Ahmad Saied, DVM, PhD, DACVP

Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

(985) 871-6267
18703 Three Rivers Road, Covington LA 70433

Education & Affiliations

DVM, Veterinary Medicine,
Diplomate ACVP, Veterinary Pathology
PhD, Molecular Pathobiology, Louisiana State University
MBA, University of Kentucky

Research

  • Neuropathology

  • Immunopathogenesis of Keratitis

  • Oncolytic Viral therapy

  • Gene Therapy

Contributions

Antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of Rhodococcus equi from necropsied foals with rhodococcosis. Veterinary Microbiology, online 7 January 2020, Volume 242, March 2020, 108568. (PMID: 32122582).

Ulcerative, granulomatous glossitis and enteritis caused by Rhodococcus equi in a heifer. JVDI, Volume: 31 issue: 5, page(s): 783-787: September 1, 2019. (PMID: 31347467)

Deletion of a Predicted β-sheet Domain within the Amino-terminus of Herpes Simplex Virus Glycoprotein K (gK) Conserved among Alphaherpesviruses Prevents Virus Entry into Neuronal Axons. J. Virol. JVI.02468-15; March 2016. (PMID: 26656706)

A replication competent HSV-1 (McKrae) with a mutation in the amino terminus of glycoprotein K (gK) is unable to infect mouse trigeminal ganglia after cornea infection. Current Eye Research, Early Online, 1–8, 2014. Informa Healthcare USA, Inc. ISSN: 0271-3683 print / 1460-2202. (PMID: 24401006)

A herpes simplex virus 1 (McKrae) mutant lacking the glycoprotein K gene is unable to infect via neuronal axons and egress from neuronal cell bodies. MBio. 2012; 3(4):e00144-12. (PMID: 22829677)

View Dr. Saied's publications on PubMed here