College of Veterinary Medicine

Education:

PhD (1998) Washington State University - Veterinary Science
MS (1993) University of Illinois - Veterinary Science
DVM (1986) Iowa State University - Veterinary Medicine

Honors and Awards:

1996, Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine
1996, Dr. Lynn A. George Scholarship for Basic Science Research
1993, LE Boley Award in Research Excellence, University of Illinois
1982, Honors Graduate, Iowa State University
1979, Top 2% Ag College, Iowa State University
1977-1982, Dean's List 1977-1982

Research Interests:

Research interest include several equine and large animal infectious diseases which inclue Ehrlichia risticii, Neospora caninum, Toxoplasma gondii, Equine Infectious Anemia Virus and West Nile Virus. Clinical interests are infectious diseases, immunology, and endocrine diseases.

Selected Publications:

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Franklin RP, Long MT, Giguere S, Uhl E, Martinez AL, Wilkerson M, Pneumocystis carinii infection in an adult horse. In preparation.

Long MT, Palmer GH, Baszler TV. Interleukin-12 induces partial antigen specific protection against congenital protozoal transmission. To be submitted April, 2001.

Long MT, Dame J, Greiner E, Cutler T, Hines MT, Tanhauser S, Mackay R, Sellon D. Sarcocystis neurona isolation from an experimentally infected foal with severe combined immunodeficiency. Submitted January, 2001.

Long MT, Baszler TV. Neutralization of maternal IL-4 modulates congenital protozoal transmission: Comparison of innate versus acquired immune responses. Journal of Immunology 2000; 164:4768-4774.

Baszler TV, Gay LJC, Long MT, Mathison BA. Detection by PCR of Neospora caninum in fetal tissues from spontaneous abortions. Journal of Clinical Microbiology 1999; 37:4059-4064.

Baszler TV, Long MT, McElwain TF, Mathison BA. Interferon-? and interleukin-12 mediate protection to acute Neospora caninum infection in BALB/c mice. International Journal of Parasitology 1999; 29:1635-1646.