Bettina Wagner

Bettina is an Associate Professor of Immunology at the Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences and the Director of Serology/Immunology at the Animal Health Diagnostic Center at the College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University. She earned her veterinary degree and habilitation (equivalent to PhD) at the University of Veterinary Medicine in Hannover, Germany. She has over 20 years of research experience in equine immunology and worked previously at the School of Veterinary Medicine in Hannover and the Institute at Genetics in Cologne, both in Germany. In 2002, she came to Cornell University. Bettina’s basic research focuses on equine immunology with the goal to develop novel preventive strategies for allergic diseases and transmission of intracellular pathogens such as equine herpesvirus type 1. She also developed a new serological assay for Lyme disease in dogs and horses, the Lyme Multiplex Assay, that is available through the AHDC at Cornell University.