Using Pig Models to Study Immune Response

John Driver Lab

Research Interests

The Driver lab uses genetically edited pig models to investigate immune responses. They study the development and maintenance of pulmonary immunity, focused on understanding the role played by unconventional T cell types in establishing immune homeostasis in the respiratory tract as well as their contribution to host resistance against pathogens that are important for swine and human health.

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

John Driver

John Driver

Principal Investigator, Bond LSC

Associate Professor of Animal Sciences

email driverjp@missouri.edu

John Driver is an associate professor in the Division of Animal Sciences.

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LAB MEMBERS

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Jessica Kincade

Postdoctoral Fellow

emailkincadej@missouri.edu

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Weihong Gu

Lead Scientist

emailwg9dq@missouri.edu

Laurie Touchard

Laurie Touchard

Ph.D. Student

emailltync@missouri.edu

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Shah Jungy Ibna Karim

Ph.D. student

emailskngg@missouri.edu

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Yi Huang

PhD Student

emailyhwf7@missouri.edu

In the news

March 24, 2022

Bond Welcomes New Principal Investigator John Driver

Photo by Roger Meissen By Karly Balslew | Bond LSC Pigs may have a reputation for being lazy and dirty but to immunologist John Driver, they are the key to understanding influenza in humans. “Pigs are a great animal to study influenza in because they are susceptible to getting the flu,” Driver said. “They are like a mixing vessel for influenza viruses.” Swine have their own strains of influenza virus but can also contract strains from other species like birds and humans. When that happens, these different flu viruses can recombine…