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Research Programs and Projects at this LocationARS research is organized into National Programs. Within each National Program are research projects. Listed below are  the National Programs and research projects currently conducted at this location.
Clicking on a National Program (NP) will take you  to the main ARS site for more information on the program. Clicking on a research  project title will take you to more information on the project.  Current View: All Projects   Show All Projects ||
         Appropriated Projects Only   Food Animal Production
                           (NP #101)Enhancing Genetic Resistance and Vaccinal Response to Control Marek's Disease, Infectious Laryngotracheitis, and Infectious Bursal Disease in Chicken
                              (In-House Appropriated)Animal Health
                           (NP #103)Control Strategies to Prevent and Respond to Diseases Outbreaks Caused by Avian Influenza Viruses
                              (In-House Appropriated)Elucidation of Molecular Determinants of Avian Herpesviruses Virulence and Evolution to Inform the Development of Safe and Effective Vaccines
                              (In-House Appropriated)Genomic and Epidemiological Parameters to Inform Interventions Strategies for Enteric Diseases of Poultry
                              (In-House Appropriated)Intervention Strategies to Predict, Prevent, and Control Emerging Strains of Virulent Newcastle Disease Viruses
                              (In-House Appropriated)Systems Biology Approaches to Develop Medical Countermeasures to Detect, Prevent, and Control Poultry Production Viral Diseases
                              (In-House Appropriated)Influence of Vaccines, Host Genetics and Pathogen Mutation Rates on the Evolutionary Dynamics of Infectious Diseases - Purdue
                              (Cooperative Agreement)US-UK-China Collab: Predictive Phylogenetics For Evolutionary and Transmission Dynamics of Newly Emerging Avian Influenza Viruses
                              (Cooperative Agreement)Development of an Antigenic and Sequence Database of U.S. Avian Influenza Viruses
                              (Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)Enhancing the production of type I interferons to create rationally-defined and highly protective Marek's diseas vaccines in chickens
                              (Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)Evaluation of Currently Available Vaccines for the Control of H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
                              (Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)Pathogenesis of Egg Drop Syndrome (EDS) Virus and Improved Control Through Targeted Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines
                              (Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)Prediction of Bat Species Susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 Using an In Vitro Cell Model System ( Sequence ACE2 and TMPRSS2)
                              (Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)Response to APHIS SARS-CoV-2 Research Priorities Phase 1 (SEPRL)
                              (Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)Updating Avian Influenza Diagnostic Tests and HPAIV Strain Characterization
                              (Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)US-UK Collaboration: Genetic and Non-Genetic Drivers for Virus Transmission and Virulence Evolution
                              (Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)US-UK-China Collab: Predictive phylogenetics for evolutionary and transmission dynamics of newly emerging avian influenza viruses
                              (Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)“NIAID Centers of Excellence for Influenza Research and Response” (CEIRR)
                              (Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement)Broadly Protective Modified Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccines for Poultry
                              (Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement)Development and Validation of Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT) Sequencing as a Molecular Point-of-Care Diagnostic (POCD) Assay
                              (Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement)Next-Generation Sequencing and Bioinformatics Procedures for Identification, Pathotype Prediction, and Subtyping of Influenza A viruses
                              (Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement)Rapid Detection and Characterization of Avian Foreign Animal Diseases Using Nanopore Sequencing
                              (Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement)Characterization Avian Influenza Virus Immunology and Intervention Strategies in Poultry
                              (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)Develop Novel Vaccines Against Avian Reovirus and to Elucidate Mechanisms of Viral Pathogenesis
                              (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)Elucidate Host-Pathogen Interactions of Polymicrobial Infections in Broiler Chicken Production
                              (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)Genomic and Epidemiological Parameters to Inform Interventions Strategies for Enteric Diseases of Poultry
                              (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)Improving Prevention of Newcastle Disease by Identification of Emerging Strains, Virus Evolution and Predicting Protection Conferred by Vaccination
                              (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)Influence of Vaccines, Host Genetics, and Pathogen Mutation Rates on the Evolutionary Dynamics of Infectious Diseases - Berlin
                              (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)Prevention of Immunosuppressive Viruses of Poultry
                              (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)Spatial Transcriptomic Analaysis of Chicken Skin Infected with Gallid Alphaherpevirus2 and Mutants Thereof
                              (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)vIL4 Virus Characterization
                              (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)Development of mRNA-based Vaccines for Heterosubtypic Protection Against Infectious Bronchitis and Infectious Laryngotracheitis Viruses
                              (Trust Fund Cooperative Agreement)Next Generation Sequencing as a Diagnostic Tool for Poultry Pathogens
                              (Trust Fund Cooperative Agreement)Food Safety, (Animal and Plant Products)
                           (NP #108)Alternatives to Antibiotics and Genomics of Antimicrobial Resistance to Control Foodborne Pathogens in Poultry
                              (In-House Appropriated)Intervention Strategies to Control Salmonella and Campylobacter During Poultry Processing
                              (In-House Appropriated)Reducing Pathogen Contamination Risks and Improving Quality Attributes of Eggs and Egg Products through Housing System Management and Egg Handling Practices
                              (In-House Appropriated)Reduction of Foodborne Pathogens and Antimicrobial Resistance in Poultry Production Environments
                              (In-House Appropriated)Smart Optical Sensing of Food Hazards and Elimination of Non-Nitrofurazone Semicarbazide in Poultry
                              (In-House Appropriated)Strategies to Reduce Mycotoxin Contamination in Animal Feed and its Effect in Poultry Production Systems
                              (In-House Appropriated)Metabolomics Study to Investigate Pyrrocidine-mediated Inhibition of Mycotoxin Formation by Fusarium Verticillioides
                              (Cooperative Agreement)Agent Based Modeling to improve cage-free housing systems: What does the hen see?
                              (Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement)Application of Probiotics as an Alternative to Antibiotics for the Reduction of Salmonella in Poultry
                              (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)Cage-Free Pullets: Housing and Management Practices
                              (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)Determining Salmonella Serovar Complexity Through Different Stages of Broiler Processing to Improve Food safety
                              (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)Development of Bioinformatic Tools for Omic Data Integration
                              (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)Effect of Mycotoxins and Mitigation Strategies in Poultry
                              (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)Extensive Hen Housing: Old Idea New Tricks
                              (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)Genomic Analysis of Staphylococcal Diversity and Antimicrobial Resistance (resistome) in Retail Poultry Products
                              (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)Hyperspectral Imaging for Quality and Safety Evaluation of Agricultural Commodities
                              (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)Identify Environmental and Management Drivers of Foodborne Pathogen Ecology Under Pastured Poultry Rearing Systems
                              (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)Movement of Salmonella spp. Throughout Poultry Production and Control Strategies
                              (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)Poultry Processing Research and Innovation
                              (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)Production and Processing Intervention Strategies for Poultry Associated Foodborne Pathogens
                              (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)Reduction of Foodborne Pathogens and Antimicrobial Resistance in Poultry Production Environments
                              (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)Relationship of Salmonella and Campylobacter to chicken carcass microbiome
                              (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)Sustainable Poultry Processing Research
                              (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)Vaccines to Reduce Salmonella Infantis in Chickens
                              (Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)Nutritionally Enhanced Orange Corn: A Natural Domestic Source of Antioxidant Carotenoids for Poultry and Consumer Well-being
                              (Trust Fund Cooperative Agreement)U.S. Egypt Science and Technology Joint Fund Cycle 21 
U.S. Sub-Award PERUSE: Predicting Emerging Resistance in the US
                              (Trust Fund Cooperative Agreement)Product Quality and New Uses
                           (NP #306)Assessment of Quality Attributes of Poultry Products, Grain, Seed, Nuts, and Feed
                              (In-House Appropriated)Addressing Critical Poultry Industry Challenge through Creating Value for Chicken Breast Meat with Myopathies
                              (Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement)


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