Dr. Joan Lunney examining cell cultures with USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack
Cyst of Toxoplasma gondii
Dr. JP Dubey examining microscopic parasite cysts of Toxoplasma gondii
Benjamin Rosenthal and Detiger Dunams-Morel inspect parasites for genetic variation
Dr. Eric Hoberg examining a tapeworm
Drs. Mark Jenkins and Raymond Fetterer examine chicks consuming gel beads containing a vaccine against coccidiosis
Mission
The mission of the Animal Parasitic Diseases Laboratory (APDL) is to reduce parasitic disease in livestock and poultry pathogens and their risk of transmission to people. To do so, we study parasite biodiversity, development, genetics, genomics, and transmission, and we study the physiological and immunological responses of animals to such parasites, seeking vaccines and management strategies that more effectively mitigate health risk and economic loss.
