Expertise

Subject Area:

  • Microbiology

My research focus is on transboundary and zoonotic viral diseases towards the development of effective control strategies for economically important pathogens including African swine fever and Rift Valley fever viruses. My research involvement includes studies related to vaccines, diagnostics, pathogenesis and molecular virology. My main interests are molecular characterization of viral pathogens and virus-host interactions including host response and viral pathogenesis. Other interests include arbovirology, especially vector involvement in transmission and host pathogenesis.

Degrees
PhD, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Microbiology and Molecular Biology, 2011
BS, Kansas State University , Biology, 2006