Current reaserch projects:
1) Identification of virulence mechanisms in mammary pathogenic Mycoplasma bovis using unbiased whole genome random mutagenesis.
Supported by:
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:
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:
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:
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:
“Birth” of the MPEC pathotype
The mouse mastitis model
MPEC E. coli P4-NR/GFP O15:H21H54 in the murine mammary gland
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Innate immune response and inflammation in the mammary gland
Mammary alveolar Dendritic cells
