MVB Ph.D. Candidate

Contact Information:

Kendra Hyland
Veterinary Sciences Building, Room 239C
1971 Commonwealth Ave
St. Paul, MN 55108
Tel: 612-624-4926
Internet: hyla0021@umn.edu

Educational Background

B.S., Biological Sciences, University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA
MVB Ph.D. Candidate, University of Minnesota

Research Interests

The gastrointestinal tract is a major portal of entry into the body for pathogenic bacteria. The mucosal immune system in the small intestine consists of organized secondary lymphoid organs called Peyer's patches. I study the host response to Salmonella by the Peyer's patches of the pig. So far, porcine immune responses to pathogenic bacteria have not been well characterized at a molecular level. I use an ex vivo technique to infect Peyer's patches, and then measure the resulting changes in gene expression by DNA microarray analysis (PorkChip) and real time RT-PCR. I hope to expand knowledge of innate mucosal immune responses in pigs so that others can use this information to develop mucosal vaccines.

Selected Publications

KA Hyland, DR Brown, MS Rutherford, and M.P. Murtaugh. (2002) Immediate immune response of porcine small intestine during infection with Salmonella choleraesuis. Abstract #131. Autumn Immunology Conference, Chicago, IL

K.A. Hyland, D.R. Brown, M.S. Rutherford and M.P. Murtaugh. (2002). Immediate immune response of porcine Peyers patch during acute infection with Salmonella choleraesuis. The FASEB Journal. D81, Abstract # 509.9

K. Hyland, C. Dvorak, A. Wang, M. Rutherford, B. Green, D. Brown, and M. Murtaugh. (2001). Immune gene expression from porcine jejunal tissue in response to acute infection by Salmonella choleraesuis. The FASEB Journal. 15 (4): A364, Abstract # 280.6

Gutowska A, M. Jasionowski, KA Hyland, DR Fisher. (2000). Reversible gels for local delivery of medical isotopes. 6th World Biomaterials Congress, Kamuela, HI. May 15th20th, Presentation #788.

Gutowska A, KA Hyland, SK Lan, W Samuels, KS Azarow, CA Anderson. (2000). Resorbable templates for vascular repair. 6th World Biomaterials Congress, Kamuela, HI. May 15th20th, Presentation #709.

Gutowska, A, KA Bennett, and DR Fisher. (1999). Thermoreversible gels for the delivery of therapeutic agents. American Chemical Society, 54th Northwest Regional Meeting. Portland, OR. June 20th23rd, Presentation # 60.

Honors and Awards

NIH NeuroBehavior/ NeuroImmune Addiction Research Training Grant Fellow at the University of Minnesota, 2001present.

USDA National Needs Training Grant Fellow at the University of Minnesota, 19992001.
Science and Engineering Research Semester (SERS) Fellow at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, Washington, 19971999.

Interests and Activities

MVB Seminar Series Representative

Sewing and crafts

And of course my two favorite cats:

Sheeba and Ramses

Ramses really enjoys watching the cat fights on Jerry Springer