Pathology Graduate Program

Programs of Study

The postdoctoral training programs of the pathology section include non-thesis MS / residency degree programs in both anatomic and clinical pathology as well as thesis PhD programs. Most residents are initially accepted into the non-thesis MS / residency option. Promising residents are encouraged to identify a research problem during the residency and continue with the PhD program following its completion.  

Salary Support

Salary support is guaranteed for the residency. The resident and major professor are expected to generate support for the PhD component of the graduate program.

Departmental Research Areas

Because of the diversity of disciplines represented within the department, research programs are also diverse. Broadly speaking, research is focused in the areas of infectious disease, spontaneous disease, and toxic disease, and is primarily mechanism-based. Infectious disease research addresses the areas of novel vaccine development, mechanisms of mucosal immunity, the zoonoses and mechanisms of pathogenesis of a variety of infectious diseases including avian infectious laryngotracheitis, infectious bursal disease, porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS), porcine circovirus (PCV) ), bovine respiratory syncytial virus infection, salmonellosis, echinococcosis of canids, baylisascarid infections, and amoebiasis. Other programs are investigating the immunologic effects of dioxin toxicity, the development of methods to monitor environmental contamination through changes in fish, tumor angiogenesis, differentiation of bone marrow stem cell populations, and mechanisms of red cell senescence. Still, others are epidemiologic studies investigating food safety issues regarding S. enteritidis infection of eggs, the impact of different kinds of music on the well-being of poultry, risk factors for the development of canine bloat, and the causes of overpopulation of dogs and cats. Investigations are conducted at the whole animal, tissue, cellular, and molecular levels and are supported by state of the art Electron Microscopy and Flow Cytometry facilities within the college as well as hybridoma, protein synthesis, gene-sequencing, mass spectroscopy and tissue culture facilities we campus. tumor angiogenesis, differentiation of bone marrow stem cell populations, and mechanisms of red cell senescence. Still, others are epidemiologic studies investigating food safety issues regarding S. enteritidis infection of eggs, the impact of different kinds of music on the well-being of poultry, risk factors for the development of canine bloat, and the causes of overpopulation of dogs and cats. Investigations are conducted at the whole animal, tissue, cellular, and molecular levels and are supported by state of the art Electron Microscopy and Flow Cytometry facilities within the college as well as hybridoma, protein synthesis, gene-sequencing, mass spectroscopy and tissue culture facilities we campus. tumor angiogenesis, differentiation of bone marrow stem cell populations, and mechanisms of red cell senescence. Still, others are epidemiologic studies investigating food safety issues regarding S. enteritidis infection of eggs, the impact of different kinds of music on the well-being of poultry, risk factors for the development of canine bloat, and the causes of overpopulation of dogs and cats. Investigations are conducted at the whole animal, tissue, cellular, and molecular levels and are supported by state of the art Electron Microscopy and Flow Cytometry facilities within the college as well as hybridoma, protein synthesis, gene-sequencing, mass spectroscopy and tissue culture facilities we campus. others are epidemiologic studies investigating food safety issues regarding S. enteritidis infection of eggs, the impact of different kinds of music on the well-being of poultry, risk factors for the development of canine bloat, and the causes of overpopulation of dogs and cats. Investigations are conducted at the whole animal, tissue, cellular, and molecular levels and are supported by state of the art Electron Microscopy and Flow Cytometry facilities within the college as well as hybridoma, protein synthesis, gene-sequencing, mass spectroscopy and tissue culture facilities we campus. others are epidemiologic studies investigating food safety issues regarding S. enteritidis infection of eggs, the impact of different kinds of music on the well-being of poultry, risk factors for the development of canine bloat, and the causes of overpopulation of dogs and cats. Investigations are conducted at the whole animal, tissue, cellular, and molecular levels and are supported by state of the art Electron Microscopy and Flow Cytometry facilities within the college as well as hybridoma, protein synthesis, gene-sequencing, mass spectroscopy and tissue culture facilities we campus. 

Eligibility and Application

Applicants must hold the DVM or a degree from a recognized veterinary school. They must be approved for admission both by the Department of Comparative Pathobiology and the Purdue University Graduate School. Interested candidates should send an email to cpbgradc@purdue.edu or a letter of inquiry to:

Graduate Program Coordinator
Department of Comparative Pathobiology 
Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine 
VPTH Building, 102A 725 Harrison Street 
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2027
Office Phone 765-494-7543
Office Fax 765-496-2627
Email:  cpbgradc@purdue.edu

Purdue University is an equal opportunity / equal access / affirmative action employer fully committed to achieving a diverse workforce.  

Pathology Section Faculty

J. A. Christian, DVM, PhD, Associate Professor of Veterinary Clinical Pathology, and Director, Clinical Pathology Laboratory

H. HogenEsch, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVP, Professor of Immunopathology

S. B. Hooser, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ABVT, Director, Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, and Professor of Toxicology

T. L. Lin, DVM, PhD, Professor of Veterinary Pathology

G. Lossie, DACPV, Clinical Assistant Professor, Pathology Avian Diagnostician

J. B. Messick, VMD, PhD, Dipl. ACVP, Associate Professor of Veterinary Clinical Pathology

S. Mohammed, DVM, PhD, Associate Professor of Cancer Biology

S. Narayanan, BVSc, MS, PhD, DACVP, DACVM, Department Head and Professor of Comparative Pathobiology

T. Ratliff, PhD, Distinguished Professor, Comparative Pathobiology, Robert Wallace Miller Director Purdue University Center for Cancer Research

W. M. Reed, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVP, and Charter Dipl. ACPV, Emeritus Dean, College of Medicine, and Professor of Veterinary Pathology

A. Santos, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVP, Assistant Professor of Veterinary Clinical Pathology

M. Sola, DVM, MS, Clinical Assistant Professor, Diagnostic Pathology Necropsy operations Coordinator

C.A. Thompson, DVM, Dipl. ACVP, Clinical Associate Professor of Veterinary Clinical Pathology

N. Wakamatsu-Utsuki, DVM, PhD, DACVP, Clinical Associate Professor and Anatomic Pathologist

C. R. Wilson-Frank, MS, PhD, Clinical Associate Professor of Toxicology