Research Day brings together community

Ohio State’s College of Veterinary Medicine held its first in-person Advances in Veterinary Medicine Research Day since 2019 on April 5-6. Over 27 veterinary students and 53 postdocs, graduate students, residents and interns presented posters showcasing innovative and impactful research and highlighting scholarship accomplishments. The event brought the college community together to learn about exciting new knowledge and discoveries generated by our colleagues.

Travel grants were awarded to the best student poster presentations in each of the five areas of study: immunology and infectious diseases, molecular and cellular biology, structure and function, clinical research, and epidemiology and applied research. The awards help students fund their travel to a national or international scientific meeting to present their research.

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In addition, two Ohio State faculty platform presenters, Dr. Jessica Quimby, associate professor of small animal internal medicine in the Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, and Dr. Shan-Lu Liu, professor of virology in the Department of Veterinary Biosciences, and a keynote guest speaker Dr. Autumn Harris, assistant professor of small animal internal medicine at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, presented. Dr. Harris’s research interests include chronic kidney disease, proteinuria, renal ammonia metabolism and renal physiology. She presented “Sex Steroid Hormones and Renal Acid-Base Balance: What’s All the Fuss About?”

Research day concluded with the announcement of ten recipients of a $500 award that will be used to attend a scientific meeting of the recipient’s choice to present their research or assist with publication costs. Congratulations to the following:

POSTDOCS:

• Tasha Wilkie, for her poster presentation entitled, “SRPK1 and Angel2 Interact with the HTLV-1 Hbz mRNA and Influence Cellular Proliferation.” Her mentor is Dr. Amanda Panfil, Department of Veterinary Biosciences.

GRADUATE STUDENTS/RESIDENTS:

• CLINICAL RESEARCH: Yea Ji Jeong, for her poster presentation entitled, “An Epidemiological Review of “Good Samaritan” Animals in The Ohio State University Veterinary Medical Center from 2014 to 2022.” Her mentor is Dr. Chris Premanandan, Department of Veterinary Biosciences.
• CLINICAL RESEARCH: Gabrielle Fontes, for her poster presentation entitled, “ Thromboelastographic Results and Hypercoagulability in Dogs with Surgically Treated Hepatocellular Adenoma and Carcinoma: A Veterinary Society of Surgical Oncology Study.” Her mentor is Dr. Laura Selmic, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
• EPIDEMIOLOGY AND APPLIED RESEARCH: Brittany Fischer, for her poster presentation entitled, “Public Aquaria and One Welfare: A Systemic Approach.” Her mentor is Dr. Mark Flint, Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine.
• IMMUNOLOGY & INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND STRUCTURE/FUNCTION: Joshua Tu, for his poster presentation entitled, “Development of a Human T-Cell Leukemia Virus Type 1 mRNA Vaccine.” His mentor is Dr. Amanda Panfil, Department of Veterinary Biosciences.
• IMMUNOLOGY & INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND STRUCTURE/FUNCTION: Julia Faraone, for her poster presentation entitled, “Neutralization and Fusogenicity of SARS-COV-2 Omicron XBB Subvariant.” Her mentor is Dr. Shan-Lu Liu, Department of Veterinary Biosciences.
• MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY: Victoria Maksimova, for her poster presentation entitled, “HTLV-1 Hbz Protein, but not Hbz RNA Secondary Structure, is Critical for Viral Persistence and Disease Development.” Her mentor is Dr. Amanda Panfil, Department of Veterinary Biosciences.

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VETERINARY STUDENTS:

• CLINICAL RESEARCH: Ester Mamo, for her poster presentation entitled, “Efficacy of the Topical Antihistamine Olopatadine in Dogs with Experimentally Induced Allergic Conjunctivitis.” Her mentor is Dr. Georgina Newbold, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences.
• EPIDEMIOLOGY AND APPLIED RESEARCH: Virginia Behmer, for her poster presentation entitled, “A Review of Animal Cruelty Legislation Across States in The United States of America.” Her mentor is Dr. Jeanette O’Quin, Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine.
• BASIC RESEARCH: Luke Trimble, for his poster presentation entitled, “Evaluation of Pasteurella multocida Antibody Titers in Free-Range Brown Laying Hens.” His mentor is Dr. Andrew Bowman, Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine.

Congratulations to all, and thanks to everyone involved in organizing, participating in, and attending this incredible Research Day.