Mastitis

 

Current reaserch projects:

1) Identification of virulence mechanisms in mammary pathogenic Mycoplasma bovis using unbiased whole genome random mutagenesis.

Supported by:

BARD

Open positions for graduate students: https://hafakulta.agri.huji.ac.il/news/positions-mycoplasma-pathogenesis...

In collaboration with:

Dr. Inna Lysnyansky, Kimron Veterinary Institute, Israel.

Dr. Raúl A. Almeida, Research Associate Professor, Director Tennessee Quality Milk Laboratory. The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture.  

 

2) Treatment and prevention of mastitis in dairy cows using mesenchymal stem cell based therapy.

Supported by:

BARD

In collaboration with:

Dr. Sharon Schlesinger, Department of Animal Science, Faculty of agriculture, Hebrew University.

https://animalscience.agri.huji.ac.il/sharonschlesinger

 

Dr. John Lippolis, National Animal Disease Center, Ruminant Disease of Cattle Research Unit, Ames, IA.

 

3) Combinatorial screening of antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory peptides for the development of novel mastitis therapeutics.

Supported by:

Israel Dairy Board

In collaboration with:

Dr. Zvi Hayouka

Institute of Biochemistry, Food Science and Nutrition
The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
http://departments.agri.huji.ac.il/biochemfoodsci722/teachers/zvi_hayouka/

 

4) Genomic epidemiology and study of virulence factors of Mycoplasma bovis

Supported by:

Ministry of Agriculture Chief Scientist

 

In collaboration with:

Dr. Inna Lysnyansky, Kimron Veterinary Institute, Israel.

 

 

5) Controlling the impact of Escherichia coli mastitis through modulation of immune responses

Supported by:

KolimastIR

Anihwa

 

 

 

“Birth” of the MPEC pathotype

Mas_1

 

 

 

The mouse mastitis model

Mas_2

 

 

MPEC E. coli P4-NR/GFP O15:H21H54 in the murine mammary gland

Mas_3 Mas_4

 

Innate immune response and inflammation in the mammary gland

Mas_5

 

Mammary alveolar Dendritic cells

Mas_6

 

Alveolar DC