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Dr. Gary Althouse, veterinary clinical medicine, was elected vice president of the Society for Theriogenology in September. He was also selected to serve on the Food Animal Species committee for the American College of Theriogenologists. Dr. Althouse lectured recently in Australia, North Carolina, and Illinois on swine reproduction topics such as breeding management, using AI, and farrowing house management.
Dr. Peter Bahnson, veterinary clinical medicine, has been appointed to a new steering committee on pre-harvest food safety by Dr. Dick Hull of the Illinois Department of Agriculture.
Dr. Gordon Baker, veterinary clinical medicine, presented two research and two clinical papers as an invited speaker at the French Equine Veterinary Association (AVEF) in Strasburg in December.
Dr. David Barber, veterinary pathobiology, has had a paper,"New perspectives on transmission of foodborne pathogens and antimicrobial resistance," accepted for publication in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association.
Dr. Kimberlee B. Beckmen, research scientist in veterinary biosciences, was invited to attend an expert workshop of the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program in Seattle in December. She presented recent research on the potential effects of PCB and DDT exposure on immune function in free-ranging northern fur seal pups in Alaska. The results of her study will be included in an upcoming international AMAP assessment report.
Deneen Cordell, veterinary technician in anesthesiology, published a peer-reviewed article on pain in dogs with cancer in the March 2001 issue of Veterinary Technician. She was also featured on the cover of the journal.
Dr. Roberto Docampo, veterinary pathobiology, served as chairman of a Special Emphasis Panel of the National Institutes of Health to review proposals concerning tropical medicine research centers. He also served as a peer review panel member for the Fiscal Year 02 Intramural Military Infectious Diseases Research Program proposal review.
Dr. Nicole Ehrhart, veterinary clinical medicine, presented an abstract entitled "The Effect of Preoperative Irradiation on Bone Transport Ostegenesis" at the Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Society of the Association for the Study and Application of the Methods of Ilizarov.
Dr. Jonathan Foreman, veterinary clinical medicine, gave a talk on equine neurological diseases at the Southern Illinois Veterinary Medical Association in November. He also gave the featured talk at the Carle Foundation Hospital Sports Medicine Conference, about horses as athletes and about his equine research for the 1996 Olympics, in December.
Dr. Stephen Greene, veterinary clinical medicine, gave six presentations on anesthesia at the Western Veterinary Conference in Las Vegas in February.
Dr. Kurt Grimm, veterinary biosciences, passed the American College of Veterinary Anesthesiologists board-certifying examination in January. He also recently passed his masterŐs thesis defense. Dr. Grimm will be continuing his doctoral studies in the Department of Veterinary Biosciences.
Dr. Ann L. Johnson, veterinary clinical medicine, gave seven presentations on fracture reduction, bone grafting, and corrective osteotomies at the Western Veterinary Conference in Las Vegas in February.
Dr. Lisa Klopp, veterinary clinical medicine, and her co-authors from Auburn University recently had papers published on "Magnetic resonance imaging features of brain stem abscessation in two cats" and "Ventral surgical approach to the caudal brain stem in dogs."
Dr. Stephen Kneller, veterinary clinical medicine, gave a workshop to the Kankakee Valley Veterinary Medical Association on thorax and lung radiology in November.
Daniel Lewart, senior research programmer, is one of four persons appointed to the Technical Advisory Committee of the Veterinary Medical College Application Service, the organization established by the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges to coordinate online processing of applications. This committee evaluates technical issues and makes recommendations to VMCAS.
Dr. Gay Miller, veterinary pathobiology, participated in a subcommittee meeting of the National Commission on Veterinary Economic Issues in August, Mich., in December.
Dr. Allan Paul, veterinary pathobiology and veterinary clinical medicine, gave five presentations at the North American Veterinary Conference in Florida in January. His topics included zoonotic diseases and optimal deworming programs. Dr. Paul also presented on zoonotic disease at the Illinois State Veterinary Medical Association conference in February.
Dr. Randall Roper received the $2,000 Mariangela and Diego Segre Research Fellowship for a graduate student in the Department of Veterinary Pathobiology engaged in research in microbiology/immunology. Dr. Roper was chosen on the basis of his commitment to a career in biomedical research while working on his PhD degree. The award is from an endowment set up by the Segres.
Dr. Rhonda Schulman, veterinary clinical medicine, gave six hours of lecture on feline medicine (diabetes mellitus, pancreatitis, icterus, and hypertension) to the Baltimore Veterinary Medical Association in December. She has also just finished editing an electronic book for palm pilots called The Pocket DVM.
Dr. Art Siegel, veterinary clinical medicine, attended the Standards Subcommitte of the AVMA's Committee on Veterinary Medicine Informatics as an observer in March. He was also invited to participate in the requirements process for the University of Illinois Decision Support initiative, which is charged with developing a new University environment for reporting and data access.
Dr. Petra Volmer, veterinary biosciences, spoke at the North Central Turfgrass Exposition in St. Charles, Ill., in November on "Myths and Realities of Pets and Pesticide Poisoning." In January she spoke on herbal hazards at the Illinois Specialty Crop Conference held in Champaign.
Dr. Federico Zuckermann, veterinary pathobiology, co-chaired the American Association of Veterinary Immunologists/American College of Veterinary Medicine annual symposium on viral immunology in Chicago in November. He also spoke on cell-mediated immunity techniques at the American Association of Swine Veterinarians Annual Meeting in February in Nashville.
Phi Zeta Announces Award Winners Illinois's Mu Chapter of Phi Zeta, the national veterinary honor society that promotes high scholarship, research, and ethical standards in veterinary medicine, has announced its 2001 student literary award winners.
Dr. Viswanathan Srinivasan, of veterinary pathobiology, received honors in the basic research category for "Fowlpox virus encodes a novel DNA repair enzyme, CPD-photolyase, that restores infectivity of UV light-damaged virus." coauthored by Drs. William M. Schnitzlein and Deoki N. Tripathy.
In the clinical (applied) research category, Dr. Christopher E. Kuster, of veterinary clinical medicine, won for "The fecundity of porcine semen stored for 2 to 6 days in androhepa and x-cellTM extenders," coauthored by Dr. Gary C. Althouse.
The 2000 poster competition was won by Dr. Geoffrey Smith, veterinary clinical medicine, for his entry entitled "Ability of hematologic and serum biochemical variables to differentiate gram-negative and gram-positive mastitis in dairy cows." The runner up was Dr. Linda Berent for "Use of PCR test to detect a fragment of the 16S rRNA of haemobartonella felis in the blood of acutely parasitemic, asymptomatic and steroid challenged carrier cats."
Erratum: Dr. Petra Volmer, assistant professor of toxicology in veterinary biosciences, was inadvertently omitted from the faculty directory included the winter 2000 issue. Veterinary Report regrets the error.
Fifteen students from the student chapter of the American Association of Equine Practitioners, representing all four class years, attended the national convention in San Antonio with funds from the Hill's Student Feeding Committee, The Horse Magazine, the Illinois Horse Council, and the student travel fund. Fourth-year students had the opportunity to interview with equine practices from around the country, while others attended lectures with some of the most prominent equine practitioners and sought externships for the upcoming year.
Carrie Boroughs was selected to receive a $2,500 scholarship from the American Live Stock Insurance Company and the American Association of Equine Practitioners. The scholarship is presented annually to eight fourth-year U.S. veterinary students who plan to pursue a career in equine veterinary practice. Boroughs will begin an equine internship at Littleton Large Animal Clinic in Littleton, Colo., after graduation.
Renee Gamboa, fourth-year veterinary student, was nominated by veterinarians at the University of Illinois Chicago Biological Resources Laboratory for the 3rd Annual American Society of Laboratory Animal Practitioners (ASLAP) student award for demonstrating extraordinary potential in the field of laboratory animal medicine.
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Craig Miller (left), fourth-year veterinary student, completed an informal externship with the California Department of Fish and Game's Wildlife Investigations Lab and was able to work with two state wildlife veterinarians and field biologists. Highlights of the experience included a wildlife necropsy course on birds, cougars, and deer, as well as a week spent in the Sierra Nevadas assisting in mule deer captures for disease surveillance.
Sarah Probst, (center), fourth-year veterinary student, received a $5,000 first-place award in an international student competition sponsored by Alpharma Animal Health. She gave her presentation, entitled "A Survey of the Changing Relationship Between Midwest Food Animal Veterinarians and the Producers They Serve," at the American Association of Swine Veterinarians Annual Meeting in Nashville in February.
Erica Shulha, second-year veterinary student, was the winner of the Pet's Choice "Viva Las Vegas" Web site contest, receiving airfare, lodging, and conference registration for the 2001 Western Veterinary Conference in Las Vegas in February.
Linnaea Stull, third-year veterinary student, attended a conference in Belgium in February for InterNICHE, an organization that works to advance high-quality humane education. Students, teachers, and other professionals from nearly 20 countries met to discuss animal use and the law, alternatives for secondary education, and veterinary education free of animal experiments. Her trip was partly funded by the Hill's Student Feeding Committee.
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At the Illinois State Veterinary Medical Association convention in Chicago in February, Kimberly Meenen, assistant director for development (second from left), accepted a $5000 check from Linda Stevenson, president of the Auxiliary to the ISVMA. The money goes to the "ISVMA Auxiliary Scholarship Fund," which provides scholarships to Illinois veterinary students such as recipients Natalie Marks (left) and Lori Decker (right).