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Animal Science and Veterinary
USA
2023

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
87
Citations
24430
World Ranking
44
National Ranking
16

Microbiology

D-Index
86
Citations
23973
World Ranking
846
National Ranking
391

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in United States Leader Award

Overview

Hyun S. Lillehoj is affiliated with the United States Department of Agriculture in the United States. Their research focuses on areas intersecting agricultural and biological sciences, immunology, microbiology, and molecular biology, with a prolific output totaling over 80 publications in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 64 in Immunology and Microbiology, and 50 in Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's work spans several specialized subfields including Animal Science and Zoology, Immunology, Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases, and Microbiology. They have contributed significantly to topics related to animal nutrition and physiology, coccidia and coccidiosis research, antimicrobial peptides and activities, interferon and immune responses, as well as research on Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens. Additional research involves microRNA in disease regulation and extracellular vesicles in disease processes.

Frequent publication venues for Hyun S. Lillehoj include:

  • Poultry Science
  • Developmental & Comparative Immunology
  • The Journal of Immunology
  • Vaccines
  • Veterinary Research

Key recent papers authored or co-authored by Lillehoj include:

  • Role of Physiology, Immunity, Microbiota, and Infectious Diseases in the Gut Health of Poultry, 2022, Vaccines
  • Coccidiosis: Recent Progress in Host Immunity and Alternatives to Antibiotic Strategies, 2022, Vaccines
  • Alternatives to Antibiotics: A Symposium on the Challenges and Solutions for Animal Health and Production, 2021, Antibiotics
  • Impacts of increasing challenge with Eimeria maxima on the growth performance and gene expression of biomarkers associated with intestinal integrity and nutrient transporters, 2021, Veterinary Research
  • Role of Clostridium perfringens Necrotic Enteritis B-like Toxin in Disease Pathogenesis, 2021, Vaccines

Collaborative efforts are notable with frequent co-authors including Youngsub Lee, Yeong Ho Hong, Inkyung Park, Thi Hao Vu, and Mingmin Lu, with respective collaboration counts ranging from 17 to 31 joint works.

Overall, the scientist's research covers key aspects critical to animal health and disease mechanisms, particularly in poultry science and immunology, advancing understanding in host immunity, infectious diseases, and alternatives to antibiotic use in animal production systems.

Best Publications

  • The chicken gastrointestinal microbiome

    Brian B. Oakley;Brian B. Oakley;Hyun S. Lillehoj;Michael H. Kogut;Woo K. Kim

  • Poultry coccidiosis: recent advancements in control measures and vaccine development

    Rami A Dalloul;Hyun S Lillehoj

  • Alternatives to antibiotics for maximizing growth performance and feed efficiency in poultry: a review

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  • Phytochemicals as antibiotic alternatives to promote growth and enhance host health

    Hyun Lillehoj;Yanhong Liu;Sergio Calsamiglia;Mariano E. Fernandez-Miyakawa

  • Avian Coccidiosis. A Review of Acquired Intestinal Immunity and Vaccination Strategies

    Hyun S. Lillehoj;Erik P. Lillehoj

  • Recent advances in immunomodulation and vaccination strategies against coccidiosis.

    Rami A. Dalloul;Hyun S. Lillehoj

  • Analysis of chicken cytokine and chemokine gene expression following Eimeria acervulina and Eimeria tenella infections.

    Yeong Ho Hong;Hyun S. Lillehoj;Sung Hyen Lee;Rami A. Dalloul

  • Adjuvant effects of IL-1β, IL-2, IL-8, IL-15, IFN-α, IFN-γ TGF-β4 and lymphotactin on DNA vaccination against Eimeria acervulina

    Wongi Min;Hyun S Lillehoj;Joan Burnside;Kirsten C Weining

  • Changes in immune-related gene expression and intestinal lymphocyte subpopulations following Eimeria maxima infection of chickens.

    Yeong Ho Hong;Hyun S. Lillehoj;Erik P. Lillehoj;Sung Hyen Lee

  • Recombinant chicken interferon-gamma-mediated inhibition of Eimeria tenella development in vitro and reduction of oocyst production and body weight loss following Eimeria acervulina challenge infection.

    H S Lillehoj;K D Choi

  • Butyrate enhances disease resistance of chickens by inducing antimicrobial host defense peptide gene expression.

    Lakshmi T. Sunkara;Mallika Achanta;Nicole B. Schreiber;Yugendar R. Bommineni

  • Influence of Pediococcus-based probiotic on coccidiosis in broiler chickens.

    S.H. Lee;H.S. Lillehoj;R.A. Dalloul;D.W. Park

  • Alternatives to antibiotics: a symposium on the challenges and solutions for animal production

    Bruce S. Seal;Hyun S. Lillehoj;David M. Donovan

  • A recombinant Eimeria protein inducing interferon-γ production: comparison of different gene expression systems and immunization strategies for vaccination against coccidiosis.

    Hyun S. Lillehoj;Kang D. Choi;Mark C. Jenkins;Vikram N. Vakharia

  • Dietary phytic acid lowers the blood glucose level in diabetic KK mice

    Sung-Hyen Lee;Sung-Hyen Lee;Hong-Ju Park;Hye-Kyung Chun;So-Young Cho

  • Immunopathology and Cytokine Responses in Broiler Chickens Coinfected with Eimeria maxima and Clostridium perfringens with the Use of an Animal Model of Necrotic Enteritis

    Soon S. Park;Hyun S. Lillehoj;Patricia C. Allen;Dong Woon Park

  • Avian necrotic enteritis: experimental models, host immunity, pathogenesis, risk factors, and vaccine development.

    K.W. Lee;H.S. Lillehoj;W. Jeong;H.Y. Jeoung

  • Establishment and characterization of a chicken mononuclear cell line

    M.A. Qureshi;L. Miller;H.S. Lillehoj;M.D. Ficken

  • Induction of local protective immunity to Eimeria acervulina by a Lactobacillus-based probiotic.

    Rami A. Dalloul;Hyun S. Lillehoj;Nada M. Tamim;Timothy A. Shellem

  • Eimeria tenella Infection Induces Local Gamma Interferon Production and Intestinal Lymphocyte Subpopulation Changes

    Cheol H. Yun;Hyun S. Lillehoj;Kang D. Choi

  • Molecular cloning and characterization of chicken lipopolysaccharide-induced TNF-α factor (LITAF)

    Yeong Ho Hong;Hyun S Lillehoj;Sung Hyen Lee;Dong Woon Park

  • Protective immunity against Eimeria acervulina following in ovo immunization with a recombinant subunit vaccine and cytokine genes.

    Xicheng Ding;Hyun S. Lillehoj;Marco A. Quiroz;Erich Bevensee

  • Anticoccidial effect of green tea-based diets against Eimeria maxima

    Seung I. Jang;Moo-Hyung Jun;Hyun S. Lillehoj;Rami A. Dalloul

  • Dietary supplementation of young broiler chickens with Capsicum and turmeric oleoresins increases resistance to necrotic enteritis.

    Sung Hyen Lee;Hyun S. Lillehoj;Seung I. Jang;Erik P. Lillehoj

  • Direct-fed microbials and their impact on the intestinal microflora and immune system of chickens.

    Kyungwoo Lee;Kyungwoo Lee;Hyun S. Lillehoj;Gregory R. Siragusa

  • Nitric Oxide Production by Macrophages Stimulated with Coccidia Sporozoites, Lipopolysaccharide, or Interferon-γ, and Its Dynamic Changes in SC and TK Strains of Chickens Infected with Eimeria tenella

    Hyun S. Lillehoj;Guangxing Li

  • Functional and biochemical characterizations of avian T lymphocyte antigens identified by monoclonal antibodies

    Hyun Soon Lillehoj;Erik Peter Lillehoj;Daniel Weinstock;Kaiel Antoni Schat

  • Postnatal development of T-lymphocyte subpopulations in the intestinal intraepithelium and lamina propria in chickens.

    Hyun S. Lillehoj;Kyeong S. Chung

  • Immunopotentiating effect of a Fomitella fraxinea-derived lectin on chicken immunity and resistance to coccidiosis

    Hyun S. Lillehoj

  • Effects of Pediococcus- and Saccharomyces-based probiotic (MitoMax®) on coccidiosis in broiler chickens

    Sunghyen Lee;Hyun S. Lillehoj;Dong W. Park;Yeong H. Hong

  • Molecular, cellular, and functional characterization of chicken cytokines homologous to mammalian IL-15 and IL-2.

    Hyun Soon Lillehoj;Wongi Min;Kang Duk Choi;Uma S. Babu

  • Resistance to Intestinal Coccidiosis Following DNA Immunization with the Cloned 3-1E Eimeria Gene Plus IL-2, IL-15, and IFN-γ

    Hyun S. Lillehoj;Xicheng Ding;Marco A. Quiroz;Erich Bevensee

Frequent Co-Authors

Erik P. Lillehoj
Erik P. Lillehoj University of Maryland, Baltimore
Kyung-Woo Lee
Kyung-Woo Lee Konkuk University
David Bravo
David Bravo Pancosma
Rami A. Dalloul
Rami A. Dalloul University of Georgia
Mark C. Jenkins
Mark C. Jenkins United States Department of Agriculture
Susan J. Lamont
Susan J. Lamont Iowa State University
Jae Yong Han
Jae Yong Han Seoul National University
Gregory R. Siragusa
Gregory R. Siragusa Scout Microbiology
Joaquín Quílez
Joaquín Quílez University of Zaragoza
Hans H. Cheng
Hans H. Cheng Agricultural Research Service

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