Jennifer Johns, DVM, PhD, DACVP
Education and Professional Training
PhD, Comparative Pathology, University of California Davis School of Veterinary Medicine
Clinical Pathology Residency, University of California Davis Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital
DVM, University of California Davis School of Veterinary Medicine
BS, Biology, University of California Los Angeles
Board Certification
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Pathologists, Clinical Pathology
Honors and Awards
Zoetis Distinguished Faculty Teacher Award 2025
Zoetis Award for Veterinary Research Excellence 2023
UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, Donald Dungworth Graduate Student Travel Award
UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, CL Davis Award for Outstanding Pathology Trainee/Graduate Student
UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, Leslie Shelton Award for Excellence in Emergency and Critical Care Medicine
Work in our lab centers around the biology and clinical application of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). Our current areas of focus include 1) interactions between MSCs and bacterial pathogens, and the subsequent alterations induced in MSCs; 2) use of MSCs for regenerative medicine applications in domestic animals; and 3) MSC programming (licensing) during inflammatory diseases and potential applications for MSC therapy in immune-mediated diseases in veterinary medicine.
Our lab also continues to work on tick-borne rickettsial infections of domestic animals, particularly granulocytic anaplasmosis caused by Anaplasma phagocytophilum infection and related infections. Additionally, I have an ongoing research interest in hematology and hematopoiesis of laboratory animal and non-mammalian species.