Professor - Veterinary Population Medicine

Jooxx001@umn.edu

Degrees

D.V.M. Seoul National University, S. Korea
M.S. James Cook University, Australia
Ph.D. James Cook University, Australia (1978)

Research Interests

Viral diseases in swine including PRRS virus, swine influenza virus, porcine circovirus and others
Viral diseases associated with reproductive disorders in domestic animals

Clinical Interests

Swine health and production management.

Instructional areas

Swine Dis, Diag, Therap & Prevention (CVM 6842)
Advance swine diseases (VMed 5596)
Advance vet Virology & Serology (VMed 8593)

Publications

For a listing of recent publications, refer to PubMed, a service provided by the National Library of Medicine.

Current Funding

Experimental transmission of a newly isolated swine influenza virus in pigs - University of Minnesota

Evaluation of a detergent extracted vaccine for the control of PRRS virus spread in breeding age swine - Minnesota Pork Producers Association

A novel approach to immunize pigs against PRRS virus - Minnesota Pork Producers Association

Honors and Awards

Pfizer award for Research Excellence - CVM 1998.

Current Students

• Kochakorn Direksin
  Ph.D. 2002
• MacDonald Farnham
  MS 2003
• Young Ki Choi
  Ph.D. 2003