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Affiliated OSU Faculty

Faculty members of the university who have affiliation with the Infectious Disease Molecular Epidemiology Laboratory.

Affiliated OSU Faculty
Balada-llasat, Joan-miquel, PharmD, PhD Dr. Balada-llasat's research interests include antibiotic resistance, microbial pathogenesis, and the immune response to pathogens.
Daniels, Joshua, DVM, PhD Dr. Daniels' research interests include the molecular epidemiology of zoonotic pathogens.
DeGraves, Fred J., DVM, PhD Dr. DeGraves research interests include the phenotypic and genotypic diversity of Campylobacter.
Gunn, John, PhD Dr. Gunn's research interests include the molecular mechanisms used by Salmonella spp. to survive harsh conditions it encounters within the host.
Hillier, Andrew, BVSc, MACVSc Dr. Hillier's research interests include the phenotypic and genotypic characterization of multi-drug resistant Staphylococci and methicillin-resistant Staphylococci infections in dogs.
Hoet, Armando E., DVM, PhD Dr. Hoet's research interests include the molecular epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
Janies, Dan, PhD Dr. Janies' research interests include developing novel phylogenetic methods to correlate genotypes and phenotypes and find diagnostic polymorphisms among organisms.
LeJeune, Jeffrey T., DVM, PhD Dr. LeJeune's research interests include the preharvest control of human foodborne pathogens and antimicrobial resistant bacteria in the animal host and the environment.
Marcon, Mario, PhD Dr. Marcon's research interests include the advancement of diagnosis of pediatric infectious diseases.
Pancholi, Preeti, PhD Dr. Pancholi's research interests include the molecular epidemiology of Clostridium difficile.
Rajala-Schultz, Päivi, DVM, PhD Dr. Rajala-Schultz's research interests include the epidemiology of diseases and mastitis of dairy cattle, along with the antimicrobial resistance of mastitis pathogens.
Rajashekara, Gireesh, DVM, PhD Dr. Rajashekara's research interests include molecular microbiology, virulence mechanisms, and host-pathogen interactions and pathogenesis.
Silveira, Fernando, MV VPM Food Animal Services
Slemons, Richard D., DVM, MS, PhD Dr. Slemons' research interests include defining and controlling infectious diseases in avian species.
Stevenson, Kurt, MD, MPH Dr. Stevenson's research interests include examining strategies to optimize the utilization of antimicrobial agents to prevent the development and spread of resistance.
Wittum, Thomas E. MS, PhD Dr. Wittum's research interests include the epidemiology of infectious diseases in food animal production systems and preharvest food safety.