education and training
- Ph.D. in Biochemistry, Columbia University - (New York, New York, United States) 1980
selected publications
Academic Articles16
- Pandey, A., Ding, S. L., Qin, Q., Gupta, R., Gomez, G., Lin, F., ... de Figueiredo, P. (2017). Global Reprogramming of Host Kinase Signaling in Response to Fungal Infection. Cell Host & Microbe. 21(5), 637-649.e6.
- Meegan, J., Dunn, J. L., Venn-Watson, S. K., Smith, C. R., Sidor, I., Jensen, E. D., ... Romano, T. A. (2012). Serologic response in bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus infected with Brucella sp. using a dolphin-specific indirect ELISA.. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 102(1), 73-85.
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- Jupiter, D., Ficht, T., Qin, Q., Rice-Ficht, A., Samuel, J., & de Figueiredo, P. (2010). Genomic Polymorphisms as Inherent Watermarks for Tracking Infectious Agents. Frontiers in Microbiology. 1(SEP), 109.
Chapters1
- Ficht, T. A., & Adams, L. G. (2009). Brucellosis. Vaccines for Biodefense and Emerging and Neglected Diseases. (pp. 807-829). Elsevier.
in the news
- Texas A&M Researchers Developing First Oral Anthrax Vaccine For Livestock, Wildlife Texas A&M Today August 11, 2020
researcher on
Principal Investigator2
- Improved Live Attenuated Brucella Vaccines to Reduce Human Disease awarded by National Institutes of Health 2015 - 2020
Investigator1
recent teaching activities
- VPAT691 Research Instructor
- VPAT691 Research: In-ab Instructor
- VTMI645 Host-agent Interactions Instructor
- VTMI685 Directed Studies Instructor
- VTMI691 Research Instructor
chaired theses and dissertations
- Akoolo, Lavoisier (2015-08). Role of Brucella Toll/Interleukin-1 Receptor (TIR) Domain Containing Protein (?TcpB) Deletion Mutant in Protective Immunity against Brucellosis. (Doctoral Dissertation)
- Gomez, Gabriel (2013-05). Identification and Evaluation of Brucella Recombinant Outer Membrane Proteins as Subunit Vaccinogen Candidates in the Mouse Model of Brucellosis. (Doctoral Dissertation)
- Weeks, Jenni Nichole (2008-08). Identification of genetic loci and transcriptional networks that confer virulence and survival of Brucella melitensis. (Doctoral Dissertation)
- Arenas Gamboa, Angela Maria (2007-05). Evaluation of microencapsulation as an improved vaccination strategy against brucellosis. (Doctoral Dissertation)
- Turse, Joshua Edward (2005-08). Concerning Brucella LPS: genetic analysis and role in host- agent interaction. (Doctoral Dissertation)
Email
tficht@tamu.edu
First Name
Thomas
Last Name
Ficht
mailing address
Texas A&M Agrilife Research; Vet Pathobiology; 4467 TAMUS
College Station, TX 77843-4467
USA