Doctor of Philosophy (PHD), Pathology , University of California, Davis , 1998
Master of Science (MS), Science/Veterinary Science , University of Saskatchewan , 1991
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM), Veterinary Medicine , Purdue University , 1988
Publications
Conference Proceeding
Effect of vaccination and marketing strategies on gene expression patterns in beef cattle via time course RNA-Seq. Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases (CRWAD). 2023
Transcriptome analysis of beef cattle reveals influence of marketing on bovine respiratory disease risk. Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases (CRWAD). 2023
Tulathromycin-induced gene expression evaluated in high-risk beef cattle through whole blood transcriptomics. Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases (CRWAD). 2023
Update on the impact of management decisions on BRD morbidity, mortality, and performance in beef calves. Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases (CRWAD). 2023
Evaluating the impact of marketing strategies on host response. Conference of the American Association of Bovine Practitioners. 2022
Identification of potential predictive biomarkers and molecular mechanisms contributing to BRD-associated mortality in post-weaned beef cattle. World Buiatrics Congress. 2022
Impact of preweaning vaccination on host response in healthy calves during the cow-calf phase of production. Conference of the American Association of Bovine Practitioners. 2022
Impact of the host transcriptome on bovine respiratory disease treatment during backgrounding. Conference of the American Association of Bovine Practitioners. 2022
Time-course RNA-Seq analysis defines immunological and inflammatory mechanisms influenced by bovine respiratory disease. Conference of the American Association of Bovine Practitioners. 2022
Transcriptomics to define mechanisms of bovine respiratory disease (BRD) resistance. World Buiatrics Congress. 2022
Digital mRNA profiling of high-risk beef cattle at arrival substantiates markers of bovine respiratory disease. Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases (CRWAD). 2021
Multipopulational transcriptomic analysis of high-risk beef cattle on arrival reveals genes and mechanisms which may predict bovine respiratory disease. American Association of Bovine Practitioners. 2021
Hematological network analysis defines mechanisms associated with bovine respiratory disease and performance. Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases . Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases (CRWAD). 2020
The effect of number of cattle per pen on stocker cattle health and performance. Journal of Animal Science. Volume 98, Issue Supplement 1. 2020
Increased expression of viral defense genes at arrival may contribute to BRD-associated mortality. Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases . 2019
Whole blood RNA-seq analysis at arrival to identify biomarkers of respiratory disease risk in stocker cattle. Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases . 2019
Impact of management decisions on bovine respiratory disease morbidity and mortality risks. Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases. 2019
Whole blood RNA-Seq analysis of stocker calves reveals insights into BRD. Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases . 2019
Whole blood RNA-Seq analysis of stocker calves at arrival provides immunological and metabolic distinction related to BRD. 2019 Bovine Respiratory Disease Symposium . 2019
Whole blood transcriptome analysis reveals altered pathways related to inflammation and fatty acid metabolism in stocker calves that develop bovine respiratory disease. International Veterinary Immunology Symposium . 2019
On-arrival blood transcriptomes identify altered immune pathways in stocker cattle that develop bovine respiratory disease. American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine Forum . 2019
Assesment of On-Arrival Vaccination and Deworming on Stocker Cattle Health and Growth Performance. Journal of Animal Science. 2018
Extension Publication
A Scoring System to Help Producers Assess Heat Stress. Mississippi State University Extension Factsheet. MSU. Issue P3464. 2020
Time-dependent proinflammatory responses shape virus interference during coinfections of Influenza A virus and Influenza D virus. Viruses. Volume 14, Issue 2, Page 224. 2022
Bovine Respiratory Syncytial Virus (BRSV) Infection Detected in Exhaled Breath Condensate of Dairy Calves by Near- Infrared Aquaphotomics. Molecules. Volume 27, Pages 549-562. 2022
Multipopulational transcriptome analysis of post-weaned beef cattle at arrival further validates candidate biomarkers for predicting clinical bovine respiratory disease. Scientific Reports. Volume 11, Issue 1, Page 23877. 2021
Genes and regulatory mechanisms associated with experimentally-induced bovine respiratory disease identified using supervised machine learning methodology.. Scientific Reports. Volume 11, Issue 1, Page 22916. 2021
Comprehensive at-arrival transcriptomic analysis of post-weaned beef cattle uncovers type I interferon and antiviral mechanisms associated with bovine respiratory disease mortality.. PloS one. Volume 16, Issue 4, Page e0250758. 2021
Profiling Mannheimia haemolytica infection in dairy calves using Near Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) and Multivariate Analysis (MVA). Nature Scientific Reports. Volume 11, Pages 1392-1405. 2021
Recognizing Heat Stress in Dairy Cattle: How to Visually Record Respiration Rate. MSU. Issue P3465. 2020
Systemic and local immune responses of beef calves vaccinated post transportation and at the time of a mild respiratory tract infection. Bovine Practitioner. 2020
Aerosol Delivery of Synthetic mRNA to Vaginal Mucosa Leads to Durable Expression of Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies against HIV.. Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy. 2020
Pathogenesis of co-infections of influenza D virus and Mannheimia haemolytica in cattle.. Veterinary microbiology. Volume 231, Pages 246-253. 2019
Effect of a DNA‑based immunostimulant on growth, performance, and expression of inflammatory and immune mediators in beef calves abruptly weaned and introduced to a concentrate diet. Journal of Animal Science. Volume 97, Issue 1, Pages 111-121. 2019
Effect of a DNA-based immunostimulant on growth, performance, and expression of inflammatory and immune mediators in beef calves abruptly weaned and introduced to a complete ration.. Journal of animal science. 2018
A randomized controlled trial to test the effect of on-arrival vaccination and deworming on stocker cattle health and growth performance. Bovine Practioner. Volume 52, Issue 1. 2018
Presentations
Oral Presentation
"Identification of potential predictive biomarkers and molecular mechanisms contributing to BRD-associated mortality in post-weaned beef cattle." World Buiatrics Congress, WBC, Madrid, Spain. 2022
"Transcriptomics to define mechanisms of bovine respiratory disease (BRD) resistance." World Buiatrics Congress, WBC, Madrid, Spain. 2022
"Digital mRNA profiling of high-risk beef cattle at arrival substantiates markers of bovine respiratory disease.." Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases (CRWAD), CRWAD, Chicago, IL. 2021
"Multipopulational transcriptomic analysis of high-risk beef cattle on arrival reveals genes and mechanisms which may predict bovine respiratory disease." Conference of the American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP), AABP, Salt Lake City, UT. 2021
"Distinct gene expression patterns associated with BRD identified by statistical and machine learning approaches." Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases (CRWAD), CRWAD, Virtual. 2020
"Blood biomarker discovery in high-risk stocker cattle at-arrival: differentiating respiratory health and disease.." Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases(CRWAD) , CRWAD, Virtual. 2020
"Transcriptomic profiling of BRD-attributed mortality in stocker cattle identifies active inflammatory and antiviral pathways at arrival.." Conference of the American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP), AABP, Virtual. 2020
"Multi-tissue transcriptomic analysis of BRSV-infected cattle using machine learning and statistical approaches.." CVM Research Day, College of Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State University, College of Veterinary Medicine. 2020
"Making Antibiotics Work for You in the Modern Era: Antibiotic Resistance." Cattlemen's College, National Cattlemen's Beef Association, San Antonio, TX. 2020
"Pharmacokinetics of tulathromycin following administration with remote delivery devices.." American Soc. of Anim. Sci and Canadian Soc. of Anim. Sci 2018 Meeting, ASAS, Vancouver BC . 2018
Poster
"Hematological network analysis defines mechanisms associated with bovine respiratory disease and performance." Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases (CRWAD), CRWAD, Chicago, IL. 2021
"Multi-tissue transcriptomic analysis of BRSV-infected cattle using machine learning and statistical approaches." National Association of Veterinary Scientists Dual Degree Colloquium., , Virtual. 2020
"Developing a rapid non-invasive and portable assay for Bovine Respiratory Disease (BRD) diagnosis using Near Infrared (NIR) Spectroscopy." Mississippi Academy of Sciences, Mississippi Aademy of Sciences, Mississippi State Universtiy. 2019
"Rapid prototyping and development of a tracheostomy tube for calves." MSU Undergraduate Research Symposium, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS. 2018
