
Maria Pieters
Associate Professor
Education
DVM, Universidad Central de Venezuela, 2003
PhD, University of Minnesota, College of Veterinary Medicine, 2008
Biography
Professional memberships
- International Pig Veterinary Society
- International Organization for Mycoplasmology
- American Association of Swine Veterinarians
Languages
- Spanish
Grants and patents
Selected grants
- Award: Contemporary Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae isolates of US ori
Principal Investigator: Pieters Silva, Maria Graciela
Sponsoring Organization: Zoetis, Inc.
Award Dates: 2021 - 2023 - Award: Identifying the critical clinical threshold of Mycoplasm
Principal Investigator: Pieters Silva, Maria Graciela
Sponsoring Organization: Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health
Award Dates: 2021 - 2023 - Award: Evaluating the viability of PCR detected Mycoplasma hyop
Principal Investigator: Pieters Silva, Maria Graciela
Sponsoring Organization: Zoetis, Inc.
Award Dates: 2020 - 2022 - Award: Commingling and diet as management interventions for mic
Principal Investigator: Noyes, Noelle
Sponsoring Organization: USDA Nat'l Inst. of Food & Agriculture
Award Dates: 2020 - 2023 - Award: Portable Magnetic Particle Spectroscopy (MPS) Platform f
Principal Investigator: Wang, JianPing
Sponsoring Organization: USDA Nat'l Inst. of Food & Agriculture
Award Dates: 2020 - 2023 - Award: Taking the first steps towards the improvement of Mycopl
Principal Investigator: Pieters Silva, Maria Graciela
Sponsoring Organization: Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health
Award Dates: 2020 - 2021 - Award: Evaluation of the efficacy of VaxSafe MHP: A temperature
Principal Investigator: Pieters Silva, Maria Graciela
Sponsoring Organization: Bioproperties Pty Ltd
Award Dates: 2020 - 2021 - Award: Reducing Campylobacter in pre-harvest broiler production
Principal Investigator: Singer, Randall
Sponsoring Organization: USDA Nat'l Inst. of Food & Agriculture
Award Dates: 2019 - 2023 - Award: Reducing Campylobacter in pre-harvest broiler production
Principal Investigator: Singer, Randall
Sponsoring Organization: USDA Nat'l Inst. of Food & Agriculture
Award Dates: 2019 - 2023 - Award: Optimization and viability of an analogous product for s
Principal Investigator: Pieters Silva, Maria Graciela
Sponsoring Organization: National Pork Board
Award Dates: 2019 - 2021 - Award: Longitudinal evaluation of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae dete
Principal Investigator: Pieters Silva, Maria Graciela
Sponsoring Organization: Minnesota Pork Board
Award Dates: 2019 - 2021 - Award: Effect of Tulathromycin on Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae dete
Principal Investigator: Pieters Silva, Maria Graciel
Sponsoring Organization: Zoetis, Inc.
Award Dates: 2018 - 2019 - Award: Analysis of Cellular Immunity Following Vaccination With
Principal Investigator: Cheeran, Maxim C J
Sponsoring Organization: Pharmgate Biologics inc
Award Dates: 2018 - 2018 - Award: Effects of early-life antibiotic administration on porci
Principal Investigator: Pieters Silva, Maria Graciela
Sponsoring Organization: National Pork Board
Award Dates: 2018 - 2019 - Award: A model to evaluate Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae early detec
- Principal Investigator: Pieters Silva, Maria Graciela
Sponsoring Organization: Minnesota Pork Board
Award Dates: 2018 - 2019 - Award: Assessment of Hyogen efficacy by means of replacement gi
Principal Investigator: Pieters Silva, Maria Graciela
Sponsoring Organization: Ceva Animal Health
Award Dates: 2018 - 2018 - Award: Modulating Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae transmission using m
Principal Investigator: Pieters Silva, Maria Graciela
Sponsoring Organization: Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health, Inc.
Award Dates: 2017 - 2019 - Award: Impact of vaccination on transmission of Lawsonia intrac
Principal Investigator: Vannucci, Fabio Augusto
Sponsoring Organization: National Pork Board
Award Dates: 2017 - 2018 - Award: Evaluation of oral fluids and environmental samples for
Principal Investigator: Vannucci, Fabio Augusto
Sponsoring Organization: Minnesota Pork Board
Award Dates: 2017 - 2018 - Award: Achieving safe introduction of naive gilts into M. hyopn
Principal Investigator: Pieters Silva, Maria Graciela
Sponsoring Organization: National Pork Board
Award Dates: 2017 - 2018 - Award: Mycoplasma hyorhinis and Mycoplasma hyosynoviae in US he
Principal Investigator: Pieters Silva, Maria Graciela
Sponsoring Organization: National Pork Board
Award Dates: 2017 - 2018 - Award: Gilt flow and acclimation processes as drivers of Mycopl
Principal Investigator: Pieters Silva, Maria Graciela
Sponsoring Organization: Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health, Inc.
Award Dates: 2015 - 2017 - Award: Sensitivity and specificity of a Mycoplasma hyopneumonia
Principal Investigator: Pieters Silva, Maria Graciela
Sponsoring Organization: Hipra Scientific USA, LLC
Award Dates: 2015 - 2016 - Award: Does re-infection occur in Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae prev
Principal Investigator: Pieters Silva, Maria Graciela
Sponsoring Organization: Minnesota Pork Board
Award Dates: 2015 - 2016 - Award: Development of a collection of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae
Principal Investigator: Pieters Silva, Maria Graciela
Sponsoring Organization: Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health, Inc.
Award Dates: 2015 - 2019 - Award: Evaluating the effect of strategic antibiotic treatment
Principal Investigator: Pieters Silva, Maria Graciela
Sponsoring Organization: Pharmgate, LLC
Award Dates: 2015 - 2016 - Award: Feasibility of viability PCR and ex-vivo bioassay to det
Principal Investigator: Torremorell, Montserrat
Sponsoring Organization: National Pork Board
Award Dates: 2014 - 2015 - Award: Characterization of the colonization pattern and clinica
Principal Investigator: Pieters Silva, Maria Graciela
Sponsoring Organization: Minnesota Pork Board
Award Dates: 2014 - 2015 - Award: Controlled Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae gilt exposure: Effec
Principal Investigator: Pieters Silva, Maria Graciela
Sponsoring Organization: Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health, Inc.
Award Dates: 2014 - 2015 - Award: Investigating the epidemiology of Mycoplasma hyorhinis i
Principal Investigator: Pieters Silva, Maria Graciela
Sponsoring Organization: Minnesota Pork Board
Award Dates: 2013 - 2014 - Award: Effect of sow and piglet medication with tulathromycin o
Principal Investigator: Pieters Silva, Maria Graciela
Sponsoring Organization: Pfizer Inc Animal Health Group
Award Dates: 2013 - 2014 - Award: Investigating the genetic variability of Mycoplasma hyop
Principal Investigator: Pieters Silva, Maria Graciela
Sponsoring Organization: Minnesota Pork Board
Award Dates: 2012 - 2013 - Award: Early detection of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae infections i
Principal Investigator: Pieters Silva, Maria Graciel
Sponsoring Organization: National Pork Board
Award Dates: 2012 - 2013 - Award: Identifying Factors Associated With Mycoplasma Hyopneumo
Principal Investigator: Pieters Silva, Maria Graciela
Sponsoring Organization: Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health, Inc.
Award Dates: 2012 - 2013