David A. Benfield

Professor
Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine
Food Animal Health Research Program, OARDC
United States of America

Professor Veterinary Sciences

Biography

David A. Benfield had done his MS from Purdue University. He completed his PhD from University of Missouri-Columbia. At present he is Professor, Associate Director in Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicne at OARDC.

Research Intrest

Molecular and cellular mechanisms by which positive stranded RNA viruses alter the metabolism of host cells and how these viruses mediate persistence, Viruses, Apoptosis

List of Publications

Christopher-Hennings J, LD Holler, DA Benfield, EA Nelson. 2001. Detection and duration of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus in semen, serum, peripheral blood mononuclear cells, and tissues from Yorkshire, Hampshire, and Landrace boars. J Vet Diag Invest 13:133-142.

Kim TS, DA Benfield and RRR Rowland. 2002. Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus-induced cell death exhibits features consistent with non-typical apoptosis. Virus Research 85:133-140.

Benfield D, J Christopher-Hennings, J Collins, S Dee, W Mengeling, K Rossow and J Zimmerman. 2002. Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS). Swine Industry Handbook, Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service, West Lafayette, Indiana.

Rowland RRR, S Lawson, K Rossow and DA Benfield. 2003. Lymphoid tissue tropism of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus replication during persistent infection of pigs originally exposed to virus in utero. Veterinary Microbiology 96:219-235.

Rowland RRR, P Schneider, Y Fang, S Wooton, D Yoo and DA Benfield. 2003. Peptide domains involved in the localization of the porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus nucleocapsid protein to the nucleolus. Virology 316:135-145

Ropp SR, Y Fang, CE Wees, EA Nelson, KD Rossow, M Bien, B Arndt, S Preszler, P Steen, J Christopher-Hennings, JE Collins, DA Benfield and KS Faaberg. 2004. Antigenic and genetic characterization of emerging European-like PRRSV isolates in the United States. J. Virol 78:3684-3703.

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