Ángel Abuelo, DVM, MRes, PhD, MSc, DABVP, DECBHM, FHEA MRCVS
Associate Professor of Cattle Health
Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences
abuelo@msu.edu
The Abuelo Laboratory's focus is on exploring strategies to improve host resilience during the periods of increased disease risk in dairy cattle: the neonatal and periparturient periods. The research team combines basic research on the lab bench using cells or tissues with applied research conducting epidemiological studies in the field.
Abuelo Laboratory
MSU Scholars
Currently accepting students.
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Chris Contag, PhD
James and Kathleen Cornelius Endowed Chair, Hannah Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Chair, and Professor
Department of Microbiology, Genetics, & Immunology
contagch@egr.msu.edu
The Contag Laboratory develops macroscopic and microscopic optical imaging tools and uses imaging to assess tissue responses to stress, reveal immune cell migration patterns, understand stem cell biology, and advance biological therapies.
Contag Laboratory
MSU Scholars
Currently accepting students.
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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
Currently accepting students.
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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
Currently accepting students.
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Andrea Doseff, PhD
Professor
Department of Physiology
doseffan@msu.edu
Doseff studies the mechanisms that regulate apoptosis and cell fate.
Doseff Laboratory
MSU Scholars
May be accepting students.
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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
May be accepting students.
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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
Not 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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James Luyendyk, PhD
Professor
Department of Pathobiology and Diagnostic Investigation
luyendyk@msu.edu
Fatty liver disease and hepatotoxicity.
Luyendyk Laboratory
MSU Scholars
Currently accepting students.
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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
Not accepting students.
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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
May be accepting students.
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Amelia Munsterman, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVS, DACVECC
Associate Professor
Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences
munster4@msu.edu
Dr. 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
May be accepting students.
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Narayanan Parameswaran, BVSc, MS, PhD
Professor
Department of Physiology
narap@msu.edu
The Parameswaran Laboratory is interested in the area of innate immunity, inflammation and cell signaling in the context of gut and bone pathophysiology.
Parameswaran Laboratory
MSU Scholars
May be accepting students.
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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
Currently accepting students.
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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
May be accepting students.
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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
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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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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
May be accepting students.