Emir Hodzic

Project Scientist Emeritus

Medicine & Epidemiology

Phone Number

+1 530 752 2630

Office

3105 Tupper Hall, Davis, CA 95616

Education

1997, Postdoctoral researcher, Yale University, New Haven, CT

1990, PhD, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

1984, MSci, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

1978, DVM, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Active Research Grants

Principal Investigator, The efficacy evaluation of tethered inhibitors of Hsp90 for eliminating Borrelia burgdorferi infection in a mouse model, (Principal Investigator), Bay Area Lyme Foundation

Most Recent Five Book Chapters

2022 Hodzic E, Sykes EJ, Rankin SC: Chapter 6, Molecular Diagnostic Methods for Pathogen Detection, Sykes JE, (ed), Greene's Infectious Diseases of the Dog and Cat Expert Consult 5th edition, . .

2022 Pusterla N, Hodzic E: Chapter 4, Susceptibility and Spread of SARS-CoV-2 in Animals, , The Coronavirus Pandemic and the Future, . 137-150.

2018 Imai DM, Hodzic E: Lyme disease in livestock, Coetzer JAW, Penrith ML, Maclachlan NJ, Thomson GR, (ed), Anipedia: Infectious Diseases in Livestock, Pretoria. 1440-1444.

2017 Hodzic E: Basic Techniques and Procedures, Chapter 2, Pusterla N, Higgins J, (ed), Interpretation of Equine Laboratory Diagnostics, Hoboken. 1-17.

2004 Hodzic E, Barthold SW: Lyme disease in livestock, Coetzer JAW, Tustin RC, (ed), Anipedia: Infectious Diseases in Livestock, . 1440-1444.

Research Focus

My research interests are broad in a scope, and lie at the animal models of disease, bacteriology, diagnostics, host immunity, and pathogen-vector-host interaction. Specifically I am interested in genetic regulation of the host-pathogen interaction, molecular aspects of virulence, and agonistic relationship among bacteria

Specialty Focus

Microbiology

Ten Recent Publications

2021
Basbas C, Byrne BA, Chigerwe M, Escobar ED, Hodzic E, Pires AFA, Pereira RV
Detection of Cephalosporin and Fluoroquinolone Resistance Genes via Novel Multiplex qPCR in Fecal Salmonella Isolates From Northern Californian Dairy Cattle, 2002-2016.

2021
Pusterla N, Leutenegger CM, Barnum S, Wademan C, Hodzic E
Challenges in navigating molecular diagnostics for common equine respiratory viruses.

2019
Hodzic E, Imai DM, Escobar E
The Generality of Post-Antimicrobial Treatment Persistence of Borrelia burgdorferi Strains N40 and B31 in Genetically Susceptible and Resistant Mouse Strains

2018
Fernandez JA, Hidalgo MN, Hodzic E, Diab SS, Uzal FA
Pathology of coccidioidomycosis in llamas and alpacas

2017
Embers ME, Hasenkampf NR, Jacobs MB, Tardo AC, Doyle-Meyers LA, Philipp MT, Hodzic E^
Variable manifestations, diverse seroreactivity and post-treatment persistence in non-human primates exposed to Borrelia burgdorferi by tick feeding

2016
Hodzic E
Single-cell analysis: Advances and future perspectives

2015
Hodzic E
Lyme Borreliosis: Is there a preexisting (natural) variation in antimicrobial susceptibility among Borrelia burgdorferi strains?

2015
Neto RT, Uzal FA, Hodzic E, Persiani M, Jolissaint S, Alcaraz A, Carvallo FR
Coinfection with Clostridium piliforme and Felid herpesvirus 1 in a kitten.

2015
Osman F, Hodzic E, Kwon SJ, Wang J, Vidalakis G
Development and validation of a multiplex reverse transcription quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) assay for the rapid detection of Citrus tristeza virus, Citrus psorosis virus, and Citrus leaf blotch virus.