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James E. Futse [BSc (Agric) (Ghana) MSc, PhD (Washington State)]

James E. Futse [BSc (Agric) (Ghana) MSc, PhD (Washington State)]
Senior Lecturer
jefutse@ug.edu.gh
Mobile No.: (+233)273941460
Dr. James E. Futse is lecturer at Department of Animal Science, College of Agriculture and Consumer Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, and currently, an adjunct faculty of the Paul G. Allen School of Global Animal Health of Washington State University. He has a PhD in Veterinary Microbiology and Immunology, Postdoctoral fellowship in infectious diseases, and over 8 years of experience in research of the mechanism of persistence of arthropod-vectored intracellular pathogens of animals at international level. His  research interests are understading  1) vector-borne disease transmission, 2) molecular mechanisms of pathogen persistence in the mammalian host, 3) antigenic properties and immunologic characteristics of Outer Membrane Proteins [Omp] of the pathogen strains and the consequences for vaccine development.  He is currently initiating research addressing diversity of the outer membrane proteins (Omp) of A. marginale in Ghana cattle as preparation for his project development in the West African sub-region. 
 
Five (5) current publications of Dr. J.E. Futse
 
  1. Ramabu, S.R., D.A. Schneider, K.A. Brayton, M.W. Ueti, T. Graca, J.E. Futse, S.M. Noh, T.V. Baszler, and G.H. Palmer. (2011). Expression of Anaplasma marginale ankyrin repeat-containing proteins during infection of the mammalian host and tick vector.  Infection and Immunity 79: 2847-2855.
  1. Noh, S.M., Y. Zhuang, J.E. Futse, W.C. Brown, K.A. Brayton and G.H. Palmer. (2010). The immunisation-induced antibody response to the Anaplasma marginale major surface protein 2 and its association with protective immunity.  Vaccine 28: 3741-3747.
  1. Futse, J.E., K.A. Brayton, S.D. Nydam and G.H. Palmer. (2009). Generation of antigenic variants via gene conversion: Evidence for recombination fitness selection at the locus level in Anaplasma marginale. Infection and Immunity 77: 3181-3187.
  1. Futse, J.E., K.A. Brayton, M.J. Dark, D.P. Knowles Jr, and G.H. Palmer. (2008). Superinfection as a driver of genomic diversification in antigenically variant pathogens. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA (PNAS) 105: 2123-2127.
  1. Zhuang, Y., J.E. Futse, W.C. Brown, K.A. Brayton, and G.H. Palmer. (2007). Maintenance of antibody to pathogen epitopes generated by segmental gene conversion is highly dynamic during long-term persistent infection. Infection and Immunity 75: 5185-5190.
 
Other Publications of Dr. J.E. Futse
  • Additional Refereed Scientific Publications:       04