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Research Project: Enhancing Genetic Resistance and Vaccinal Response to Control Marek's Disease, Infectious Laryngotracheitis, and Infectious Bursal Disease in Chicken

Location: Endemic Poultry Viral Diseases Research

Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon Reprint Icon will take you to the publication reprint.)

Insertion/deletion mutations within tva receptor gene confer chicken resistance to infection by avian leukosis virus subgroups A and K Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Xu, H., Zuo, K., Kuang, Z., Chen, S., Zhu, X., Zhang, H., Xie, Q., Chen, W. 2025. Insertion/deletion mutations within tva receptor gene confer chicken resistance to infection by avian leukosis virus subgroups A and K. Poultry Science. 2025:104949. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psj.2025.104949.

Detecting function variation in immune cell types and their implications on genetic resistance to Marek’s Disease Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Velez-Irizarry, D., Cheng, H.H., Hearn, C.J. 2025. Detecting function variation in immune cell types and their implications on genetic resistance to Marek’s Disease. Scientific Reports. 2025(15):3689. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-86174-w.

Comparative transcriptomic analysis of chicken immune organs affected by Marek's disease virus infection at a latency phase - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Epigenetic factor microRNAs likely mediate vaccine protection efficacy against lymphomas in response to tumor virus infection in chickens through target gene involved signaling pathways Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Zhang, L., Xie, Q., Chang, S., Ai, Y., Dong, K., Zhang, H. 2024. Epigenetic factor microRNAs likely mediate vaccine protection efficacy against lymphomas in response to tumor virus infection in chickens through target gene involved signaling pathways. Veterinary Sciences. 11(4):139. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci11040139.

A pangenome graph reference of 30 chicken genomes allows genotyping of large and complex structural variants Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Rice, E.S., Alberdi, A., Alfieri, J., Athery, G., Balacco, J.R., Bardou, P., Blackmon, H., Charles, M., Cheng, H.H., Fedrigo, O., Fiddaman, S., Formenti, G., Frantz, L., M. Thomas, G.P., Hearn, C.J., Jarvis, E.D., Klopp, C., Marcos, S., Velez-Irizarry, D., Xu, L., Warren, W.C., Mason, A.S. 2023. A pangenome graph reference of 30 chicken genomes allows genotyping of large and complex structural variants. BMC Biology. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-023-01758-0.

Transgenerational epigenetic inheritance and immunity in chickens that vary in Marek's disease resistance Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
He, Y., Taylor, R.L., Bai, H., Ashwell, C.M., Zhao, K., Li, Y., Sun, G., Zhang, H., Song, J. 2023. Transgenerational epigenetic inheritance and immunity in chickens that vary in Marek's disease resistance. Poultry Science. 102:12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psj.2023.103036.

Chicken genomic diversity consortium: large-scale genomics to unravel the origins and adaptations of chickens Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Fiddaman, S., Klopp, C., Charles, M., Bardou, P., Lebrasseur, O., Derks, M., Schauer, J., Reimer, C., Geibel, J., Gheyas, A., Smith, A., Schnabel, R., Martin Cerezo, M., Nishibori, M., Godinez, C.P., Layos, J.N., Larson, G., Ng'Ang'A, I., Muir, W., Lange, M., Wright, D., Simianer, H., Cheng, H.H., Weigend, S., Warren, W., Crooijmans, R., Hanotte, O., Smith, J., Tixier-Boichard, M., Frantz, L. 2023. Chicken genomic diversity consortium: large-scale genomics to unravel the origins and adaptations of chickens. Cytogenetics and Genome Research. https://doi.org/10.1159/000529376.

Multiple chicken (Gallus gallus) genome references to advance genetic variation studies Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Warren, W.C., Fedrigo, O., Tracey, A., Mason, A.S., Formenti, G., Perini, F., Wu, Z., Murphy, T., Schneider, V., Stiers, K., Rice, E.S., Coghill, L., Anthony, N., Okimoto, R., Carroll, R., Mountecastle, J., Balacco, J., Haase, B., Yang, C., Zhang, G., Smith, J., Dreschler, Y., Cheng, H.H., Howe, K., Jarvis, E. 2023. Multiple chicken (Gallus gallus) genome references to advance genetic variation studies. Cytogenetics and Genome Research. https://doi.org/10.1159/000529376.