selected publications academic article Meegan, J., Dunn, J. L., Venn-Watson, S. K., Smith, C. R., Sidor, I., Jensen, E. D., ... Romano, T. A. (2012). Serologic response in bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus infected with Brucella sp. using a dolphin-specific indirect ELISA. Dis Aquat Organ. 102(1), 73-85. Ficht, T. (2010). Corrigendum. Future Microbiol. 5(8), 1299-1299. Ficht, T. (2010). Brucella taxonomy and evolution. Future Microbiol. 5(6), 859-866. Jupiter, D., Ficht, T., Qin, Q., Rice-Ficht, A., Samuel, J., & de Figueiredo, P. (2010). Genomic polymorphisms as inherent watermarks for tracking infectious agents. FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY. 1(SEP), 109. Roln, H. G., den Hartigh, A. B., Kahl-McDonagh, M., Ficht, T., Adams, L. G., & Tsolis, R. M. (2008). VirB12 is a serological marker of Brucella infection in experimental and natural hosts. Clin Vaccine Immunol. Ficht, T. A. (2003). Intracellular survival of Brucella: defining the link with persistence. Vet Microbiol. 92(3), 213-223. Cohen, N. D., Smith, K. E., Ficht, T. A., Takai, S., Libal, M. C., West, B. R., ... Martens, R. J. (2003). Epidemiologic study of results of pulsed-field gel electrophoresis of isolates of Rhodococcus equi obtained from horses and horse farms. Am J Vet Res. 64(2), 153-161. Banai, M., Adams, L. G., Frey, M., Pugh, R., & Ficht, T. A. (2002). The myth of Brucella L-forms and possible involvement of Brucella penicillin binding proteins (PBPs) in pathogenicity. Vet Microbiol. 90(1-4), 263-279. Bardenstein, S., Mandelboim, M., Ficht, T. A., Baum, M., & Banai, M. (2002). Identification of the Brucella melitensis vaccine strain Rev.1 in animals and humans in Israel by PCR analysis of the PstI site polymorphism of its omp2 gene. J Clin Microbiol. 40(4), 1475-1480. Perumaalla, V. S., Adams, L. G., Payeur, J., Baca, D., & Ficht, T. A. (1999). Molecular fingerprinting confirms extensive cow-to-cow intra-herd transmission of a single Mycobacterium bovis strain. Vet Microbiol. 70(3-4), 269-276. Mobasheri, H., Ficht, T. A., Marquis, H., Lea, E., & Lakey, J. H. (1997). Brucella Omp2a and Omp2b porins: single channel measurements and topology prediction. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 155(1), 23-30. Sreevatsan, S., Escalante, P., Pan, X., Gillies, D. A., Siddiqui, S., Khalaf, C. N., ... Musser, J. M. (1996). Identification of a polymorphic nucleotide in oxyR specific for Mycobacterium bovis. J Clin Microbiol. 34(8), 2007-2010. Sowa, B. A., Kelly, K. A., Ficht, T. A., Frey, M., & Adams, L. G. (1991). SDS-soluble and peptidoglycan-bound proteins in the outer membrane-peptidoglycan complex of Brucella abortus. Vet Microbiol. 27(3-4), 351-369. Ficht, T. A., Chang, L. J., & Stoltzfus, C. M. (1984). Avian sarcoma virus gag and env gene structural protein precursors contain a common amino-terminal sequence. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of USA. 81(2 I), 362-366. chapter Ficht, T. A., & Adams, L. G. (2009). Brucellosis. Vaccines for Biodefense and Emerging and Neglected Diseases. (pp. 807-829). Elsevier.
principal investigator on EVALUATION OF LIVE, ATTENUATED BRUCELLA VACCINE CANDIDATES awarded by National Institute of Food and Agriculture - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States) 2019 - 2024 Improved Live Attenuated Brucella Vaccines to Reduce Human Disease awarded by National Institutes of Health - (Bethesda, Maryland, United States) 2015 - 2020
investigator on Borlaug Fellowship for M.S. Rahman (BNGL) awarded by United States Department of Agriculture - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States) 2014 - 2016
teaching activities VPAT691 Research Instructor VTMI645 Host-agent Interactions Instructor VTMI685 Directed Studies Instructor VTMI691 Research Instructor VTPB421 Infectious Diseases Instructor VTPB485 Directed Studies Instructor VTPB489 Sptp: Clin Biochem Instructor
chaired theses and dissertations Akoolo, Lavoisier (2015-08). Role of Brucella Toll/Interleukin-1 Receptor (TIR) Domain Containing Protein (?TcpB) Deletion Mutant in Protective Immunity against Brucellosis. Arenas Gamboa, Angela Maria (2007-05). Evaluation of microencapsulation as an improved vaccination strategy against brucellosis. Gomez, Gabriel (2013-05). Identification and Evaluation of Brucella Recombinant Outer Membrane Proteins as Subunit Vaccinogen Candidates in the Mouse Model of Brucellosis. Hong, Priscilla Christine (2005-08). Utilization of the persistent nature of Brucella in the development of live vaccines. Kahl, Melissa Marie (2005-08). Evaluation of unmarked deletion mutants as improved Brucella vaccine strains in the mouse and goat models. McKown, Richard Dwayne (2004-12). Localization and partial immunological characterization of Fasciola hepatica Thioredoxin. Turse, Joshua Edward (2005-08). Concerning Brucella LPS: genetic analysis and role in host- agent interaction. Weeks, Jenni Nichole (2008-08). Identification of genetic loci and transcriptional networks that confer virulence and survival of Brucella melitensis.
education and training Ph.D. in Biochemistry, Columbia University - (New York, New York, United States) 1980
mailing address Texas A&M Agrilife Research Vet Pathobiology 4467 TAMUS College Station, TX 77843-4467 USA
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