Leroy Coggins | |
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Born | 1932 |
Died | 2013 | (aged 81)
Alma mater |
Oklahoma State University New York State College of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell University ( PhD) |
Known for | Coggins Test for equine infectious anemia |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Virology |
Institutions |
Cornell University North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine |
Leroy Coggins (1932–2013) was a virologist who developed tests for African swine fever and equine infectious anemia. The latter is now known as the Coggins Test and a "negative Coggins" is commonly required when horses are sold or transported in the US. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Originally from North Carolina, Coggins studied at Oklahoma State University and in 1962 he completed a PhD at Cornell University's College of Veterinary Medicine. [5] He went on to create the Coggins Test at Cornell, and it was approved for use in 1973. Coggins later became a department chair at the North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine. [6]
There, Kehinde Majiyagbe earned his master's of science in immunology in 1975 with the thesis "Extraction and Purification of Equine Infectious Anemia Virus Antigen," advised by Leroy Coggins, Ph.D. '62, and Dr. Neil Norcross.