PVM Directory / Maria Buman Ruiz Diaz
Maria Buman Ruiz Diaz, DVM, MS
Contact Info
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Department of Comparative Pathobiology | Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory
Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine
625 Harrison Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907
765-494-7475
mbumanru@purdue.edu
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
- Murray, R. L., Zhang, W., Liu, J., Cooper, J., Mitchell, A., Buman, M., Song, J., & Stahl, C. H. (2021). Tributyrin, a butyrate pro-drug, primes satellite cells for differentiation by altering the epigenetic landscape. Cells, 10(12). https://doi.org/10.3390/cells10123475