Research Center for Animal Hygiene and Food Safety
Infectious diseases are the biggest concern in public health because of their major
contribution to global mortality and morbidity. The Research Center for Animal
Hygiene and Food Safety conducts research and education programs designed to
understand the epidemiology, pathogenesis, and ultimately the control of pathogens
such as bacteria and viruses. Through innovative research ranging from field and
laboratory based studies in food or vector-borne diseases, to emerging and
re-emerging infections, and to host defense and pathogenesis, we serve local and
international communities for improvement of animal hygiene and food safety.
Emerging and Re-emerging Diseases
This unit is primarily concerned with emerging and re-emerging diseases in livestock caused by zoonotic, viral etiologic agents. Studies are extensive, covering disease process and causation, diagnostics, prevention, and assessment of both intrinsic and extrinsic factors of disease process and pathogenesis.
Food Microbiology and Immunology
We focus on cellular and molecular mechanisms of food-borne bacterial diseases. We are particularly interested in the host-pathogen interaction in various kinds of food-borne diseases including anthrax, listeriosis, salmonellosis, STEC infection, etc. Our goals are to control the diseases and reduce risk to the public from food-borne pathogens.
Chemotherapy
This unit is primarily concerned with pathophysiological elucidation of stress-induced diseases and diabetic complications and searching for functional materials. The goal is to control these diseases and maintain good health in humans and animals.
Large Animal Clinic
Clinical application of diagnostics, control, prevention and treatment, and epidemiological studies constitute the core functions of this unit.