Douglas R. Call
Doug Call is a nationally recognized, award-winning scholar who has an active research program in food and water-borne diseases and salmonid aquaculture. His research is focused on:
- Regulation of type III secretion systems in Vibrio parahaemolyticus and the contribution of these systems to human disease
- Evolution, dissemination and persistence of antibiotic resistance in the absence of antibiotic selection pressure
- Development of cost-effective management and vaccine strategies to control bacterial coldwater disease in salmonid aquaculture
- Additional collaborative research addressing pathogenesis of norovirus, comparative genomics of Camylobactedr jejuni and E. coli O157:H7, and molecular epidemiology of Salmonella and other enteric pathogens
Dr. Call has been recognized for his scholarly achievements with honors that include the American Society for Investigative Pathology Merit Award and an EPA Star Fellowship. He serves on the editorial board for the journal Applied and Environmental Microbiology.
He is an associate professor in the Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology within the University’s College of Veterinary Medicine and manages the college’s Microarray Laboratory. In 2009 he was appointed the Caroline Engle Distinguished Professor in Research on Infectious Diseases.