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 Associate Professor Poultry Diagnostic Research Center |
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Education:
BS. University of California, Davis, Zoology with minor in African American
Studies, 1989
DVM Tuskegee University, 1994
PhD. Michigan State University, Veterinary Pathology, 2001
Board Certification: American College of Poultry Veterinarians, 2004
Adjunct Assistant Professor in Department of Pathology, 2006
Graduate Faculty, 2005
Research Interests:
Avian tumor viruses, Avian histopathology, immunohistochemical techniques.
Perform diagnostic pathology services for the poultry industry for State
of Georgia,
Course Moderator VPAT 8220 Avian Histopathology, POPH 8240 Histopathology
for Poultry Medicine Residents, Teach toxicology section in POPH 6800
Avian Pharmacology and Toxicology.
Teaching:
VPAT 8100 Microscopic Pathology—Avian tissue reactions section
VPAT 8110 Veterinary Advanced Pathology—Pet bird diseases.
VPAT 8130 Diagnostic Oncology—Avian section
POPH 3730 Poultry Health—toxins section.
VPAT8220/POPH8240 Avian Histopathology (course moderator)
POPH 6800 Pharmacology and Toxicology (course moderator)
Recent Publications:
Jamie E. Phillips, Mark W. Jackwood, Enid T. McKinley, Sharmi Thor, Deborah A. Hilt, Nori D. Acevedo, Susan M. Williams, Jessica C. Kissinger, Andrew H. Paterson, Jon Robertson, Conelia Lemke. Changes in non structural protein 3are associated with attenuation in avian coronavirus infectious bronchitis virus. Submitted to Virus Gene. July 25, 2011. Accepted Aug 25, 2011.
S. M. Williams, G. Zavala, S. Hafner, S. R. Collett, S. Cheng. Metastatic melanomas in young broiler chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus). Veterinary Pathology. Accepted June 10, 2011.
Kyung-Il Kang, Mohamed El-Gazzar, Holly S. Sellers, Fernanda Dorea, Susan M. Williams, Taejoong Kim, Stephen Collett and Egbert Mundt. Investigation on the etiology of Runting Stunting Syndrome in chickens. Submitted to Avian Pathology. April 2011. Accepted July 2011.
Susan M. Williams, Lisa Holthaus, Heather Wilson Barron, Stephen J. Divers, Michael McBride, Frederic Almy, Sharon Bush and Kenneth Latimer. Improved clinicopathologic assessments of acute liver damage due to trauma in Indian ring-neck parakeets. Submitted to Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery. Feb 28, 2011. Accepted Sept 22, 2011.
Susan M. Williams and Holly S. Sellers. Response of White Leghorn Chickens to Infection with Avian Leukosis Virus Subgroup J and Infectious Bursal Disease. Accepted Avian Diseases Feb 26, 2011.
Denise L. Brinson, Susan M. Williams, William A. Parker, Natalie K. Armour and Stephen R. Collett. Pathology in Practice—Histomoniasis in Chickens. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. Vol. 238 (8):2011.
Richard Kerr, Jeremy Holladay, Steven Holladay, Lawrence Tannenbaum, Barbara Selcer, Blair Meldrum, Susan Williams, Timothy Jarrett, Robert M Gogal. Oral Lead Bullet Fragment Exposure in Northern Bobwhite Quail (Colinus virginianus). Accepted Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. February 2011. Epub 3/1/2011.
Susan M Williams, Taylor Barbosa, Scott Hafner and Guillermo Zavala. Myxosarcomas Associated with Avian Leukosis Virus Subgroup A Infection in Fancy Breed Chickens. Avian Diseases 54: 1319-1322. 2010.
R. W. Gerhold, S. M. Williams, A. L. Fuller, and L. R. McDougald. An unusual case of coccidiosis in laboratory reared pheasants resulting from a breach in biosecurity. Avian Diseases 54:1112-1114. 2010.
Robert Gogal, Kerr, Richard; Holladay, Steven; Jarrett, Tim; Selcer, Barbara; Meldrum, Blair; Williams, Susan; Tannenbaum, Lawrence; Holladay, Jeremy; Williams, Jamie. Lead pellet retention time and associated toxicity in northern bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus). Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 29(12):2869-2874, 2010.
Mark W. Jackwood, Deborah A. Hilt, Holly S. Sellers, Susan M. Williams, and Hiram N. Lasher. Rapid Heat-Treatment Attenuation of Infectious Bronchitis Virus. Avian Pathology 39(3): 227-233. 2010.
M. W. Jackwood, M. Petteruti, R. Rosenbloom, D. A. Hilt, A. W. McCall and S. M. Williams. Avian coronavirus infectious bronchitis virus susceptibility to botanical oleoresins and essential oils in vitro and in vivo. Virus Research 149 (1): 86-94, 2010.
Mark W. Jackwood, Deborah A. Hilt, Amber W. McCall, Crystal N. Polizzi, Enid T. McKinley and Susan M. Williams. Infectious bronchitis virus field vaccination coverage, vaccine levels, and persistence of Arkansas type viruses in Commercial Broilers. Avian Diseases, 53(2):175-183. 2009.
Vitor L. S. L. Santos, Susan M Williams, Guillermo Zavala, Jian Zhang, Sunny Cheng, Renato L. Santos, and Corrie Brown. Detection of reticuloendotheliosis virus by immunohistochemistry and insitu hybridization in experimentally infected chicken embryo fibroblasts. Braz J Vet Patholo: 2(1):29-34, 2009.
Ahswini Warke, David Stallknecht, Susan M. Williams, and Egbert Mundt. Pathogenicity of wild bird isolates of avian paramyxovirus 2, 4, and 6 in chickens. Avian Pathology 37(4): 429-434, 2008.
Vitor L. S. L. Santos, Susan M. Williams, Guillermo Zavala, Jian Zhang, Sunny Cheng, H. L. Shivaprasad, Scott Hafner, Aly Fadly, Renato L. Santos, Corrie C. Brown. Detection of reticuloendotheliosis virus by immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridizaition in experimentally infected Japanese quail embryos and archived formal-fixed and paraffin embedded tissues. Avian Pathology 37(4):451-456, 2008.
Sonia M. Hernandez-Divers, Pedro Villegas, Carlos Jimenez, Stephen J. Hernandez-Divers, Maricarmen Garcia, Sylva M. Riblet, Ron Carroll, Barry M. O’Connor, Julie L. Webb, Michael J. Yabsley, Susan M. Williams and Susan Sanchez. Backyard Chicken Flocks Pose a Disease Risk for Neotropical Birds. Avian Diseases 3(4):e36-e37. 2008
F. Perozo, P. Villegas, C. Estevez, I. R. Alvarado, L. B. Purvis, and S. Williams. Protection against Infectious Bursal Disease Virulent Challenge conferred by a Recombinant Avian Adeno-Associated Virus Vaccine. Avian Diseases 52:315-319, 2008.
Susan M. Williams, Scott Hafner and Yoga Sundram. Liver granulomas due to Eubacterium tortuosum in a 7 week old Bobwhite quail. Avian Diseases. 51:797-799, 2007
Mark W. Jackwood, Deborah A. Hilt, Susan M. Williams, Peter Woolcock, Carol J. Cardona, and Robert O’Conner. Molecular and Serological Characterization, Pathogenicity, and Protection Studies with Infectious Bronchitis Virus Field Isolates from California. Avian Diseases. 51:527-533, 2007
Scott Hafner, Susan M. Williams, and Mary Sutton. Retroviral inclusions in the enteric smooth muscle of a tumor-bearing young chicken. Avian Diseases. 51:133-136, 2007
Callison S. A., S. M. Riblet, S. Sun, G. Zavala, S. Williams. R.Resurreccion, E. Spackman, M. García. Development and validation of a Real-Time Taqman® PCR assay for the detection and quantification of infectious laryngotracheitis virus in poultry. Journal of Virological Methods. 139:31-38. 2007.
Mohamed M. Hamoud, Pedro Villegas, and Susan M. Williams. Detection of infectious bursal disease virus from formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue by immunohistochemistry and real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation, 19:35-42, 2007.
This page last updated November 2011
