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VOLUME 40, Number 12................................................................................................................ 28 March 2008
WEEKLY CALENDAR
27-30 March............................................................................................... SVM Spring Colloquy Cruise, Bahamas 27-30 March.................................................. American Animal Hospital Association Annual Meeting, Tampa, FL 31 March................ SCAVMA Meeting, “Presentation on Disaster Preparedness with Special Focus on Equines” 1 April................................................................................................................................... Phi Zeta Research Day
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CONDOLENCES
Our condolences to Jana Balducci, VTH, on the passing of her mother last weekend.
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VET VITTLES
Vet Vittles is open from 7:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. on Monday - Friday.
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Lab Animal Care Weekend Schedule
March 29-30
Cell phone #427-5731 (with voicemail) Office phone #62968 (if you want to leave a message not requiring an immediate response) |
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CONGRATULATIONS
The American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV) presented several awards at the Association's annual meeting in San Diego on March 10, 2008.
Dr. Sandy Amass (PU '93), VCS, received the Meritorious Service Award, which recognizes individuals who have provided outstanding service to the association. She has been active in AASV since 1990 and has served on several committees and subcommittees as well as being a lead reviewer on the editorial board of the Journal of Swine Health and Production and a former managing editor of the AASV's e-Letter. Dr. Amass is a diplomate of the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners and is a 2000 graduate of the Executive Veterinary Program in Swine Health Management.
Dr. Jason Kelly (PU '03) received the Young Swine Veterinarian of the Year Award. Established in 2008, the award is given annually to an AASV member five or less years post graduation who has demonstrated the ideals of exemplary service and proficiency early in his or her career. Dr. Kelly is a swine practitioner and managing partner at Suidae Health and Production, a swine-exclusive practice of six swine veterinarians serving clients in Iowa and the Midwest.
Dr. Greg Stevenson (ISU '79) was presented with the Howard Dunne Memorial Award, recognizing AASV members who have made important contributions and provided outstanding service to the association and the swine industry. Dr. Stevenson was a professor and swine pathologist at Purdue until he recently retired from the University to pursue a full-time ministry with Collegiate Impact Ministries. He is a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Pathologists.
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The 21st Annual Phi Zeta Research Day Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine West Lafayette, Indiana 47907 April 1, 2008
PROGRAM AND POSTER PRESENTATIONS
POSTER PRESENTATIONS 12:00 - 5:00 pm, Lynn Hall, Ground level Presenters will be available to discuss their posters. Refreshments will be served.
ORAL PRESENTATIONS 1:00 - 5:00 pm, Room G167, Lynn Hall, School of Veterinary Medicine
12:00 - 1:00 pm Poster Session and Refreshments
1:00 - 1:15 pm Osborne Clinical Investigation Award Finalist
1:15 - 1:30 pm Osborne Clinical Investigation Award Finalist
1:30 - 1:45 pm Osborne Clinical Investigation Award Finalist
1:45 - 2:15 pm Dr. Neetu Singh, Nominee for the National Phi Zeta Research Award - Basic Sciences "Bovine adenoviral vector-based H5N1 influenza vaccine overcomes exceptionally high levels of pre-existing immunity against human adenovirus"
2:15 - 2:45 pm Dr. Jongmin Kim, Nominee for the National Phi Zeta Research Award - Clinical Sciences "Comparison of sagittal motion of the canine hind limb during walking by two- and three-dimensional kinematic analysis"
2:45 - 3:00 pm Poster/Coffee Break
3:00 - 3:30 pm Dr. Kristin Hamann, Pfizer Graduate Student Award winner "Hydralazine inhibits compression and acrolein-mediated injuries in ex vivo spinal injuries"
3:30 - 4:00 pm Dr. Laurent Couëtil, Recipient of the Pfizer Animal Health Award for Research Excellence (2007) "Redefining equine asthma"
4:00 - 5:00 pm Keynote Speech, Dr. Karel Antoni Schat, Professor, College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Cornell University "Does vaccination drive evolution of viral pathogens? Lessons from Marek's disease and avian influenza in chickens"
6.00 pm Phi Zeta Omicron Chapter Annual Banquet (East Faculty Lounge, PMU)
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COMING SOON! Boilersphere - a Purdue-only social and professional online network will launch for the SVM family in April. Purdue upperclassmen, alumni, faculty, and staff can log in from anywhere and reconnect with former friends and professors, network with other Purdue graduates, and share experiences with current Purdue students interested in a specific field. Boilersphere offers users a chance to expand their professional and social networks with other Purdue people. Watch for further details and a link in the next issue!
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ON THE CIRCUIT (Reports for March 22-28)
TRAVELER(S) DESTINATION PURPOSE
Jeff Ko............................................ Houston and San.................. Invited speaker to local veterinary medical Antonio, TX associations for presentations of anesthesia and analgesia in dogs and cats
Lynn Guptill.................................... Nassau, Bahamas................. Present four hours of continuing education lectures at the Purdue Colloquy
Heather Gaspar, Kelly..................... Tampa, FL............................. Attend a continuing education conference Magurany
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VM 525 GRAND ROUNDS SPECIAL PRESENTATION
“Acupuncture in Performance Horses”
Dr. Kim Henneman, DVM (PU ’86), CVC, CVA, Animal Health Options, Park City, UT
Wednesday, April 2, 2008 8:00-9:20 a.m. Room 1136, LYNN
SCHOOL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE
SEMINARS
BMS 692 SEMINAR
Monday, March 31, 2008 4:00 p.m., Room G167, LYNN
Kristin Hamann Graduate Research Assistant Department of Basic Medical Sciences Purdue University
“The Role of the Lipid Peroxidation Byproduct Acrolein in Spinal Cord Injury”
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CPB 697 SEMINAR
Thursday, April 3, 2008 3:30 p.m., Room 112, VPTH
Yung-Yi Chen, BVM, MS Graduate Student in Microbiology Department of Comparative Pathobiology Purdue University
“Immunogenicity of Fusion Protein Expressed by DNA Encoding Infectious Bursal Disease Virus Large Segment Gene and Avian Influenza Virus Hemagglutinin Gene”
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Lisa Keefe, BS Graduate Student in Epidemiology Department of Comparative Pathobiology Purdue University
“Using Harvested White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) and GIS Methods to Characterize Distribution and Habitat Parameters of Borrelia burgdorferi and its Vector Ixodes scapularis in Indiana”
SCHOOL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE
SEMINARS
VCS 620 SEMINARS IN CLINICAL MEDICINE AND SURGERY
Friday, April 4, 2008 8:00 a.m., Room 1136, LYNN
Dr. Felipe Galvao
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