让·克里斯托弗 · 亨宁斯博士

Dr. Christopher-Hennings is the Head and Director of the South Dakota State University (SDSU) Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences Department (VBSD)/Animal Disease Research and Diagnostic Laboratory (ADRDL). Her expertise is in the diagnosis and pathogenesis of viral diseases of swine. Her research at SDSU started in 1990 where she worked on the initial characterization of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) Virus, performed C-sections for obtaining gnotobiotic pigs to confirm Koch’s postulates in identifying the cause of the disease and developed one of the first PCR based tests that was used in describing the pathogenesis and identification of PRRSV in boars and semen. Her current research involves the development of new diagnostic tests and evaluating the detection, epidemiology, pathogenesis and control of PRRSV, Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV), influenza and other viral diseases of swine. She received her BS and MS degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a DVM from the University of Minnesota. She was in private veterinary practice for 6 years and conducted research studies during a post-doctoral position at SDSU. 

让·克里斯托弗 · 亨宁斯博士是南达科塔州立大学兽医和生物医学科学系/动物疾病研究系主任和诊断实验室主任。她的专长是猪的病毒性疾病的诊断和发病机制。她在南达科塔州立大学的研究始于1990年，包括最初对猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒的特性研究，通过剖腹产获得无菌猪，来确认柯赫关于病因鉴定的假设， 开发了第一个基于PCR的检测方法， 用于公猪和精液中蓝耳病发病机理的描述和蓝耳病毒的鉴定。 她目前的研究涉及到的新的诊断方法的开发和评估，流行病学，发病机制及猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒 ，猪流行性腹泻病毒，流感和其它猪病毒性疾病的控制。她从威斯康星-麦迪逊大学获得了学士和硕士学位，在明尼苏达大学或得了兽医学博士学位。她曾从业私人兽医6年，在南达科塔州立大学博士后期间开展研究工作。