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RESEARCH PROJECTSThomas
M. Chambers, Ph.D. |
Associate Professor
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1. | Cytokine responses to infection with equine-1 (Prague/56) influenza virus, which is (so far) a unique example of an established mammalian influenza virus with characteristics of the high-pathogenicity avian influenza viruses. |
| 2. | Mapping of the attenuation mutations in FluAvert™, with an eye toward antigenic updating of this vaccine. | |
| 3. | Development of a new modified-live virus vaccine based on a different principle of attenuation. | |
| 4. | Collaborations with my fellow faculty member, Dr. David Horohov, on immune function in the older horse using influenza as a model. | |
| 5. | Evaluation of the capability of hyperbaric oxygen to inactivate equine respiratory pathogens. |
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