Associate Professor, Immunology
B.S. University of Wyoming
M.S University of Wyoming
Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison
Post-doctoral Fellow, 1990-1992, Colorado State University
Dr. O'Reilly lectures and teaches laboratory courses on immunology in the
veterinary curriculum and the graduate program in veterinary medical sciences.
She coordinates a well-attended graduate course, Cellular and Molecular
Immunology. In addition, she contributes to the other immunology and virology courses taught
at the School of Veterinary Medicine. She is active on committees of numerous
M.S. and Ph.D. candidates. Dr. O'Reilly serves on many SVM and LSU
committees including Faculty Senate (1994-1997), LSU Radiation Safety Committe
(1999-2000), Improvement of Instruction
(1996-1999) and the SVM Research Committee (1994-1998). Dr. O'Reilly served on
the Board of Scientific Reviewers for the American Journal of Veterinary
Research. She is an active member of numerous scientific societies
including the American Society for Microbiology, the American Society for
Virology, the American Association of Immunologists, and the American Association of Veterinary Immunologists.
Dr. O'Reilly participates in the Multidisciplinary Program in Infectious
Disease.
Research Interests
Her research activities are related to the host response to viral and bacterial pathogens of animals. Her interests include the study of the effector mechanisms involved in the immune response of animals, particularly cats and cattle, to lentivirus infections and the pathogenesis in cats of Bartonella henselae, the causative agent of cat-scratch disease. These programs are supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health and the Louisiana Education Quality Support Fund as well as corporations and private foundations and are conducted at the School of Veterinary Medicine.
Selected Publications
Foil, L.D., Andress, E, Freeland, R. L., Roy, A.F., Rutledge, R., Triche, P.C.,and O’Reilly, K.L. 1998. Experimental infection of domestic cats with Bartonella henselae by inoculation of cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae) feces. Journal Medical Entomology 35 (5):625-628.
Silva, M.R., O’Reilly, K.L., Lin, X.Q., Stine, L. and Storz, J. 1998. Sensitivity comparison for detection of respiratory bovine coronaviruses in nasal samples from feedlot cattle by ELISA and Isolation with the G clone of HRT-18 cells. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation 11:3-7.
O’Reilly, K.L., Bauer, R., Freeland, R.L., Foil, L.D., Hughes, K.J., Rohde, K.R., Roy. A.F., Stout, R.W., Triche, P.C. 1999. Acute clinical disease in cats following infection with a pathogenic strain of Bartonella henselae (LSU16). Infection and Immunity, 67(6): 3066-3072.
Freeland, R.L., Rohde, K.R., Shelton, L.J. and O’Reilly, K.L. 1999. Identification of Bartonella-specific immunodominant antigens recognized by the feline humoral immune system. Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology 6(4): 558-566.
Mikolajczyk, M. and O’Reilly, K.L. 1999. Clinical disease in kittens following infection with a pathogenic strain of Bartonella henselae. (American Journal of Veterinary Research, in press).
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