Morley, Paul individual record
Professor and Director of Research
overview

Dr. Morley is an epidemiologist and veterinary internal medicine specialist that studies infectious diseases affecting animals and people. Major emphasis for his professional activities includes using analytical epidemiology to improve our understanding and control of diseases in animals and people, investigating the ecology of pathogens and antimicrobial resistance determinants in animals and food production systems, and using infection control and biosecurity to manage health risks that are important in veterinary medicine, agriculture, and public health. Most recently he has used metagenomic methods to investigate the effects of agriculture production practices on antimicrobial resistance and microbial ecology as these affect human, animal, and ecosystem health. In 2019, he was appointed the Director of Research for VERO - the Veterinary Education, Research & Outreach Program - in the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at Texas A&M University. In this role, he supports the growth of research programs for all VERO faculty, supervises and provides oversight for research staff and laboratories, and promotes research exposure programs for veterinary and undergraduate students. Previously, Dr. Morley served for 20 years as Professor of Epidemiology and the Director of Infection Control at Colorado State University's Veterinary Teaching Hospital. He is a recognized authority on infection control in animal populations and has consulted on infection control and biosecurity issues at veterinary hospitals, veterinary colleges, and animal production facilities around the world.

selected publications
Academic Articles36
  • Doster, E., Lakin, S. M., Dean, C. J., Wolfe, C., Young, J. G., Boucher, C., ... Morley, P. S. (2020). MEGARes 2.0: a database for classification of antimicrobial drug, biocide and metal resistance determinants in metagenomic sequence data.. Nucleic Acids Research (NAR). 48(D1), D561-D569.
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  • Doster, E., Thomas, K. M., Weinroth, M. D., Parker, J. K., Crone, K. K., Arthur, T. M., ... Morley, P. S. (2020). Metagenomic Characterization of the Microbiome and Resistome of Retail Ground Beef Products.. Frontiers in Microbiology. 11, 541972.
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  • Weinroth, M. D., Martin, J. N., Doster, E., Geornaras, I., Parker, J. K., Carlson, C. R., ... Belk, K. E. (2019). Investigation of tylosin in feed of feedlot cattle and effects on liver abscess prevalence, and fecal and soil microbiomes and resistomes1.. Journal of Animal Science. 97(11), 4567-4578.
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  • Graham, D. W., Bergeron, G., Bourassa, M. W., Dickson, J., Gomes, F., Howe, A., ... Wittum, T. E. (2019). Complexities in understanding antimicrobial resistance across domesticated animal, human, and environmental systems.. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1441(1), 17-30.
  • Scott, H. M., Acuff, G., Bergeron, G., Bourassa, M. W., Gill, J., Graham, D. W., ... Wittum, T. E. (2019). Critically important antibiotics: criteria and approaches for measuring and reducing their use in food animal agriculture.. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1441(1), 8-16.
Conference Papers2
  • McAtee, T., Powledge, S., Pinnell, L., Morley, P., & Richeson, J. T. (2022). Modified-Live Virus Respiratory Vaccines and Bovine Respiratory Disease Influence the Respiratory Microbiome of Cattle. Journal of Animal Science. 100, 240-240.
  • Morley, P. S. (2020). New insights on liver abscess syndrome in cattle using metagenomic investigations. Journal of Animal Science. 98(Supplement_4), 53-53.
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Email
pmorley@tamu.edu
First Name
Paul
Last Name
Morley
mailing address
3201 Russell Long Blvd; VERO Building, WTAMU Campus;
Canyon, TX 79015
USA