2023 CRWAD Conference

2023 CRWAD Keynote Speaker

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Tony L. Goldberg,  DVM, PhD

CRWAD Keynote Speaker

Department of Pathobiological Sciences
University of Wisconsin – Madison

“Adrift in the Viroshere: animal health in the age of viral metagenomics”

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2023 CRWAD Special Symposium
COVID’s Impact on Agricultural Research

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KatieRose McCullough
PhD, MPH

North American Meat Institute

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Werling, Dirk Special Symposium
Dirk Werling
DMD, PhD, MRCVS

Royal Veterinary College
University of London

“What can the SARS-CoV2 pandemic teach us to deal with respiratory disease complexes in animals?”

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AVEPM Featured Speakers

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Tim Carpenter
PhD, MS

Calvin Schwabe Award

University of California, Davis

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Karl Rich
PhD, MS

Oklahoma State University

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Michael Ward
BVSc (Hons 1) MSc MPVM PhD FACVSc DVSc

The University of Sydney

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Mark Stevenson
BVSc, MVS, PhD

Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences
The University of Melbourne

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Animal Vaccinology Research Network Featured Speakers

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Shan Lu
MD, PhD, MHA 

Department of Medicine
University of Massachusetts Medical School

“A new era of vaccinology – COVID and beyond”

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Thanh Nguyen
PhD

Institute of Materials Science
University of Connecticut

“Time-release microneedle-based vaccine platforms”

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Michael Roof
PhD, MS

State of Iowa Bioscience Initiative

“Emerging technology and potential application in animal health”

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ACVM Featured Speakers

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Thomas Inzana
PhD

Distinguished Veterinary Microbiologist

Long Island University

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Jeff Caswell
PhD, DVM, DVSc 

Ontario Veterinary College
University of Guelph

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Jose Perez-Casal

Western College of Veterinary Medicine
University of Saskatchewan

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Jodi McGill
PhD, MS

College of Veterinary Medicine
Iowa State University

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AAVI Featured Speakers

3rd year student (Class of 2021) Gabby Rands with Dr. Amelia Woolens, examining calf.

Amelia Woolums
PhD, MS, DVM

Distinguished Veterinary Immunologist

Mississippi State University

“Applied research to enhance resistance to respiratory disease in livestock”

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Rahul Nelli
BVSc & AH, MVM, PhD 

Iowa State University

“3D organotypic cell cultures – an alternative ex vivo infection model for animal research”

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Noah Cohen
PhD, MPH, VMD

Texas A & M University

“Strategies for Preventing Rhodococcal Foal Pneumonia”

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Erica Spackman
PhD, MS

USDA ARS

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Congratulations to the 2023 Student Award Winners!

American College of Veterinary Microbiologists Awards (ACVM)

  • Name of Award: Don Kahn Award (Overall best presentation)
    Name of Winner: Flavio Cargnin Faccin
    Institutional Affiliation: University of Georgia
    Title of Abstract: Development of a modified live attenuated influenza virus vaccine against H9N2 for poultry
  • Name of Award: ACVM Student Presentation Award Oral – 1st place
    Name of Winner: Molly McClurg
    Institutional Affiliation: Texas A&M University
    Title of Abstract: Does antimicrobial-free beef production reduce transmission of resistant bacteria to human consumers?
  • Name of Award: ACVM Student Presentation Award Oral – 2nd place
    Name of Winner: Chia-Ming Su
    Institutional Affiliation: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Title of Abstract: Immune outcome of IFN suppression-negative and NF-κB activation-negative PRRSV infection in vitro and in vivo
  • Name of Award: ACVM Student Presentation Award Oral – 3rd place
    Name of Winner: Taeyong Kwon
    Institutional Affiliation: Kansas State University
    Title of Abstract: Gene editing of pigs to control swine influenza virus infections
  • Name of Award: ACVM Student Presentation Award Poster – 1st place
    Name of Winner: Mehdi Maury Laouedj
    Institutional Affiliation: University of Montreal
    Title of Abstract: Identification and characterization of nidovirus-host molecular interactions using global proteomic profiling
  • Name of Award: ACVM CRWAD Elankumaran Subbiah Memorial Travel Award
    Name of Winner: Sachithra Gunasekara
    Institutional Affiliation: Oklahoma State University
    Title of Abstract: Characterization of the neutrophil response to SARS-CoV-2 infection in a feline animal model

Association for Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventative Medicine Awards

  •  Name of Award:  AVEPM Best oral presentation – 1st Place
    Name of Winner: Lucas Horton
    Institutional Affiliation:  Kansas State University
    Title of Abstract: Outcomes affected by metaphylaxis from a clinical trial of feedlot calves at medium risk for respiratory disease.
  • Name of Award: AVEPM Best oral presentation – 2nd Place
    Award Winner: Colette Nickodem
    Institutional Affiliation:  Texas A&M
    Title of Abstract: Natural and targeted bacteriophage treatments as a salmonella pre-harvest mitigation technique in cattle feedlots.
  • Name of Award:  AVEPM Best oral presentation – 3rd Place
    Award Winner: Christopher Panaretos
    Institutional Affiliation:  Texas A&M
    Title of Abstract: Design of an RNA bait set to enrich M bovis genomic DNA in samples of the bovine respiratory tract

Animal Health Institute/Joseph J. Garbarino Foundation Biosafety & Biosecurity Award

  • Name of Award: Biosafety & Biosecurity – 1st Oral Presentation
    Award Winner: Megan Neveau
    Affiliation: Iowa State
    Abstract Title:Analysis of IAV transmission in large U.S. swine production systems using active surveillance
  • Name of Award: Biosafety & Biosecurity – 2nd Oral Presentation
    Award Winner: Ilya Slizovskiy
    Affiliation: University of Minnesota
    Abstract Title: Showering as a biosecurity intervention to disrupt work-related shifts in swine worker skin microbiomes
  • Name of Award: Biosafety & Biosecurity – Poster Presentation
    Award Winner: L. Wang
    Affiliation: University of Minnesota
    Abstract Title:Evaluation of an electrostatic precipitator on PRRS virus aerosol removal and inactivation

American Association of Veterinary Immunologists (AAVI)

  • Name of Award: AAVI 1st Place Oral Presentation
    Award Winner: Leonie Bettin
    Abstract Title: Kinome analysis reveals age-dependent mechanisms of TLR7/8 induced signaling in porcine gamma-delta T cells.
  • Name of Award: AAVI 2nd Place Oral Presentation
    Award Winner: Camille Holmes
    Abstract Title: Mucosal and systemic secretion of antileukoproteinase during equine inflammation
  • Name of Award: AAVI 3rd Place Oral Presentation
    Award Winner: B. Tegner Jacobson
    Abstract Title: Impaired alveolar macrophage phagocytosis contributes to bacterial persistence in M. ovipneumoniae infected sheep
  • Name of Award: AAVI 4th Place Oral Presentation
    Award Winner: Beulah Samuel
    Abstract Title: Trained immunity in bovine innate cell populations followed by subcutaneous BCG administration
  • Name of Award: AAVI 1st  Place Poster Presentation
    Award Winner: Lauren Crawford
    Abstract Title: Characterization and effects of bacterial modified live vaccination on natural killer cell populations in cattle
  • Name of Award: AAVI 1st Place Virtual Presentation
    Award Winner: Wenliang He
    Abstract Title: Role of glutamate and other crystalline amino acids in diets for the growth of juvenile hybrid striped bass

American Association of Veterinary Parasitologists Awards

  • Name of Award:  AAVP 1st Place Presentation
    Name of Winner: Izabela de Assis Rocha
    Institutional Affiliation:  University of Kentucky
    Title of Abstract: Pharmacokinetics of Bumped Kinase Inhibitor-1708 in horses: a candidate for EPM treatment

CRWAD Post-Doctoral Researcher Awards

  • Award Title: CRWAD Post-Doc Research Award
    Award Winner: Bo Wang
    Affiliation: Virginia Tech
    Abstract TitleInvestigation of ribavirin resistance-associated hepatitis E virus mutations using genotype 3 rabbit HEV model
  • Award Title: CRWAD Post-Doc Research Award
    Award Winner: Lee Pinnell
    Affiliation: Texas A&M
    Abstract TitleFusobacteria or Bacteroidetes? Microbial communities in bovine liver abscesses arise from throughout the gut

NC1202 Enteric Diseases of Food Animals Awards

  • Name of Award: Lynn Joens Memorial Award (1st Place)
    Name of Winner: Jessica Kincade
    Institutional Affiliation: Colorado State University
    Title of Abstract: Global epigenomic changes observed postnatally elucidate lifelong defects following fetal BVDV infection
  • Name of Award: Lynn Joens Memorial Award (2nd Place)
    Name of Winner: Kush Yadav
    Institutional Affiliation: The Ohio State University
    Title of Abstract: Expanding host range and cross species transmission potential of rat hepatitis E virus
  • Name of Award: David Francis Award
    Award Winner: Siqi Li
    Institutional Affiliation: University of Illinois at Urnana-Champaign
    Abstract Title: Immunogenicity characterization of a multivalent vaccine for porcine post-weaning diarrhea

Society for Tropical Veterinary Medicine

  • Name of Award: Best Oral Presentation
    Name of Winner: Naemi Bickmeier
    Institutional Affiliation:   Kansas State University
    Title of Abstract: Pregnancy success among eastern Kansas beef cows infected with _Anaplasma marginale_ and/or Bovine Leukemia Virus

Saturday, January 21, 2023

  • USDA Project Directors Meeting  8:00 am – 10:00 am
  • NC1202 Annual Meeting 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
  • ACVM Board of Governors Meeting 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
  • AVEPM Workshop 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
  • CRWAD Council Meeting 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Sunday, January 22, 2023

  • AVEPM Calvin Schwabe Symposium 8:00 am – 12:00 pm
    • Featured Speakers
      • Tim Carpenter, PhD, MS
      • Karl Rich, PhD, MS
      • Michael Ward, BVSc (Hons 1), MSc, MPVM, PhD, FACVSc
      • Mark Stevenson, BVSc, MVS, PhD
  • CRWAD Research Abstracts 8:00 am – 12:00 pm
  • Conference Break 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
  • CRWAD Fellows Luncheon (Invite only) 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
  • CRWAD Opening Remarks & Introduction of Fellows 1:30 pm – 2:00 pm
  • CRWAD Council Keynote Address 2:00 pm – 2:45 pm
    • Keynote Speaker:  Tony L. Goldberg, DVM, PhD
  • CRWAD Special Symposium on Precision Agriculture and Animal Health 2:45 pm – 5:15 pm
    • Featured Speakers
      • KatieRose McCullough, PhD, MPH
      •  Dirk Werling, DVM

Monday, January 23, 2023

  • Animal Vaccinology Research Network Symposium 8:30 am – 12:00 pm
    •  Featured Speakers
      • Shan Lu, MD, PhD, MHA
      • Thanh Nguyen, PhD
      • Michael Roof, PhD, MS
  • CRWAD Research Abstracts 8:00 am – 12:00 pm
  • Conference Break 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
  • ACVM Distinguished Microbiologist Symposium 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
    • Featured Speakers
      • Thomas Inzana, PhD
      • Jeff Caswell, PhD, DVM, DVSc
      • Jose Perez-Casal
      • Jodi McGill, PhD, MS
  • CRWAD Research Abstracts 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
  • CRWAD Business Meeting 3:30 pm – 4:15 pm
  • ACVM Distinguished Microbiologist Symposium (continued) 4:15 pm – 5:45 pm
  • Conference Break 5:45 pm – 6:00 pm
  • CRWAD Poster Session and CRWAD Reception 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Tuesday, January 24, 2023

  • AAVI Distinguished Immunologist Symposium 8:30 am to 12:00 pm
    • Featured Speakers
      • Amelia Woolums, PhD, MS, DVM
      • Rahul Nelli, BVSc & AH, MVM, PhD
      • Noah Cohen, PhD, MPH, VMD
      • Erica Spackman, PhD, MS
  • CRWAD Research Abstracts 8:00 am – 12:00 pm
  • Conference Break 12:00 pm – 12:15 pm
  • CRWAD Closing Comments and Award Presentations 12:15 pm – 1:30 pm
  • NC 1192 Annual Meeting 1:30 pm – 5:30 pm

Monday, January 30, 2023

  • Recorded presentations become available online to registered participants.

Partner Organizations

AVEPM

Association for Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine

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ACVM

NC1202

NC1202 Enteric Diseases of Food Animals

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AAVI

AAVI

American Association of Veterinary Immunologists

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BRC

Annual Brucellosis Research Conference

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ACVM

ACVM

American College of Veterinary Microbiologists

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