Professor of Immunology
Dr. Wagner is the lab's principal investigator. For more information, see her faculty biography.
Susanna oversees all reagent development (mouse immunizations, hybridoma cloning, antibody purification, storage and coupling), molecular techniques (PCR, gene cloning, protein expression), and regular flow cytometry analysis. She studies cytokine and chemokine responses during EHV-1 infection and the role of antibody secreting cells during allergy.
Heather oversees all Luminex® analysis including assay development and longitudinal study of equine cytokines and chemokines. She also performs regular peripheral blood mononuclear cell isolation, stimulation and freezing.
Elisabeth studies the roles of monocytes and antibody secreting cells in the development and regulation of equine Culicoides hypersensitivity for future application in immunotherapy treatment.
Naya studies Equine Herpes Virus Type I (EHV-1) and is currently purifying and testing EHV-1 neutralizing antibodies for future therapeutic application. Additionally, she assists with monoclonal antibody development/testing for phenotyping Equine B cell populations.
Camille studies the contributions of secreted factors and T cells in the mucosal immune response to Equine Herpes Virus Type I (EHV-1). She is also involved in the development of monoclonal antibodies against secreted proteins, for future application in diagnostics.
Laboratory Alumni
- Leah Alabanza — Rotating Graduate Student, 2008
- Adam Alejandro — Undergraduate Student, 2014–2016
- Kristie Anderson, DVM — DVM Student, 2014–2015
- Beatrice Awasthi — Undergraduate Student, 2016
- Alexandra Burnett, DVM — DVM Student, 2016
- Alexandra Burton, DVM, PhD — Post-Doctoral Fellow, 2015–2016
- Bronwen Childs — Undergraduate Student, 2007–2008
- Sara Cohen — Rotating Graduate Student, 2010
- Babette Fletemeyer — Summer Fellow, 2019
- Lindsay Goodale, DVM — Post-Doctoral Fellow, 2013–2014
- Laura Goodman, PhD — Post-Doctoral Fellow, 2011–2013
- Richard Isom, PhD — Post-Doctoral Fellow, 2006–2007
- Franziska Kaiser — Summer Fellow, 2015
- Alison Keggan, DVM — DVM Student, 2013–2014
- Laura Keller — Rotating Graduate Student, 2017
- Sarah Khatibzadeh, DVM — DVM Student, 2012–2013
- Joergen Koehlbrandt — Summer Fellow, 2009
- Alice Lee — Rotating Graduate Student, 2011
- Svenja Maier — Summer Fellow, 2016
- Carolyn McGuiness — Rotating Graduate Student, 2008
- Jonathan Mendez — Undergraduate Student, 2013–2014
- Emily Milodowski — Summer Fellow, 2014
- Erin Morgan — Undergraduate Student, 2005–2006
- Leela Noronha, DVM, PhD — Post-Doctoral Fellow, 2012
- Jenna Park — Summer Fellow, 2017
- Matthew Pennington — Rotating Graduate Student, 2013
- Fahad Raza, PhD — Graduate Student, 2015–2020; Post-Doctoral Fellow, 2020–2021
- Jennifer Rhode — Undergraduate Student, 2015–2016
- Christiane Schnabel, DVM — Post-Doctoral Fellow, 2015–2018
- Lauren Smith — Summer Fellow, 2011
- Justine Tarsillo — Summer Fellow, 2021
- Susanne Tausche — Visiting DVM Student, 2013
- Jacob Weber — Summer Fellow, 2020
- Michelle Wemette — Undergraduate Student, 2011–2013
- Christine Wimer, DVM — Post-Doctoral Fellow, 2009–2011; Post-Doctoral Fellow, 2016–2017
- Steven Yang — Summer Fellow, 2015
- Michael Zarosa, DVM — DVM Student, 2013–2014
- Tiago Zilch — Rotating Graduate Student, 2021