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Experts in Microbiology
Krishna Sundari Kenneth C. Carroll Roy D. Welch Ratan Gachhui Lacy Daniels Hardik Pathak Varsha Gupta Smriti Gaur Alok Kalra Franklin, Portugal Mohammad Hayatul Islam Professor Clive Ronson Anthony Garza Joseph Ashour Evelyn de Souza Oliveira Lopes Alexander Borisovich Prikhodko Prof. M.S. Dkhar Prof. H. Kayang Rizwana Rahim Dr. Papiya Ramanujam View MoreEarl L. Blewett
Associate Professor
Microbiology
Oklahoma State University Medical Center
United States of America
PhD in Veterinary Microbiology, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan. M.S in Veterinary Microbiology from Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan B.S in BiologyCollege of Arts and Sciences, University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon
My research area is the study of primate herpesviruses. In my own lab I work with primate cytomegaloviruses (CMV). In particular I am characterizing a CMV of baboons which I isolated in 1996. In addition I work with other viruses of non-human primates, including Simian Foamy Virus and herpes simplex-like viruses. For Detection and Prevention of Encephalomyocarditis Virus (EMCV) infections among animals in zoological institutions working in collaboration with Dr. K. Backues of the Tulsa Zoo, and other zoo veterinarians in Texas and Florida to develop a surveillance network for detection of EMCV infections in zoo animals.