{"id":29887,"date":"2025-05-09T12:48:15","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T16:48:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/?p=29887"},"modified":"2025-05-09T12:48:17","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T16:48:17","slug":"awards-and-presentations-highlight-scholarship-of-pvm-researchers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/awards-and-presentations-highlight-scholarship-of-pvm-researchers.php","title":{"rendered":"Awards and Presentations Highlight Scholarship of PVM Researchers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The importance of scientific discovery and the research contributions of veterinary students, graduate students, residents, and faculty alike, were recognized during the Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine\u2019s annual PVM Research Day<\/a> this spring. During a daylong program in Lynn Hall on April 15, PVM scholars shared research findings during lectures and poster presentations, and were honored with awards.

The day began with a keynote presentation featuring Dr. Tony Goldberg, PhD, DVM, MS, who is the John D. MacArthur Research Chair and Professor of Epidemiology at the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Goldberg received his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1996 in Biological Anthropology, and earned his DVM degree and MS degree in Epidemiology in 2000 at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Since 2004 he has served as an honourary lecturer for the Department of Zoology at Makerere University in Uganda.<\/p>\n\n\n

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PVM Research Day Keynote Speaker Tony Goldberg, PhD, DVM, MS, (center) with Dr. Wendy Beauvais, president of Purdue\u2019s Omicron Chapter of Phi Zeta<\/a> (left), and PVM Associate Dean for Research Susan Mendrysa.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Dr. Goldberg addressed the topic, \u201cScary Viruses, Killer Tapeworms, Brain Maggots, and Nostril Ticks: predicting Zoonoses in an Unpredictable World.\u201d His presentation reflected his research that combines epidemiological study designs with laboratory-based methods in molecular biology to study disease transmission and to identify the causes of disease of unknown etiology. He also uses methods of the social sciences to link the resulting findings to root drivers of pathogen emergence, many of which hinge on human activities. His focus is on diseases that threaten wildlife and imperil ecosystem services, whether or not those diseases are zoonotic, with the overarching goal of improving the health and wellbeing of animals and people while helping to conserve the rapidly changing ecosystems we share.

Following Dr. Goldberg\u2019s presentation, the PVM Research Day continued with the induction of new Phi Zeta members, who were recognized by the president of Purdue\u2019s Omicron Chapter of the Society of Phi Zeta, Dr. Wendy Beauvais. Phi Zeta is the Honor Society of Veterinary Medicine, and recognizes and promotes high-level scholarship and research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Drs. Wendy Beauvais (left) and Susan Mendrysa (right) recognize PVM Graduate Student Research Award recipients Jeanna Blake and Yueyi Chen (tied for 2nd) and Annapoorani Jegatheesan (first place).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Dr. Wen-Chien Wang, recipient of the Phi Zeta Manuscript Award for Clinical\/Applied Research, is honored by Dr. Wendy Beauvais and Associate Dean for Research Susan Mendrysa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Graduate Research Assistant Giovanna Roberto with her research poster that won first place in the Clinical\/Applied division of the PVM Research Day Poster Session.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Second-year veterinary student Madelynn Luebcke won first place in the DVM Student division of the research poster contest.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Congratulations to the following inductees:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Veterinary Students<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

DVM Class of 2025 (<\/strong>top 25%<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n