Maria Buman Ruiz Diaz, DVM, MS

Graduate Teaching Assistant

Department of Comparative Pathobiology | Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory
Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine
625 Harrison Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907

mbumanru@purdue.edu

Pillai Laboratory

About

Maria is an Anatomic Pathology resident at Purdue University, where she specializes in diagnosing animal diseases across numerous species. She aims to earn board certification from the American College of Veterinary Pathologists and aspires to mentor future veterinary students and residents as a faculty member. Her interests include clinically applicable veterinary research, the study of infectious diseases, and the advancement of veterinary pedagogy. Maria earned her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Virginia Tech, where she also completed a Master of Science, developing a novel diagnostic method for Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus using Nanopore sequencing.

Education

2023 - MS | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
2022 - DVM | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
2017 - BS | Animal and Avian Sciences, University of Maryland

Experience

2022–Present | Anatomic Pathology Resident
2022–Present | Research and Diagnostics, Diagnostic Molecular Biology Lab
2017–2018 | Research and Diagnostics, Nutritional Development and Embryology Lab

Professional Memberships, Honors, and Awards

Tyler J. and Frances F. Young International Travel Scholarship
Preparing the Future Professoriate Certificate
2022 - Present The Davis-Thompson Foundation
2019 - Present Student Chapter of the American College of Veterinary Pathologists
2018 - 2020 Student Chapter of the Food Animal Practitioners Club
2018 - Present Alpha Psi Social Fraternity
2018 - 2022 VMCVM Student Ambassador

Selected Publications