Melinda J. Wilkerson
Professor, Pathobiology
Biography
Dr. Mindy Wilkerson was trained in medical technology at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield Missouri. She received DVM and MS degrees from the University of Missouri, Columbia (1989) and PhD and Anatomic Pathology residency training from Washington State University (1994). She is board certified in Veterinary Anatomic and Clinical Pathology by the American College of Veterinary Pathologists. She has taught veterinary immunology and trained clinical pathology residents in clinical pathology for 20 years at Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine. Research interests focus on clinical pathology, development of novel serological and molecular diagnostic tests for vector borne diseases. Dr. Wilkerson’s current research projects include studies on Ehrlichia and Anaplasma spp. infections in dogs and ruminants of Grenada and establishment of hematology and biochemical reference intervals on local dogs in Grenada.
Contact Information
(473) 444-4175, ext 3673
Areas of Interest
- Clinical Pathology
- Tick borne diseases
Affiliations
- Professor and Chair of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, St. George’s University, Grenada, West Indies | 2017 - Present
- Professor, Dept. Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, St. George’s University, Grenada, West Indies | 2016 - Present
- Assistant, Associate, and Full Professor, CVM, Kansas State University, Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology | 1996 - 2015
- Emeritus Professor and Adjunct Professor, CVM, Kansas State University, Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology | 1996 - 2016
- Assistant Professor, Veterinary Anatomical Pathologist; Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, Washington State University, Pullman WA | 1994-1996
- Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Pathology, Anatomical Pathology (1996) & Clinical Pathology (2003)
- American College of Veterinary Pathologist
- American Society of Veterinary Clinical Pathologists
Selected Publications
- Kunick, M., Charles, K.E., Carter, K., Edwards, J., Costlow, C., Wilkerson, M., Seddon, D., Marancik, D. Comparative biochemistry analyte data in nesting leatherback (Dermochelyscoriacea), foraging green (Cheloniamydas) and foraging and nesting hawksbill (Eretmochelysimbricata) sea turtles in Grenada, West Indies. Conversation Physiology. 2024. 12. https://doi.org/10.1093/conphys/coae028
- Sharma, B., R. Ganta R. Stone, D., Alhassan, A., Lanza-Perea, M., Matthew Belmar, V., Karasek, I., Cooksey, E.M. Butler C, Gibson, K., J. Wilkerson M. Development of a Multiplex PCR and Magnetic DNA Capture Assay for Detecting Six Species Pathogens of the Genera Anaplasma and Ehrlichia in Canine, Bovine, Caprine and Ovine Blood Samples from Grenada, West Indies. Pathogens. 2021. 10: 192.
- Wilkerson MJ, Black KE, Lanza-Perea M, Sharma B, Gibson K, Stone DM, George A, D.S. Nair, A, Ganta R. Initial development and preliminary evaluation of a multiplex peptide bead assay to detect antibodies to Ehrlichia canis, Ehrlichia chaffeensis and Anaplasma platys outer membrane peptides in naturally infected dogs from Grenada, West Indies. J Vet. Diagn. Invest. 2017. 29:109-114.
- Pennick K, Holicky R, Wilkerson M. What’s your diagnosis? Joint and associated subcutaneous tissue aspirates from a bearded dragon. Vet. Clin. Pathol. 2017. 46: 363-364.
- Wasserkrug-Naor, Morton M, Wilkerson M, Pohlman L. Multiple swollen joints in a German Shepherd dog. J. Am. Vet. Assoc. 2017. 250:627-629.
- Delph KB, Davis EG, Bello NM, Hankins K, Wilkerson MJ, Ewen CL. Comparison of immunologic responses following intranasal and oral administration of a USDA-approved, live-attenuated Streptococcus equi vaccine. J. Equine Veterinary Science. Published online, Sept. 12 2016.
- Ferrer MS, Laflin S, Anderson DE, Miesner MD, Miller LMJ, Wilkerson MJ, George A, Effect of bovine sperm-bound antisperm antibodies on oviductal binding index. 51:287-293. 2016. Reproduction in Domestic Animals.
- Ferrer MS, Laflin S, Anderson DE, Miesner MD, Wilkerson MJ, George A, Miller LMJa, Larson R, Garcia Flores EO. Prevalence of bovine sperm-bound antisperm antibodies and their association with semen quality. Theriogenology. 2015. 84:94-100.
- Davis EG, Bryan AJ, Bello NM, Harkin K, Wilkerson MJ. Characterization of immune responses in healthy foals when a multivalent vaccine protocol was initiated at 90 or 180 days of age. Equine Veterinary Journal. 2015. 47:667-674.
- Hong W, Rush B, Wilkerson M, van der Merwe, D. Exploring the use of table PCs in veterinary medical education: opportunity or obstacle? J. Vet. Med. Education. 2014; 41:122-131.
Selected Projects
- M.J. Wilkerson, A. Alhassan, Arno H. Werners, Catherine Werners-Butler, Kathy Gibson (SGU), Graeme Stratton (SGU), R. Ganta. Tick-borne rickettsial prevalence and disease status in dogs, ruminants, and ticks in Grenada. $4,999. 2017-2018.
- M.J. Wilkerson, D.M. Stone, S. Cheetham-Brow, K. Gibson, M. Lanza-Perea. R. Ganta, C Yearwood. Validation of multiplex high throughput and serological assays for surveillance and diagnostic identification of epidemic an endemic of vector borne pathogens of regional importance in animals and humans in Grenada and the greater Caribbean. One Health Initiative Proposal. $124,000. 2017-2019. Windward Islands Research.
- D.M. Stone, K. Gibson, T. Patterson, M. Lanza-Perea. M.J. Wilkerson, R. Ganta. Detection of antibodies to and antigens of canine tick-borne pathogens in dogs in Grenada. USRI. St. George’s University. 2019. $5,620.
- India Paharsingh, M. Lanza Perea, W. Sylvester, M. J. Wilkerson. SRGI. Hematology and Biochemistry analytes in Grenadian dogs. $5,000. 2022.
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