Linda S. Mansfield, VMD, PhD, is a University Distinguished Professor holding the Albert C. and Lois E. Dehn Endowment in the College of Veterinary Medicine at Michigan State University. She is jointly appointed in the Departments of Large Animal Clinical Sciences and Microbiology, Genetics, and Immunology at MSU. She earned an MS in Virology from the University of Delaware, a veterinary degree, VMD, and a PhD in immunology from the University of Pennsylvania and, thereafter, worked as a postdoctoral fellow for the Agricultural Research Service, USDA.
