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Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences

Graduate Program Summary

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Graduate Degrees Offered

M.S.; Ph.D.
Areas of Study
  • Biomedical Sciences
  • Bacteriology
  • Epidemiology
  • Genomics (Ph.D.)
  • Immunology
  • Mechanisms of Disease
  • Microbiology (Ph.D.)
  • Molecular Biology (Ph.D.)
  • Pathology
  • Proteomics (Ph.D.)
  • Virology



  

Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences

  • On the Web
    Department Website
  • Graduate Chair
    Dr. Greg Somerville
  • Graduate Secretary
    Ms. Lilo Johnson
    ljohnson2@unl.edu
    402-472-8537
  • Department Address
    120 Veterinary Basic Science
    Lincoln NE 68583-0905

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Description of Program

The Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences offers a Master of Science degree in veterinary sciences. The program offers excellent opportunities for career development in the veterinary and biomedical field. The department is engaged in basic and applied biomedical research of animal health and disease.

An interdisciplinary approach is used involving collaboration among the disciplines of bacteriology, virology, immunology, molecular biology, pathology, biochemistry, toxicology, and epidemiology. The multidisciplinary composition of veterinary and biomedical sciences provides unique opportunities for research on disease pathogenesis, host defense, characterization of microbial pathogens, gene regulation, disease diagnosis and control, and epidemiology of food animal production.

The department also offers a comprehensive graduate program leading to a Doctor of Philosophy degree in integrative biomedical sciences. This educational program is designed to provide individualized instruction, with a strong emphasis on health and disease. A prominent area of study consists of research in infectious diseases including: biomedicine, bacteriology, immunology, pathology, epidemiology, virology, and mechanisms of disease. Molecular and cell biology techniques are emphasized in most programs.

Some online courses are available.



  

Graduate Bulletin

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Faculty and Research

Raul Barletta Molecular Genetics; Virulence Determinants; Drug Resistance; Diagnostic Tests; Recombinant Vaccines
Bruce Brodersen Infectious Diseases of Food Animals
M. Roberto Cortinas Veterinary and Medical Entomology; Parasitology; Vector Ecology; Animal and Human Disease
Gustavo Delhon Virology; African Swine Fever Virus
Alan Doster Infectious Diseases of Food Animals
Rodrigo Franco Redox Signaling; Cell Regulation; Environmental Toxicity; Neurodegenerative Diseases
Dicky Griffin Beef Cattle Production Medicine
Seth Harris Pathogenesis; Immunity to Rhodococcus Equi
Douglas Hostetler Food Animal Medicine; Surgery and Production Medicine; Lameness and Orthopedics
Clinton Jones Herpesvirus Latency Viral Gene Expression
John Kammermann Anatomy; Localization of Cytokines; Injured Joints
James Keen Veterinary Infectious Disease Epidemiology; Livestock Health; Production Medicine; Zoonotic Infections
Clayton Kelling Pathogenesis of Viral Diseases of Cattle and Swine
Marjorie Lou Biochemical Mechanisms of Ocular Degenerative Diseases and Aging; Redox Regulation and Metabolism
D. Scott McVey Molecular Diagnostics and Vaccinology of Infectious Diseases of Cattle and Swine
Rodney Moxley Pathogenesis of Escherichia Coli Infections; E. Coli Virulence Determinants; Enteric Pathology
Fernando Osorio Virology; Pseudorabies Virus; Vesicular Diseases
Asit Pattnaik Molecular Biology of RNA Viruses; Virus-Host Cell Interactions; Attenuated Viruses and Vaccines; Antivirals
Gary Pickard Circadian Timing System; Viral Proteins; Central Nervous System
Richard Randle Beef Cow and Calf Production Management; Young Stock Management; Disease Monitoring and Quality Assurance
N R Jayagopal Reddy Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Immune System Activation and Autoimmunity
Douglas Rogers Pathogenesis of Bacterial Diseases of Livestock
Gary Rupp Beef Cattle Reproduction
David Smith Disease Determinants; Preventive Medicine
Patricia Sollars Circadian Rhythms; Circadian Regulation of Sleep; Seasonal Affective Disorder
Greg Somerville Staphylococcus Aureus and S. Epidermidis Infections
David Steffen Pathology of Inherited Diseases
Matthew Wiebe Host-Pathogen Interaction
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