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Shelly Michalski, M.S., Ph.D.
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EDUCATION
- B.A. Biology (Pre-veterinary) Augustana College 1990
- M.S. Veterinary Microbiology (Parasitology) University of Missouri–Columbia 1993
- Ph.D. Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis, Washington University School of Medicine 2000
COURSES TAUGHT AT UWO
RESEARCH INTERESTS
1. Differential lethality of the Culex pipiens pipiens midgut for filarial worms.
2. Molecular determinants of microfilarial infectivity.
3. Filarial parasites of wildlife.
PUBLICATIONS
Michalski S, Bain O, Fischer K, Fischer P, Kumar S, Foster J. 2009. Identification and phylogenetic analysis of Dirofilaria ursi (Nematoda:Filarioidea) from Wisconsin black bears (Ursus americanus) and its Wolbachia endosymbiont. J. Parasitol. (CURRENTLY IN PREPRINT)
Griffiths K.G., Mayhew G.G., Zink R.L., Erickson S.M., Fuchs J.F., Mcdermott C.M., Christensen B.M., and M.L. Michalski. 2009. Use of microarray hybridization to identify Brugia genes involved in mosquito infectivity. Parasitology Research (CURRENTLY IN PREPRINT)
J. P. Dubey , M. C. Jenkins , O. C. H. Kwok , R. L. Zink, M. L. Michalski, V. Ulrich, J. Gill , M. Carstensen , P. Thulliez. 2009 Seroprevalence of Neospora caninum and Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) from Iowa and Minnesota using four serologic tests. Veterinary Parasitology 161(3-4): 330-4.
Todd Anderson, Amanda DeJardin, Daniel K. Howe, J. P. Dubey, Michelle L Michalski. 2007. Neospora caninum antibodies detected in Midwestern white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) by Western Blot and ELISA. Veterinary Parasitology 145:152-55.
ML Michalski, Bates KM, Essar DW, Rosenfield C, Erickson M, Selle R, Massung RF. 2006. Prevalence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in Central and Western Wisconsin . Parasitol. Res. 99(6):694-699.
Dana K. Vaughan, Aaron R. Gruber, Michelle L. Michalski, Jeffrey Seidling, and Sarah Schlink.. 2006 Capture, Care, and Captive Breeding of 13-lined Ground Squirrels, Spermophilus tridecemlineatus. Lab Animal 35(4):33-40.
ML Michalski, JD Monsey, DP Cistola and GJ Weil. 2002. An embryo-associated fatty acid-binding protein in the filarial nematode Brugia malayi. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology 124: 1-10.
Michalski ML and Weil GJ. 1999. Gender-specific gene expression in Brugia malayi. Mol. Biochem. Parasit. 104:247-257.
Ismail MM, Jayakody RL, Weil GJ, Nirmalan N, Jayasinghe KSA, Abeyewichrema W, de Silva C, Rezvi Shoriff MH, Rajaratnam H, Amarasakera N, Michalski M, and Dissanaike AS. 1998. Efficacy of single dose combinations of albendazole, ivermectin and diethylcarbamazine in the treatment of bancroftian filariasis. Trans. Royal Soc. Trop. Med. Hyg. 92: 94-97.
Marley SE, Michalski ML, Corwin RM and Van Schoyck M. 1993. Fecal Shedding of Toxocara canis and Ancylostoma caninum eggs by dogs receiving commerical anthelmintics. Canine Practice (18)2: 7-12.
SUPPORT
NIH Academic Research Enhancement Award, 2006-2009: MOLECULAR BASIS FOR INFECTIVITY OF BRUGIA MALAYI MICROFILARIAE
NIH Administrative Supplement Providing Summer Research Experiences for Students and Science Educators, 2009: MOLECULAR BASIS FOR INFECTIVITY OF BRUGIA MALAYI MICROFILARIAE
University of Georgia, 2009-2010: NIH-FUNDED FILARIASIS RESEARCH REAGENT RESOURCE CENTER(Director of Communication, Project Liaison)
University of Kentucky, 2009-2011: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, SUPPLEMENTAL VECTOR INTERVENTION REQUIRED TO ELIMINATE LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC
UWO Faculty Development Program Sabbatical Program, 2009: IDENTIFYING FILARIAL WORM COMPONENTS THAT CORRELATE WITH MOSQUITO INFECTIVITY
UWO Faculty Development Program Research Component, 2009-2010: PATHOGEN COMPETITION IN MOSQUITOES
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