2022 Veterinary Research Scholars

VRSP scholars - group pictures

 

Grace CaloScholar: Rachel Brown, KSUCVM Class of 2025

Mentor: Phillip Lancaster, MS, PhD

VRSP Project: Incidence of liver abscess throughout the feeding period and association with co-morbidities in feedlot cattle

Rachel BrownScholar: Grace Calo, KSUCVM Class of 2024

Mentor: Thomas Schermerhorn, VMD, DACVIM (SAIM)

VRSP Project: Validation of a Copeptin Assay in Normal Dogs

Kelly Cameron-HarpScholar: Kelly Cameron-Harp, KSUCVM Class of 2025

Mentor: Barbara Drolet, MS, PhD

VRSP Project: Vesicular stomatitis virus-Indiana and Culicoides sonorensis biting midges: Insights into vector competency

Doug FarleighScholar: Doug Farleigh, KSUCVM Class of 2025

Mentor: Samuel Hocker, DVM, MS, DACVIM (Oncology)

VRSP Project: In vitro effects of palmitoylethanolamide in canine mast cell tumor cell lines

Bailey FritzScholar: Bailey Fritz, KSUCVM Class of 2024

Mentor: Michael Kleinhenz, DVM, PhD, DACVCP

VRSP Project: Tissue residue depletion of cannabinoids in cattle fed industrial hemp

Megan HamiltonScholar: Megan Hamilton, KSUCVM Class of 2025

Mentor: Sara Gardhouse, DVM, DACZM, DABVP (ECM)

VRSP Project: A retrospective evaluation of the use of oral clonazepam premedication to reduce capture stress prior to anesthesia in captive zoo animals

Makenna JensenScholar: Makenna Jensen, KSUCVM Class of 2025

Mentor: Brad White, DVM, MS

VRSP Project: Systemic assessment of percent lung involvement and gross pulmonary lesions in feedlot mortalities

Abbey KeyserScholar: Abbey Keyser, KSUCVM Class of 2024

Mentor: Kimberly Kirkpatrick, PhD

VRSP Project: Neural circuitry of time-based interventions to promote self-control

Dannell KoppScholar: Dannell Kopp, KSUCVM Class of 2025

Mentor: Robert Larson, DVM, PhD, DACT, DACVPM (Epidemiology), ACAN

VRSP Project: Predictive model development to promote science-based, strategic metaphylaxis administration in beef operations

Skylar LierseScholar: Skylar Lierse, KSUCVM Class of 2025

Mentor: Abbie Viscardi, PhD

VRSP Project: Oral administration of firocoxib in swine and evaluation of pain using infrared thermography

Erin MayhueScholar: Erin Mayhue, KSUCVM Class of 2025

Mentor: Maria Jugan, DVM, MS, DACVIM, (SAIM)

VRSP Project: Comparison of plasma GLP-2 concentrations with fecal scores in dogs with chronic enteropathies

Jingwen PengScholar: Jingwen Peng, KSUCVM Class of 2024

Mentor: Chieko Azuma, DVM, PhD, DACVR (Radiation Oncology)

VRSP Project: Activity tracking in dogs with spontaneous nasal tumor undergoing palliative radiation therapy

Catherine RojasScholar: Catherine Rojas, KSUCVM Class of 2025

Mentor: Roman Pogranichniy, DVM, MS, PhD

VRSP Project: Detection of neutralizing antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 in susceptible animals

Franchesca Rollerson-ClarkScholar: Franchesca Rollerson-Clark, KSUCVM Class of 2025

Mentor: Stephanie Martinez, PhD

VRSP Project: Identification of canine cytochrome P450 enzymes involved in the metabolism of antiepileptic drugs

Federica SalomoneScholar: Federica Salomone, University of the Republic, Veterinary Medicine, Uruguay. Class of 2023

Mentor: Raghavendra Amachawadi, BVSc, MS, PhD

VRSP Project: Liver abscesses in feedlot cattle: further understanding of the etiology

Sabrina SwistekScholar: Sabrina Swistek, Mississippi State CVM Class of 2025

Mentor: Lee Cohnstaedt, PhD

VRSP Project: Insects: the future of food

Sarah TimmermanScholar: Sarah Timmerman, KSUCVM Class of 2024

Mentor: Matt Basel, PhD

VRSP Project: Using gemcitabine-loaded thermosensitive liposomes to treat pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas

Olivia UribeScholar: Olivia Uribe, KSUCVM Class of 2025

Mentor: Cassandra Olds, MS, PhD

VRSP Project: Developing and evaluating muscid fly integrated pest management strategies at horse boarding facilities

Kortnee VanDongeScholar: Kortnee VanDonge, KSUCVM Class of 2025

Mentor: Lee Cohnstaedt, PhD

VRSP Project: Safety of wild-caught Musca domestics for use as protein supplement in chicken feed

Grace WilsonScholar: Grace Wilson, KSUCVM Class of 2024

Mentor: Brian Herrin, DVM, PhD, DACVM (Parasitology)

VRSP Project: Prevalence of Dipylidium caninum in fleas collected from cats, dogs, and residential homes in Tampa, FL