Research in our lab focuses on several areas:
- Translational research utilizing mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). We are currently evaluating: a) How MSCs alter the bone marrow microenvironment and local immune response in canine osteosarcoma (a common bone cancer of dogs), and the resulting impact on tumor progression; b) The role of MSCs in modulating the host immune response to infectious diseases, particularly bacterial infections, in veterinary species.
- Research on tick-borne rickettsial infections, including granulocytic anaplasmosis and related obligate intracellular bacterial infections.
- Clinical research for veterinary diagnostic testing, with an emphasis on laboratory animal and exotic species, and hematopoietic disorders in domestic animals.