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Associate Professor
114 McCord Hall
2640 Morgan Circle
Knoxville, TN 37996-4588
(865) 974-7225
Fax: (865) 974-9043
Email: pighetti@utk.edu
Research Appointment: 75%
Teaching Appointment: 25%
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RECENT PUBLICATIONS
Refereed Journal Articles (2003-2007)
Rambeaud M, RA Almeida, GM Pighetti and SP Oliver. 2003. Dynamics of leukocytes and cytokines during experimentally induced Streptococcus uberis mastitis. Vet Immunol Immunopathol 96: 193-205.
Youngerman SM, AM Saxton, and GM Pighetti. 2004. Identification of single nucleotide polymorphisms, haplotypes and their frequencies within the bovine il-8 receptor locus in Jersey and Holstein cattle. Immunogenetics. 56: 355-359.
Youngerman SM, AM Saxton, SP Oliver, and GM Pighetti. 2004. Analysis of bovine CXCR2 polymorphisms with subclinical and clinical mastitis incidence in Holstein and Jersey cattle. J Dairy Sci. 87: 2442-2448.
Rambeaud M and GM Pighetti. 2005. Impaired neutrophil migration associated with specific bovine CXCR2 genotypes. Infect Immun. 73:4955-4959.
Rambeaud M, R Clift, and GM Pighetti. 2006. Association of a bovine CXCR2 gene polymorphism with neutrophil survival and killing ability. Vet. Immunol. Immunopathol. 11:231-238.
Pighetti GM and M Rambeaud. 2006. Genome conservation between the bovine and human interleukin-8 receptor complex: Improper annotation of bovine interleukin-8 receptor b identified. Vet. Immunol. Immunopathol. 114:335-340.
Rambeaud M and GM Pighetti. 2007. Differential interleukin-8 receptor expression and calcium signaling in dairy cows with different CXCR1 genotypes. Immunogenetics. 59: 53-58.
Conference Proceedings (2003 – 2007)
National
Youngerman SM, SP Oliver, AM Saxton, JL Edwards, FN Schrick, CJ Davies, and GM Pighetti. 2003. Interleukin-8 receptor: A promising candidate gene for mastitis resistance. In: Proc Natl Mastitis Council. 358-359.
Pighetti GM, JL Edwards, FN Schrick, AM Saxton, CJ Davies, and SP Oliver. 2003. Cloning adult dairy cows: A viable new tool in the fight against mastitis. In: Proc Natl Mastitis Council. 360-361.
Pighetti GM. 2006. Selecting for Disease Resistance: Fact or Fiction? In: NMC Proc. pp 97-102. (Invited)
International
Pighetti GM and M Rambeaud. 2005. Potential association of polymorphisms in the bovine CXCR2 gene with neutrophil survival and killing ability. In: Proc Intl Dairy Fed Mastitis Conf. pp 185-188.
Pighetti GM and M Rambeaud. 2005. The ability of neutrophils to migrate is impaired in dairy cows with specific CXCR2 genotypes. In: Proc Int Dairy Fed Mastitis Conf. pp 770.
Popular Press
Pighetti GM. We will breed for cattle that are healthier. Hoard’s Dairyman. October 10, 2006 issue. 151: 663 (Invited)
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