Ellen Collisson, PhD
Professor, Microbiology

Biographical Information

• 2007 to present; Professor, Western University College of Veterinary Medicine
• 1996-2007; Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Member of the Faculties of Genetics, Professional Program in Biotechnology, and Virology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.
• 1990-1996; Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Member of Genetics Faculty, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.
• 1985-1990; Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Microbiology & Parasitology, Member of Genetics Faculty, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.
• 1981-1984; Research Associate, Microbiologist, Molecular Virologist, USDA, ARS, Denver, CO.
• 1980-1981; Post-Doctoral Fellow, Molecular Virologist, University of Alabama Medical Center, Birmingham, AL.
• 1978; MS and 1980; PhD in Microbiology, University of Alabama Medical Center in Birmingham
• 1968-1971; Secondary School Science Teacher, Peace Corps Volunteer in Malawi, Africa and Ghana, Africa.
  

Personal Teaching Philosophy

Professional Interests

• Dr. Collisson's disciplines of expertise are virology and viral immunology, and the application of molecular biology to address viral disease in veterinary medicine.

Research Interests

• Dr. Collisson's research focuses on characterizing T lymphocyte responses and identifying mechanisms to enhance T lymphocyte immunity to viral infections.  Her laboratory is currently working with avian infectious bronchitis virus, a coronavirus that causes a SARS-like disease in poultry, an oncogenic avian retrovirus and avian influenza viruses.

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