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VOLUME 40, Number 14.................................................................................................................. 11 April 2008
WEEKLY CALENDAR
11 April........................ SCAVMA Meeting, Dr. Andrew Linklater, Animal Emergency Center, Milwaukee, WI, “Presentation and Treatment of Common Small Animal Emergencies”, 7:00 p.m., LILY G126 12 April........................................................................................................................................ SVM Open House 14 April.............................................. Honors and Awards Banquet, 6:30 p.m., PMU North and South Ballrooms 15 April........................................................................................... SVM Faculty Meeting, 3:30 p.m., Lynn G210
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CONGRATULATIONS
Congratulations to Amy Huffman, VCS, and her husband on the birth of their son on Thursday, April 3, 2008. Brett Marcus weighed 6 lbs. 4 oz.
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SVM/VIS Information Desk (Veterinary Computer Network & Medical Illustration) Phone: 4-1153 ( E-mail: help@vet.purdue.edu : Hours: 8:00-12:00 & 1:00-5:00, Mon.-Fri. --------------------------------------------------------- Emergency (Server Problems Only) Dave Chasey - 477-6264 Jim Morrison - 423-2054
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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
April 12-13
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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SVM OPEN HOUSE PARKING, ROAD CLOSING, AND WEBSITE INFORMATION
The Annual SVM Open House will be held on Saturday, April 12, 2008. The parking lot north of Harrison Street will be closed on Friday, April 11, until Sunday, April 13. Harrison Street will be closed from South Russell Street to Marsteller Street on Saturday, April 12. Even though the SVM Open House is only on Saturday, the campus-wide Spring Fest lasts through Sunday afternoon.
The SVM Open House Website is up and running (http://www.vet.purdue.edu/springfest/). Plan to attend this exciting School event!
ON THE CIRCUIT (Reports for April 5-11 and earlier)
TRAVELER(S) DESTINATION PURPOSE
Ching Ching Wu............................. Indianapolis , IN................ Attend Johne’s Working Group Session Meeting
James Leary..................................... Montreal, Canada...................... Give invited talk at the 1st Annual Unither Nanomedical and Telemedical Technology Conference
Gaithersburg , MD.................. Serve on NIH Study Section on Early Cancer Detection and New Epigenetic Biomarkers
Bartlomiej Rajwa............................. Leipzig, Germany................................... Run a tutorial and give a talk at the Cytomics Leipziger Workshop
Krakow, Poland................................... Give a talk at Jagiellonian University
Larry Adams................................... Columbus, OH......................... Present laser lithotripsy workshop and assist with three clinical laser cases at the Ohio State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital
Janice Sojka..................................... Orlando, FL............................... Attend a Veterinary Forensics short course
Jacob Rohleder, Donna Tudor........ Las Vegas, NV................. Attend the 2008 Clinical 3T MRI Today: Myths and Reality, Issues and Applications Conference
Lyn Freeman................................... Philadelphia , PA........... Attend the Society for American Gastroenterologic Surgeons meeting and poster presentation
Nagendra Prasad............................. San Diego, CA........................ Attend the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting and present a poster
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GAMMA SIGMA DELTA
Gamma Sigma Delta (Honor Society of Agriculture, Consumer and Family Sciences, and Veterinary Medicine) held their Annual Recognition Reception on Wednesday, April 2, 2008. Dr. Michael Hill served as secretary for 2007-08.
Several honors were awarded at the banquet. Those given to individuals in the School of Veterinary Medicine are as follows:
Marian E. Benitez ’10 was the recipient of the Sophomore Scholarship Award, given for scholastic achievement in the first three semesters of their plans of study.
Lori R. Phillips ‘08 was the recipient of the Senior Scholarship Award, given for scholastic achievement in the first seven semesters.
Dr. William W. Somerville received the Alumni Award of Merit, which is granted to alumni who have rendered exceptional service to agriculture and related disciplines. Dr. Somerville was recognized for his outstanding service to veterinary medicine and his community.
Dr. Eli K. Asem received the Award of Merit, granted to individuals who have made significant contributions in research, teaching, extension, or administration. Dr. Asem was recognized for his extraordinary accomplishments in veterinary medicine.
2008 Gamma Sigma Delta Initiates
Senior DVM Students
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Justin M. Card |
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THE 21st ANNUAL PHI ZETA RESEARCH DAY AWARD WINNERS AND NEW INITIATES
2008 Phi Zeta Graduate Student Research Award
Kristin Hamann, Grad student in the Department of Basic Medical Sciences working with Dr. Riyi Shi, “Hydralazine inhibits compression and acrolein-mediated injuries in ex vivo spinal injuries”
Osborne Clinical Investigation Awards
1st Place: Kira Delfs, DVM, Resident, Large Animal Surgery, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, “Resolution of epistaxis secondary to guttural pouch mycosis in a horse via transarterial nitinol vascular occlusion plug”
2nd Place: Carrie M. Van De Wiele, DVM, Resident, Cardiology, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, “Cranial caval syndrome secondary to transvenous pacemaker implantation in a dog”
3rd Place: Laurinda P. Oliver, BVSc, Resident, Large Animal Surgery, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, “Standing laparoscopic hand-assisted dorsal diaphragmatic hernia repair in a horse - a novel approach”
Weirich Phi Zeta Poster Competition Awards
Clinical/Applied Research -
1st place: Munazzah Rahman, Department of Comparative Pathobiology, “Female breast cancer in Central Sudan – a tragedy of young age and late presentation”
2nd place: Carrie Van De Wiele, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, “The antithrombotic effect of Enoxaparin in clinically healthy cats”
3rd place: Benjamin Uberti, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, “Determination of 24-hour urine protein excretion and correlation with ‘spot’ sample urine protein:creatinine ratio in healthy horses”
Basic Science Research -
1st place: Anurag Sharma, Department of Comparative Pathobiology, “Biodistribution, persistence, innate immune response, and toxicity with nonhuman adenoviral vectors in the mouse model”
2nd place: Kimberley Maratea, Department of Comparative Pathobiology, “Interference with TGF-ß signaling using a small molecule TGF-ß receptor I Kinase inhibitor causes valvular heart disease in Sprague-Dawley rats”
3rd place: Yung-Yi Chen, Department of Comparative Pathobiology, “Specific humoral immunity elicited by DNA encoding infectious bursal disease virus large segment gene and avian influenza virus hemagglutinin gene”
Nominees for the National Phi Zeta Research Award
Clinical/Applied Research: Jongmin Kim, Department of Comparative Pathobiology, “Comparison of sagittal motion of the canine hind limb during walking by two- and three-dimensional kinematic analysis”
Basic Science Research: Neetu Singh, Department of Comparative Pathobiology, “Bovine adenoviral vector-based H5N1 influenza vaccine overcomes exceptionally high levels of pre-existing immunity against human adenovirus” 2008 Phi Zeta Initiates
Congratulations to all of our award winners and new initiates!
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PHI ZETA THANKS
The 21st Annual Phi Zeta Research Day on April 1, 2008 was a very successful program in large part due to the leadership of Dr. Chang Kim and Prof. David Williams. Also, thanks to Connie Harth, VIS, for all her assistance.
Thanks to the Phi Zeta officers for all their work throughout the year. Phi Zeta Day takes the dedication and contribution of all officers and committees.
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Phi Zeta Officers |
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President: Chang Kim, CPB Vice President: Barrak Pressler, VCS Secretary: Lori Corriveau, VTH
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Treasurer: Rose Raskin, CPB Faculty Representative: Dan Hogan, VCS Past President: Sophie Lelièvre, BMS |
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A special thanks to our sponsors!
Bayer - Platinum AVMA-GHLIT-Gold Boehringer-Ingelheim- Gold Buckles - Silver
Sponsor Donation Levels: Silver: up to $250 Gold: $250 - $500 Platinum: over $500
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Welcome to
Saturday, April 12, 2008
Exhibits Open: 10 AM- 5 PM
Lynn Hall Purdue University West Lafayette, IN |
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