David J. Prieur, a son, brother, husband, father, stepfather, veterinary pathologist, professor, department chair and, his favorite title, Grandpa David, passed away peacefully at his home in Pullman on Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020.
David was born in Flint, Mich., to Elmer and Cecilia (Amman) Prieur on June 18, 1942. His childhood was spent on a small farm in Saginaw County, Mich., along with seven brothers and sisters. He attended Maple Grove St. Michaelâs elementary and high schools, graduating in 1960.
David enrolled in the College of Veterinary Medicine at Michigan State University with the support of a scholarship and earned his DVM degree in 1966. His passion for veterinary pathology steered him toward an Master of Science in veterinary pathology, which he completed in 1967. He then accepted an NIH postdoctoral position to study comparative pathology in the Department of Veterinary Pathology at Washington State University and completed his Ph.D. in 1971.
December 22, 2020
By Josh Babcock, College of Veterinary Medicine
For decades, researchers have tried to develop an effective vaccine for
Babesia bovis, a tick-borne disease that annually kills millions of cattle worldwide.
According to research recently published in the International Journal for Parasitology, scientists at the Agricultural Research Service-United States Department of Agriculture and Washington State University may finally know where to start.
USDA-ARS tick-borne disease experts Drs Massaro Ueti and Carlos Suarez and support scientist Carl Johnson, in collaboration with WSU’s College of Veterinary Medicine, have identified which genes may be critically important to the survival and spread of the disease in ticks and mammals.