Name: Philip H. Elzer
Education:
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Ph.D. 1992
Immunology
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
M.S.
1989
Immunology
Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
B.S.
1986
Biology
Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
A.S.
1984
Biology
Recent Professional Experience:
January 2012 – present.
Assistant Vice Chancellor and Assistant Director, LSU AgCenter
July 2010- present.
Interim Head of LSU AgCenter Veterinary Science
July 2004-present.
Professor (Joint Appointment)
July 1999-June 2004.
Associate Professor (Joint Appointment)
May 1995-July 1999.
Assistant Professor (Joint Appointment)
Department of Veterinary Science (59%), LSU AgCenter Center, Baton Rouge, LA
Department of Pathobiological Sciences (41%), School of Veterinary Medicine, LSU,
Baton Rouge, LA
May 1993-May 1995.
Post-doctoral Research Associate, LSU Medical Center, Shreveport, LA
November 1992-May 1993.
Research Associate III, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
December 1985-July 1986.
Laboratory Technician, Pennwalt Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Rochester, NY
September 1983-December 1985.Cooperative Education Student, Pennwalt Pharmaceuticals, Inc.,
Rochester, NY
Publications closely related to wildlife health research:
Elzer, P.H., W.A. Rotenberger, G.G. Schurig, J.D. Kopec, F.M. Enright, and D.S. Davis. (1996). The
vaccine efficacy of oral RB51 in elk. Proc U.S. Anim Health Assoc 101:74-77.
Elzer, P.H. and D.S. Davis. (1997). Evaluation of RB51 in bison and elk. Proc U.S. Anim Health Assoc
101:100-105.
Elzer, P.H., M.D. Edmonds, S.D. Hagius, J.V. Walker, M.J. Gilsdorf, and D.S. Davis. (1998). Safety of
Brucella abortus RB51 in bison. J Wildl Dis 34(4):825-829.
Elzer, P.H. and D.S. Davis. Evaluation of Brucella abortus vaccine strain RB51 in bison. In: National
Research Council (ed), Brucellosis in the Greater Yellowstone Area. Washington DC: National
Academy Press. 1998:151-156.
Elzer, P.H., G.G. Schurig, F.M. Enright, and D.S. Davis. Evaluation of the vaccine efficacy of RB51
administered orally in elk. In: National Research Council (ed), Brucellosis in the Greater
Yellowstone Area. Washington DC: National Academy Press. 1998:157-160.
Davis, D.S., D.L. Hunter, and P.H. Elzer. (1998). Controlled safety and efficacy evaluations of Brucella
RB51 vaccine in American bison (Bison bison). Proc. ACR-Ondesterpoort OIE International
Congress with WHO-Cosponsorship on Anthrax, Brucellosis, CBPP, and Mycobacterial
Diseases. 112-116.
Elzer, P.H., T.J. Kreeger, G.G. Schurig, and D.S. Davis. (1998). The oral vaccination of North American
elk with Brucella abortus strain RB51. Proc. ACR-Ondesterpoort OIE International Congress
with WHO-Cosponsorship on Anthrax, Brucellosis, CBPP, and Mycobacterial Diseases. 91-95.
Davis, D.S., and P.H. Elzer. (1998). Serologic response of fallow and axis deer following challenge with
virulent Brucella abortus strain 2308. Proc U.S. Anim Health Assoc 102:145-147.
Edmonds, M.D., F.M. Ward, T.M. O’Hara, and P.H. Elzer. (1999). Use of western immunoblot analysis
for testing moose serum for Brucella suis biovar 4 specific antibodies. J Wildl Dis 35:591-595.
Elzer, P.H. Vaccine delivery methods for feral swine now and in the future. (1999). Proceedings of the
Feral Swine Symposium, TAHC.94-97.
Elzer, P.H. and D.S. Davis. (1999). Safety and Efficacy of Brucella abortus RB51 vaccine in adult
American bison (Bison bison) Proc U.S. Anim Health Assoc 103:154-158.
Gall, D., K. Nielsen, L. Forbes, D. Davis, P. Elzer, S. Olsen, S. Balsevicius, L. Kelly, P. Smith, S. Tan,
and D. Joly. (2000). Validation of fluorescence polarization assay and comparison to other
serological assays for the detection of serum antibodies to Brucella abortus in Bison (Bison
bison). J Wildl Dis 36(3):469-476.
Kreeger, T.J., M.W. Miller, M.A. Wild, P.H. Elzer, and S.C. Olsen. (2000) Safety and efficacy of
Brucella abortus strain RB51 vaccine in captive pregnant elk. J Wild Dis 36(3):477-483.
Cook, W.E., E.S. Williams, E.T. Thorne, T.J. Kreeger, G.W. Stout, G.G. Schurig, F.M. Enright, and P.H.
Elzer. (2000). Safety of Brucella abortus strain RB51 in bull elk. J Wildl Dis 36(3):484-488.
Elzer, P.H.,, J.A. Smith, J.F. Edwards, T.J. Roffe, and D.S. Davis. (2000). Safety of Brucella vaccines in
pronghorn antelope. Proc U.S. Anim Health Assoc 104:203-207.
Edwards, J.F., D.S. Davis, T.J. Roffe, F. Ramiro-Ibanez, and P.H. Elzer. (2001) Fushobacteriosis in
captive, wild-caught pronghorn antelope (Antilocapra americana). Vet Pathol 38(5):549-552.
Cook, W.E., E.S. Williams, E.T. Thorne, T.J. Kreeger, G. Stout, K. Bardsley, H. Edwards, G.G. Schurig,
L.A. Colby, F.M. Enright and P.H. Elzer. (2002) Brucella abortus strain RB51 vaccination in elk.
I. Efficacy of reduced dosage. J Wildl Dis 38(1):18-26.
Kreeger, T.J., W.E. Cook, W.H. Edwards, P.H. Elzer, and S.C. Olsen. (2002) Brucella abortus strain
RB51 vaccination in elk. II. Failure of high dosage to prevent abortion. J. Wildl Dis 38(1): 2731.
Olsen, S.C., P.H. Elzer. (2002) Wildlife Vaccines: The Promise and the Perils. ed. T. Kreeger.
Brucellosis in Elk and Bison in the Greater Yellowstone Area. 38-42.
Elzer, P.H., J. Smith, T. Roffe, T. Kreeger, J. Edwards, and D. Davis. (2002). Evaluation of Brucella
abortus Strain RB51 and Strain 19 in Pronghorn Antelope. Ann NY Acad Sci 969:102-105.
Davis, D.S. and P.H. Elzer. (2002). Brucella Vaccines in Wildlife. Vet Microbiol 90(1-4): 533-544.
Colby, L, G.G. Schurig, and P.H. Elzer, (2002) An indirect ELISA to detect the serologic response of elk
inoculated with Brucella abortus strain RB51. J Wildl Dis 38(4) 752-759.
Elzer, P.H, S.D. Hagius, T.J. Roffe, S. Holland and D.S. Davis. (2002). Failure of RB51 as a calfhood
bison vaccine against brucellosis. Proc U.S. Anim. Health Assoc 106:183-187.
Roffe, T.J., L.C. Jones, M. Drew, K. Coffin, S. Sweeney and P.H. Elzer. (2002). Effectiveness of Brucella
abortus strain 19 single calfhood vaccination in elk (Cervus elaphus). Proc U.S. Anim Health
Assoc 106:203-208.
Elzer, P.H., D.S. Davis, D. Evans, B. Martin, S. Olsen, J. Rhyan, and G. Schurig (2003) Review of
Brucella vaccine research in bison and elk. Proc U.S. Anim. Health Assoc 107:263-268.
Roffe, T.J., L.C. Jones, K.Coffin, M.L. Drew, S.J. Sweeney, S.D. Hagius, P.H. Elzer, and D.S. Davis.
(2004). Efficacy of single calfhood vaccination of elk with Brucella abortus strain 19. J Wildl
Mngt 68(4):828-834.
Rice-Ficht, A.C., A.G. Arenas, T.A. Ficht, D.S. Davis, P.H. Elzer, K. Nielsen, and T.J. Roffe. (2005).
Enhanced immune response of Cervus elaphus to live vaccine strains of Brucella abortus through
microencapsulation. Proc U.S. Anim. Health Assoc 109.
Bastian, F.O., D.E. Sanders, W.A. Forbes, S.D. Hagius, J.V. Walker, W.G. Henk, F.M. Enright, and P.H.
Elzer. (2007). Spiroplasma spp. from TSE brains or ticks induce spongiform encephalopathy in
ruminants. J Med Microbiol 56:1235-1242.
Arenas-Gamboa, A.A., T.A. Ficht, D.S. Davis, P.H. Elzer, A. Wong-Gonzales, and A. C. Rice-Ficht.
(2009). Enhanced immune response of Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) to live RB51 vaccine strain
using composite microspheres. J. Wildl Diseases 45(1):165-73.
Arenas-Gamboa, A.A., T. Ficht , D. Davis , P. Elzer , M. Kahl-Mcdonagh , A. Wong-Gonzales, and A. C.
Rice-Ficht. (2009). Oral Vaccination with Microencapsulated Strain 19 Vaccine Confers
Enhanced Protection Against Brucella abortus Strain 2308 Challenge in Red Deer (Cervus
elaphus elaphus). J Wildl Dis. 45(4):1021-9.
Schumaker, B.A., Jonna A.K., Mazet, B.J. Gonzales, P.H. Elzer, S.K. Hietala, and M.H. Ziccardi. (2010)
Evaluation of the western immunoblot as a detection method for Brucella abortus exposure in elk.
J. Wildl Dis.46(1):87-94.
O’Hara, T.M., D. Holcomb, P. Elzer, J. Estepp, Q. Perry, S. Hagius, and C. Kirk. (2010). Brucella
species survey in polar bears (Ursus maritimus) of Northern Alaska: assessing source and cross
reaction with Yersinia enterocolitica. J. Wildl Dis. 46(3):687-94.
Bastian FO, C.M. Boudreaux, S.D. Hagius, M.S. Bulgin, S.J. Sorensen-Melson, F.M. Enright, P.H. Elzer.
(2011). Spiroplasma found in the eyes of scrapie affected sheep. Vet Ophthalmol. 14(1):10-7.
Alexander KA, J.K. Blackburn, M.E. Vandewalle, R. Pesapane, E.K. Baipoledi, P.H. Elzer. (2012)
Buffalo, bush meat, and the zoonotic threat of brucellosis in Botswana. PLoS One. 7(3):e32842.
Epub 2012 Mar 8.
Bastian FO, Elzer PH, Wu X. 2012. Spiroplasma spp. biofilm formation is instrumental for their role in
the pathogenesis of plant, insect and animal diseases. Exp Mol Pathol. 2012 Apr 19;93(1):116128. [Epub ahead of print]