
Mark Rutherford, MS, PhD
Associate Professor Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Titles
Associate Professor Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Education
- PhD, Immunology, University of Illinois
- MS, Chemistry, Illinois State
- BS, Chemistry, Illinois State
Fellowships
Postdoctoral fellow, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Biography
Expertise
- Molecular Immunology
Research
Research summary/interests
I am primarily interested in molecular aspects of host-pathogen interactions, including transcriptome approaches to understanding both the host response as well as the pathogenic mechanisms employed by the pathogen.
Publications
Selected publications
Dr. Rutherford, PubMed
Teaching
Courses
Graduate Courses
- CMB/VMED 8134- Ethical Conduct of Animal Research (Coordinator)
- CMB/VMED 8550- Graduate Seminar (Coordinator)
- CMB/VMED 5910- Grant Writing: What Makes a Winning Proposal? (Coordinator)
- VMED5190- Seminar Presentation and Development (Instructor)
DVM Courses
- CVM6911- Veterinary Immunology (Coordinator)
- CVM6004- Critical Scientific Reading (Instructor)
- CVM6913- Agents of Disease I (Instructor)
Undergraduate Courses
- VPM4131- Immunology (Instructor)