Alumni

	Lauren Stranahan, DVM PhD Student Focus Area: Canine brucellosis, caused by Brucella canis, is a highly contagious disease of dogs that primarily manifests as reproductive failure. Cases of canine brucellosis, including zoonotic infections in humans, are on the rise, emphasizing the need for an effective vaccine. I am interested in assessing the safety and efficacy of a live attenuated vaccine candidate, B. canis ΔvjbR, for the prevention of canine brucellosis.		Martha Hensel, DVM Postdoctoral Associate Focus Area: My research focus is to develop an improved aerosol model for Brucella melitensis infection in guinea pigs. Future goals include using this model to explore the pathogenesis of Brucella-associated reproductive disease in pregnant animals. My long-term research goals will combine my training as a veterinary anatomic pathologist with research experience in infectious diseases to establish my own research program investigating the pathogenesis of microbial infections.
	Lisa Maria Avila MSc Student lmavilag@tamu.edu Focus Area: Since consumption of unpasteurized dairy products is a common way of acquiring Brucella infection, my current research focuses on designing and validating a diagnostic assay that allows the detection of Brucella spp. in milk-by products. My overall goal is to contribute by mitigating the transmission of infectious zoonotic diseases, which remain a burden in both resource-limited settings and developed countries.		Shakirat Adetunji, MS, DVM PhD Student Focus Area: I am currently investigating the immune pathogenesis of Brucella-induced pregnancy complications using laboratory animal models. The overall goal of my research is to understand the host-pathogen molecular interactions during pregnancy and the associated adverse outcomes.
	Andrea Camargo Visiting Scholar Focus Area: Understand the mechanisms of osteroarticular brucellosis which is one of the most common complications in humans and animals infected with Brucella, using in-vivo and in-vitro systems to characterize this pathogenesis.		Janice Park Visiting Scholar Focus Area: My interests are in cloning and purifying immunodominant Brucella canis proteins as part of our project towards the evaluation of a new vaccine for canine brucellosis and the development of improved diagnostic tests capable of differentiating naturally infected vs. vaccinated animals.
	Omar Khalaf, MSc, DVM PhD Student, graduated on January 2020 Focus Area: Understand the mechanisms of osteroarticular brucellosis which is one of the most common complications in humans and animals infected with Brucella, using in-vivo and in-vitro systems to characterize this pathogenesis.		Ramin Bagheri Nejad, DVM, PhD Visiting Scholar
	Slim Zriba, DVM MSc Student, graduated on May 2017 Focus Area: Safety of Brucella abortus S19deltavjbR in pregnant swine and its DIVA capabilities towards the development of a safe and efficacious vaccine against swine Brucellosis. Development and trials of a new generation TB vaccine.		Katherine Anne Franc DVM Candidate UGA. Internship from 5/16/16 to 8/5/16
	Peter Oba Visiting Scholar from 01/30/2017 to 04/21/2017		Mikel Thompson Student, Lincoln University Internship from 6/8/2016 to 8/12/2016
	Tumen Wuliji, PhD Professor, Lincoln University Internship from 6/8/2016 to 8/12/2016		Isaac Mengele Visiting Scholar from 9/13/2015 to 11/21/2015