The immunology researchers at the Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine are improving the health of animals and humans by focusing on One Health principles. Current research focuses on infectious disease within multiple realms of veterinary medicine.
Immunology Researchers
Ángel Abuelo, DVM, MRes, PhD, MSc , DABVP, DECBHM, FHEA MRCVS
Oxidative stress, vaccine responsiveness in neonatal dairy calves; antimicrobials on farms and farm profitibility
G. Andres Contreras, DVM, PhD
Adipose tissue biology; health solutions, new technologies and applications that improve periparturient dairy cow health, farmer’s profitability
Bartolomeo Gorgoglione, DVM, MSc, PhD, CertAqV
Fish pathology, fish immunology, co-infections, fish parasitology, and fish virology
Jack Harkema, DVM, PhD, DACVP, ATSF
Biological mechanisms underlying airway epithelial cell injury, repair and adaptation; gut microbiota, liver function, and immunity
John B. Kaneene, DVM, MPH, PhD, FAES, FAVES
Epidemiology and control of zoonotic diseases, One Health, antibiotic resistance in foodborne pathogens
Linda Mansfield, MS, VMD, PhD, DACVM
Enteric pathogens resulting in GI tract inflammation; Campylobacter jejuni; therapies for IBD
Adam Moeser, MS, PhD, DVM
Interactions between early-life stress, biological sex in shaping gut neuroimmune development, disease risk
Bo Norby, CVM, MPVM, PhD
Analytical epidemiology, ecology and transmission of antimicrobial–resistant bacteria, risk factors and intervention strategies
Margaret Petroff, MS, PhD
Defense of the fetus from the maternal immune system, key molecular pathways of maternal and fetal development, and immunomodulation and autoimmune disease in fertility
James Wagner, MBA, PhD
Mechanisms of airway injury and systemic responses induced by inhalation exposures to pathogens, toxicants, and environmental pollutants