Prema Arasu, PhD, DVM, MBA

Professor
Assoc Vice Provost, Office of International Affairs
Director, Global Health Initiatives
Director, CVM International Programs 

Ph.D. Hahnemann University of Health Sciences,
Pennsylvania (Mentor: Dr. Akhil Vaidya)
D.V.M. Cornell University, New York
M.B.A. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Post-doctoral:
J.A.Baker Institute for Animal Health,
Cornell University, New York  (Mentor: Dr. Judy Appleton)
New England Biolabs, Inc., Massachusetts (Mentor: Dr.Fran Perler)
Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital, MA
(Mentor: Dr. Gary Ruvkun)

Phone: (919) 513-6530
Fax: (919) 513-6455
E-mail: prema_arasu@ncsu.edu

Professional/Research Interests:

My current focus is on global public health issues and the development of international partnerships related to research, education and public health policy. 

Previous research areas included host/parasite signaling and the developmental biology of nematodes. My lab studied hypobiosis and pregnancy-associated reactivation and transmission of hookworm infection during lactation, and how the host response to parasitic infections protects against allergic diseases.

Selected Publications:

Orton SM, Arasu P, Hammerberg B. 2007. A novel gene from Brugia sp. that encodes a cytotoxic fatty acid binding protein allergen recognized by canine monoclonal IgE and serum IgE from infected dogs. J Parasitol. 93(6):1378-1387.

Moser J.M, Carbone I, Arasu P, Gibson G. 2007. Impact of population structure on genetic diversity of a potential vaccine target in the canine hookworm (Ancylostoma caninum). The Journal of Parasitology 93(4): 796-805.

Freitas, T., and Arasu, P. 2005. Cloning and characterization of genes encoding two Transforming Growth Factor-beta-like ligands from the hookworm, Ancylostoma caninum. International Journal of Parasitology. Sep 1; [Epub].

Trivedi, S. and Arasu, P. 2005. Evaluation of endogenous reference genes for real-time PCR quantification of gene expression in Ancylostomacaninum. Molecular & Biochemal Parasitology. 143(2):241-4.

Moser, J.M., Freitas, T., Arasu, P. and Gibson, G. 2005. Gene expression profiles associated with the transition to parasitism in Ancylostoma caninum larvae. Molecular & Biochemical Parasitology. 143(1):39-48.

Mitreva, M., McCarter J.P., Arasu, P., et. al. 2005. Investigating hookworm genomes by comparative analysis of two Ancylostoma species. BMC Genomics. 26;6(1):58.