not accepting students.
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Zhiyong Xi, PhD
Professor
Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
xizy@msu.edu
Xi's long-term goal is to develop control strategies to block dengue virus transmission in mosquitoes.
Xi Laboratory
MSU Scholars
May be accepting students.
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Vilma Yuzbasiyan-Gurkan, PhD
Professor
Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
vygsu@msu.edu
Comparative molecular genetics, canine genome mapping, cancer genetics.
Yuzbasiyan-Gurkan Laboratory
MSU Scholars
May be accepting students.