Dan Ciobanu

Dan Ciobanu serves as a Professor in the Department of Animal Science at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where his research focuses on unraveling the genetic mechanisms of viral disease susceptibility in swine, particularly Porcine Circovirus 2 (PCV2) and related pathogens.

His academic credentials include:

• Post-doctoral training in Swine Molecular Genetics at Iowa State University (1999-2002)
• Ph.D. in Animal Breeding and Genetics from the Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, Bucharest, Romania (1999)
• Bachelor of Science in Animal Science from the University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca, Romania (1992)

Dr. Ciobanu's work employs an integrated approach combining refined molecular phenotyping, high-throughput genotyping, host and viral genome sequencing, and experimental infection models to identify genetic variants and molecular pathways responsible for differential disease susceptibility. His research bridges animal genetics, virology, and infectious disease epidemiology, with direct applications to improving swine health and livestock disease resistance through genetic insights.

No scientific awards are documented in the available information. Similarly, there is no mention of graduate students under his supervision or specific research grants supporting his laboratory work.