College of Veterinary Medicine

Honors and Awards:

American Animal Hospital Association Excel Award, 1986
Support Services Resident of the Year, University of Florida, College of Veterinary Medicine, 1990, 91
Charles Louis Davis Student Scholarship Award, for the advancement of Veterinary and Comparative Pathology, 1991
Phi Zeta Research Award, Determination of the Genome Size of Anaplasma marginale by Use of Restriction Endonucleases and Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis, 1992
Auxiliary Graduate Studies Scholarship Award for research, University of Florida, College of Veterinary Medicine, 1995
1997 Teacher of the Year, University of Florida, College of Veterinary Medicine (Voted by Class of 1998)
Class of 2000's, 2000 Teacher of the Year, University of Florida, College of Veterinary Medicine
University of Florida, College of Veterinary Medicine, Support Services Clinician of the Year 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005
Clinical Investigator Award from the Florida Veterinary Medical Association; 2000.
University of Florida, College of Veterinary Medicine, College-Wide Teacher of the Year 1998, 2002, 2008
Norden Distinguished Teacher of the Year 2002

Research Interests:

Molecular tools in the diagnosis of tick-transmitted diseases of humans and domestic animals with particular interest in development of serological assays for ehrlichiosis and anaplasmosis. Special interest in characterization of blood cells from various reptile species.

Selected Publications:

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Birkenheuer AJ, Marr H, Alleman AR, Levy MG, and Breitschwerdt EB. 2006. The development and evaluation of a PCR assay for the detection of detect Cytauxzoon felis DNA in feline blood samples. Vet. Parasitol. 137:144-149.

Alleman AR, Barbet AF, Sorenson HL, Strik NI, Wamsley HL, Wong SJ, Chandrashaker R, Gaschen FP, Luckschander N and Bjöersdorff A. 2006. Cloning and expression of the gene encoding the major surface protein 5 (msp5) of Anaplasma phagocytophilum and potential application for serodiagnosis. Vet. Clin. Pathol., 35(4): 418 - 425.

Alleman AR. 2006. The Medical Necessity of the Complete Hemogram. Veterinary Medicine 101(7):2-8.

Barbet, A.F., Lundgren, A.M., Alleman, A.R., Stuen, S, Bjöersdorff, A, Brown R.N., Drazenovich, N.L., Foley, J.E. 2006. Structure Of The Expression Site Reveals Global Diversity in MSP2/P44 Variants Of Anaplasma Phagocytophilum. Infection and Immunity, 74(11):6429-6437.

Carreno AD, Alleman AR, Barbet AF, Palmer GH, Noh SM, Johnson CM. 2007 In vivo endothelial cell infection by Anaplasma marginale. Vet. Pathol. 44:116-118.

Strik NI, Alleman AR, Barbet AF, Sorenson HL, Wamsley HL, Gaschen FP, Luckschander N, Wong S, Chu F, Foley JE, Bjoersdorff A, Stuen S, Knowles DP. 2007. Characterization of Major Surface Protein 5 of Anaplasma phagocytophilum and the Extent of Cross-reactivity with A. marginale. Clin. Vac. Immunol. 14:262-268.

Alleman, A.R. and Kupprion, E.K. 2007. Cytologic Diagnosis of Diseases in Reptiles. Vet. Clin. Exot. Anim. 10:155-186