First name,Last name,Preferred title,Overview,Position,Department,Individual
Mark,Westhusin,Professor,My laboratory is interested in developing transgenic animal models of disease and novel platforms for the production of biopharmaceuticals. We are currently exploring methods to produce vaccines in the milk of transgenic animals.,Professor,Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n088680ea
John,Edwards,Professor,,Professor,Veterinary Pathobiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n09bbd732
Paul,Morley,Professor and Director of Research,"Dr. Morley is an epidemiologist and veterinary internal medicine specialist that studies infectious diseases affecting animals and people. Major emphasis for his professional activities includes using analytical epidemiology to improve our understanding and control of diseases in animals and people, investigating the ecology of pathogens and antimicrobial resistance determinants in animals and food production systems, and using infection control and biosecurity to manage health risks that are important in veterinary medicine, agriculture, and public health. Most recently he has used metagenomic methods to investigate the effects of agriculture production practices on antimicrobial resistance and microbial ecology as these affect human, animal, and ecosystem health. In 2019, he was appointed the Director of Research for VERO - the Veterinary Education, Research & Outreach Program - in the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at Texas A&M University. In this role, he supports the growth of research programs for all VERO faculty, supervises and provides oversight for research staff and laboratories, and promotes research exposure programs for veterinary and undergraduate students. Previously, Dr. Morley served for 20 years as Professor of Epidemiology and the Director of Infection Control at Colorado State University's Veterinary Teaching Hospital. He is a recognized authority on infection control in animal populations and has consulted on infection control and biosecurity issues at veterinary hospitals, veterinary colleges, and animal production facilities around the world.",Professor and Director,Large Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n0b0778fb
Ellen,Jordan,Professor and Extension Specialist,"Dr. Ellen Jordan is professor and Extension dairy specialist located at the Texas A&M Center in Dallas. She is also a member of the dairy science section in the Department of Animal Science.
Jordan coordinates research-based educational programs for dairy producers, and helps producers plan, execute and evaluate production and management systems. She also develops training and teaching materials to enhance and strengthen educational programs in dairy cattle production and management.",Professor and Extension Specialist,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n0b2329eb
James,Womack,Distinguished Professor,"Comparative mammalian genomics with emphasis on bovids and laboratory animals. Study of evolution of gene families and genomic variation underlying disease resistance. Investigation of genetic mechanisms in innate immunity with focus on livestock, select agents, and agricultural biosecurity.",Distinguished Professor,Veterinary Pathobiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n0e1a49e2
Charles,Love,Professor,,Professor,Large Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n0fc9f72c
Donald,Brightsmith,Associate Professor,"My research focuses on the conservation, ecology, health, and welfare of parrots and their relatives in both the wild and captivity.",Professor||Associate Professor,Veterinary Pathobiology||Veterinary Pathobiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n19a331cf
Dominique,Wiener,Clinical Assistant Professor,"I am an anatomic veterinary pathologist from Bern, Switzerland with broad experience in macroscopical and histological evaluation of tissues from various animal species. I am specialized in Dermatopathology and I provide diagnostic service in the Dermatopathology Speciality Service as well as diagnostic service to the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital at TAMU. My research focuses on understanding the pathogenesis of non-inflammatory alopecia in dogs. I am investigating the molecular pathways involved in the activation of follicular stem cells and the regulation of the hair cycle. Our research group in Bern could establish a method to investigate the colony forming capacity of canine follicular stem cells and transit amplifying cells. In Utrecht, The Netherlands, I established the culturing of canine skin organoids (derived from interfollicular epidermis and hair follicles). This model system recapitulates in vitro skin stratification more faithfully than currently used 2D lines. These organoid lines provide the basis to explore epidermal function, to investigate culture conditions necessary for the development of organoids with a HF signature and to address cutaneous disorders in dogs and potentially human patients.",Clinical Assistant Professor,Veterinary Pathobiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n1c67c8f3
Christen,Boudreau,Clinical Assistant Professor,,Clinical Assistant Professor,Small Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n264cd9da
Steven,Brinsko,Professor and Associate Department Head,,Professor and Associate Department Head,Large Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n26f29931
Allen,Roussel,Professor,,Professor,School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n2b3db30b
Lathrop,Taylor,Instructional Assistant Professor,,Instructional Assistant Professor,Biology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n2d320178
Randolph,Stewart,Clinical Professor,cardiovascular physiology; lymphatic function; microvascular physiology; interstitial and cavity fluid balance,Clinical Professor,Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n332dadae
Everett,Bailey,Professor,,Professor,Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n3659b74a
Kevin,Washburn,Professor,Some of the studies I have done in the past were pharmacokinetic studies investigating oral chlortetracycline administration to sheep.,Professor,Large Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n36e17868
Sara,Lawhon,Professor,"My research group studies zoonotic bacterial pathogens and focuses primarily on salmonellosis and staphylococcal infections with emphasis on molecular host-pathogen interactions and antimicrobial resistance. We are particularly interested in how bacteria sense environmental signals, communicate with each other (quorum sensing), cause disease, and resist antimicrobial therapy. These fundamental processes are common to the organisms in which we work. We use basic, applied, and clinical science approaches in our studies. Salmonella, Staphylococcus, and Campylobacter infect a broad range of animal host species as well as humans thus making our work relevant to both human and animal health. In addition to this work, we conduct clinical research projects to support the mission of our veterinary teaching hospital and we provide support to other researchers who need microbiology expertise or access resources for their work. Our work has been funded by the FDA, CDC, and several foundations focused on diseases in veterinary species.",Professor,Veterinary Pathobiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n370f31f1
Phillip,Kaufman,Professor and Department Head,"My research program focuses on the development of new pest management tools for Florida's livestock operators. Beef cattle, dairy cattle and horses are the predominant livestock in Florida and are the focus of this program. Insecticide resistance and control failures are commonplace for many of the fly pests; therefore, innovative systems are needed to assist in their management. However, to successfully manage these pests, studies investigating their biology and ecology are needed.
The role that biological control can play in assisting with pest control is another research avenue. Producer pesticide selection and the resultant impacts on non-target, beneficial arthropods in grazing systems are of particular interest.",Professor and Department Head,Entomology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n44fc312d
Todd,O'hara,Professor,,,,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n4b13cd12
Karen,Russell,Professor and Associate Department Head,"Platelet pathophysiology and the interaction of platelets with infectious agents, with an emphasis on the thrombocytopenia associated with Equine Infectious Anemia Virus. Investigation of platelet activation markers in veterinary species. Investigation of total and free (ionized) magnesium concentrations in veterinary species.",Professor and Associate Department Head,Veterinary Pathobiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n51e42f58
Ramesh,Vemulapalli,Professor of Veterinary Pathobiology,"Dr. Vemulapalli's research is primarily focused on the development of recombinant vaccines against infectious diseases. One of the targets of his vaccine research is brucellosis, a bacterial zoonotic disease caused by certain members of the genus Brucella. Brucellosis is a great concern to public health in developing countries due to widespread prevalence of Brucella infections in livestock. In the US, reservoirs of Brucella infections in wildlife, such as bison, elk, and feral swine, continue to pose a threat to livestock industries and human health. The currently available brucellosis veterinary vaccines are neither efficacious in wild animals nor safe for human use. Dr. Vemulapalli has developed novel recombinant vaccine strains that showed dramatically enhanced vaccine efficacy against brucellosis in murine models. Testing these vaccines in domestic and wild animals is a goal of his research program. Research projects in his laboratory are aimed at 1) understanding the pathogenic mechanisms of Brucella species, 2) developing attenuated Brucella strains as vectors to deliver protective proteins of other pathogens and tumors, 3) developing recombinant subunit vaccines to porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus, and 4) development of molecular diagnostics assays for infectious disease investigations.",Executive Associate Dean,School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n5889f585
Sonya,Gordon,Professor,,Professor,Small Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n5ac1c075
Gwendolyn,Levine,Clinical Associate Professor,,Clinical Associate Professor,Veterinary Pathobiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n68f0c0ae
Leslie,Adams,Senior Professor,"My research is focused on the: 1) investigation of the comparative molecular pathogenesis of zoonotic intracellular bacterial pathogens in natural animal models, particularly brucellosis, salmonellosis, and mycobacterial diseases; 2) development of vaccines and host gene expression-based diagnostics for zoonotic and select agent caused diseases, and especially 3) development of in silico host:pathogen interactome predictive models based upon bi-directional in vivo host (bovine/murine) and Brucella spp., Mycobacterium spp.and Salmonella enterica Typhimurium interactions. We developed an in silico computational infection biology model based on actuall temporal in vivo bovine model microarray-based transcriptomic and proteomic profiling of the acute infectious process. We developed a systems biology analysis of both host and pathogen comprehensive transcriptomic and proteomic datasets derived from our in vivo biological model. We computationally fused the datasets based on actual Salmonella, Brucella and Mycobacterium data and computationally predicted bovine host structural proteins to identify maximum likelihoods of host and pathogen protein:protein interactions as the basis for our preliminary in silico interactome model to predict mechanistic genes and linked perturbed cellular pathways.",Senior Professor,Veterinary Pathobiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n75fee121
Gary,Acuff,Professor,,Professor,Nutrition,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n8447eb1d
Harvey,Scott,Professor,"Dr. H. Morgan Scott is a graduate veterinarian holding a PhD in epidemiology and post-doctoral training in public health. In addition to private veterinary practice, he has worked in both government (food safety surveillance) and academic settings. He is currently professor of epidemiology in the Department of Veterinary Pathobiology at Texas A&M University. He was recruited to Texas A&M University in 2014 as part of the Texas A&M University System Chancellor's Research Initiative and the University President's Initiative on One Health and Infectious Diseases. He relocated from Kansas State University, where he previously held the E.J. Frick Professorship in Veterinary Medicine. Much of his research emphasis has been on studying factors impacting antimicrobial resistance among commensal and pathogenic enteric bacteria in food animal production systems, with a program spanning the realm from the molecular to the sociological. In particular, he is interested in applying both epidemiological and ecological approaches to quantify the emergence, propagation, dissemination, and persistence of resistant enteric bacterial strains in integrated populations of animals, their food products, and humans. Using this knowledge, he hopes to identify opportunities to prevent and intervene against resistance among enteric pathogens in animal agriculture; preferably, by developing readily adoptable and cost-effective management practices suited to modern animal and food production systems.",Professor,Veterinary Pathobiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n8499539d
Jonathan,Levine,Professor and Head,,Professor and Head,Small Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n8ae2a0a7
Erma,Eades,Professor and Head,,Professor and Head,Large Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n9271bd37
Timothy,Phillips,Professor,food safety; molecular toxicology; elucidation of fundamental chemical mechanisms of toxic action/interaction of food-borne carcinogens; mutagens; and developmental toxicants; and development of methods to detect and detoxify foodborne and environmental toxins.,Professor,Veterinary Integrative Biosciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n94eef946
Terje,Raudsepp,Professor,"Comparative genomics and molecular cytogenetics of animals, birds and other vertebrates organization, function and evolution of sex chromosomes; equine genomics - genomics of genetic diseases and disorders of sexual development and reproduction; alpaca and camelid genomics.",Professor,Veterinary Integrative Biosciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n970d3a82
Nicholas,Jeffery,Professor,,Professor,Small Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n989eab0c
Karen,Snowden,Professor and Associate Department Head,"Parasites of public health importance, host-parasite interactions, development of animal models for the study of parasitologic diseases and treatments, and development of molecular and immunologic methods for parasitologic diagnosis.",Professor and Associate Department Head,Veterinary Pathobiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/naab1ec85
Ian,Tizard,Dr.,"Immunology with an emphasis on innovative vaccine technology and on the immunology of domestic mammals.Avian diseases with an emphasis on diseases of psittacines, Paleovirology,Genomics with an emphasis on whole avian genomes.The intestinal microbiome and its role in immunity.",University Distinguished Professor,School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/naefbabcf
Paula,Giaretta,Clinical Assistant Professor,,Clinical Assistant Professor,Small Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nb54d37da
Roy,Pool,Clinical Professor,Diagnostic orthopedic pathology and oncology,Clinical Professor,Veterinary Pathobiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nb973c892
Duane,Kraemer,Senior Professor - Term Appointment,,Senior Professor - Term Appointment,Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nb976606f
Pete,Teel,Regents Professor,"Biology, ecology and management of ticks associated with humans, livestock, wildlife and companion animals.",Professor and Associate Department Head,Entomology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nc6ba6feb
Katrin,Hinrichs,Professor,,Professor,Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nd851437e
Karen,Mansell,Clinical Professor,Comparative pathology with particular interest in dermatopathology. The effects of systemic disease on skin. The use of immunohistochemistry in neoplastic and inflammatory skin disease.,Clinical Professor,Veterinary Pathobiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nd885c362
Sarah,Hamer,Professor,,Professor,Veterinary Integrative Biosciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ndc2c4e3e
Christine,Budke,Professor,,Professor and interim Head,Veterinary Integrative Biosciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ndf6eb879
Dickson,Varner,Professor,"Dr. Dickson Varner is a Diplomate of the American College of Theriogenologists. His special interests include equine theriogenology, fertility probes for stallions, in-vitro preservation of equine spermatozoa, capacitation of equine spermatozoa, assisted reproductive techniques, and subfertility in stallions.",Professor,Large Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ne3339085
H Russell,Cross,Professor,,Professor,Animal Science,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ne46d81c7
Raquel,Rech,Clinical Associate Professor,Diagnostic and comparative pathology with emphasis in Neuropathology; Pathogenesis of infectious diseases and toxic plants in food animals and horses.,Clinical Associate Professor,Veterinary Pathobiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ne4a280f0
Roger,Smith,Professor,Application of flow cytometry to study of animal disease and clinical veterinary medicine; core flow cytometry laboratory.,Professor,Veterinary Pathobiology,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nefd6ee54
Jan,Suchodolski,Professor,"Our research is focused on gastrointestinal function testing, gastrointestinal pathogens, and intestinal microbial ecology with an emphasis on probiotics and prebiotics and how intestinal pathogens lead to disturbances in the intestinal microbiome of companion animals.",Associate Director of GI Lab||Professor,Small Animal Clinical Sciences||Small Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nf0f36949
Noah,Cohen,Distinguished Professor and Associate Department Head,,Distinguished Professor and Associate Department Head,Large Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nf22c59c1
Joerg,Steiner,Professor,"My veterinary career has mainly focused on two aspects, patient care and clinically-relevant research. As a veterinary clinician and clinical teacher I am exposed to a wide variety of canine and feline patients with complex medical conditions. These patients serve as a constant source of new clinical problems that beckon to be studied further. Sometimes these studies are merely clinical, relating to characterization of an uncommon condition, diagnosis of a difficult-to-diagnose condition, or a novel therapeutic approach to a well-described condition. In other instances studies that are spurred by clinical cases are more basic-science based, utilizing state-of-the-art technologies to further evaluate the etiology or pathogenesis of a disease. In some instances, studies may provide comparative aspects related to experimental animals, such as rodents or primates, or even to human patients with similar conditions. I believe that my role as a mentor can be unique in that I can help graduate students bridge the gap between science and clinical aspects and between veterinary and human medical interests - giving us further opportunities to advance the concept of one-health.","Professor||Director, Gastrointestinal Laboratory",School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences||Small Animal Clinical Sciences,https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/nf4de66a0