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Please note: The program is still being finalized, and updates may occur. Be sure to check back regularly for the most current information.
The #CRWAD2026 app will be your all-in-one event guide, with everything you need right on your mobile device. Download it via the mobile app on the Apple App Store or Google Play. Once downloaded, enter “CRWAD2026” to access the meeting. If you previously used this app for a different conference, click “More” from the home screen, choose “Change Event,” then enter “CRWAD2026.”
Not ready to download? Use the web platform or print a copy of the CRWAD 2026 proceedings and bring it with you.
Download a PDF of the 2026 CRWAD presentation grid. Please note that this schedule is subject to edits and changes.
Saturday, January 17, 2026
- 8:30 am – 4:00 pm NC1202 Annual Meeting
- 10:00 am – 12:00 pm ACVM Board of Directors Meeting
- 12:30 pm – 3:30 pm AVEPM Workshop
- 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm NC1192 Annual Meeting
- 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm 3MT Competition
Sunday, January 18, 2026
- 8:30 am – 10:00 am Animal Vaccinology Research Symposium
- Featured Speakers
- Alan Young BS, PhD
- Mahesh Kumar BS, MS, PhD
- Featured Speakers
- 8:30 am – 10:00 am CRWAD Research Abstracts
- 10:00 am – 10:30 am Break
- 10:30 am – 12:00 pm Animal Vaccinology Research Network Symposium (continued)
- Featured Speakers
- Meghan May, PhD
- Panel Discussion (moderated by Dr. John Wycoff)
- Featured Speakers
- 10:30 am – 12:00 pm CRWAD Research Abstracts
- 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Break (Lunch on own)
- 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm CRWAD Fellows Luncheon (Invite only)
- 1:30 pm – 2:45 pm CRWAD Council Keynote
- Featured Speakers
- Qijing Zhang BVSc, MS, PhD
- Featured Speakers
- 2:45 pm – 3:30 pm CRWAD Special Symposium: The Use of Artificial Intelligence in Animal Health Research
- Featured Speaker
- Cesar de la Fuente, PhD
- Featured Speaker
- 3:30 pm – 4:00 pm Break
- 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm CRWAD Special Symposium (continued)
- Featured Speakers
- Beatriz Martinez Lopez, DVM, MPVM, PhD
- Brad White, DVM, MS
- Panel Discussion
- Featured Speakers
Monday, January 19, 2026
- 8:30 am – 10:00 am ACVM Distinguished Microbiologist Symposium
- Featured Speakers
- Yung-Fu Chang, DVM, MS, PhD, ACVM Distinguished Veterinary Microbiologist
- Eric R Burrough, DVM, PhD, DACVP
- Featured Speakers
- 8:30 am – 10:00 am CRWAD Research Abstracts
- 10:00 am – 10:30 am Break
- 10:30 am – 12:00 pm ACVM Distinguished Microbiologist Symposium (continued)
- Featured Speakers
- Sreekumari Rajeev, BVSc & AH, PhD, DACVM, DACVP
- Mark Lawrence, DVM, PhD
- Featured Speakers
- 10:30 am – 12:00 pm CRWAD Research Abstracts
- 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm Break (Lunch on own)
- 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm AAVI Luncheon (Ticketed Event/RSVP Needed)
- 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm AAVI Distinguished Immunologist Symposium
- Featured Speakers
- Jodi McGill MS, PhD, AAVI Distinguished Veterinary Immunologist
- Bonnie Mallard, MS, PhD
- Featured Speakers
- 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm CRWAD Research Abstracts
- 3:30 pm – 4:15 pm CRWAD Business Meeting
- 4:15 pm – 5:45 pm AAVI Symposium (continued)
- Featured Speakers
- Crystal Loving, PhD
- John Driver, PhD
- Featured Speakers
- 4:15 pm – 5:45 pm CRWAD Research Abstracts
- 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm CRWAD Poster Reception
Tuesday, January 20, 2026
- 8:30 am – 10:00 am AVEPM Calvin Schwabe Symposium “Science’s Social Contract: Epidemiology in the Real World”
- Featured Speakers
- Stuart Reid, CBE, BVMS, PhD, DVM, DipECVPH, FRSE, FRCVS, Calvin Schwabe Award
- H. Morgan Scott, DVM, PhD
- Featured Speakers
- 8:30 am – 10:00 am CRWAD Research Abstracts
- 10:00 am – 10:30 am Break
- 10:30 am – 12:00 pm AVEPM Calvin Schwabe Symposium (continued)
- Featured Speakers
- Dan O’Neill, MVB, PGCertVetEd, FHEA, MSc(VetEpi), PhD, FRCVS
- Natalia Cernicchiaro, DVM, MS, PhD
- Gearhart Awardee
- Featured Speakers
- 10:30 am – 12:00 pm CRWAD Research Abstracts
- 12:15 pm – 1:30 pm CRWAD Closing Remarks and Award Presentations
