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Dr. Siba K Samal
Professor, Chair & Associate Dean
VA-MD Regional College of Veterinary Medicine
Dr. Samal’s research is focused on molecular biology and pathogenesis of two economically important negative-strand RNA viruses, bovine respiratory syncytial virus and Newcastle disease virus. Recently developed reverse genetics techniques are used to manipulate the genome of these viruses and study the role of each gene of these viruses in pathogenesis and virulence. Research is also conducted to engineer these recombinant viruses for use as improved live virus vaccines and use as vaccine vectors to express protective antigens of other pathogens.
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Learn more about Dr. Samal at http://www.vetmed.umd.edu/samal.htm