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Poultry Health Management personnel are committed to teaching, research, and outreach (service and extension/engagement) programs responsive to present and future needs of students, poultry and allied industries, the veterinary profession, and scientific communities.

FACULTY

 

Accolades and Honors

Lauren Boswell (Student)

Lauren Boswell (NCSU CVM Class of 2010) is the American Association of Avian Pathologists (AAAP) L. Dwight Schwartz Travel Scholarship recipient for 2008. This award will allow Lauren to attend the Avian Medicine Section of the Annual Meeting of the American Veterinary Medical Association where she will make a presentation to the AAAP. Since its inception in 2002, the L. Dwight Schwartz Travel Scholarship has now been awarded to three NCSU CVM students, the previous NCSU CVM recipients were Andrea Sinclair (2003) and Devorah Marks (2007).

James S. Guy (Faculty)

The P.P. Levine Award is presented each year to the senior author of the best paper published in Avian Diseases, as determined by the AAAP Awards Committee. This award is named for Dr. P.P. Levine, the founder and first editor of Avian Diseases. The journal was first published in May 1957 from Cornell University, where Dr. Levine earned his DVM and PhD degrees and spent most of his professional career. Papers are evaluated and the winner is selected based on four criteria: Clear statement of objectives; originality of approach; clarity of presentation of data; and impact of results on science. The winning paper selected from Volume 51 of Avian Diseases was entitled:  Experimental Reproduction of Transmissible Viral Proventriculitis by Infection of Chickens with a Novel Adeno-like Virus (Isolate R11/3).  The senior author of this paper, and the recipient of the 2008 P.P. Levine Award, is Dr. James S. Guy. Dr. Guy received both his DVM and PhD degrees from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, in 1980 and 1984, respectively. Dr. Guy has been a Professor at North Carolina State University since 1984, and is currently in the Department of Population Health and Pathobiology. His primary research focus is on: Proventriculitis in broiler chickens, Coronavirus and astrovirus infections of turkeys, Infectious laryngotracheitis virus, and enteric diseases of turkeys. Dr. Guy’s co-authors on this paper were Lynda G. Smith, Maria E. Evans and H. John Barnes.  This work was conducted at the Department of Population Health and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, in Raleigh, North Carolina. 

Isabel M. Gimeno (Faculty)

The Bayer-Snoeyenbos New Investigator Award is presented annually to a member or associate member of AAAP whose career as an independent investigator in poultry medicine began less than seven years ago and who during this time has made meritorious research contributions to the avian field. The spirit of the award is to recognize new and upcoming investigators. This Award is named in memory of Dr. Glenn Snoeyenbos, because of his excellent contributions to avian medical research, and in recognition of the ongoing financial support that the Bayer Poultry Business Unit provides for this award. The recipient of the 2008 Bayer-Snoeyenbos New Investigator Award is Dr. Isabel Gimeno. Dr. Gimeno received her DVM degree and a Ph.D. in Veterinary Pathology from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid in 1995 and 1996, respectively. Subsequently, she served one year as a Research Associate in the Animal Health Diagnostic Laboratory at Michigan State University before starting a post-doctoral research position at the Avian Disease and Oncology Laboratory in East Lansing, MI in 2001 studying the biology, immunology and pathogenesis of Marek’s Disease virus. Dr. Gimeno has an impressive number of important research contributions to her credit. She studied biological functions of various MDV genes and has published several papers describing the biological responses of mutant viruses following inoculation into chickens, providing important information on meq, pp38 and UL41 genes. In 2006, Dr. Gimeno joined the faculty of the Department of Population Health and Pathobiology Department, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, in Raleigh, NC. Dr. Gimeno has been very productive in her short time as an independent investigator, having authored or co-authored 18 manuscripts since 2001. She has also authored multiple book chapters, including one in the recently published book “Marek’s disease, an evolving pathogen” which is a great recognition of her scholarship and international standing in the Marek’s disease research community. Her leadership role is also evident in the development of the recently released AAAP study set on Marek’s disease and on Differential diagnosis of lymphoid and myeloid tumors in chickens. Dr. Gimeno is a diplomate of the American College of Poultry Veterinarians.  She has been a Councilor of the World Poultry Science Association. She is an active member in the American Association of Avian Pathologists, serving on the Education Committee since 1998 and as a vice-chair for the current year. Before the reorganization of the committee structure she was also a member of the Biologics Committee, the Biotechnology Committee, and the Tumor Virus Committee. 

H. John Barnes (Faculty)

The 12th Edition of Diseases of Poultry (Blackwell Publishing) was debuted at the July 2008 AAAP meeting, and is dedicated to Dr. H. John Barnes, for his service and contributions as Associate Editor of Diseaese of Poultry for the 8th thru 11th editions (1984 - 2003).

Hector Cervantes (Intern 1986-87)

Hector Cervantes is the new President Elect of the American College of Poultry Veterinarians (ACPV).  Dr. Cervantes completed an internship in Avian Medicine at NCSU CVM in 1987. He will assume the office of President of the ACPV on July 22nd at the annual American Veterinary Medical Association meeting in New Orleans, and will serve a one year term as President and another one year term as Past President on the Board of Directors of the ACPV.  Dr. Cervantes also serves on the Board of Directors of the American Association of Avian Pathologists and the Southern Poultry Science Society.

Don Reynolds (Intern 1981-82)

Don Reynolds (NCSU CVM Avian Medicine Intern 1981-82) named new Dean of ACV at UPEI. The University of Prince Edward Island has appointed Donald L. Reynolds (DVM, PhD, Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Microbiologists) to the position of Dean of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine for the Atlantic Veterinary College. Dr. Reynolds' six-year term will begin in August 2008.