Shawn Zimmerman
Animal, Dairy, & Veterinary Sciences (ADVS)
Veterinary Clinical Pathology, Infectious Diseases, Animal Models of Disease
Contact Information
Office Hours: Call or Email for AppointmentOffice Location: BTEC 307
Phone: 435-797-0920
Email: shawn.zimmerman@usu.edu
Educational Background
Licensures & Certifications
Biography
Shawn Zimmerman is a board-certified veterinary clinical pathologist and infectious disease researcher that joined the ADVS department in July 2020. Dr. Zimmerman holds appointments in the USU SVM and UVDL.
Teaching Interests
Dr. Zimmerman is the course coordinator for veterinary clinical pathology. Her other teaching interests include general pathology, microbiology, immunology, and molecular biology.
Research Interests
The Zimmerman laboratory investigates bacterial pathogenesis in order to better understand how zoonotic pathogens survive and interact within their human and animal hosts. Current projects include studying the bacterial pathogenesis of Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli [ETEC], mastitis-associated E. coli, and coagulase-negative Staphylococcus species in order to further explore novel host-pathogen interactions, identify new biomarkers, develop medical countermeasures, and establish improved animal models of infection. Our lab is always looking for ambitious and hardworking students that are interested in learning more about biomedical research.
Awards
Loan Repayment Renewal Award, 2018
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Postdoctoral Fellowship Award, 2016
Morris Animal Foundation
Loan Repayment Award, 2016
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Veterinary Fellowship for Advanced Study, 2011
Morris Animal Foundation and Zoetis
Morrow B. Thompson Award , 2011
University of Georgia
Publications | Abstracts
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Publications | Journal Articles
Academic Journal
- Mason, J., King, T.L, Bryner, B.S, Underwood, K.B, Walters, M., Zimmerman, S.M, Johnson, N.K, (2023). Estradiol-independent restoration of T-cell function in post-reproductive females. Frontiers in Endocrinology, 14
- Zimmerman, S.M, Lafontaine, A.J, Herrera, C.M, Mclean, A.B, Trent, M.S, (2020). A whole-cell screen identifies small bioactives that synergize with polymyxin and exhibit antimicrobial activities against multidrug-resistant bacteria. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 64:3
- Zimmerman, S.M, Long, M.E, Dyke, J.S, Jelesijevic, T.P, Michel, F., Lafontaine, E.R, Hogan, R.J, (2018). Use of Immunohistochemistry to Demonstrate In Vivo Expression of the Burkholderia mallei Virulence Factor BpaB During Experimental Glanders. Veterinary pathology, 55:2, 258--267.
- Zimmerman, S.M, Dyke, J.S, Jelesijevic, T.P, Michel, F., Lafontaine, E.R, Hogan, R.J, (2017). Antibodies against in vivo-expressed antigens are sufficient to protect against lethal aerosol infection with Burkholderia mallei and Burkholderia pseudomallei. Infection and immunity, IAI--00102.
- Henderson, J.C, Zimmerman, S.M, Crofts, A.A, Boll, J.M, Kuhns, L.G, Herrera, C.M, Trent, M.S, (2016). The power of asymmetry: architecture and assembly of the Gram-negative outer membrane lipid bilayer. Annual review of microbiology, 70, 255--278.
- Zimmerman, S.M, Michel, F., Hogan, R.J, Lafontaine, E.R, (2015). The autotransporter BpaB contributes to the virulence of Burkholderia mallei in an aerosol model of infection. PloS one, 10:5, e0126437.
- Jelesijevic, T., Zimmerman, S.M, Harvey, S.B, Mead, D.G, Shaffer, T.L, Estes, D.M, Michel, F., Quinn, F.D, Hogan, R.J, Lafontaine, E.R, (2015). Use of the common marmoset to study Burkholderia mallei infection. PLoS One, 10:4, e0124181.
- Lafontaine, E.R, Zimmerman, S.M, Shaffer, T.L, Michel, F., Gao, X., Hogan, R.J, (2013). Use of a safe, reproducible, and rapid aerosol delivery method to study infection by Burkholderia pseudomallei and Burkholderia mallei in mice. PloS one, 8:10, e76804.
- Schmiedt, C.W, Zimmerman, S.M, Torres, B.T, Bell, D., Uhl, E.W, Zimmerman, S.M, Epstein, J., Cornell, K.K, (2012). Treatment of intestinal pythiosis in a dog with a combination of marginal excision, chemotherapy, and immunotherapy. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 241:3, 358--363.
- Garner, B., Zimmerman, S.M, Brown, H.M, (2011). Unique urinalysis. Veterinary clinical pathology, 40:3, 279--279.
- Thomas, D.J, Sullivan, S.L, Price, A.L, Zimmerman, S.M, (2005). Common freshwater cyanobacteria grow in 100\% CO2. Astrobiology, 5:1, 66--74.
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
Publications | Other
Other
- Zimmerman, S.M, (2015). Dissertation: Animal Model and Vaccine Candidate Development for Burkholderia Mallei. University of Georgia *
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