Congratulations to our 2021 Student Award Winners!
American College of Veterinary Microbiologists Awards (ACVM)
- Name of Award: Don Kahn Award (Overall best presentation)
Name of Winner: Kristina Ceres
Institutional Affiliation: Cornell University
Title of Abstract: A critical evaluation of Mycobacterium bovis pangenomics, with reference to its utility in outbreak investigation - Name of Award: ACVM Student Presentation Award Oral – 1st place
Name of Winner: Taylor Brooke McAtee
Institutional Affiliation: West Texas A&M University
Title of Abstract: Do modified-live virus respiratory vaccines influence the respiratory microbiome of cattle? - Name of Award: ACVM Student Presentation Award Oral – 2nd place
Name of Winner: Taylor Heckman
Institutional Affiliation: University of California – Davis
Title of Abstract: Antigenic profiling of Flavobacterium columnare genetic groups affecting cultured fish in the United States - Name of Award: ACVM Student Presentation Award Oral – 3rd place
Name of Winner: Chong Li
Institutional Affiliation: University of Minnesota
Title of Abstract: Shedding dynamics, genetic variation, and reassortment of heterosubtypic influenza secondary infection in pigs - Name of Award: ACVM Student Presentation Award Poster – 1st place
Name of Winner: Prabha Bista
Institutional Affiliation: Purdue University
Title of Abstract: P110 – Outer membrane proteins as potential vaccine candidates against Fusobacterium necrophorum infections
American Association of Veterinary Immunologists (AAVI)
- Name of Award: AAVI 1st Place Oral Presentation
Name of Winner: Elisabeth Larson
Institutional Affiliation: Cornell University
Title of Abstract: Peripheral IgE+ plasmablasts secrete IgE and correlate to allergic disease severity - Name of Award: AAVI 2nd Place Oral Presentation
Name of Winner: Jayne Wiarda
Institutional Affiliation: Iowa State University
Title of Abstract: “Porcine innate lymphoid and T cells differ from circulating populations – novel findings via single-cell RNAseq” - Name of Award: AAVI 3rd Place Oral Presentation
Name of Winner: Darling Melany Madrid
Institutional Affiliation: University of Florida
Title of Abstract: “Combination of antiviral therapies in the control of influenza infection in pigs” - Name of Award: AAVI 1st Place Poster Presentation
Name of Winner: Alisa Herbst
Institutional Affiliation: University of Kentucky
Title of Abstract: “Pro-inflammatory cytokine responses to bacteria antigen LPS differ between young adult and old horses in vitro” - Name of Award: AAVI 2nd Place Poster Presentation
Name of Winner: Camille Holmes
Institutional Affiliation: Cornell University
Title of Abstract: “Identification of antileukoproteinase as a marker for the immune status of horses during equine herpesvirus type 1 infection - Name of Award: AAVI 3rd Place Poster Presentation
Name of Winner: B Tegner Jacobson
Institutional Affiliation: Montana State University Bozeman
Title of Abstract: “Impact of Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae on the phagocytic ability of alveolar macrophages
The Animal Health Institute and Joseph J. Garbarino Foundation Biosafety and Biosecurity Awards
- Name of Award: Biosafety & Biosecurity Best oral presentation – 1st Place
Award Winner: Betsy Armenta-Leyva
Institutional Affiliation: Iowa State University
Abstract Title: Detection of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae antibody in processing fluids using a commercial serum ELISA - Name of Award: Biosafety & Biosecurity Best oral presentation – 2nd Place
Award Winner: Catherine Belanger
Institutional Affiliation: University of Guelph
Abstract Title: Examining the canine infectious disease risks associated with importing dogs from Asia into Canada - Name of Award: Biosafety & Biosecurity Best poster presentation
Award Winner: Jerusha Matthews
Institutional Affiliation: Kansas State University
Abstract Title: Seroprevalence of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus infections in humans and livestock in West Africa
NC1202 Enteric Diseases of Food Animals Awards
- Name of Award: Lynn Joens Memorial Award (1st Place)
Name of Winner: Huiwen Wang
Institutional Affiliation: Department of Animal Science, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Title of Abstract: Enterobactin-based immune interventions against Gram-negative bacterial infections in chickens - Name of Award: Lynn Joens Memorial Award (2nd Place)
Name of Winner: Rachel Soltys
Institutional Affiliation: Washington State University
Title of Abstract: Salmonella Kentucky ST152 and ST198 genetic lineages show lineage-specific metabolic phenotypes - Name of Award: David Francis Award (3rd Place)
Name of Winner: Kush Yadav
Institutional Affiliation: The Ohio State University
Title of Abstract: Ribosomal protein sequence 17 (RPS17) insertion increases avian hepatitis E virus (aHEV) replication
Association for Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine Awards (AVEPM)
- Name of Award: AVEPM Best oral presentation – 1st Place
Name of Winner: Benjamin Blair
Institutional Affiliation: University of Illinois
Title of Abstract: The application of artificial intelligence to detect disease outbreaks in swine farms - Name of Award: AVEPM Best oral presentation – 2nd Place
Award Winner: Rodrigo Campos
Institutional Affiliation: University of Georgia
Title of Abstract: Dynamics of bovine tuberculosis outbreaks: a study of interdependence between seasonal host movement and pathogen abundance - Name of Award: AVEPM Best oral presentation – 3rd Place
Award Winner: Christopher Kellogg
Institutional Affiliation: Michigan State University
Title of Abstract: Changes in bovine leukemia virus diagnostic parameters in naturally infected dairy cattle over a lactation cycle
CRWAD Post-Doctoral Researcher Awards
- Name of Award: CRWAD Post-Doctoral Researcher Award
Award Winner: C. Joaquin Caceres
Institutional Affiliation: University of Georgia
Title of Abstract: Development of a novel live attenuated Influenza A virus vaccine encoding the IgA-inducing protein - Name of Award: CRWAD Post-Doctoral Researcher Award
Award Winner: Igor Paploski
Institutional Affiliation: University of Minnesota
Title of Abstract: Multi-strain dynamics of PRRSV type-2 in U.S. pig populations
Society for Tropical Veterinary Medicine (STVM)
- Name of Award: Best Oral Presentation
Name of Winner: Anne Lovett
Institutional Affiliation: Kansas State University
Title of Abstract: “Acute anaplasmosis reduces breeding soundness in experimentally-infected beef bulls”
CRWAD Student Travel Award Recipients
- Ursula Abou-Rjeileh
- Betsy Armenta-Leyva
- Glorian Berrios-Vazquez
- David Brodsky
- Q M Monzur Kader Chowdhury
- Konner Cool
- Hilena Gezahagne
- Taylor Heckman
- Anmol Kandel
- Jiyoun Kim
- Elisabeth Larson
- Chong Li
- Anne Lovett
- Ramya Lekha Medida
- Maggie Murphy
- Xiaoyu Niu
- Emil Walleser
- Jayne Wiarda
- Mohamed Zeineldin
American Association of Veterinary Parasitologists Awards (AAVP)
- Name of Award: AAVP 1st Place Presentation
Name of Winner: Heather Kopsco
Institutional Affiliation: University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
Title of Abstract: “An analysis of companion animal tick encounters as revealed by photograph-based crowdsourced data”
