Determining the Role of Viruses in Bovine Respiratory Complex

Student Name: Jason Manley

UCD Department: School of Veterinary Medicine

UCD Mentor: Dr. Laurel Gershwin

Manley’s research project deals with a bovine respiratory disease complex, a group of diseases that together kill millions of cows in the United States each year. Jason is studying a specific virus in this disease complex, called BRSV, to see whether a drug works as scientists hope in combatting the virus. If this drug is effective in cattle, further research could be pursued to determine whether the drug would work successfully against a similar virus that infects humans.