Michael Rahe

Bio

Dr. Michael Rahe grew up in Dyersville, Iowa where he enjoyed playing sports, raising feeder pigs, and helping his large animal veterinarian father with farm calls and herd health checks. He received his undergraduate degree and then Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) from Iowa State University while concurrently achieving a Master of Public Health from the University of Iowa in 2013. He attended graduate school at the University of Minnesota where he completed a PhD in porcine immunology in 2017 focused on characterizing the memory B cell response to porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus. He then transitioned to Iowa State University (ISU) for an anatomic pathology residency and became a clinical assistant professor and then assistant professor in the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory from 2019 to 2023. In 2023, he moved to North Carolina State University where he runs a research laboratory focused on the immune response and pathology of viral infections in livestock.