College of Veterinary Medicine

Professional Training and Experience

• BA, 1965-1969, The College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio. Field of study: Biology and Chemistry
• MS, 1969-1971, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. Field of study: Immunology
• PhD, 1971-1976, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. Field of study: Virology and Immunology
• Post-doc, 1976-1979, The Ohio State University, OARDC, Wooster, OH. Field of study: Virology and Immunology

Research Interests

• Diagnosis, molecular characterization, pathogenesis, immunity and development of vaccines to enteric and respiratory viruses of swine and cattle. Current emphasis is on the use of monoclonal antibodies and RT-PCR assays for viral diagnosis and strain differentiation; characterization of passive immunity and mucosal immune responses to enteric viruses, development of recombinant DNA vaccines; and studies of mucosal adjuvants and immunomodulators
• Diagnosis of enteric viral infections in swine, cattle, sheep, mink wildlife and exotic animal species using electron microscopy, ELISA and RT-PCR
• Enteric respiratory viruses being examined include rotaviruses, coronaviruses, bredoviurses, caliciviruses and small round structured viruses