Keynote Speaker
Qijing Zhang BVSc, MS, PhD
Iowa State University
“The Dark Alliance: Co-evolution of Antimicrobial Resistance and Bacterial Virulence”
Symposium: “The Use of Artificial Intelligence in Animal Health Research”
Cesar De La Fuente, PhD
University of Pennsylvania
“Accelerating Antibiotic Discovery Using AI”
Beatriz Martinez Lopez, DVM, MPVM, PhD
University of California, Davis
“Artificial Intelligence in Population Medicine and Disease Dynamics”
Brad White, DVM, MS
Kansas State University
“Integrating AI in Animal Health Research and Graduate Education: Challenges and Opportunities”
US Animal Vaccinology Research Coordination Network (USAVRCN)
Alan Young, BS, PhD
Medgene
“It’s All Academic Until You Need a Checkbook—Commercial Applications of Immunology”
Mahesh Kumar, BS, MS, PhD
Zoetis
“Opportunities and Challenges in the Development of Vaccines for Emerging Diseases of Livestock”
To Be Named
Merck Animal Health
American College of Veterinary Microbiologists (ACVM)
Yung-Fu Chang, DVM, MS, PhD
Distinguished Veterinary Microbiologist
Cornell University
“Molecular Characterization of a Virulence Factor, Lig Protein”
Eric R Burrough, DVM, PhD, DACVP
Iowa State University
“Brachyspira spp. Infections in Animals”
Sreekumari Rajeev, BVSc & AH, PhD, DACVM, DACVP
University of Tennessee
“Leptospira Infection: Conventional Wisdom vs. Current Perception”
Mark Lawrence, DVM, PhD
Mississippi State University
“Edwardsiella Ictaluri Attachment Mechanisms: A Novel Approach to Prevent Enteric Septicemia of Catfish”
American Association of Veterinary Immunologists (AAVI)
Jodi McGill, MS, PhD
Distinguished Veterinary Immunologist
Iowa State University
“Optimizing Innate Immunity to Protect Against Bovine Respiratory Disease”
Bonnie Mallard, MS, PhD
University of Guelph
“From Concept to Commercialization: Using Immunogenetics and Immunoceuticals to Naturally Improve Animal Health”
Crystal Loving, PhD
USDA ARS
“Lifting the Veil: Modern Approaches to Addressing Salmonella Persistence in Porcine Macrophages”
John Driver, PhD
University of Missouri
“A Single-cell Level Exploration of the Pig’s Immune System in Health and Disease”
Association for Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine (AVEPM)
Stuart Reid, CBE, BVMS, PhD, DVM, DipECVPH, FRSE, FRCVS
Calvin Schwabe Awardee
Royal Veterinary College, University of London
H. Morgan Scott, DVM, PhD
Texas A&M University
“Through the Looking Glass: Epidemiology, Policy and Practice in Reverse”
Dan O’Neill, MVB, PGCertVetEd, FHEA, MSc(VetEpi), PhD, FRCVS
Royal Veterinary College, University of London
“Science Reshaping the Social License to Operate on Dogs with Extreme Conformation—the VetCompass Story”
To Be Named
