In this episode, Mike Roof sits down with Phil Gauger, Professor in the College of Veterinary Medicine at Iowa State University, to discuss respiratory disease in livestock.

Conversation highlights include vaccine use in livestock, livestock-human zoonotic transfer opportunities, avian influenza in dairy cattle, livestock disease monitoring, and web-based tools at Iowa State to assist with disease monitoring and understanding data trends in disease spread among livestock.

Links from this episode:

ISU FLUture

https://vetmed.iastate.edu/vdl/resources/client-services/isu-fluture

PRRSView

https://prrsv.vdl.iastate.edu/

This episode was recorded on July 9, 2024. Respiratory disease is an ever-changing topic in research and the status of infections across the US. Please see the Center for Disease Control and the US Department of Agriculture for the most up-to-date information on the status of infections.

The Nanovaccine Institute was founded at Iowa State University building upon core partnerships with the University of Iowa and the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Our purpose is to use nano-based technologies to tackle emergent diseases that have a devastating impact on human and animal health.

Iowa State University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, ethnicity, religion, national origin, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, sex, marital status, disability, or status as a U.S. Veteran. Inquiries regarding non-discrimination policies may be directed to Office of Equal Opportunity, 3410 Beardshear Hall, 515 Morrill Road, Ames, Iowa 50011, Tel. 515-294-7612, Hotline 515-294-1222, email eooffice@iastate.edu.

Podcast hosts Balaji Narasimhan, Kathleen Ross, and Mike Roof briefly discuss the work at the Nanovaccine Institute and the topics to be covered by the Nanovax Podcast.

Balaji Narasimhan, Anson Marston Distinguished Professor and Vlasta Klima Balloun Faculty Chair, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Iowa State University; Director, Nanovaccine Institute

Kathleen Ross, Core Facility Manager, Research and Development Engineer III, Nanovaccine Institute

Mike Roof, Chief Technology Officer, Vaccines, Diagnostics, and Immunotherapeutics bioscience platform, Office of the Vice President for Research, Iowa State University

The Nanovaccine Institute was founded at Iowa State University building upon core partnerships with the University of Iowa and the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Our purpose is to use nano-based technologies to tackle emergent diseases that have a devastating impact on human and animal health.

Iowa State University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, ethnicity, religion, national origin, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, sex, marital status, disability, or status as a U.S. Veteran. Inquiries regarding non-discrimination policies may be directed to Office of Equal Opportunity, 3410 Beardshear Hall, 515 Morrill Road, Ames, Iowa 50011, Tel. 515-294-7612, Hotline 515-294-1222, email eooffice@iastate.edu.

Welcome to the Nanovax Podcast, a Nanovaccine Institute-curated podcast sharing the latest research and advancements in nanomedicine for human and animal health. Focus areas address respiratory disease, antimicrobial resistance, neural disorders, cancer, aging, and animal respiratory disease. Season 1 will focus on respiratory disease and antimicrobial resistance.

The Nanovaccine Institute was founded at Iowa State University building upon core partnerships with the University of Iowa and the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Our purpose is to use nano-based technologies to tackle emergent diseases that have a devastating impact on human and animal health.

Iowa State University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, ethnicity, religion, national origin, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, sex, marital status, disability, or status as a U.S. Veteran. Inquiries regarding non-discrimination policies may be directed to Office of Equal Opportunity, 3410 Beardshear Hall, 515 Morrill Road, Ames, Iowa 50011, Tel. 515-294-7612, Hotline 515-294-1222, email eooffice@iastate.edu.