N. James MacLachlan holds a veterinary, an MS in virology, a PhD in comparative patholgy, and he is a diplomate and past-president of the American College of Veterinary Pathologists. He currently teaches veterinary pathology in both the clinic and classroom. His research focuses on viral diseases of livestock, including bluetongu, equine viral arteritis, African horse sickness, West Nile disease, and equine herpesvirus infections.
He directs the Equine Viral Diseases Laboratory at UC Davis, and he also holds a position as Extraordinary Professor in the Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases at the University of Pretoria in the Republic of South Africa. Dr. MacLachlan serves as an expert on various international panels pertaining to different viral diseases. Edward J. Dubovi holds a MS in virology and a PhD in microbiology.
He is a professor of virology at the College of Veterinary Medecine at Cornell University. He is the Director of the Virology Section in the Animal Health Diagnostic Center. His main areas of research include viral diseases of cattle with particular emphasis on bovine viral diarrhea virus, viral diseases of camelids, viral diseases of dogs with emphasis on canine influanza virus, and viral diseases of domestic animals that impact endangered wildlife.
In November 2000, Dr. Dubovi was elected an Honory Diplomate from the American College of Veterinary Microbiologists.