The Agricultural Research Division of the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln presented awards to two assistant professors on March 1st, in recognition of excellence in research. This included Child, Youth & Family Studies assistant professor Dipti Dev and Animal Science’s Hiep Vu. Nominated were Jessica Petersen; Animal Science, Dustin […]
Read MoreNUtech Ventures recognized University of Nebraska-Lincoln innovators and their promising technologies during a recent luncheon. Nearly 170 people attended the Oct. 6 event, including UNL faculty who have participated in the technology development and commercialization process, along with administrators, board members and staff who have supported the work. NUtech Ventures is the intellectual property and technology commercialization unit of the […]
Read MoreResearchers at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln are leading research to help producers across the globe fight a devastating swine virus. Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) is a viral pathogen that causes abortion when infecting pregnant sows and pneumonia in young pigs. Additionally, the virus can suppress the pig’s immune system, leading to enhanced […]
Read MoreLincoln, Neb. —Two University of Nebraska–Lincoln researchers have received $1 million in grant funding to continue research that could lead to the development of vaccines and genetic-selection tools to fight some of the world’s costliest swine diseases. Huskers Daniel Ciobanu and Hiep Vu have each recently been awarded a three-year, $500,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National […]
Read MoreJayeshbhai Chaudhari, The Nhu Nguyen, Hiep L X Vu To investigate the role of PRRSV nonstructural proteins (nsps) in viral RNA replication and transcription, we generated a cDNA clone of PRRSV strain NCV1 carrying the nanoluciferase (nluc) gene under the control of the transcription regulatory sequence 6 (TRS6) designated as pNCV1-Nluc. Cells transfected with the pNCV1-Nluc DNA […]
Read MoreHung Q.Luong, Huong TL.Lai, Luc D.Do, Bo X.Ha, Giap V.Nguyen, Hiep LX.Vu Antibody profile of pigs naturally infected with a virulent African swine fever virus (ASFV) strain under field conditions was studied. Twenty-three serum samples were collected from pigs surviving a natural ASFV infection: 17 samples from finishing pigs (∼7 months old) and 6 samples […]
Read MoreJayeshbhai Chaudhari, Chia-Sin Liew, Jean-Jack M Riethoven, Sarah Sillman, Hiep L X Vu Porcine alveolar macrophage (PAM) is one of the primary cellular targets for porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV), but less than 2% of PAMs are infected with the virus during the acute stage of infection. To comparatively analyze the host transcriptional response between PRRSV-infected PAMs […]
Read MoreQuang Lam Truong, Thi Lan Nguyen, Thi Hoa Nguyen, Jishu Shi, Hiep Lai Xuan Vu, Thi Lan Huong Lai, Van Giap Nguyen This study reports the genome sequence of an isolated African swine fever (ASF) virus (VNUA-ASFV-05L1/HaNam) obtained at the fourth passage on pulmonary alveolar macrophages. The virus was isolated during a typical acute ASF outbreak in pigs in a northern […]
Read MoreJayeshbhai Chaudhari, Hiep L X Vu Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) is a positive sense, single-stranded RNA virus that is known to infect only pigs. The virus emerged in the late 1980s and became endemic in most swine producing countries, causing substantial economic losses to the swine industry. The first reverse genetics system for […]
Read MoreHung Q. Luong, Huong T. L. Lai, and Hiep L. X. Vu Luciferase-immunoprecipitation system (LIPS), a liquid phase immunoassay, was used to evaluate antibody responses directed against the structural proteins of PRRSV in pigs that were experimentally infected with virulent PRRSV strains. First, the viral N protein was used as a model antigen to validate the assay. The […]
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