Kevin R. Snekvik Clinical Assistant Professor Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Lab Washington State University Pullman, Wa 99164-7040 Phone: 509-335-6331 Fax: 509-335-8429 Email:ksnek@vetmed.wsu.edu   Ph.D. 2002, Washington State University, Veterinary Sciences   RESEARCH INTERESTS: Fish Reproduction/ Immunology/ Comparative Disease RESEARCH SUMMARY: My laboratory researches salmon-pathogen interactions and the immunological response to infectious disease. Our goal is to further investigate these areas and hopefully have a direct impact on salmon reproduction and increase the ability to restore and maintain salmon stocks. REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS: Trujillo JD, Hotzel KJ, Snekvik KR, Cheevers WP. (2004) Antibody response to the surface envelope of caprine arthritis-encephalitis lentivirus: disease status is predicted by SU antibody isotype. Virology. 325(1):129-36. Cheevers WP, Snekvik KR, Trujillo JD, Kumpula-McWhirter NM, Pretty On Top KJ, Knowles DP. (2003) Prime-boost vaccination with plasmid DNA encoding caprine-arthritis encephalitis lentivirus env and viral SU suppresses challenge virus and development of arthritis. Virology. 306(1):116-25. Snekvik KR, Beyer JC, Bertoni G, Von Beust BR, Baszler TV, Palmer GH, McElwain TF, Cheevers WP. (2001) Characterization of caprine interleukin-4. Vet Immunol Immunopathol. 78(3-4):219-29. A.L. Jenson, J. Koch, K. Snekvik. (1994) Unusual Ultrasonographic Presentation of Cholecystolithiasis in a Dog. British Journal of Small Animal Practices, 35:420-22.