Michael W. Riggs, D.V.M.
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Education:
- Texas A&M University, 1983; Ph.D., Washington State University, 1987. Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Pathologists, 1988.
Research:
Immunoparasitology and pathogenesis of human/animal protozoal diseases.
Current focus on immunoprophylaxis and immunotherapy of cryptosporidiosis and molecular pathogenesis of host cell attachment and invasion.
Publications:
- Riggs MW, Schaefer DA, Kapil SJ, Barley-Maloney L, and Perryman, LE. Efficacy of Monoclonal Antibodies Against Defined Antigens for Passive Immunotherapy of Chronic Gastrointestinal Cryptosporidiosis. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. Vol. 46, pp. 275-282, 2002.
- Riggs MW. Recent Advances in Cryptosporidiosis: The Immune Response. Microbes and Infection, Vol. 4, pp. 10, 2002
- Langer RC, Schaefer DA, and Riggs MW. Characterization of an Intestinal Epithelial Cell Receptor Recognized by the Cryptosporidium parvum Sporozoite Ligand CSL. Infection and Immunity, Vol. 69, pp. 1661-1670, 2001.
- Schaefer DA, Auerbach-Dixon BA, and Riggs, MW. Characterization and Formulation of Multiple Epitope-Specific Neutralizing Monoclonal Antibodies for Passive Immunization Against Cryptosporidiosis. Infection and Immunity, Vol. 68, pp. 2608-2616, 2000.
[ + graduate student, M.W. Riggs advisor]
Peer-reviewed publications
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