Dr. Gregory Pharr, MS, PhD
Overview
Summary:
B.S. – University of Arkansas.
M.S. – University of Arkansas.
Ph.D. – Mississippi State University.
Postdoctoral Fellow – USDA-ARS, Avian Disease and Oncology Laboratory, East Lansing, MI.
Postdoctoral Fellow – Gwen Knapp Center for Lupus and Immunology Research, University of Chicago.
Postdoctoral Fellow – College of Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State University.
Education:
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Animal Physiology, Mississippi State University, 1990
- Master of Science (M.S.), Microbiology, University of Arkansas, 1986
- Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Bacteriology, University of Arkansas, 1982
Research interests:
Characterization of B lymphocyte development in the bursa of Fabricius.
Host adaptation of respiratory Mycoplasmas in chickens.
Publications
Conference Paper
- Blood variables of commercial egg-laying pullets following a field-strain Mycoplasma gallisepticum challenge . Poultry Science. Volume 97, Issue E-Suppl. 1, Page 59. 2018
- Production and humoral immune effects of dietary Original XPC in layer pullets challenged with Mycoplasma gallisepticum. Poultry Science. Volume 97, Issue E-Suppl. 1, Pages 35-36. 2018
Journal Article
- Genomic Diversity, Pathogenicity and Antimicrobial Resistance of Escherichia coli Isolated from Poultry in the Southern United States. BMC Microbiology. Volume 23, Issue 15, Page 15. 2023
- Effects of dietary Original XPC on selected blood variables in layer pullets challenged with Mycoplasma gallisepticum,,. Poultry Science. Volume 99, Issue 9, Pages 4373-4383. 2020
- Growth and humoral immune effects of dietary Original XPC in layer pullets challenged with Mycoplasma gallisepticum. Poultry Science. Volume 99, Issue 6, Pages 3030-3037. 2020
- Transcriptomic analysis of early B-cell development in the chicken embryo.. Poultry science. Volume 98, Issue 11, Pages 5342-5354. 2019
- Antigenic Characterization of H3 Subtypes of Avian Influenza A Viruses from North America. Avian Diseases. Volume 60, Issue 1s, Pages 346-353. 2016
- Expression of the ephrin receptor B2 in the embryonic chicken bursa of Fabricius. International Journal of Poultry Science. Volume 14, Issue 9, Pages 485-490. 2015
- Bovine viral diarrhea virus infection affects the expression of proteins related to professional antigen presentation in bovine monocytes.. Biochimica et biophysica acta. Volume 1794, Issue 1, Pages 14-22. 2009
- Prevalence and factors associated with fecal shedding of Giardia spp. in domestic cats.. Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association. Volume 42, Issue 6, Pages 424-9. 2006
Published Abstract
- In ovo injection of probiotic bacteria and its influence on the broiler immune system during a coccidian challenge. Poultry Science. Volume 98, Issue E-suppl. 1., Page 5. 2019
Presentations
Oral Presentation
- "Genomic Diversity and Associated Phenotyping of Escherichia coli Isolated from Poultry in the Southern United States.." 30th Conference on Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology (ISMB), International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB), , Madison, WI. 2022
Poster
- "In ovo injection of probiotic bacteria and its influence on the broiler immune system during a coccidian challenge." International Poultry Scientific Forum, Southern Poultry Science Society, Atlanta GA. 2019
Areas of Expertise
Transcriptomics bursa of Fabricius B-cell development chicken embryo.
