Jennifer L Buss, Attorney

Jennifer is a 2004 graduate of Hamline University School of Law. While at Hamline Jennifer earned a concentration in Intellectual Property, was a member of Law Review and was awarded a CALI award in Trademark Law. Prior to law school, Jennifer worked as a research specialist for two laboratories at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine. Jennifer performed research on the bacterium Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae which is the causative agent of porcine pleuropneumonia in the laboratory of Dr. Susan West and in the laboratory of Dr. Michael Collins, Jennifer performed assays on clinical samples to determine if the animal was infected with the bacterium Mycobacteria paratuberculosis, which is the causative agent of Johne's Disease. Jennifer utilized many different biotechnology techniques for her research and was a co-author on several publications. Before college, Jennifer lived in Bad Nauheim, Germany with her parents and traveled extensively throughout Europe.

Scientific Abstracts

2002 International Pasteurellaceae Society. Abstract entitled: Investigations into the regulation of ApxI production by A. pleuropneumoniae. West, S., K. Murphy, K. Horvat, C. Pierson, L. Regassa, and J. Buss

2000 American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians. Abstract entitled: If You Use a Different Test, You Will Get a Different Answer. M.T. Collins and J. Buss. Dept. of Pathobiological Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI.

1999 American Society of Microbiology. Abstract entitled: Identification of a fur homologue in Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae. L. B. Regassa, J. Buss, and S.E.H. West. Dept. of Pathobiological Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI.

1998 American Society of Microbiology. Abstract entitled: Identification of Genes Affecting ApxI Hemolytic Activity in Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae. L.B. Regassa, J. Buss, and S.E.H. West. Dept. of Pathobiological Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI.

1997 Seventy-Eighth Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases. Abstract entitled: Characterization of Genes Affecting ApxI Hemolytic Activity in Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae. L.B. Regassa, J. Buss, and S.E.H. West. Dept. of Pathobiological Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI.

1996 South East American Society for Microbiology. Poster presentation and talk entitled: MB Antigen Size Variant Analysis of Ureaplasma urealyticum in Clinical Isolates. Department of Microbiology, University of Alabama-Birmingham, Birmingham, AL.

Scientific Techniques Used

Enzyme Linked Immunoassay (ELISA); Agarose Gel Immunodiffusion Assay (AGID); fecal culture; acid-fast staining of culture slides; microscopy; ultracentrifugation; aseptic culture techniques; isolation of genomic and plasmid DNA; molecular cloning; preparation of samples for automatic sequencing; polymerase chain reaction (PCR); colony hybridization; agarose gel electrophoresis; Southern blot techniques; radioactive end labeling of oligonucleotides with 32P; SDS-PAGE electrophoresis; Western Blot techniques; hemolytic assays; computer analysis of DNA sequences using Gene Jockey and Genetics Computer Group Wisconsin Sequence Analysis Package.

Outside of the practice of law, Jennifer enjoys reading, counted cross-stitch and browsing antique stores with a particular interest in old Coca-Cola items.