The NCV faculty combines the expertise of Nebraska's leading biomedical research institutions: the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, and Creighton University which is also located in Omaha. The faculty is made up of experienced researchers presenting a strong mentoring environment to our junior investigators. The faculty represents various disciplines of research such as virologists, immunologists, plant pathologists, cell biologists, neuropathologists, microbiologists, and geneticists. Promising new investigators with similar research interests have been and are being recruited to further our vision of creating a nationally recognized center of biomedical research excellence.

UNL

Levon Abrahamyan, PhD

Research Assistant Professor
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
School of Biological Sciences

Irina Agarkova, PhD

Research Assistant Professor
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Department of Plant Pathology

Anisa Angeletti, PhD Research Assistant Professor
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
School of Biological Sciences
Peter Angeletti, PhD Associate Professor
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
School of Biological Sciences
Deborah M. Brown, Ph.D. Assistant Professor
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
School of Biological Sciences
Ronald Cerny, PhD Research Associate Professor
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Department of Chemistry
Qingsheng Li, PhD Associate Professor
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
School of Biological Sciences
Gustavo A. Delhon, PhD

BSL3 Core Facility Director
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

Alan Doster, DVM, PhD, DACVP Professor
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
David D. Dunigan, PhD Research Associate Professor
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Department of Plant Pathology
Clinton Jones, PhD Professor, Charles Bessey Professorship
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Associate Director, Nebraska Center for Virology
Clayton Kelling, PhD, DVM Professor
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Dustin Loy, DVM, PhD, DACVM Assistant Professor
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Fangrui Ma, PhD Director of the Bioinformatics Core
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
School of Biological Sciences
http://virologycenter.unl.edu:8080/BioInformatics
T. Jack Morris, PhD Distinguished Professor
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
School of Biological Sciences
http://www.biosci.unl.edu/faculty/morris.asp
Fernando Osorio, DVM, PhD, DACVM Professor
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Asit Pattnaik, PhD Professor
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Jay Reddy, PhD Associate Professor
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
James Van Etten, PhD Professor, William Allington Distinguished Professor of Plant Pathology
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Co-Director, Nebraska Center for Virology
Matthew Wiebe, PhD

Assistant Professor
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

Charles Wood, PhD Lewis Lehr/3M University Professor
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
School of Biological Sciences
Director, Nebraska Center for Virology
Yuannan Xia, PhD Research Assistant Professor
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Center for Biotechnology
Shi-hua Xiang, PhD Assistant Professor
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Luwen Zhang, PhD Associate Professor
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
School of Biological Sciences
You (Joe) Zhou, PhD Research Professor
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Center for Biotechnology

UNMC

Shilpa Buch, PhD Professor and Vice Chair for Research
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience
Pawel Ciborowski, PhD Assistant Professor
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Center for Neurovirology and Neurodegenerative Disorders
Howard Fox, MD, PhD Professor and Executive Vice Chair
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience
Howard Gendelman, MD Professor and Chair, Department of Pharmacology & Experimental Neuroscience
Larson Professor of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases
Director, Center for Neurovirology and Neurodegenerative Disorders
Co-Director, Nebraska Center for Virology
Santhi Gorantla, PhD

Assistant Professor
Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience
University of Nebraska Medical Center

KM Monirul Islam, PhD

Assistant Professor
Department of Epidemiology
University of Nebraska Medical Center

Georgette D. Kanmogne, Ph.D. MPH Associate Professor and Vice Chair for Resource Allocation and Faculty Development
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience
Senior Scientist / Center for Neurovirology and Neurodegenerative Disorders
Charles A. Kuszynski, PhD

Assistant Professor, Director - Cell Analysis Facility
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Department of Pathology and Microbiology

David Mercer, MD, PhD, FRCS Assistant Professor of Surgery
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Director, Intestinal Rehabilitation Program
Hui Pan, PhD Instructor
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience
Gurudutt Pendyala, PhD Instructor
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience
Thomas Petro, PhD Professor
UNMC College of Dentistry
Department of Oral Biology
Larisa Poluektova, MD, PhD Associate Professor
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Center for Neurovirology and Neurodegenerative Disorders
Nora Sarvetnick, PhD Professor
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Department of Surgery
Huangui Xiong, MD, PhD Professor
University of Nebraska Med. Center
Center for Neurovirology and Neurodegenerative Disorders
Jialin Zheng, MD Professor, Associate Dean for Graduate Studies
University of Nebraska Med. Center
Center for Neurovirology and Neurodegenerative Disorders