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Joan is a pioneer in looking at genetic variability of disease susceptibility in pigs. She is an expert on the major histocompatibility complex and more generally on pig immunology. She leads the US UK swine immune Toolkit collaborative project, very helpful for those who are looking for antibodies available for the pig species. Joan co-leads the very large US PRRS Host Genetics Consortium. In the framework of this consortium, she presented their most recent results and further applications: “Pursuing porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) control alternatives with translational genomics”.