Dr. Lifang Yan

Dr. Lifang Yan

Titles:

  • Associate Clinical Professor
  • Lifang Yan

Contacts:

lifang.yan@msstate.edu
Office: (601) 420-4721

Overview

Education:

  • Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Veterinary Medicine and Science, Mississippi State University, 2012
  • Master of Science (M.S.), Agronomy, China Agricultural University, 2006
  • Bachelor of Agriculture, Animal Science, Shanxi Agricultural University, 2004

Research interests:

Molecular Diagnostic
Viral Infectious Disease
Whole Genome Sequencing (Pathogen identification, Viral genotyping, Antimicrobial Resistance)

Publications

Journal Article

  • Failed detection of bovine viral diarrhea virus 2 subgenotype a (BVDV-2a) by direct fluorescent antibody test on tissue samples due to reduced reactivity of field isolates to raw anti-BVDV antibody. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation . Volume 28, Issue 2, Pages 150-157. 2016
  • Diagnosis of Deerpox virus infection in a white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) fawn. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation. Volume 23, Issue 5, Pages 965-970. 2011
  • Combination of reverse transcription real-time polymerase chain reaction and antigen capture enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the detection of animals persistently infected with Bovine viral diarrheas virus. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation. Volume 23, Issue 1, Pages 16-25. 2011
  • Induction of CXC Chemokine Messenger-RNA Expression in Chicken Oviduct Epithelial Cells by Salmonella enterica Serovar Enteritidis via the Type Three Secretion System-1. Avian Diseases. Volume 53, Issue 3, Pages 396-404. 2009

Presentations

Oral Presentation

  • "Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza: The Mississippi Experience." 2023 American Association of Avian Pathologists Annual Meeting, American Association of Avian Pathologists (AAAP), Jacksonville, FL. 2023
  • "Differentiation of Edwardsiella ictaluri and Edwardsiella piscicida isolates from fish using VITEK® MS System (MALDI-TOF technology)." 65th Annual Conference of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, , Minneapolis, MN. 2022
  • "Whole genome sequencing to characterize and solve identification conflicts in the diagnosis of Edwardsiella piscicida and Edwardsiella ictaluri." 65th Annual Conference of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, , Minneapolis, MN. 2022
  • ": Whole Genomic Sequencing of BVDV-2 Isolates using Illumina iSeq 100 and MinION technologies." 62nd Annual Conference of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Providence, RI. 2019
  • "Application and comparison of iSeq100 and MinION sequencing in identifying Avian Infectious Bronchitis Virus." 62nd Annual Conference of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Providence, RI. 2019
  • "Application of iSeq on Genotyping Avian Infectious Bronchitis Virus." 1st Annual Veterinary Diagnostics Conference, , Shanghai, China . 2019

Areas of Expertise

Molecular Virology Sequencing