Gary Anderson
Director, Kansas State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
Professor of diagnostic medicine and pathobiology
Gary Anderson, director of K-State's Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, has worked
in vaccine research and development for decades. He holds numerous patents, has received
several grants and has published more than 60 articles and book chapters.
Anderson's work in bovine health and disease includes serving on the Biologics And Biotechnology, Foreign And Emerging Disease And National Animal Health Laboratory Network committees of the United States Animal Health Association. He currently serves as a co-chair of The National Animal Health Laboratory Network Coordinating Council.
In addition to his work with cattle, Anderson is involved in swine diagnostics and infectious disease research. He has served on the Transmissible Diseases of Swine Committee of the United States Animal Health Association.
The recent president of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Anderson serves on the Dean's Administrative Council for K-State's College of Veterinary Medicine and on the executive board of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians. He also has served on the board of the American Association of Veterinary Immunologists and has been the editor of the group's newsletter. He has been on the editorial boards for the American Journal of Veterinary Research, Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology journal and Journal of Immunology.
Anderson received an associate degree in business from Central College in 1971, a bachelor's degree in microbiology from South Dakota State University in 1975 and a doctor of veterinary medicine and a master's degree in veterinary pathology, both in 1979, from K-State. He also received a doctorate in comparative pathology from the University of California-Davis in 1983.
Anderson can be contacted at 785-532-4454 or ganders@vet.k-state.edu.