Dr. William Epperson, DVM, MS

Dr. William Epperson, DVM, MS

Title:

  • Professor and Head

Contacts:

epperson@cvm.msstate.edu
Office: (662) 325-1300

Overview

Summary:

Since 2007, Dr. Epperson has served as professor and Department Head of Pathobiology and Population Medicine. He is board certified in veterinary Preventive Medicine with a subspecialty certification in Epidemiology.

Education:

  • Master of Science (M.S.), Veterinary Preventive Medicine, Ohio State University, The, 1990
  • Bachelor of Agriculture, Animal Science, Ohio State University, The, 1985
  • Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (D.V.M.), Veterinary Medicine and Science, Ohio State University, The, 1985

Publications

Conference Proceeding

  • Identification of potential predictive biomarkers and molecular mechanisms contributing to BRD-associated mortality in post-weaned beef cattle.  World Buiatrics Congress. 2022
  • Multipopulational transcriptomic analysis of high-risk beef cattle on arrival reveals genes and mechanisms which may predict bovine respiratory disease.  American Association of Bovine Practitioners. 2021
  • Increased expression of viral defense genes at arrival may contribute to BRD-associated mortality.  Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases . 2019
  • Whole blood RNA-seq analysis at arrival to identify biomarkers of respiratory disease risk in stocker cattle.  Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases . 2019
  • Whole blood RNA-Seq analysis of stocker calves at arrival provides immunological and metabolic distinction related to BRD.  2019 Bovine Respiratory Disease Symposium . 2019
  • Whole blood transcriptome analysis reveals altered pathways related to inflammation and fatty acid metabolism in stocker calves that develop bovine respiratory disease.  International Veterinary Immunology Symposium . 2019
  • On-arrival blood transcriptomes identify altered immune pathways in stocker cattle that develop bovine respiratory disease.  American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine Forum . 2019

Journal Article

Published Abstract

  • Effects of melatonin on physiologic responses and behavior in dairy steers following Lps-induced inflammation. American Society of Animal Science. 2022

Presentations

Abstract

  • "Pathogenicity of influenza D virus (IDV) and influenza A virus (IAV) co-infection in pigs." Options Influenza Conference, , Singapore. 2019

Oral Presentation

  • "Identification of potential predictive biomarkers and molecular mechanisms contributing to BRD-associated mortality in post-weaned beef cattle." World Buiatrics Congress, WBC, Madrid, Spain. 2022
  • "Digital mRNA profiling of high-risk beef cattle at arrival substantiates markers of bovine respiratory disease.." Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases (CRWAD), CRWAD, Chicago, IL. 2021
  • "Multipopulational transcriptomic analysis of high-risk beef cattle on arrival reveals genes and mechanisms which may predict bovine respiratory disease." Conference of the American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP), AABP, Salt Lake City, UT. 2021
  • "Blood biomarker discovery in high-risk stocker cattle at-arrival: differentiating respiratory health and disease.." Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases(CRWAD) , CRWAD, Virtual. 2020
  • "Transcriptomic profiling of BRD-attributed mortality in stocker cattle identifies active inflammatory and antiviral pathways at arrival.." Conference of the American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP), AABP, Virtual. 2020

Poster

  • "Rapid prototyping and development of a tracheostomy tube for calves." MSU Undergraduate Research Symposium, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS. 2018