Dr. Tomy Joseph

Assistant Professor of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba

Degrees: Postdoctoral Fellowship (National Institutes of Health, USA , 2007),
Ph.D. (Atlantic Veterinary College , University of Prince Edward Island , 2004) ,
M.Sc. (Atlantic Veterinary College , University of Prince Edward Island , 2001),
DVM (College of Veterinary & Animal sciences, Kerala , India , 1993)

Mailing Address: Virologist and Section Head, Virology and Molecular Diagnostics, Animal Health Centre, Ministry of Agriculture

1767 Angus Campbell Road, Abbotsford, BC., Canada , V3G 2M3

Tel: (604) 556-3036 
E-mail: tomy.joseph@gov.bc.ca

Research Interests:
Diagnostic virology. Monitoring emergence of zoonotic viruses especially new avian and swine influenza viruses and foreign animal disease viruses. Molecular basis of viral pathogenesis

Recent Publications:
  1. Joseph, T. 2010. Swine influenza. Proceedings of Manitoba Swine Seminar 2010. 155-163
  2. Pasma , T and Joseph, T. 2010. Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Infection in Swine Herds, Manitoba, Canada. Emerging Infectious Diseases 16: 707-08
  3. Karron, R.A., Callahan, K. Luke, C., Thumar, B., McAuliffe, J., Schappell, E., Joseph, T., Coelingh, K., Jin, H., Kemble, G., Murphy, B.R., Subbarao, K. A. 2009. Live Attenuated H9N2 Influenza Vaccine Is Well Tolerated and Immunogenic in Healthy Adults. Journal of Infectious Diseases 199(5):711-716.
  4. Joseph, T., McAuliffe, J., Lu. B, Vogel, L., Jin, H., Kemble, G., Swayne, D., Subbarao . K. 2008. A live attenuated cold-adapted influenza A H7N3 virus vaccine provides protection against homologous and heterologous H7 viruses in mice and ferrets. Virology 378:123-132
  5. Joseph, T., McAuliffe, J., Lu. B, Jin, H., Kemble, G., Subbarao . K. 2007. Evaluation of a mouse model of infection for avian influenza A H7 subtype viruses. Journal of Virology. 81:10558-10566
  6. Joseph, T and Subbarao, K. 2007. Scientific barriers to developing vaccines against avian influenza viruses. Nature Reviews Immunology. 7: 267-278
  7. Kibenge, F.S., Xu, H., Kibenge, M.J., Qian, B., and Joseph, T. 2007. Characterization of Gene Expression on Genomic Segment 7 of Infectious Salmon Anaemia Virus. Virology Journal. 4: 34
  8. Joseph, T and Subbarao, K. 2005. Human infections with avian influenza viruses. Maryland Mdeicine. 6: 30-32
  9. Joseph, T., Cepica. A., Brown, L., Ikede, B., Kibenge, F.S.B. 2004. The mechanism of cell death during infectious salmon anaemia virus (ISAV) infection is cell-type specific. Journal of General Virology. 85: 3027-3036
  10. Kibenge, F.S.B., Munir, K., Molly, M.T., Joseph. T., Moneke, E., 2004. Infectious salmon anaemia virus: The causative agent, pathogenesis and immunity. Animal Health Research Reviews: 65-78
  11. Joseph, T., Kibenge, M.T., Kibenge, F.S.B. 2003. Antibody mediated growth of infectious salmon anaemia virus (ISAV) in macrophage-like fish cell lines. Journal of General Virology 84: 1701-1710
  12. Joseph, T., Kibenge, M.T., Kibenge, F.S.B. 2003. Antibodies to infectious salmon anaemia virus (ISAV) augment virus entry in macrophage like-fish cell lines. Aquaculture Association of Canada. Spec. Pub pp. 60-63
  13. Kibenge, F.S.B., Kibenge, M.T., Joseph, T., McDougall, J. 2003. The development of vaccines in Canada in regards to ISAV. Proceedings of ISA Symposium, Fourth International Symposium on Aquatic Animal Health, USDA, Pages: 39-49
  14. Joseph, T., Lyaku, J., Fredrickson, R.A., Cepica, A., Kibenge, F.S.B. 2002. Use of epitope mapping to identify a PCR template for protein amplification and detection by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay of bovine herpes virus type 1 glycoprotein D. Journal of Clinical Microbiology 40: 4045-4050

     




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