Faculty
Faculty Bio
Attila Karsi, B.S., M.S., Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor
Basic Sciences
Contact Information
College of Veterinary Medicine
P.O. Box 6100
Mississippi State, MS 39762-6100
Phone: 662-325-0405
Fax: 662-325-1031
Email: karsi@cvm.msstate.edu
Website: http://karsilab.cvm.msstate.edu/
Education
- B.S. - Ankara University
- M.S. - Auburn University
- Ph.D. - Auburn University
Special Interests
- Infectious diseases
- Mucosal immunity
- Host-pathoghen interactions
- Functional genomics
Techniques
- Fish models of infectious diseases
- Bacterial pathogenesis and live attenuated vaccine development.
- Development of bioluminescent and fluorescent fish pathogens using reporter genes.
- Pathogen tracking on live fish using bioluminescence imaging
- Transcriptomics analysis using microarrays
- Proteomics analysis using LC MS, 2-DE, and DIGE
- Transposon mutagenesis and determining transposon insertion sites using SPPCR
- Targeted gene deletions using SOE PCR and suicide plasmids
- Lambda red mediated gene manipulation.
This lab values collaborative work. Thus, we will be glad to hear from you if you are interested in using any of these technologies in your research.
