CURRICULUM VITAE

AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION:

Immunogenetics; Physiological Genetics; Immunology

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Assistant Professor of Poultry Science, Texas A & M University, 1948-1951
Associate Professor of Poultry Science, Texas A & M University, 1951-1957
Head of Immunogenetic Research, DeKalb AgResearch, Inc., DeKalb, IL, 1957-1970
Professor of Biological Sciences, Northern Illinois University, 1970-1987
Adjunct Professor of Biological Sciences, Northern Illinois University, 1987-to present
 

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:

American Association for the Advancement of Science (Elected Fellow)
American Association of Immunologists (Elected)
American Genetics Association
International Society for Animal Genetics
Genetics Society of America
Poultry Science Association (Elected)
Sigma Xi Society (Elected)
 

HONORS:

Recipient, Poultry Science Research Prize - 1951
Honorary Member of International Society for Animal Genetics
Elected Fellow of Poultry Science Association - 1988
Recipient, Merck Award for Research Achievement in Poultry Science - 1994
Formal recognition as one of the early contributors to the study of Marek's disease at the 5th International Symposium on Marek's Disease, East Lansing, Michigan, September 1996.
 
 

PUBLICATIONS:

Chapters of Books:

Briles, W.E. and R.W. Briles. 1977. Some recent recombinants at the B locus. In: A.A. Benedict (ed.), Avian Immunology, Advances in         Experimental Medicine and Biology 88:299-307.

Stone, H.A., W.E. Briles and W.H. McGibbon. 1977. The influence of the major histocompatibility locus on Marek's Disease in the chicken. In: A.A. Benedict (ed.), Avian Immunology, Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology.

Rose, N.R., L.D. Bacon, R.S. Sandick and W.E. Briles. 1978. The significance of cellular alloantigens in spontaneous autoimmune thyroiditus (SAT) of OS chickens, pp. 143-153. In: M.E. Gershwin and E.L. Cooper (eds.), Animal Models of Comparative and Developmental Aspects of Immunity and Disease, Pergamon Press. New York.

Briles, W.E., R.W. Briles, W.H. McGibbon and H.A. Stone. 1980. Identification of B alloalleles association with resistance to Marek's disease, pp. 395-413. In: P.B. Biggs (ed.), Resistance and Immunity to Marek's Disease, Commission of the European Communities, Directorate-General Scientific and Technical Information, Luxembourg.

Mashaly, M.M., L. Al-Dokhi, H.S. Siegel, A. Atta, W.E. Briles, P.B. Siegel and E.A. Dunnington. 1994. Relationship between haplotypes at the major histocompatibility complex and lymphocyte activity of chicken lines selected for high and low antibody production, pp. 105-110. In: T.F. Davison (ed.), Advances in Avian Immunology Research. Carfax Press, U.K.

Miller, M.M., R.M. Goto, A. Bernot, C. Auffray, R. Zoorob, N. Bumstead, P.S. Wakenell and W.E. Briles. 1994. The Rfp-Y system - A second cluster of histocompatibility genes in the chicken, pp. 95-103. In: T.F. Davison (ed.), Advances in Avian Immunology Research. Carfax Press, U.K.

Miller, M.M., M. Afanassieff, P.S. Wakenell, W.E. Briles, W.B. Chasse, and R.D. Swartz. 1997. Rfp-Y genotypes in populations under challenge with Marek's disease virus, pp. 47-51. In: Current Research on Marek's Disease. Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Marek's Disease, East Lansing, Michigan.

Journal Articles:

Briles, W.E., W.H. McGibbon and M.R. Irwin. 1950. On multiple alleles effecting cellular antigens in the chicken. Genetics 35:633-652.

Briles, W.E., Ruth W. Briles and M.R. Irwin. 1952. Differences in specificity of the antigenic products of a series of alleles in the chicken. Genetics 37:359-368.

Briles, W.E. 1953. The effect of heterozygosity of the blood group locus B on hatchability in three Leghorn inbred lines. Proceedings of the Association of Southern Agricultural Workers 1953:184.

Shultz, Fred T. and W.E. Briles. 1953. The adaptive value of blood group genes in chickens. Genetics 38:34-50.

Briles, W.E. 1954. Further data on the effect of the blood group locus on B on hatchability of inbred lines. Proceedings of the Association of Southern Agricultural Workers 1954:167.

Stutts, Ensel C., W.E. Briles and H.O. Kunkel. 1956. Blood glutathione levels and egg production in inbred lines of chickens. Poultry Science 35:727-728.

Stutts, Ensel C., Warren Johnson, W.E. Briles and H.O. Kunkel. 1956. Plasma alkaline phosphatase activity in mature inbred lines of chickens. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine 9l:60-63.

Stutts, Ensel C., W.E. Briles and H.O. Kunkel. 1956. Plasma alkaline phosphatase activity in mature inbred chickens. Poultry Science 36:269-276.

Briles, W.E. 1956. Superiority of birds heterozygous for blood group genes. Proceedings of the Poultry Breeders Roundtable 1956:78-106.

Briles, W.E. 1956. Individual blood group differences in closed populations. Proceedings of the Poultry Breeders Roundtable 1956:32-55.

Briles, W.E. and C.P. Allen and T.W. Millen. 1957. The B blood group system of chickens. I. Heterozygosity in closed populations. Genetics 42:631-648.

Briles, W.E. 1960. Blood groups in chickens, their nature and utilization. World's Poultry Science Journal 16:223-242.

Briles, W.E. and C.P. Allen. 1961. The B blood group system of chickens. II. The effects of genotype on livability and egg production in seven commercial inbred lines. Genetics 46:1273-1293.

Briles, W.E. 1962. Additional blood group systems in the chicken. The New York Academy of Sciences 97:173-183.

Bennett, J., A.B. Woodruff, R.A. Anderson and W.E. Briles. 1962. Erythrocyte antigen genotype and behavioral traits in the chicken. Life Sciences 12:663-667.

Briles, W.E., C.O. Briles and J.H. Quisenberry. 1963. The C and D blood group systems in the chicken. Poultry Science 42:1096-1103.

Briles, W.E. 1964. Current status of blood groups in domestic birds. Zeitschrift fur Tiersuchtung und Auzhtungsbiologie: Band 70, Heft 4:371-391.

Crittenden, L.B., W.E. Briles, and H.A. Stone. 1970. Susceptibility to an avian leukosis sarcoma virus: a close association with an erythrocyte isoantigen. Science 169:1324-1325.

Briles, W.E. 1970. Gene frequency profile of eleven blood group systems in three commercial inbred parent lines of chickens. Proc. of the XIIth European Conference on Animal Blood Groups and Biochemical Polymorphisms. Budapest, pp. 415-418. Hungarian Academy of Science.

Crittenden, L.B. and W.E. Briles. 1971. Genetic resistance to infection and oncogenesis by avian RNA tumor viruses. Transplantation Proceedings 3:1250-1262.

Briles, W.E. 1971. The use of isohemagglutinating reagents to assure continued genetic purity of parent lines. World's Poultry Science Journal 26:120-131.

Abdel-Hameed, M. Fathi, H. Joseph Neat and W.E. Briles. 1971. Differences in erythrocyte measurements of intersex and normal adult chickens. Poultry Science 50:1847-1854.

Briles, W.E. 1972. Gene frequency profile of elevent blood group systems in three commercial inbred parent lines of chickens. Proceedings in the XII Europe Conf. Animal Blood Groups and Biochemical Polymorphism:415-418.

Brown, K.S., W.E. Briles, and E.R. Brown. 1973. Vaccinia virus hemagglutination receptor in chickens determined by K isoantigen locus. Proc. of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine 142:16-18.

Briles, W.E. 1974. Associations between the B and R blood group loci and resistance to certain oncogenic viruses in chickens. lst World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, Vol. 1:299-306.

Springer, G.F., P.R. Desai, H. Tegtmeyer and W.E. Briles. 1974. Isolation of an isoantigen associated with leukosis-sarcoma virus susceptibility in chickens and its relation to human blood group MN substances. Journal of Immunogenetics 1:147-149.

Schjeide, O.A., L. Hanzely, S.J. Holshouser and W.E. Briles. 1974. Production and fates of unique organelles (transomes) in ovarian follicles of Gallus domesticus under various conditions. I. Cell and Tissue Research 156:47-59.

Benedict, A.A., L.W. Polard, P.R. Morrow, H.A. Abplanalp, P.H. Mauer and W.E. Briles. 1975. Genetic control of immune responses in chickens. I. Responses to a terpolymer of poly (Glu60Ala30Tyr10) associated with the major histocompatibility complex. Immunogenetics 2:313-324.

Schjeide, O.A., L. Kancheva, L. Hanzely and W.E. Briles. 1975. Production and fates of unique organelles (tranosomes) in ovarian follicles of Gallus domesticus under various conditions II. Cell and Tissue Research 163:63-79.

Holhouser, S.J., O.A. Schjeide and W.E. Briles. 1975. Effects of X-irradiation on estrogen-induced synthetic processes of the avian liver. Radiation Research 62:52-61.

Schjeide, O.A., W.E. Briles, S. Holshouser and D.G. Jones. 1976. Effect of "Restricted ovulator" gene on uptake of yolk-precursor protein. Cell Tiss. Res. 166:109-116.

Briles, W.E., H.A. Stone, and R.K. Cole. 1977. Marek's disease: Effects of B histocompatibility alloalleles in resistance and susceptible chicken lines. Science 195:193-195.

Collins, W.M., W.E. Briles, R.M. Zsigray, W.R. Dunlop, A.D. Corbett, K.K. Clark, J.L. Marks and T.P. McGrail. 1977. The B locus (MHC) in the chicken: Association with the fate of RSV-induced tumors. Immunogenetics 5:333-343.

Schjeide, O.A., R. Sarnwick, C. Castelein and W.E. Briles. 1978. Time of appearance of cellular antigens in chicken RBC. Cytobios 23:93-100.

Scofield, V.L., J.L. Spence, W.E. Briles and H.R. Bose, Jr. 1978. Differential mortality and lesion responses to reticuloendotheliosis virus infection in Marek's disease-resistant and susceptible chicken lines. Immunogenetics 7:169-172.

Prahlad, K.V., G. Skala, D.G. Jones and W.E. Briles. 1979. Limbless a new mutation in the chick. J. of Experimental Zoology 209:427-435.

Collins, W.M., W.E. Briles, A.C. Corbett, K.K. Clark, R.M. Zsigray, and W.R. Dunlop. 1979. B locus (MHC) effect upon regression of RSV-induced tumors in nonbred chickens. Immunogenetics 9:97-l00.

Bitgood, J.J., R.N. Shoffner, J.S. Otis and W.E. Briles. 1980. Mapping of the genes for pea comb, blue egg, barring, silver, and blood group A, E, H, and P in the domestic fowl. Poultry Science 59:1686-1693.

Ewert, D.L., D.G. Gilmour, W.E. Briles and M.D. Cooper. 1980. Genetics of Ia-like alloantigens in chickens and linkage with B major histocompatibility complex. Immunogenetics 10:169-174.

Sanders, B.G., K. Kline and W.E. Briles. 1981. Erythrocyte alloantigens in the Storrs strain of hereditary muscular dystrophic chickens and segregating testcross progeny. J. of Hereditary 72:279-281.

Heinzelmann, E.W., K.K. Clark, W.M. Collins and W.E. Briles. 1981. Host age and major histocompatibility genotype influence in Rous sarcoma regression in chickens. Poultry Science 60:2171-2175.

Briles, W.E., R.W. Briles, D.L. Pollock and M. Pattison. 1982. Marek's disease resistance of certain B alloallele heterozygotes (MHC) in a cross of purebred Leghorn lines. Poultry Science 61:205-211.

Briles, W.E., R.W. Briles. 1982. Identification of haplotypes to the chicken major histocompatibility complex (B). Immunogenetics 15:449-459.

Briles, W.E., N. Bumstead, D.L. Ewert, D.G. Gilmour, J. Gogusev, K. Hala, C. Koch, B.M. Longenecker, A.W. Nordskog, J.R.L. Pink, L.W. Schierman, M. Simonsen, A. Toivanen, P. Toivanen, O. Vainic and G. Wick. 1982. Nomenclature for major histocompatibility (B) complex. Immunogenetics 15:441-447.

Brown, D.W., W.M. Collins, P.H. Ward and W.E. Briles. 1982. Complementation of major histocompatibility haplotypes in regression of RSV-induced tumors in noninbred chickens. Poultry Science 61:409-413.

Briles, W.E., R.W. Briles, R.E. Taffs and H.A. Stone. 1983. Resistance to a malignant lymphoma in chickens is mapped to subregion of major histocompatibility (B) complex. Science 219:977-979.

Schjeide, O.A., S. Schjeide and W.E. Briles. 1983. Changes in expressions of red blood cell antigens following gamma irradiation of chicken embryos. Cytobios 36:187-196.

Brown, D.W., W.M. Collins and W.E. Briles. 1984. Specificity of B genotype response to tumors induced by each of three subgroups of RSV. Immunogenetics 19:141-147.

Briles, W.E. 1984. Early chicken blood group investigations. Immunogenetics 20:217-226.

Bitgood, J.J., J. Dochnahl, P. Schlafly, R.W. Briles and W.E. Briles, 1984. A study of linkage relationships of blood group P with Naked Neck, Silkie Feathering, and Recessive White in chickens. Poultry Science 63:592-594.

Dunnington, A.E., R.W. Briles, W.E. Briles, W.B. Gross and P.B. Siegel, 1984. Allelic frequencies in eight alloantigen systems of chickens selected for high and low antibody response to sheep red blood cells. Poultry Science 63:1470-1472.

Brown, D.W., W.M. Collins, R.M. Zsigray and W.E. Briles. 1984. A non-MHC genetic influence on response to Rous sarcoma virus-induced tumors in chickens. Avian Diseases 28:884-899.

Urban, Jr., W.E., N.P. Zervas, W.M. Collins, R.W. Buck, P.A. Aeed and W.E. Briles, 1985. Estimates of heritability of response to Rous sarcoma of chickens. Poultry Science, 64:1405-1410.

Collins, W.M., D.W. Brown, P.H. Ward, W.R. Dunlop, and W.E. Briles. 1985. MHC and non-MHC genetic influences on Rous sarcoma metastasis in chickens. Immunogenetics 22:315-321.

Clare, R.A., R.G. Strout, R.L. Taylor, Jr., W.M. Collins and W.E. Briles. 1985. Major histocompatibility (B) complex effects on acquired immunity to coccidosis. Immunogenetics 22:593-599.

Robinson, H.L., B.D. Miles, D.E. Catalano, W.E. Briles and L.B. Crittenden. 1985. Susceptibility of erbB-induced erythroblastosis is a dominant trait of 151 chickens. Journal of Virology 55:617-622.

Collins, W.M., N.P. Zervas, W.E. Urban, Jr., W.E. Briles, and P.A. Aeed, 1985. Response of the B complex haplotypes B22, B24, and B26 to Rous sarcomas. Poultry Science 64:2017-2019.

Ehrich, M., R.W. Briles, W.E. Briles, E.A. Dunnington, A.G. Martin, P.B. Siegel and W.B. Gross, 1986. Neurotoxicity of triorthotolyl phosphate (TOTP) in chickens of different genotypes in the presence and absence of dexycorticosterone. Poultry Science 65:375-379.

Collins, W.M., W.R. Dunlop, R.M. Zsigray, R.W. Briles and R.M. Fite, 1986. Dissemination of Rous sarcomas in chickens is influenced by the major histocompatibility complex and sex. Poultry Science 65:1642-1648.

Dunnington, E.A., A. Martin, W.E. Briles, R.W. Briles and P.B. Siegel. 1986. Resistance to Marek's disease in chickens selected for high and low antibody responses to sheep red blood cells. Archives fur Geflugelkund 50:94-96.

Martin, A., W.B. Gross, E.A. Dunnington, R.W. Briles, W.E. Briles and P.B. Siegel. 1986. Resistance to natural and controlled exposures to Eimeria tenella: Genetic variation and alloantigen systems. Poultry Science 65:1847-1852.

Cotter, P.F., R.L. Taylor, Jr., T.L. Wing and W.E. Briles. 1987. B complex (MHC) associated differences in the delayed wattle reaction to Staphylococcal antigen. Poultry Science 66:203-208.

Briles, W.E. and R.W. Briles. 1987. Genetics and classification of the major histocompatibility complex antigens of the chicken. Poultry Science 66:776-781.

Bloom, S.E., W.E. Briles, R.W. Briles, M.E. Delany, and R.R. Dietert. 1987. Chromosomal localization of the major histocompatibility (B) complex and expression in chickens aneuploid for the MHC/rDNA microchromosome. Poultry Science 66:782-789.

Delany, Mary E., W. Elwood Briles, Ruth W. Briles, Rodney R. Dietert. Ellwin M. Willand and Stephen E. Bloom. 1987. Cellular expression of MHC glycoproteins on erythrocytes from normal and aneuploid chickens. Developmental and Comparative Immunology 11:613-624.

Taylor, R.L., Jr., P.F. Cotter, T.L. Wing, and W.E. Briles. 1987. Major histocompatibility (B) complex and sex effects on the phytohemagglutinin wattle response. Animal Genetics 18:343-350.

Erf, Gisela F., W. Elwood Briles, and James A. Marsh. 1987. Graft-versus-host response in sex-linked dwarf, autosomal dwarf and Control K strain chickens. Developmental and Comparative Immunology 11:769-779.

Kline, Kimberly, W.E. Briles, Larry Bacon and Bob G. Sanders. 1988. Characterization of different B-F (MHC Class I) molecules in the chicken. Journal of Heredity 79:239-248.

Kline, Kimberly, W.E. Briles, Larry Bacon and Bob G. Sanders. 1988. Characterization of two distinct disulfide-linked B-G molecules in chickens. Journal of Heredity 79:249-256.

Goto, Ronald, C.G. Miyada, S. Young, R.B. Wallace, H. Abplanalp, S.E. Bloom, W.E. Briles, and Marcia Miller. 1988. Isolation of a cDNA clone from the B-G subregion of the chicken histocompatibility (B) complex. Immunogenetics 27:102-109.

Hyun S. Lillehoj, Mark C. Jenkins, L.D. Bacon, Raymond H. Fetterer, and W.E. Briles. 1988. Eimeria acervulina: Evaluation of the cellular and antibody responses to the recombinant coccidial antigens in B-congenic chickens. Experimental Parasitology 67:148-158.

Miller, Marcia M., Ronald Goto and W. Elwood Briles. 1988. Biochemical confirmation of recombination within the B-G subregion of the chicken. Immunogenetics 27:127-132.

Scott, T.R., G.W. Oduho, B. Glick, F. Hagan, W.E. Briles and Y. Yamamoto. 1988. Erythrocyte alloantigen diversity and some immunological effects of the B system in related New Hampshire strains. Poultry Science 67:1210-1217.

Lukacs, N.W., W.E. Briles, R.W. Briles, and R.L. Taylor, Jr. 1989. Response of major histocompatibility (B) complex haplotypes B22, B26, B30 to Rous sarcomas. Poultry Science 68:233-237.

Dunnington, E.A., A. Martin, R.W. Briles, W.E. Briles, W.B. Gross and P.B. Siegel. 1989. Antibody responses to sheep erythrocytes for White Leghorn chickens differing in haplotypes of the major histocompatibility complex (B). Animal Genetics 20:213-216.

Clare, R.A., R.L. Taylor, W.E. Briles and R.G. Straut. 1989. Characterization of resistance and immunity to Eimeria tenella among major histocompatibility complex B-F/B-G recombinant hosts. Poultry Science 68:639-645.

Martin, A., E.A. Dunnington, W.B. Gross, W.E. Briles, R.W. Briles and P.B. Siegel. 1989. Production traits and alloantigen systems in lines of chickens selected for high or low antibody response to sheep erythrocytes. Poultry Science 69:871-878.

Martin, A., E.A. Dunnington, W.E. Briles and P.B. Siegel. 1989. Marek's disease and MHC haplotypes in chickens selected for high and low antibody response. Animal Genetics 20:407-414.

Fulton, J.E., W.E. Briles and S.J. Lament. 1990. Chicken A blood group system antigens: molecular characteristics and lack of expression on lymphocytes. Animal Genetics 1:401-410.

Bitgood, J.J, R.L. Kendell, R.W. Briles and W.E. Briles. 1991. Erythrocyte alloantigen loci Ea-D and Ea-I map to chromosome 1 in the chicken. Animal Genetics 22:449-454.

Jarvi, Susan I. and W.E. Briles. 1992. Identification of the major histocompatibility complex in the ring-necked pheasant, Phasianus colchicus. Animal Genetics 23:211-220.

Boa-Amponsem, K., W.E. Briles, R.W. Briles, E.A. Dunnington and P.B. Siegel. 1992. Selection for body weight at eight weeks of age. 20. Production traits and the B and C alloantigen systems. Poultry Science 71:1583-1589.

Aeed, P.A., W.E. Briles, R.M. Zsigray and W.M. Collins. 1993. Influence of different B-complex recombinants on the outcome of Rous sarcomas in chickens. Animal Genetics 24:177-181.

Briles, W.E., R.M. Goto, C. Auffray and M.M. Miller. 1993. A polymorphic system related to but genetically independent of the chicken major histocompatibility complex. Immunogenetics 37:408-414.

Jarvi, S.I., R.M. Goto, G.F. Gee, W.E. Briles and M.M. Miller. 1993. Approaches to the study of the major histocompatibility complex in birds. Avian Immunology in Progress, Tours (France) pp. 153-158.

Crittenden, L.B., L. Provencher, L. Santangelo, I. Levin, H. Abplanalp, R.W. Briles, W.E. Briles and J.B. Dodson. 1993. Characterization of a Red Jungle Fowl by White Leghorn backcross reference population for molecular mapping of the chicken genome. Poultry Science 72:334-348.

Miller, M.M., R. Goto, A. Bernot, R. Zoorob, C. Auffray, N. Bumstead and W.E. Briles. 1994. Two Mhc class I and two Mhc class II genes map to the chicken Rfp-Y system outside the B complex. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 91:4397-4401.

Miller, M.M., R. Goto, R. Zoorob, C. Auffray and W.E. Briles. 1994. Regions of homology shared by Rfp-Y and major histocompatibility B complex genes. Immunogenetics 39:71-73.

Kean, R.P., W.E. Briles, A. Cahaner, A.E. Freeman and S.J. Lamont. 1994. Differences in major histocompatibility complex frequencies after multitrait, divergent selection for immunocompetence. Poultry Science 73:7-17.

Schat, K.A., R.L. Taylor, Jr. and W.E. Briles. 1994. Resistance to Marek's disease in chickens with recombinant haplotypes of the major histocompatibility complex. Poultry Science 73:502-508.

White, E.C., W.E. Briles, R.W. Briles and R.L. Taylor, Jr. 1994. Response of six major histocompatibility (B) complex recombinant haplotypes to Rous sarcomas. Poultry Science 73:836-842.

Golemboski, K., R.L. Taylor, Jr., W.E. Briles, R.W. Briles and R.R. Dietert. 1995. Chickens with serologically-similar B complex recombinant haplotypes differ in macrophage responses. Avian Pathol. 24:347-352.

Jarvi, S.I., G.F. Gee, M.M. Miller, and W.E. Briles. 1995. A complex alloantigen system in Florida sandhill cranes, Graus canadensis pratensis: evidence for the major histocompatibility (B) system. Journal of Heredity 86:348-353.

Jarvi, S.I., R.M. Goto, W.E. Briles, and M.M. Miller. 1996. Characterization of Mhc genes in a multigenerational family of ring-necked pheasants. Immunogenetics 43:125-135.

Miller, M.M., R. Goto, R.L. Taylor, Jr., R. Zoorob, C. Auffray, R.W. Briles, W.E. Briles, and S.E. Bloom. 1996. Assignment of Rfp-Y to the chicken major histocompatibility complex/NOR microchromosome and evidence for high-frequency recombination associated with the nucleolar organizer region. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 93:3958-3962.

Wakenell, P.S., M.M. Miller, R.M. Goto, W.J. Gauderman and W.E. Briles 1996. Association between the Rfp-Y haplotype and the incidence of Marek's disease in chickens. Immunogenetics 44:242-245.

Maxey, G.D., E.M. Hollerman and W.E. Briles. 1997. Phenotypic variability in pedigreed families of goldfish revealed by alloantisera and agglutination assays. Journal of Aquatic Animal Health 9:49-57.

Kopti, F., R.W. Briles and W.E. Briles. 1997. Immunogenetics of the A-E alloantigen complex. Poultry Science 76:1688-1697.

Jarvi, S.J., R.M. Goto, G.F. Gee, W.E. Briles, and M.M. Miller. 1999. Identification, inheritance, and linkage of B-G-like and MHC class genes in cranes. Journal of Heredity 90:152-159.

Kopti, F., S.L. Stevens, and W.E. Briles. 1999. Developmental expression of alloantigen systems in the chicken. Developmental & Comparative Immunology 23:617-627.

Drake, B.M., R.M. Goto, M.M. Miller, G.F. Gee, and W.E. Briles. 1999. Molecular and immunogenetic analysis of major histocompatibility haplotypes in northern bobwhite enable direct identification of corresponding haplotypes in an endangered subspecies, the masked bobwhite. Zoo Biology 18:279-294.

LePage, K.T., W.E. Briles, F. Kopti and R.L. Taylor, Jr. 2000. Non-major histocompatibility complex effects on the fate of Rous sarcomas. Poultry Science 79:343-348.

LePage, K.T., M.M. Miller, W.E. Briles and R.L. Taylor, Jr. 2000. Rfp-Y genotype affects the fate of Rous sarcomas in B2B5 chickens. Immunogenetics 51:751-754.

Qureshi, M.A., R.A. Ali, L.N. Thomas, R.N. Baloch and W.E. Briles. 2000. Alloantigen systems L and P influence phagocytic function independent of the major histocompatibility complex (B) in chickens. Poultry Science 79:1271-1275.

Abstracts:

Briles, W.E. 1948. Induced hemolytic disease in chicks. Genetics 33:96-97.

Briles, W.E., W.H. McGibbon and M.R. Irwin. 1948. Studies of the time of development of cellular antigens in the chicken. Genetics 33:97.

Briles, W.E. and W.H. McGibbon. 1948. Heterozygosity inbred lines of chickens at two loci effecting cellular antigens. Genetics 33:605.

Briles, W.E. 1949. Heterozygosity of inbred lines of chickens at loci effecting the red cell antigens. Poultry Science 28:759.

Briles, W.E., C.O. Briles and J.H. Quisenberry. 1950. Three loci effecting the blood group antigens of the chicken. Poultry Science 29:750.

Briles, C.O., W.E. Briles and J.H. Quisenberry. 1950. The linkage relationships between the loci producing the blood group antigens and other marked loci. Poultry Science 29:750-75l.

Briles, W.E. 1950. Antigenic differences between inbred lines of chickens. Genetics 35:656-657.

Briles, W.E. 1951. A new blood group in chickens. Poultry Science 30:907-908.

Briles, W.E. 1952. The drift of a series of blood group alleles in related inbred lines of chickens. Genetics 37:568-569.

Briles, W.E., L.W. Johnson and M.J. Garber. 1953. The effect of heterozygosity at the blood group locus B on weights at 9 weeks of age in related inbred lines of White Leghorns. Poultry Science 32:890.

Briles, W.E. 1954. Evidence for overdominance of the B blood group alleles in the chicken. Genetics 39:961-962.

Briles, W.E. and W.F. Krueger. 1955. The effect of parental B blood group genotypes on hatchability and livability in leghorn inbred lines. Poultry Science 34:1182.

Krueger, W.F., W.E. Briles and J.J. Woods. 1956. Performance of topcross progeny from inbred males homozygous and heterozygous for B blood group alleles. Poultry Science 35:1153.

Briles, W.E. 1956. The relationship between B blood group genotypes and adult performance in two White Leghorn inbred lines. Poultry Science 35:1134-1135.

Briles, W.E. 1957. The effect of B blood group system on l0-week weights of chicks resulting from a cross between inbred lines. Poultry Science 36:1106.

Briles, W.E. 1958. A new blood group system, E, closely linked with the A system in chickens. Poultry Science 37:1189-1190.

Briles, W.E. 1958. The role of cross-reactions in the identification of B blood group alleles in the chicken. Proc. of the Xth International Congress of Genetics 2:33.

Briles, W.E., Ruth W. Briles and R.N. Shoffner. 1967. Tests for linkage between ten blood group loci and the loci of seven morphological traits. Poultry Science 46:1238.

Briles, W.E. 1968. New evidence for close linkage between the A and E loci of the chicken. Genetics 60:164.

Briles, W.E. and L.B. Crittenden. 1971. The immunogenetic identification of an isoantigen associated with susceptibility to an avian leukosis sarcoma virus. Poultry Science 50:1558.

Briles, W.E. and W.L. Oleson. 1971. Differential depletion of B blood group genotypes under stress of Marek's disease. Poultry Science 50:1558.

Briles, W. E. 1972. Association of egg weight with D isoantigen segregation. Poultry Science 51:1788.

Briles, W. E and R.W. Briles. 1972. Association of three chicken blood group loci with viruses. Animal Blood Groups and Biochemical Genetics 3, Supplement 1:82-83.

Motta, J.V., L.B. Crittenden and W.E. Briles. 1973. Evidence for single genes controlling resistance to RSV (RAV-l) and RSV (RAV-2) in commercial stocks of chickens. Poultry Science 52:2067.

Morrow, Philip, H. Abplanalp, W.E. Briles and R. Briles. 1974. Observed and theoretical homozygosity of ten blood group systems in highly inbred White Leghorn chickens. Animal Blood Groups and Biochemical Genetics 5:32-33.

Oleson, William and W.E. Briles. 1974. Blood group analysis of a diploid, chimeric intersex. Animal Blood Groups and Biochemical Genetics 5:39-40.

Briles, W. Elwood and Enos P. Schelling. 1975. Relative influence of marked chromosome segments on chick livability following JM Marek's Challenge. Poultry Science 54:1738.

Briles, W. Elwood and Howard A. Stone. 1975. Relative influence of B isolalleles from lines N and P on Marek's mortality. Poultry Science 54:1738-1739.

Jones, D.G., W.E. Briles and O.A. Schjeide. 1975. A mutation restricting ovulation in chickens. Poultry Science 54:1780.

Briles, W.E., W.H. McGibbon and H.A. Stone. 1976. Effects of B alloalleles from regional cornell random-bred stock on mortality from Marek's Disease. Poultry Science 55:2011-2012.

Abplanalp, H., W.E. Briles, R. Briles, P.R. Morrow, and D. Lowry. 1976. Distribution of blood group alleles in inbred lines of chickens derived from a common base population. Poultry Science 55:2005.

Collins, W.M., W.E. Briles, A.C. Corbett, W.R. Dunlop, R.M. Zsigray, and J.L. Marks. 1976. Do blood group loci influence tumor development in F2 generation offspring of RPRL lines 63 and 100? Poultry Science 55:2022.

Briles, W.E. and R.W. Briles. 1977. Genetic recombination within the B blood group system of chickens. Animal Blood Groups and Biochemical Genetics 8:Supplement l:40.

Briles, W.E., R.W. Briles, W.H. McGibbon, V.A. Garwood and P.C. Lowe. 1977. Erythrocyte alloantigens in Regional Cornell Randombred stock. Poultry Sci. 56:l698.

McGibbon, W.H. and W.E. Briles. 1977. The frequency of blood type alleles in several stocks of Cornell Randombred origin. Poultry Sci. 56:l736.

Trowbridge, C.L., A.W. Nordskog and W.E. Briles. 1977. Detection of blood group alleles common to different inbred lines. Poultry Sci. 56:l763.

McGibbon, W.H., R.W. Briles and W.E. Briles. 1978. Pedigree accuracy enhanced by blood typing. Poultry Sci. 57:ll56-ll57.

Ewert, D.L., W.E. Briles and M.D. Cooper. 1978. Expression of an "Ia" antigen on B cells and their bursal precursors in chickens. Federation Proc. 37:1732.

Bitgood, J.J., R.N. Shoffner and W.E. Briles. 1978. Cytogenetic mapping of the genes for pea comb, blue egg, barring and silver in domestic fowl. Poultry Sci. 58:1036-1037.

Briles, W.E., R.W. Briles, and S.T. Toth. 1979. Histocompatibility shifts following recombination between B alloantigen subloci. Genetics 91:s14.

Briles, W.E., R.W. Briles, D.L. Pollock and M. Pattison. 1980. Marek's disease resistance in chickens affected by complementation of B alloalleles in a cross of commercial parent stock. Animal Blood Groups and Biochemical Genetics 11, Supplement 1:27.

Briles, W.E. and R.W. Briles. 1980. A search for "duplicate" recombinants between the B-F and B-G regions of the chicken B complex. Animal Blood Groups and Biochemical Genetics 11, Supplement 1:38.

Collins, W.M. and W.E. Briles. 1980. Responses of two B (MHC) recombinants to Rous sarcoma virus-induced tumors. Animal Blood Groups and Biochemical Genetics 11, Supplement 1:38.

Auclair, B.W., W.M. Collins, W.E. Briles and P.H. Ward. 1981. Response of an MHC haplotype to RSV-induced tumors. Sixth Regional Cancer Research Symposium sponsored by the Vermont Regional Cancer Center, Burlington, VT.

Briles, W.E., R.W. Briles, R.E. Taffs and H.A. Stone. 1982. Relative Marek's resistance of haplotypes Bl9 and B2l and recombinant B2lF-Bl9G. Presented at the 18th International Conference on Animal Blood Groups and Biochemical Polymorphisms, Ottawa, Canada, July l982.

Briles, W.E., R.W. Briles and R.E. Taffs. 1982. An apparent recombinant within the B-G region of the B complex. Poultry Science 61:1425-1426.

Briles, W.E. and R.W. Briles. 1983. B-F and B-G subregion homologies in B haplotypes derived from New Hampshire and Rhode Island Red breeds. Poultry Science 62:1390.

Lamont, S.J., J.R. Smyth, Jr. and W.E. Briles. 1983. Immune response in the delayed amelantoic (DAM) chicken line. Poultry Science 62:1452.

Miller, M.M., R. Goto and W.E. Briles. 1983. Biochemical analysis of recombinant haplotypes of the chicken MHC. J. Cell Biology 97:52a.

Aeed, P.A., W.M. Colins, R.M. Zsigray and W.E. Briles. 1984. Anti-Rous Sarcoma response of seven B complex (MHC) recombinant haplotypes. Poultry Science 63:63:50.

Auclair, B.W., J.R. Smyth, Jr., S.J. Lamont and W.E. Briles. 1984. Effects of the major histocompatibility complex on delayed amelanosis and associated retinal dystroply in the DAM chicken. Poultry Science 63:57.

Delany, M.E., W.E. Briles, R.W. Briles, R.R. Dietert, E.M. Willand, and S.E. Bloom. 1985. Cell surface expression of MHC-encoded glycoprotein antigens in normal and aneuploid chickens. Genetics 110:27-28.

Cotter, P.F., R.L. Taylor, T.L. Wing and W.E. Briles. 1986. B complex (MHC) associated differences in the delayed wattle reaction to staphylococcal antigen. Poultry Science 65: Supplement 1, 28.

Miller, Marcia M., Ronald Goto, and W.E. Briles. 1986. Biochemical evidence for recombination within the B-G region of the chicken MHC. Poultry Science 65: supplement 1:94.

Clare, R.A., R.L. Taylor, J., R.G. Strout, and W.E. Briles. 1986. Characterization of resistance-susceptibility to Eimeria tenella among six B complex (MHC) recombinant haplotypes. Poultry Science 65, supplement 1:26.

Jarvi, S.I. and W.E. Briles. 1987. An erythrocyte alloantigen system in the Ring-necked pheasant. Poultry Science 66, supplement 1:121.

Jarvi, S.I. and W.E. Briles. 1987. Identification of the major histocompatibility complex in the Ring-necked pheasant. Proceedings of the International Symposium on the Molecular Biology of the Major Histocompatibility Complex of Domestic Animal Species, Collegiate Press, Ames, Iowa.

Taylor, Robert L., Jr., and Paul F. Cotter, T.L. Wing, and W.E. Briles. 1987. Major histocompatibility (B) complex and sex effects on the phytohem agglutinin wattle response. Poultry Science 66, supplement 1:184.

Erkert, E.L. and W.E. Briles. 1989. Lymphocyte-specific alloantigens in the chicken. Poultry Science 68, supplement 1:51.

Jarvi, S.L. and W.E. Briles. 1989. Use of B-F and B-G chicken reagents in the identification of major histocompatibility regions in ring-necked pheasants and Siberian cranes. Poultry Science 68, supplement 1:72.

Loess-Perez, S. and W.E. Briles. 1989. Reactivity of B-F and B-G antisera with embryonic and chick erythrocytes. Poultry Science 68, supplement 1:87.

Taylor, R.L. Jr., N.W. Lukacs, W.E. Briles and R.W. Briles. 1989. Response of major histocompatibility (B) complex haplotypes B22, B25, and B30 to Rous sarcomas. Poultry Science 68, supplement 1:146.

Turk, N.E., W.E. Briles and T.P. Conway. 1989. Effect of anti-B isotype on GVH splenomegaly in the chicken. FASEB J 3:5219.

Bloom, S.E., W.E. Briles and R.W. Briles. 1990. Recombination between the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) and the ribosomal RNA gene cluster. Poultry Science 69, supplement 1:21.

Erkert, E.L. and W.E. Briles. 1991. A selective search for lymphocyte cell- surface alloantigens in the chicken. Animal Genetics 22, supplement 1:34.

Miller, M.M., R. Goto, S. Jarvi, W.E. Briles, and H., Abplanalp. 1991. Analysis of polymorphism within avian major histocompatibility complex genes. Animal Genetics 22, supplement 1:55.

Jarvi, S.J., R. Goto, G.F. Gee, W.E. Briles and M.M. Miller. 1992. Genetics diversity of major histocompatibility genes in cranes. FASEB Meeting, Anaheim, CA.

Briles, W.E., R.W. Briles, R.E. Taffs, K.S. Macklin and S.T. Toth. 1994. Families of sequential recombinants in the chicken B complex. Animal Genetics 25, supplement 2:18.

Goto, R., W.E. Briles, and M.M. Miller. 1994. RFLP differences identified in sequential chicken B recombinant haplotypes derived from B23. Animal Genetics 25, supplement 2:21.

Miller, M.M., G. Goto, J. Ha, M. Afanassieff, R.L. Taylor, Jr., S.E. Bloom, R. Zoorob, C. Auffray and W.E. Briles. 1995. The two genetically independent clusters of Mhc genes in the chicken are located on the same microchromosome. Invited paper for presentation at the Mhc Evolution Conference in St. Augustine, Florida, March 4-8, 1995.

Siegel, M.M. Marshaly, W.E. Briles, H.S. Lillehoj, P.B. Siegel and E.A. Dunnington. 1994. Lymphocyte and hormone response after antigen stimulation in B-G MHC congenic lines selected for antibody response to SRBC. 6th Congress Int. Soc. Devel. Comp. Immunol., Wagennegan, the Netherlands, August.

Macklin, K.S., and W.E. Briles. 1995. Graft-vs-host splenomegaly identifies B-F/B-G segments in MHC recombinants. Poultry Science 74, supplement 1:89.

Macklin, K.S., R.R. Diveley, E.L. Erkert, and W.E. Briles. 1995. Characterization of the chicken C blood group system proteins. Poultry Science 74, supplement 1:160.

Drake, Beth, G.F. Gee, M.M. Miller, and W.E. Briles. 1995. An immunogenetic application in the captive propagation of endangered masked bobwhites (Colinus virginianus ridgwayi) with implications for increased fitness in the wild. Proceedings of American Zoo and Aquarium Association/Canadian Association of Zoological Parks & Aquariums Annual Conference, September 15-19, 1995. Seattle, Washington.

Kopti, Farida T. and W.E. Briles. 1996. Identification of the haplotypes of the chicken Ea-A and Ea-E loci. Poultry Science 75, supplement 1:29,.

Kopti, Farida T. and W.E. Briles. 1996. Immunoblot identification of the chicken Ea-A and Ea-E antigens. Poultry Science 75, supplement 1:29.

Briles, W.E. 1996. Linking MHC haplotypes to MD resistance. 5th International Symposium on Marek's Disease, East Lansing, Michigan, Sept. 7-11.

LePage, K.T., R.L. Taylor, Jr., F. Kopti and W.E. Briles. 1997. Non-MHC blood group effects on Rous sarcomas. Poultry Science 76(Suppl. 1):4.

Kopti, F., S.L. Stevens and W.E. Briles. 1997. Reactivity of erythrocyte non-MHC alloantigens during embryonic development. Poultry Science 76(Suppl. 1):37.

LePage, K.T., M.M. Miller, W.E. Briles and R.L. Taylor, Jr. 1998. Rfp-Y genotype affects the fate of Rouse sarcomas in B2B5 chickens. Poultry Science 77(Suppl. 1):40.

Lakshmanan, N., F.T. Kopti, W.E. Briles and M.G. Emara. 1998. Molecular genotyping and serological analysis of broiler chicken major histocompatibility complex haplotypes. Poultry Science 100(Suppl. 1):100.

Ameiss, K.A. and W.E. Briles. 2000. Molecular weight determinations of L system alloantigens by SDS-PAGE. Proceedings 27th International Conference on Animal Genetics p. 81.

Briles, W.E. and M.M. Miller. 2000. Facilitating detection of physiological effects of polymorphic gene systems through mating design. Proceedings 27th International Conference on Animal Genetics p. 62.

Miller, M.M., R.M. Goto, G.M. Iglesias and W.E. Briles. 2000. DNA-based methods for Mhc B and Rfp-Y haplotyping in chickens. Proceedings 27th International Conference on Animal Genetics p. 92.

Taylor, R.L., Jr., and W.E. Briles. 2000. Non-MHC alloantigen effects on resistance and susceptibility to Eimeria tenella. Poultry Sci. 79 (Suppl. 1):39.

Yates, L.M., R.T. Kopulos and W.E. Briles. 2000. An immunogenetic investigation of B haplotypes of the Mhc in northern bobwhite/masked bobwhite hybrid quail. Proceedings 27th International Conference on Animal Genetics p. 61

OTHER PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION:

Member of Expert Panel of Blood Group Scientist of the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations, 1963-1981.

Invited conferee and lecturer at the World Congress on Genetics Applied to Animal Production, Madrid 1974.

Invited conferee and lecturer at an international conference on Avian Immunology (A.A. Benedict, convener) University of Hawaii, 1977.

Invited participant and lecturer at an international conference under the sponsorship of the of the European Common Market on "Resistance and Immunity to Marek's Disease," Berlin, 1978.

Participant in workshop on nomenclature for the chicken major histocompatibility complex held at the Institute for General and Experimental Pathology, Innsbruck, Austria, 1981.

Member of editorial board of "Animal Blood Groups and Biochemical Genetics", International Society for Animal Blood Group Research, 1978-1988.

Contributing member of NE-60, a technical committee for a project sponsored by USDA to study the genetic bases of avian diseases.

Associate Editor of Poultry Science, 1988-1993.

Member of Editorial Board of Immunogenetics, 1990-present.

Elected into the Poultry Science Hall of Fame, 2001.

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