Dr. William Epperson, DVM, MS
Overview
Summary:
Since 2007, Dr. Epperson has served as professor and Department Head of Pathobiology and Population Medicine. He is board certified in veterinary Preventive Medicine with a subspecialty certification in Epidemiology.
Education:
- Master of Science (M.S.), Veterinary Preventive Medicine, Ohio State University, The, 1990
- Bachelor of Agriculture, Animal Science, Ohio State University, The, 1985
- Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (D.V.M.), Veterinary Medicine and Science, Ohio State University, The, 1985
Publications
Conference Proceeding
- Identification of potential predictive biomarkers and molecular mechanisms contributing to BRD-associated mortality in post-weaned beef cattle. World Buiatrics Congress. 2022
- 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
- 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
- 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
Journal Article
- Tulathromycin metaphylaxis increases nasopharyngeal isolation of multidrug resistant Mannheimia haemolytica in stocker heifers. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. Volume 10. 2023
- 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
- The Sialyl Lewis X Glycan Receptor Facilitates Infection of Subtype H7 Avian Influenza A Viruses.. Journal of virology. Volume 96, Issue 19, Page e0134422. 2022
- Assessment of Diversity of Antimicrobial Resistance Phenotypes and Genotypes of Mannheimia haemolytica Isolates From Bovine Nasopharyngeal Swabs. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. Volume 11. 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
- 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
- Whole blood transcriptomic analysis of beef cattle at arrival identifies potential predictive molecules and mechanisms that indicate animals that naturally resist bovine respiratory disease. PLoS ONE. Volume 15, Issue 1. 2020
- Pathogenesis of co-infections of influenza D virus and Mannheimia haemolytica in cattle.. Veterinary microbiology. Volume 231, Pages 246-253. 2019
- Multidrug resistant Mannheimia haemolytica isolated from high-risk beef stocker cattle after antimicrobial metaphylaxis and treatment for bovine respiratory disease. Veterinary Microbiology. Volume 221, Pages 143-152. 2018
- Influenza D Virus Infection in Feral Swine Populations, United States.. Emerging infectious diseases. Volume 24, Issue 6, Pages 1020-1028. 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
- Use of focused ultrasonication in activity-based profiling of deubiquitinating enzymes in tissue.. Analytical biochemistry. Volume 515, Pages 9-13. 2016
- Application of Functional Genomics for Bovine Respiratory Disease Diagnostics.. Bioinformatics and biology insights. Volume 9, Issue Suppl 2, Pages 13-23. 2015
- Factors influencing diagnostic sample submission by food animal veterinarians in Mississippi.. Veterinaria italiana. Volume 48, Issue 1, Pages 31-9. 2012
Published Abstract
- Effects of melatonin on physiologic responses and behavior in dairy steers following Lps-induced inflammation. American Society of Animal Science. 2022
Presentations
Abstract
- "Pathogenicity of influenza D virus (IDV) and influenza A virus (IAV) co-infection in pigs." Options Influenza Conference, , Singapore. 2019
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
- "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
- "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
Poster
- "Rapid prototyping and development of a tracheostomy tube for calves." MSU Undergraduate Research Symposium, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS. 2018
