Research Interests / Areas of Expertise:
The laboratory of Dr. Juergen Richt is interested in Emerging Zoonoses, especially in understanding the molecular pathogenesis and epidemiology of emerging zoonotic pathogens like Prions, Influenza Virus and Borna Disease Virus.


Selected Publications:
Lekcharoensuk, P.,  Lager, K.M., Vemulapalli,R., Woodruff, M., Vincent, A.L., Richt, J.A. 2006. Novel Swine Influenza Virus Subtype H3N1, United States. Emerg. Infect. Dis. 12: 787-794

Hamir, A.N, Kunkle, R.A., Miller, J.M.,Bartz, J.C., Richt, J.A. 2006. First and second cattle passage of transmissible mink encephalopathy (TME) by intracerebral inoculation. Vet. Pathol., 43: 118-126

Hamir, A.N, Kunkle, R.A., Miller, J.M., Greenlee, J.J., Richt, J.A. 2006. Experimental second passage of chronic wasting disease (CWD mule deer) agent to cattle. J. Comp. Path. 134: 67-73

Eickmann M., Kiermayer S., Kraus I., Gossl M., Richt J.A., Garten W. 2005. Maturation of Borna disease virus glycoprotein. FEBS Lett. 579: 4751-4756

Hamir, A.N, Kunkle, R.A., Miller, J.M., Richt, J.A. 2005. Second passage of sheep scrapie and transmissible mink encephalopathy (TME) agents in raccoons (Procyon Lotor). Vet. Pathol. 42: 844-851

Herden, C., Schluesener H.J., Richt J.A. 2005. Expression of allograft inflammatory factor-1 and heme oxygenase-1 in brains of rats infected with the neurotropic Borna disease virus. Neuropath. Appl. Neurobiol. 31: 512-521           

Solórzano, A., Webby, R.J., Lager, K.M., Janke, B.H., García-Sastre, A., Richt, J.A. 2005. Mutations in the NS1 Protein of Swine influenza virus impair anti-interferon activity and confer attenuation in pigs. J. Virol. 79: 7535-43