Improving Understanding of the Pathogenesis of Emerging Swine Diseases
Principal Investigator: Diego Diel
Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences
Email: dgd76@cornell.edu
Sponsor: USDA-Federal Capacity Funds
Grant Number: 2023-24-190
Title: Improving Understanding of the Pathogenesis of Emerging Swine Diseases
Project Amount: $90,000
Project Period: October 2023 to September 2026
DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant):
Emerging viral diseases pose a significant threat to the US swine industry. Here we will we will characterize mechanisms used by Senecavirus A (SVA) and African Swine Fever virus (ASFV) to cause disease in swine. The basic scientific knowledge resultant from these studies will allow rational development of safer vaccines or therapeutics to combat these important diseases of swine.