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March 2006 Avian influenza expertsThe Purdue University experts listed below can address many topics related to avian influenza.
Public HealthJames McGlothlinAssociate professor of health sciences • McGlothlin is a member of Purdue's Pandemic Influenza Response Planning Committee and is technical director of the Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering. He teaches classes in public-health safety. Prior to coming to Purdue, he was a senior researcher in ergonomics with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. CONTACT: (765) 532-2921 (c); (765) 496-6359, jdm3@purdue.edu
Virus and vaccine researchSuresh MittalProfessor of veterinary pathobiology • Mittal is investigating a vaccine to provide immunity against avian influenza. His research is divided between nonhuman adenoviral vectors, cancer gene therapy and pandemic flu vaccines. He teaches classes in the principles of medical virology and viral diseases of animals. CONTACT: (765) 496-2894, mittal@purdue.edu
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Harm HogenEsch Head of veterinary pathobiology, co-director of the Center for Excellence in Comparative Medicine • HogenEsch researches the development and delivery of vaccines to fight the constantly mutating avian influenza viruses. He has conducted research that links not just to animal health but human diseases. CONTACT: (765) 494-0596, hogenesch@purdue.edu
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Roman Pogranichniy Assistant professor, diagnostic virologist, Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory • Pogranichniy's research is focused on veterinary diagnostic and infectious disease of production animals. He specializes in diagnosis, pathogenesis and vaccine development, but his primary responsibility is public safety. CONTACT: (765) 494-7462, rmp@purdue.edu
Health Communication & Public PolicyGeorge AveryAssistant professor of health and kinesiology • Avery specializes in preparedness and policy for health matters. For example, he examines how the health and political system would respond to an emergency, such as an epidemic. He is familiar with bioterrorism policy, as well as regulatory policy, health-care quality, health-system organization and managed care. CONTACT: (765) 496-3330, gavery@purdue.edu
Marifran Mattson Associate professor of health communication • Mattson studies health and crisis communication. Mattson worked with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials on emergency preparedness after the 2001 anthrax scare. CONTACT: (765) 494-7596, mmattson@purdue.edu
Purdue PlanningJames WestmanDirector of Purdue's student health center • Westman is co-chair of Purdue's Pandemic Influenza Response Planning Committee. He directs policies, operations and activities and conducts clinical practice and research in psychology. He can talk about what has been done in previous instances of infectious disease on campus and what Purdue is doing to plan for the event of a pandemic. CONTACT: (765) 494-1720, (765) 743-7499 (home), westman@purdue.edu
Carol Shelby Senior director of environmental, health and public safety • Shelby is co-chair of Purdue's Pandemic Influenza Response Planning Committee. She is responsible for overseeing regulatory compliance at the university, as well as construction and health safety, chemical and laboratory safety, hazardous materials management, radiation safety, hazardous materials disposal and training. CONTACT: (765) 494-6113, cshelby@purdue.edu
Animal HealthLarry GlickmanProfessor of epidemiology and environmental medicine • Glickman designed the only surveillance system for animals available that uses a national pet health database to assess whether cats are sentinels that could provide early warning for avian influenza and other diseases. He has published extensively on diseases of animals that can be transmitted to people and chaired a National Academy of Sciences committee that reviewed how pets could help detect environmental health hazards to humans. He also has conducted research on how companion animals affect human reaction to disaster preparedness. CONTACT: (765) 494-6301, ltg@purdue.edu
Leon Thacker Professor of anatomic pathology, director of the Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory • Thacker has conducted research on swine and avian diseases and is a member of the Indiana State Board of Animal Health. He helps diagnose diseases in livestock, poultry, companion animals and wildlife and provides blood testing of animals for federally mandated disease programs. CONTACT: (765) 494-7460, thackerl@purdue.edu
Lorraine Corriveau Pet wellness veterinarian, companion animal community practice • Corriveau heads the exotic pets and bird service for the Small Animal Hospital in the School of Veterinary Medicine. She can discuss how pet owners can minimize disease risks. CONTACT: (765) 494-7789, corrivea@purdue.edu
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Simon Kenyon Associate professor of veterinary clinical science, Extension veterinarian • Kenyon specializes in animal health and nutrition and has researched avian influenza for the Extension Disaster Education Network. He has studied foreign animal disease threats for the USDA and helped develop a national program for aiding and rescuing animals after natural disasters such as floods and hurricanes. CONTACT: (765) 494-0333, skenyon@purdue.edu Extension Disaster Education Network
Ramesh Vemulapalli Associate professor of veterinary pathobiology, head of the Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory molecular diagnostics section • Vemulapalli runs the surveillance tests for avian influenza submitted from various sources in Indiana, including veterinarians from the Indiana Board of Animal Health and personnel of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources. His research focus is in developing additional molecular diagnostics testing. CONTACT: (765) 494-7560, rvemulap@purdue.edu
EconomicsGeorge HorwichProfessor emeritus of economics • Horwich has studied 1995 Kobe earthquake and the economic effects of recovering from disasters. This work has been cited in major publications following 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina. And while a bird flu pandemic would potentially devastate population, not property, he describes the economic effects as "pretty devastating." CONTACT: (765) 494-4443, ghorwich@purdue.edu
Food SafetyTodd ApplegateAssociate professor of food science • Applegate has conducted research on corporate control of food production and how it could be a key component in preventing an outbreak of avian influenza within the U.S. poultry industry. CONTACT: (765) 496-7769, applegt@purdue.edu
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Paul Brennan Executive vice president, Purdue-based Indiana State Poultry Association • Brennan works with Indiana's poultry industry on bio-security and disease control programs in food production. He helps conduct surveillance and testing for avian influenza, and can talk about poultry production processing. CONTACT: (765) 494-8517, pbrennan@purdue.edu
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