Education and/or Training

B.S.	University of Toronto, Canada	Microbiology and Parasitology
M.S.	University of Toronto, Canada	Microbiology and Parasitology
Ph.D.	The Rockefeller University, New York	Molecular Parasitology

Areas of specialization and or research interests

Microbiology
Molecular biology
Disease investigation
Virology
Avian influenza
parasitology

Current USGS Research and Projects:

National surveillance for the introduction of H5N1 by migratory birds to North America
Collection and identification of influenza viruses in wild birds and other animals
Elucidation of the role of the environment in influenza viruses persistence and transmission
Identification and characterization of novel viruses from wildlife
Development and validation of new viral detection and diagnostic tests and technologies

Professional Experience

2006 – Present	Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison Medical School
2005 – Present	Microbiologist, Diagnostic Virology Laboratory, National Wildlife Health Center
2003 – 2004	Vice President, Product development, Third Wave Technologies

Honors and/or Awards

Fellowship	2005	National Research Council Senior Research Fellowship
Postgraduate Scholarship	1982 – 1984	Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada Postgraduate Scholarship
Postgraduate Scholarship	1982 – 1983	Medical Research Council Postgraduate Scholarship
Scholarship	1981 – 1982	1967 Centennial Science Scholarship

Selected Publications

Spackman E., Swayne, D.E., Suarez, D.L., Senne, D.A., Pedersen, J.C., Killian, M.L., Pasick, J., Handel, K., Somanathan Pillai, S.P., Lee, C.W., Stallknecht, D., Slemons, R., Ip, H.S., Deliberto, T., 2007. Characterization of Low Pathogenicity H5N1 Avian Influenza Viruses from North America. J Virol. 81:11612-11619.

Heard D.J., Mulcahy D.M., Iverson S.A., Rizzolo D.J., Greiner E.C., Hall J., Ip H., Esler D. 2008. A blood survey of elements, viral antibodies, and hemoparasites in wintering Harlequin Ducks (Histrionicus histrionicus) and Barrow's Goldeneyes (Bucephala islandica). J Wildl Dis. 44:486-93.

Dierauf, L.A,, Karesh, W.B., Ip, H. S., Gilardi, K. V., and J. R. Fischer. 2006. Avian influenza virus and free-ranging wild birds. J Am Vet Med Assoc 228:1887-1882.

Du, K.L., Ip, H.S., Chen, M., Dandre, F., Yu, W., Lu, M.M., Owens, G.K., and M.S. Parmacek. 2003. Myocardin is a critical serum response factor cofactor in the transcriptional program regulating smooth muscle cell differentiation. Mol Cell Biol 23:2425-2437.

Eis, P.S., Olson, M.C., Takova, T., Curtis, M.L., Olson, S.M., Vener, T.I., Ip, H.S., Vedvik, K.L., Bartholomay, C.B., Allawi, H.T., Ma, W.P., Hall, J.G., Morin, M.D., Rushmore, T.H., Lyamichev, V.I., and R.W. Kwiatkowski. 2001. An invasive cleavage assay for direct quantitation of specific RNAs. Nature Biotech. 19:673-676.

Allawi, H.T., Dong, F., Ip, H.S., Neri, B.P. and V.I. Lyamichev. 2001. Mapping of RNA accessible sites by extension of random oligonucleotide libraries with reverse transcriptase. RNA 7:314-327

Ip H.S., Flint P.L., Franson J.C., Dusek R.J., Derksen D.V., Gill R.E. Jr., Ely C.R., Pearce J.M., Lanctot R.B., Matsuoka S.M., Irons D.B., Fischer J.B., Oates R.M., Petersen M.R., Fondell T.F., Rocque D.A., Pedersen J.C., Rothe T.C. 2008. Prevalence of Influenza A viruses in wild migratory birds in Alaska: patterns of variation in detection at a crossroads of intercontinental flyways. Virology J. 5:71.

Sovada M.A., Pietz P.J., Converse K.A., D. King D.T., Hofmeister E.K., Scherr P., Ip, H.S. 2008. Impact of West Nile virus and other mortality factors on American white pelicans at breeding colonies in the northern plains of North America. Biological Conservation 141:1021-1031.

Townsend Peterson A, Bush SE, Spackman E, Swayne DE, Ip HS. Influenza A virus infections in land birds, People's Republic of China. Emerg Infect Dis Vol. 14. 2008 Oct 10. Available from http://www.cdc.gov/EID/content/14/10/1644.htm