CVM Annual Research Forum and Litwack Lecture
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Litwack Lecture:
Thank you to our 2013 Litwack Lecturer, Dr. Peter Doherty
Dr. Peter Doherty is a Laureate Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Melbourne. He is also a Michael F. Tamer Chair in the Department of Immunology at St Jude’s Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. Dr. Doherty is a co-recipient of the 1996 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of how the immune system recognizes virus-infected cells.
Research Forum
Abstracts:
Oral and Poster presentation abstracts can be found HERE
Awards being presented by Dr. Peter Doherty
The Faculty Committee on Research and Phi Zeta organization would like to thank everyone who participated in the 2013 CVM Annual Research Forum and congratulate the following winners:
2013 Research Forum Awards |
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Poster Presentation Winners |
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Award |
Name |
Title |
Excellence |
Susan Bowman Advisor: Breen |
MOLECULAR EVALUATION OF CANINE UROTHELIAL CARCINOMA AND THE CELL LINE MODEL |
Excellence |
Laura Chen Advisor: Orndorff |
ATTENUATED LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES STRAIN DEVELOPED IN VITRO FOR POTENTIAL USE AS A VACCINE PLATFORM |
Recognition |
Guanxi Xiao Advisor: Ghashghaei |
EGFR IS A KEY REGULATOR OF EARLY POSTNATAL NEUROGENESIS AND GLIOGENESIS |
Recognition |
Ryan Bookstaff Advisor: Gadsby |
MACROPHAGE PHENOTYPES IN THE PORCINE CORPUS LUTEUM (CL) |
Oral Presentation Winners |
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Excellence |
Elizabeth Lennon Advisor: Moeser |
MAST CELLS PLAY A PROTECTIVE ROLE IN A MODEL OF INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE |
Excellence |
Kristen Messenger Advisor: Papich |
THE INFLUENCE OF CEFOVECIN ON THE ENANTIOSELECTIVE PHARMACOKINETICS OF CARPROFEN IN DOGS |
Recognition |
Mary Katherine Sheats Advisor: Jones |
MYRISTOLATED ALANINE-RICH C-KINASE SUBSTRATE (MARCKS) IS AN IMPORTANT REGULATOR OF BETA-2 INTEGRIN DEPENDENT FUNCTIONS IN EQUINE NEUTROPHILS |
Recognition |
Andrea Tomas Advisor: Lascelles |
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MECHANICAL THRESHOLDS AND LIMB USE IN DOGS WITH COXOFEMORAL JOINT OA-ASSOCIATED PAIN, AND THE MODULATING EFFECTS OF PAIN ALLEVIATION FROM TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT |
Innovation Winners |
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Excellence |
Greg Gojanovich
Advisor: Hess |
Incognito Islets; combining TALEN and stem cell technologies to create abundant, islet transplants that lack MHCI molecules, thereby preventing rejection. |
Recognition |
Sylvia HoodAdvisor: Fogle |
Application of poly(O,L-lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) nanoparticles for improving dendritic cell-based vaccination against FIV |