Niels Pedersen

Distinguished Professor

Education

1965, BS, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA

1967, DVM, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA

1972, PhD, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia

Active Research Grants

Principal Investigator, Feline Health Studies, (Principal Investigator), George & Phyllis Redmond Miller Trust of The San Francisco Foundation "Donor Advised Grant"

Principal Investigator, Genetic susceptibility to feline infectious peritontis (FIP), (Principal Investigator), Morris Animal Foundation

Publications

Dua N, G Reubel, PF Moore, J Higgins, and NC Pedersen. 1994. An experimental study of primary feline immunodeficiency virus infection in cats and a historical comparison to acute simian and human immunodeficiency virus diseases. Vet Immunology and Immunop

Reubel GH, GA Dean, JW George, JE Barlough, and NC Pedersen. 1994. Effects of incidental infections and immune activation on disease progression in experimentally feline immunodeficiency virus-infected cats. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Lohman BL, MB McChesney, CJ Miller, E McGowan, SM Joye, KK Van Rompay, E Reay, L Antipa, NC Pedersen, and ML Marthas. 1994. A partially attenuated simian immunodeficiency virus induces host immunity that correlates with resistance to pathogenic virus chal

Honors and Awards

1972 PhD with High Comendation

1977 First Recipient of the Cat Fanciers Association Medal of Honor in the Field of Science

1980 Invited Guest Professor, Ontario Veterinary College

1982 Ralston Purina Award for Excellence - Veterinary Research

1983 Carnation Award for Feline Research

1987 Beecham Award for Research Excellence

1987 Outstanding Alumni Award for Retrovirus Research, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis

1991 Bourgelat Award, the British Small Animal Veterinary Association for Outstanding Contributions to the Field of Small Animal Practice

1991 Nelson Lecturer, University of Edinburgh

1991 Jean Holzworth Lecturer, Angell Memorial Animal Hospital and the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Boston, November 10

1991 UCD Alumni Citation for Excellence Award

1995 Honorary Doctor's Degree from the University of Zurich (awarded at Dies Academicus Celebration, April 29

1996 Honorary Doctor's Degree from the University of Utrecht (Conferred May)

1996 In Recognition, Niels C. Pedersen for his formative contributions to feline retrovirus research and his generosity in furthering the work of other scientists worldwide, Third International Feline Retrovirus Research Symposium Organizing Committee Award, Fort Collins, CO (March 9)

1996 Faculty Teaching Award 1996, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis

1997 WSAVA/WALTHAM (World Small Animal Veterinary Medical Association) International Award for Scientific Achievement (April 4)

2003 International Award for 2003 for Outstanding Contribution to Feline Medicine, European Society of Feline Medicine

2004 Special Lecture, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M

2004 Grand Marshall UC Davis Picnic Day

2012 American Veterinary Medical Foundation/Winn Feline Foundation Award

Most Recent Five Book Chapters

2003 Gottfried A, Pedersen NC : Chapter 21: Krankheiten des Immunsystems, Horzinek MC, Schmidt V, Lutz H, (ed), Krankheiten der Katze, Stuttgart. 575-588.

1999 Pedersen NC, Morgan JP, Vasseur PB : Joint Diseases of Dogs and Cats, Ettinger SJ, Feldman EC, (ed), Textbook of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Diseases of the Dog and Cat, Fifth Edition, Volume 2, . 1862-1886.

1995 Pedersen NC, Addie D, Wolf A : Recommendations From Working Groups of the International Feline Enteric Coronavirus and Feline Infectious Peritonitis Workshop, Feline Practice, . 108-111.

1995 Pedersen NC : The History and Interpretation of Feline Coronavirus Serology, , Feline Practice, . 46-51.

1995 Pedersen NC : An Overview of Feline Enteric Coronavirus and Infectious Peritonitis Virus Infections, , Feline Practice, . 7-20.

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