Biography

EDUCATION: B.S., Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Ph.D., Meharry Medical College AREAS OF EXPERTISE: Microbiology/immunology; T-cell differentiation; inflammation/innate immune responses; flow cytometry/ELISA/animal models/tissue culture

Research Intrest

Western blotting, PCR, RT-PCR, ELISA and flow cytometry, F.I.S.H; in tandem with in vitro and in vivo (mouse and pig) models;In mice, SFB colonization is associated with differentiation of T helper (Th)17 cells and production of immunoglobulin (IgA);

List of Publications
Corn Minor, RA., Limmon,GV., Miller-DeGraff L., Dixon, D., Andrews, DMK., Kaufman, R J., and Imani, F., 2010. Double-Stranded RNA-Activated Protein Kinase Regulates Early Innate Immune Responses During Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection. J. Interferon and Cytokine Research., April 30(4): 263-272.
Radiah C. Minor, Melody L. Robinson-Wright, Morika Williams, Steven L. Hurley. 2012. Dietary β-glucan Leads to Increased TNF-α Production in the Lung. American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, 7:55-60.
Rabin Gyawali, Alani Adkins, Radiah C. Minor & Salam A. Ibrahim, 2013. Behavior and changes in cell morphology of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in liquid medium and skim milk in the presence of caffeine, CyTA - Journal of Food
Pender, R.J., R.C. Minor, S.L. Hurley, D.R. Conklin and J.T. Waterman, 2014. Exposure to swine housing dust modulates macrophage morphology and function. Am. J. Immunol., 10: 35-45.
Mykea Mcknight, Jabria Allen, Jenora Waterman, Steven Hurley, Joshua Idassi and Radiah C. Minor, 2014 Moringa Tea Blocks Acute Lung Inflammation Induced By Swine Confinement Dust Through A Mechanism Involving TNF-alpha Expression, C-Jun N-Terminal Kinase Activation And Neutrophil Regulation Am. J. Immunol., 10: 73-87.
Gyawali, R.; Minor, R.C.; Donovan, B.; Ibrahim, S.A., 2015 Inclusion of Oat in Feeding Can Increase the Potential Probiotic Bifidobacteria in Sow Milk. Animals, 5, 610-623.