Veterinary Science

Degree Offered:

Ph.D. Biological Sciences
- Veterinary Microbiology specialization
- Veterinary Pathobiology specialization
M.S. Biological Sciences
- Veterinary Microbiology specialization
- Veterinary Pathobiology specialization
M.S. Animal Sciences
- Veterinary Science specialization

Department Head: Professor David H. Zeman
Graduate Coordinator: Professor Christopher Chase

For additional information contact:
Mailing address: SDSU Box 2175 Phone: 605/688-5172
Veterinary Science — SAR 105 Fax: 605/688-6003
WWW: http://vetsci.sdstate.edu
E-mail: christopher.chase@sdstate.edu

Graduate Faculty

Christopher Chase, Professor, D.V.M., Iowa State University, 1980 Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 1990 Virology/Immunology

Ying Fang, Assistant Research Professor, Ph.D., South Dakota State University, 2004 Molecular Virology

Philip Hardwidge, Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Mayo Clinic Graduate School, 2002

Jane Christopher-Hennings, Associate Professor, D.V.M., University of Minnesota, 1983 M.S., University of Wisconsin, 1990 Molecular Diagnostics and Research

Alan Erickson, Professor, Ph.D., North Dakota State University, 1989 Biochemistry

David Francis, Professor, Ph.D., University of Missouri- Columbia, 1978 Bacteriology

Edward Hamilton, Professor, D.V.M., Texas A &M University, 1974 M.Agr., Texas A & M University, 1992 Livestock Production Economics

Regg Neiger, Professor, D.V.M., University of Minnesota, 1974, Ph.D., Iowa State University, 1987 Pathology and Toxicology

Eric Nelson, Professor, Ph.D., South Dakota State University, 1993 Molecular Virology

Alan Young, Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of Toronto, 1994 Immunology

David H. Zeman, Professor, D.V.M., Oklahoma State, 1980 Ph.D., Louisiana State University, 1986 Pathology

Adjunct/Courtesy/Joint Faculty

David Benfield, Ohio State University, Ph.D., University of Missouri, 1978 Virology

Richard Harland, Novartis Animal Health DVM, University of Saskatchewan, 1982 Master of Veterinary Science, 1987

Mike Hildreth, Professor, Biology/Microbiology Ph.D., Tulane University, 1983 Parasitology

David Hurley, University of Georgia, Ph.D., Penn State University, 1988 Immunology

Radhey Kaushik, Assistant Professor, SDSU, Department of Biology/Microbiology, Ph.D., University of Saskatchewan, 1998 Microbiology

Sarah Patrick, University of South Dakota MPH, Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, 1990, 1992 Epidemiology

Carol Rinehart, Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. Ph.D., University of Delaware, 1984

James Robl, Hematech, Sioux Falls, SD Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1983 Reproductive Physiology

Robert Rowland, Department of Diagnostic Medicine and Pathobiology, Kansas State University Ph.D., University of New Mexico, 1989 Immunology

T. Sathiyaseelan, Hematech, Sioux Falls, SD Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, 2000 Immunology