Joan Lunney
Alma materJohns Hopkins University
Scientific career
ThesisStudies on the regulation of serum glycoprotein homeostatis (1976)

Joan Katherine Lunney is an American government scientific researcher[1] at the United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service. She is known for her work on swine immunology and genetics. She is an elected member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Education and training

Joan Lunney received her B.S. degree in chemistry from Chestnut Hill College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1968. Following college she was a high school teacher at Camden Catholic High School in Cherry Hill, NJ.[2] Lunney became interested in pursuing a research career after being exposed to summer research at the Corning Glass Works and at American University.[2] She went on to receive her Ph.D. in Biochemistry from Johns Hopkins University in 1976.[2] Lunney then worked as a postdoctoral research associate at the National Institutes of Health within the immunology branch before joining the United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service in 1983.[3]

Research

Lunney is recognized internationally for her research accomplishments in swine immunogenetics.[4] Lunney has worked on swine major histocompatibility complex (MHC), specifically the swine leukocyte antigen (SLA) complex.[5] She has contributed to knowledge of how the MHC antigens are recognized by the immune system, which is important in xenotransplantation,[6] and developed the first set of monoclonal antibodies to pig immune cell subsets.[7] She identified swine genetically resistant to Trichinella spiralis.[8] Her subsequent research was on porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS),[9] and identifying genetic markers associated with disease resistant pigs.[10]

Honors and awards

Lunney was elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 1998.[11] In 2007, Chestnut College recognized her for distinguishes achievement.[2] She was named to the Hall of Fame for the Agriculture Research Service in 2019.[4] Lunney was named a Meritorious Senior Professional in President Biden's 2022 Presidential Rank Awards. [12]

Selected publications

  • Groenen, Martien A. M.; Archibald, Alan L.; Uenishi, Hirohide; Tuggle, Christopher K.; Takeuchi, Yasuhiro; Rothschild, Max F.; Rogel-Gaillard, Claire; Park, Chankyu; Milan, Denis; Megens, Hendrik-Jan; Li, Shengting (2012). "Analyses of pig genomes provide insight into porcine demography and evolution". Nature. 491 (7424): 393–398. Bibcode:2012Natur.491..393G. doi:10.1038/nature11622. ISSN 0028-0836. PMC 3566564. PMID 23151582.
  • Lunney, Joan K. (2007). "Advances in Swine Biomedical Model Genomics". International Journal of Biological Sciences. 3 (3): 179–184. doi:10.7150/ijbs.3.179. ISSN 1449-2288. PMC 1802015. PMID 17384736.
  • Lunney, Joan K.; Fang, Ying; Ladinig, Andrea; Chen, Nanhua; Li, Yanhua; Rowland, Bob; Renukaradhya, Gourapura J. (2016-02-15). "Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus (PRRSV): Pathogenesis and Interaction with the Immune System". Annual Review of Animal Biosciences. 4 (1): 129–154. doi:10.1146/annurev-animal-022114-111025. ISSN 2165-8102. PMID 26646630.

References

  1. ↑ "Joan Lunney : USDA ARS". www.ars.usda.gov. Retrieved 2020-12-24.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT AWARD 2007 | Chestnut Hill College". www.chc.edu. Retrieved 2020-12-24.
  3. ↑ "AAVI news - PDF Free Download". coek.info. Retrieved 2020-12-24.
  4. 1 2 "Three Scientists Named to ARS Science Hall of Fame : USDA ARS". www.ars.usda.gov. Retrieved 2020-12-24.
  5. ↑ Lunney, Joan K.; Ho, Chak-Sum; Wysocki, Michal; Smith, Douglas M. (March 2009). "Molecular genetics of the swine major histocompatibility complex, the SLA complex". Developmental and Comparative Immunology. 33 (3): 362–374. doi:10.1016/j.dci.2008.07.002. ISSN 1879-0089. PMID 18760302.
  6. ↑ Lunney, Joan K. (2007-02-10). "Advances in Swine Biomedical Model Genomics". International Journal of Biological Sciences. 3 (3): 179–184. doi:10.7150/ijbs.3.179. ISSN 1449-2288. PMC 1802015. PMID 17384736.
  7. ↑ Entrican, Gary; Lunney, Joan K.; Wattegedera, Sean R.; Mwangi, William; Hope, Jayne C.; Hammond, John A. (2020). "The Veterinary Immunological Toolbox: Past, Present, and Future". Frontiers in Immunology. 11: 1651. doi:10.3389/fimmu.2020.01651. ISSN 1664-3224. PMC 7399100. PMID 32849568.
  8. ↑ Lunney, Joan K.; Darwin Murrell, K. (1988-09-01). "Immunogenetic analysis of Trichinella spiralis infections in swine". Veterinary Parasitology. Special Issue: 4th Immunoparasitology Symposium. 29 (2): 179–193. doi:10.1016/0304-4017(88)90125-2. ISSN 0304-4017. PMID 2974214.
  9. ↑ Lunney, Joan K.; Fang, Ying; Ladinig, Andrea; Chen, Nanhua; Li, Yanhua; Rowland, Bob; Renukaradhya, Gourapura J. (2016-02-15). "Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus (PRRSV): Pathogenesis and Interaction with the Immune System". Annual Review of Animal Biosciences. 4 (1): 129–154. doi:10.1146/annurev-animal-022114-111025. ISSN 2165-8102. PMID 26646630.
  10. ↑ Rowland, Raymond R. R.; Lunney, Joan; Dekkers, Jack (2012). "Control of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) through genetic improvements in disease resistance and tolerance". Frontiers in Genetics. 3: 260. doi:10.3389/fgene.2012.00260. ISSN 1664-8021. PMC 3565991. PMID 23403935.
  11. ↑ "Elected Fellows | American Association for the Advancement of Science". www.aaas.org. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
  12. ↑ "RELEASE: President Biden Selects 2022 Presidential Rank Awards Winners".
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