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	Michael Dale Lairmore- DVM, PhD Dean and Professor Dean's Office Pathology, Microbiology & Immunology 112 Surge IV Davis, CA 95616 +1 530 752 1361 mdlairmore@ucdavis.edu

Research Focus	Pathogenesis of retroviral diseases especially deltaretroviruses; bovine leukemia virus and human t-cell leukemia virus
Specialty Focus	Veterinary pathology, microbiology, and immunology
Education	1981 DVM , University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 1987 PhD Experimental Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
Honors and Awards	2011 Elected as Fellow, Academy of American Society of Microbiology 2010 Elected as Member, Institute of Medicine, National Academies of Science 2008 American Cancer Society and John Peter Minton, Hero of Hope Research Medal of Honor, American Cancer Society, Ohio Division 2005 Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2004 Distinguished Scholar Award, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 2003 National Gamma Career Award, Omega Tau Sigma Veterinary Fraternity, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 1999 Dean's Teaching Excellence Award for Graduate Education, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 1998 David White Research Award, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 1995 Pfizer Award for Research Excellence, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 1994 Research Breakthroughs and New Scientist Feature Article, DISCOVER Magazine 1991 Searle Scholars Research Award Nominee, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 1991 Charles Shepard Research Award Finalist, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA 1987 Floyd Cross Pathology Award, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 1983 Research Award, Squibb Company, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 1981 Phi Zeta Honor Society, University of Missouri 1980 J.B. Arthur Memorial Award, University of Missouri 1979 American Veterinary Medical Association Auxiliary Award, University of Missouri 1978 Phi Zeta Research Award, University of Missouri 1975-1977 Phi Zeta Research Award, University of Missouri
Licenses	Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Pathologists Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Microbiologists
Active Research Grants	Principal Investigator, Facilities Improvement for Infectious Diseases Research, (Principle Investigator), National Institutes of Health, National Center for Research, American Reinvestment and Recovery Act Principal Investigator, Retrovirus Models of Lymphocyte Transformation and Disease, (Principle Investigator), National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute Principal Investigator, CTSA-CCTS Translational Technologies Comparative Animal Core, NIH/NCRR, (Principle Investigator), National Institutes of Health, National Center for Research Resources Co-Investigator, Public Health Preparedness: Emerging Infectious Diseases, (Principle Investigator), Targeted Investment, Ohio State University, Provost Office
Most Recent 10 Publications	2012 Kannian, P, Yin, H, Doueiri, R, Lairmore, MD, Fernandez, S, Green, PL Distinct transformation tropism exhibited by human T lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) and HTLV-2 is the result of postinfection T cell clonal expansion Journal of virology, 2011 Barrios, CS, Abuerreish, M, Lairmore, MD, Castillo, L, Giam, CZ, Beilke, MA Recombinant human T-cell leukemia virus types 1 and 2 Tax proteins induce high levels of CC-chemokines and downregulate CCR5 in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells. Viral immunology, 2011 Martin, F, Bangham, CR, Ciminale, V, Lairmore, MD, Murphy, EL, Switzer, WM, Mahieux, R Conference highlights of the 15th International Conference on Human Retrovirology: HTLV and related retroviruses, 4-8 June 2011, Leuven, Gembloux, Belgium. Retrovirology, 2011 Lairmore, MD, Anupam, R, Bowden, N, Haines, R, Haynes, RA, Ratner, L, Green, PL Molecular determinants of human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 transmission and spread. Viruses, 2011 Lairmore, M, Anupam, R, Bowden, B, Haines, R, Haynes, R, Ratner, L, Green, P. Molecular Determinants of Human T-lymphotropic Virus Type 1 Transmission and Spread Viruses, 2011 Zimmerman, B, Sargeant, A, Landes, K, Fernandez, SA, Chen, CS, Lairmore, MD Efficacy of novel histone deacetylase inhibitor, AR42, in a mouse model of, human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 adult T cell lymphoma Leukemia research, 2011 Bolon, B, Altrock, B, Barthold, SW, Baumgarth, N, Besselsen, D, Boivin, G, Boyd, KL, Brayton, C, Cardiff, RD, Couto, S, Eaton, KA, Foreman, O, Griffey, SM, La Perle, K, Lairmore, MD, Liu, C, Meyerholz, DK, Nikitin, AY, Schoeb, TR, Schwahn, D, Sellers, RS, Sundberg, JP, Tolwani, R, Valli, VE, Zink, MC Advancing translational research Science (New York, N.Y.), 2011 Bolon, B, Altrock, B, Barthold, SW, Baumgarth, N, Besselsen, D, Boivin, G, Boyd, KL, Brayton, C, Cardiff, RD, Couto, S, Eaton, KA, Foreman, O, Griffey, SM, La Perle, K, Lairmore, MD, Liu, C, Meyerholz, DK, Nikitin, AY, Schoeb, TR, Schwahn, D, Sellers, RS, Sundberg, JP, Tolwani, R, Valli, VE, Zink, MC NIH plan will hinder translational studies Nature, 2011 Parrula, C, Fernandez, SA, Zimmerman, B, Lairmore, M, Niewiesk, S Measles virotherapy in a mouse model of adult T-cell leukaemia/lymphoma The Journal of general virology, 2011 Anupam, R, Datta, A, Kesic, M, Green-Church, K, Shkriabai, N, Kvaratskhelia, M, Lairmore, MD Human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 p30 interacts with REGgamma and modulates ATM (ataxia telangiectasia mutated) to promote cell survival The Journal of biological chemistry,
Most Recent 5 Book Chapters	2011 Lairmore, M.: Retroviruses, N. James Maclachlan, Edward J Dubovi, (ed), Veterinary Virology (4th Edition), London, United Kingdom. 243-274. 2007 Lairmore, M. and Franchini, G.: Human T-Cell Leukemia Virus Types 1 and 2, M. Martin, (ed), Fields Virology, Philadelphia, PA. 2071-2106. 2007 Lairmore, M, and Ratner, L: HTLV-1, Cytokines and Cancer (Chapter 2), M. Caligiuri and M. Lotze, (ed), Cytokines in the Genesis and Treatment of Cancer, USA. 27-51. 2005 Lairmore, M, Michael, B, Silverman, L, and Nair, R.: HTLV-Associated Neurological Disorders, A. Minagar and J.S. Alexander, (ed), Current Clinical Neurology: Inflammatory Disorders of the Nervous System: Pathogenesis, Immunology, and Clinical Management., Totowa, NJ. 319-36. 2005 Lairmore, M, and Montgomery, A.: Identification and Culture of Human T-Cell Leukemia Virus Type 2, T. Zhu, (ed), Human Retrovirus Protocols Volume 1: Virology and Molecular Biology. (Methods in Molecular Biology Series), USA. 113-123.