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Thomas W. Molitor is affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States and has contributed to research primarily within the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Medicine, and Health Professions.

The scientist's work spans several specialized subfields, including Animal Science and Zoology, Infectious Diseases, Genetics, Agronomy and Crop Science, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

Molitor's research addresses topics such as Animal Virus Infections Studies, Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology, Virus-based gene therapy research, Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology, Vector-Borne Animal Diseases, Viral Infections and Immunology Research, and Zoonotic diseases and public health.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Molitor include:

  • Venkatramana D. Krishna
  • Yonghyan Kim
  • My Yang
  • Fábio A. Vannucci
  • Montserrat Torremorell

Molitor's publications have appeared in several scientific venues, notably:

  • PLoS ONE
  • Veterinary Sciences
  • Journal of Veterinary Medical Education

Representative recent papers include:

  • "Immune responses to porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) in swine and protection against subsequent infection," 2020, PLoS ONE
  • "Strategies for Transboundary Swine Disease Management in Asian Islands: Foot and Mouth Disease, Classical Swine Fever, and African Swine Fever in Taiwan, Japan, and the Philippines," 2024, Veterinary Sciences
  • "One Health as a Core Component of Veterinary Medicine: Defining Day-1 Public Health Competencies for the Veterinary Workforce," 2023, Journal of Veterinary Medical Education

Best Publications

  • Activated microglia mediate neuronal cell injury via a nitric oxide mechanism.

    Chun C. Chao;Shuxian Hu;Thomas W Molitor;Edward G. Shaskan

  • Central Nervous System Tuberculosis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Aspects

    R. Bryan Rock;Michael Olin;Cristina A. Baker;Thomas W. Molitor

  • The opioid–cytokine connection

    Phillip K Peterson;Thomas W Molitor;Chun C Chao

  • Experimental porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus infection in one-, four-, and 10-week-old pigs.

    Kurt D. Rossow;Elida M. Bautista;Sagar M. Goyal;Thomas W. Molitor

  • Neuroprotective role of IL-4 against activated microglia.

    Chun C. Chao;Thomas W Molitor;Shuxian Hu

  • Differential Production of and Migratory Response to β Chemokines by Human Microglia and Astrocytes

    Phillip K. Peterson;Shuxian Hu;Janeen Salak-Johnson;Thomas W. Molitor

  • A Modified Serum Neutralization Test for the Detection of Antibody to Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus in Swine Sera

    I.J. Yoon;H.S. Joo;S.M. Goyal;T.W. Molitor

  • Effects of feeding heat-treated colostrum on passive transfer of immune and nutritional parameters in neonatal dairy calves.

    J. L. Johnson;Sandra M Godden;Thomas W Molitor;Trevor R Ames

  • Cytokine Release from Microglia: Differential Inhibition by Pentoxifylline and Dexamethasone

    Chun C. Chao;Chun C. Chao;Shuxian Hu;Karen Close;Karen Close;Chang S. Choi;Chang S. Choi

  • Current perspectives on the diagnosis and epidemiology of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae infection.

    Marina Sibila;Maria Pieters;Thomas W Molitor;Dominiek Maes

  • CD14 receptor-mediated uptake of nonopsonized Mycobacterium tuberculosis by human microglia.

    P K Peterson;G Gekker;S Hu;W S Sheng

  • Cell-mediated immunity to porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus in swine

    Elida M. Bautista;Thomas W. Molitor

  • Opiates and infection.

    Jack M Risdahl;Kristen V Khanna;Phillip K Peterson;Thomas W Molitor

  • Transmission of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus by fomites (boots and coveralls)

    Satoshi Otake;Scott A. Dee;Kurt D. Rossow;John Deen

  • Pathogenesis of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus infection in mid-gestation sows and fetuses

    W. T. Christianson;C. S. Choi;Jim Collins;Thomas W Molitor

  • IFNγ inhibits porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus replication in macrophages

    E. M. Bautista;T. W. Molitor

  • Stress and Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease

    Phillip K. Peterson;Chun C. Chao;Thomas Molitor;Michael Murtaugh

  • Immunity to PRRSV: Double-edged sword

    Thomas W Molitor;E. M. Bautista;C. S. Choi

  • The effect of spermatozoa and seminal plasma on leukocyte migration into the uterus of gilts.

    K. J. Rozeboom;M. H.T. Troedsson;Thomas W Molitor;B. G. Crabo

  • Transmission of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus by needles.

    S. Otake;S. A. Dee;K. D. Rossow;H. S. Joo

Frequent Co-Authors

Phillip K. Peterson
Phillip K. Peterson University of Minnesota
Chun C. Chao
Chun C. Chao University of Minnesota
Michael P. Murtaugh
Michael P. Murtaugh University of Minnesota
Carlos Pijoan
Carlos Pijoan University of Minnesota
Scott Dee
Scott Dee University of Minnesota
James E. Collins
James E. Collins University of Minnesota
Shuxian Hu
Shuxian Hu University of Minnesota
Zhengguo Xiao
Zhengguo Xiao University of Science and Technology of China
Joan K. Lunney
Joan K. Lunney Agricultural Research Service
Joaquim Segalés
Joaquim Segalés Autonomous University of Barcelona

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