Research Interests / Areas of Expertise:
Enteric diseases of poultry, especially viral disease of young turkeys. Respiratory diseases of poultry, primarily the pathogenesis of Newcastle Disease and avian pneumovirus. Food safety - Campylobacter and Salmonella.


Education & Certifications:
D.V.M.: Ohio State University, 1981.
Ph.D.: Ohio State University, 1986.
Diplomate: American College of Microbiologists, 1987.


Selected Publications:
Ali, A. and D. L. Reynolds. Characterization of the stunting syndrome agent: physicochemical properties. Avian Diseases. 44:45-50. 2000.

Reynolds, D. L. and A. D. Maraqa. Protective immunity against Newcastle disease: The role of antibodies specific to Newcastle disease virus polypeptides. Avian Diseases. 44:138-144. 2000.

Reynolds, D. L. and A. D. Maraqa. Protective immunity against Newcastle disease: The role of cell-mediated immunity. Avian Diseases. 44:145-154. 2000.

Reynolds, D. L, J. Oesper and A. Ali. The Fluorescent Antibody (FA) and Indirect Fluorescent Antibody (IFA) Assays for Diagnosing Stunting Syndrome of Turkeys. Avian Diseases 44:313-317. 2000.

Pedersen, Janice C., Donald L. Reynolds, and A. Ali. The sensitivity and specificity of a RT-PCR assay for the avian pneumovirus (Colorado Strain). Avian Diseases 44:681-5 2000.

Ali, A. and D. L. Reynolds. A multiplex RT-PCR for the detection of Newcastle disease virus and avian pneumovirus (Colorado strain). Avian Diseases 44:938-943. 2000.

Reynolds, Don, Sevinc Akinc and Akbar Ali. Passively administered antibodies alleviate stunting syndrome in turkey poults. Avian Diseases 44:439-442. 2000.

Ali, A. and D. L. Reynolds. Characterization of the stunting syndrome agent: physicochemical properties. Avian Diseases 44:426-433. 2000.

Pedersen, Janice C., Dennis A. Senne, B. Panigrahy and Donald L. Reynolds. Detection of avian pneumovirus in tissue and swab specimens from turkeys. Avian Disease 45(3): 581-92. 2001.

Platt R, Reynolds DL, Phillips GJ. Development of a novel method of lytic phage delivery by use of a bacteriophage P22 site-specific recombination system. FEMS Microbiol Lett. 2003 Jun 27;223(2):259-65.

Ali, A., D. L. Reynolds, J. S. Guy and Y. M. Saif. Development of a reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction for the detection of small round viruses in turkeys. Avian Diseases. Accepted pending revision. 2003.

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Leadership:
Blue Ribbon Panel on Minnesota Avian Pneumovirus, March 29-31, 2000.
Board of Directors, American Association of Avian Pathologists (AAAP).
Listowner and Creator, PLTRYNWS
Electronic Information Committee Chair, AAAP, 1995-Present.
Editorial Board, Avian Diseases, 1993-present.
Iowa Turkey Federation Board of Directors, 1986-Present.
Council on Biologics and Therapeutic Agents (COBTA), 1999 - 2005 
Board of Governors, ACVM, 1994-1997.
Associate Editor, Poultry Science, 1992-95.
North Central Region Representative, AAAP, 1991-95.
NC-116 Regional Technical Committee, 1986-Present.
NC-228 Regional Technical Committee, 2002-Present.
Executive Comm., North Central Avian Disease Conference, 1988-93.
Enteric Disease Committee Chair, AAAP, 1988-90.


Honors & Awards:
New Investigator Award, American Association of Avian Pathologists, July 1991.

Reed Rumsey Student Award for the Advancement of Avian Medicine, American Association of Avian Pathologists, July 1986.

B.S. Pomeroy Award, for "The best presentation by a graduate student on an avian disease," North Central Avian Disease Conference,  June 1985.


Memberships:
American Association of Avian Pathologists
American College of Veterinary Microbiologists
American Veterinary Medical Association
Conference of Research Workers In Animal Disease
Gamma Sigma Delta
Iowa Veterinary Medical Association
Phi Beta Delta
Phi Kappa Phi
Phi Zeta
Poultry Science Association
World Poultry Veterinary Association