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Instructor, Molecular Virology B.S. Tehran University M.S. Southeastern Louisiana University PhD. Arizona State University
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Dr. Baghian joined the School of Veterinary Medicine in 1986 and was appointed as an instructor in 1991 with teaching involvement in biotechnology and virology.
Research Interests
His research interests are molecular biological and immunological aspects of chlamydial infections in animals, herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) glycoproteins which are involved in fusion activities of HSV-1 infected cells, and the human herpes virus-8 or Kaposi's sarcoma- associated virus which is a newly emerging virus. He is a co-principal investigator for grants funded through the Louisiana Education Quality Support Fund.
Selected Publications
Baghian, A., C. V. Reyes, A. Mendoza, T. N. Tully, Jr., and K. G. Kousoulas. 1999. Production of a rabbit anti-cockatiel immunoglobulin G and characterization of its cross-reactivities with immunoglobulin G of other psittacine species. Avian Dis. 43:48-54.
Wang, Q.J., F.J. Jenkins, L.P. Jacobson, Y.X. Meng, P.E. Pellett, L.A. Kingsley, K.G. Kousoulas, A. Baghian, and C.R. Rinaldo Jr. CD8+ cytotoxic T lymphocyte responses to lytic proteins of human herpes virus 8 in human immunodficiency virus type-1 infected and uninfected individuals. J. Infect Dis. 2000. Sep; 182(3): 928-32.
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