Christian M. Leutenegger

About the Author

Dr. Leutenegger graduated from the University of Zurich School of Veterinary Medicine, Switzerland, in 1992. He completed a doctoral thesis on the development of recombinant vaccines for feline immunodeficiency virus. After a postdoctoral course in medical science, he completed a PhD degree testing the first DNA vaccines in veterinary medicine. He developed a strong interest in molecular immunology and virology and founded the Real-time PCR Research and Diagnostics Core Facility at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine in 1999. After 13 years at IDEXX Laboratories introducing standardized molecular diagnostics in the veterinary industry, he joined Antech Diagnostics to expand the molecular testing portfolio. He has an extensive network of collaborators and has published over 200 peer-reviewed papers and book chapters.