Click on the mentor’s name for a description of their research.
Dr. Jeffrey Adamovicz, PhD
Research area(s): Vaccine development and pathogenesis studies for zoonotic diseases
Dr. Pam Adkins, DVM, PhD, DACVIM
Research area(s): Current research interests include heifer mastitis, the ecology of staphylococcal species on the dairy farm, strain typing of bacterial species associated with bovine intramammary infections, the effects of intramammary antimicrobial usage, and heat stress.
Dr. Yuksel Agca, DVM, PhD
Research area(s): Cellular, biophysical and molecular aspects of rodent germplasm cryopreservation and transgenics
Drs. Sybil Amelon, PhD (some projects in ecophysiology, ecohealth and one health in collaboration with Sarah Hooper, DVM, PhD)
Research area(s): Wildlife (bats) ecology in central hardwoods
Dr. Jim Amos-Landgraf, PhD
Research area(s): Microbiomes and colon cancer
Dr. Chris Baines, PhD
Research Area(s): The role of mitochondria and programmed necrosis in cell death and cardiac disease
Dr. Shawn Bender, PhD
Research area(s): Cardiovascular dysfunction in obesity and metabolic syndrome, especially involving mineralocorticoid receptor signaling
Dr. Charlie Brown, PhD
Research area(s): Inflammation/Lyme disease/arthritis
Dr. Elizabeth Bryda, PhD
Research area(s): Molecular genetics, development and characterization of animal models to study disease, rat and zebrafish gut microbiota analysis.
Dr. Amie Burling, DVM, DACVPM (some projects in collaboration with Dr. Craig Franklin)
Research area(s): Clinical shelter medicine topics (infectious disease prevention ,behavioral welfare, population health, microbiome, etc.)
Dr. Shyam S. Chaurasia, PhD
Research area(s): Ocular immunology and angiogenesis
Dr. Kevin Cummings, PhD
Research area(s): Neurohumoral control of breathing and cardiorespiratory function in sleep
Dr. Amy DeClue, DVM, PhD, DACVIM
Research area(s): Immunodysfunction and cancer
Dr. Lindsay Donnelly, DVM, MS, DACVIM
Research area(s): Fecal microbiome as it relates to risk for chemotherapy side effects and chemotherapy response
Dr. Craig Emter, PhD
Research area(s): Utilizing exercise gene, drug, and regenerative therapies to treat heart failure in swine and people
Dr. Aaron Ericsson, DVM, PhD (see also the MU Metagenomics Center; some projects in collaboration with Dr. Craig Franklin or Dr. Philip Johnson)
Research area(s): Microbiota of companion and research animals
Dr. Brian Flesner, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (some projects in collaboration with Dr. Jeff Bryan, DVM, PhD, DACVIM)
Research area(s): Chemotoxicity; epigenetic modifiers; canine osteosarcoma
Dr. Craig Franklin, DVM, PhD, DACLAM (see also the MU Metagenomics Center; some projects in collaboration with Dr. Aaron Ericsson and project 4 is in collaboration with Dr. Amie Burling)
Research area(s): Microbiota in reproducibility and translatability of rodent models of disease (What? So what? Now what?) and microbiota of shelter animals
Dr. Laurel Grisanti, PhD
Research area(s): G protein-coupled receptor regulation of inflammation in the heart
Dr. Philip Johnson, BVSc, MS, MRCVS, DACVIM (some projects in collaboration with Dr. Aaron Ericsson, Dr. Kei Kuroki, DVM, PhD, DACVP or Dr. Teresa Lever, PhD)
Research area(s): Research relating to inflammation in horses including laminitis and SIRS
Katrina K. Knott, MS, PhD, Environmental Health Unit, Missouri Department of Conservation; Katrina.Knott@mdc.mo.gov (some projects in ecophysiology, ecohealth and one health in collaboration with Sarah Hooper, DVM, PhD)
Research area(s): Ecotoxicology and Conservation Physiology. Projects center on the bioaccumulation and potential adverse effects of toxicants (e.g., lead, mercury, polychlorinated biphenyls, algal toxins) in fish and wildlife.
Dr. Teresa Lever, PhD (some projects in collaboration with Dr. Philip Johnson or Dr. Nicole Nichols, PhD)
Research area(s): Laryngeal function
Dr. Chris Lorson, PhD
Research area(s): Neurodegeneration; Animal models of disease; Therapeutic development
Dr. Leslie Lyons, PhD
Research area(s): Comparative genetics of felines and other mammals
Dr. Charles Maitz, DVM, PhD
Research area(s): Radiation biology, radiation dosimetry, and modeling of high LET radiation, including boron neutron capture therapy
Dr. F.A. (Tony) Mann, DVM, MS, DACVS, DACVECC (see also ECC page)
Research area(s): Small animal surgical conditions, particularly those of emergent or critical nature
Dr. Lynn M. Martin, DVM, MPH, DACVIM (LAIM)
Research area(s): Equine ophthalmology and laminitis
Dr. Megan McCracken, DVM, MS, DACVS-LA (in collaboration with Dr. Philip Johnson, BVSc, MS, MRCVS, DACVIM, Dr. Lyndsey Hayden and Dr. Aaron Stoker)
Research area(s): Equine joint inflammation
Dr. Allison Meyer, PhD
Research area(s): Developmental programming in beef cattle, or how nutrition and management of pregnant cows and heifers impacts their calves. We are especially interested in health and metabolism of neonatal beef calves.
Dr. John Middleton, DVM, PhD, DACVIM
Research area(s): 1) Dairy cattle mastitis; 2) Molecular epidemiology of bacterial mastitis pathogens; 3) Dairy goat mastitis
Dr. Rajiv Mohan, PhD
Research area(s): Nanomedicine and Gene therapy for Corneal fibrosis and angiogenesis, Corneal Would healing, Glaucoma, Autophagy and Laminitis
Dr. Brandon Moore, PhD
Research area(s): Comparative reproductive anatomy of crocodylians
Dr. Nicole Nichols, PhD (some projects in collaboration with Dr. Teresa Lever)
Research area(s): Understanding how breathing and swallowing function can be restored in rodent models of motor neuron death, and establishing biomarkers of respiratory deficits or dysphagia (swallowing impairment) in rodent models of motor neuron death).
Dr. Wole Odemuyiwama, DVM, PhD, DACVM
Research area(s): Virology, Immunology
Drs. Carol Reinero, DVM, PhD, DACVIM and Hans Rindt, PhD
Research area(s): Pulmonology: Respiratory and blood microbiome, respiratory infections, link between respiratory disorders and dysphagia; Immunology: Development of a tool kit of immunodiagnostics in dogs
Dr. Cheryl Rosenfeld, DVM, PhD
Research area(s): microbiomes, endocrine disrupting chemicals, brain transcriptomic responses, placenta, offspring health and metabolic disorders
Dr. Bill Stich, PhD
Research area(s): Biology of ticks and tick-borne pathogens, with the goal of developing more effective approaches for control of tick-borne diseases that impact people and domestic animals.
Dr. Bret Ulery, PhD
Research area(s): Biomaterials, Immunoengineering, Regenerative Medicine
Dr. Michael Zhang, DVM, PhD
Research area(s): 1) Diagnostic test development; 2) Vaccine development; 3) Clinical case investigation.