Mentors and Projects for Summer 2024

apleyDr. Mike Apley

Professor of Food Animal Production/Pharmacology
mapley@vet.k-state.edu

Project: Development of disc diffusion interpretive criteria for Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) generic veterinary breakpoints.

AzumaDr. Chieko Azuma

Clinical Associate Professor, Radiation Oncology
chieko@vet.k-state.edu

Project: Canine nasal tumors as a sentinel for environmental exposure.

BortoluzziDr. Eduarda Bortoluzzi

Assistant Professor of Animal Welfare
bortoluzzi@vet.k-state.edu

Project: Evaluating Non-Nutritive Oral Behaviors (NNOB) after milk feeding in beef on dairy calves.

CernicchiaroDr. Natalia Cernicchiaro

Associate Professor - Epidemiology
ncernic@vet.k-state.edu

Project: Assessing mosquito vectors in U.S. commercial swine operations.

ChelladuraiDr. Jeba Jesudoss Chelladurai

Assistant Professor - Parasitology
jebaj@vet.k-state.edu

Project: Tracking hookworm resistance with the power of qPCR.

DhakalDr. Santosh Dhakal

Assistant Professor, Infectious Diseases
sdhakal3@vet.k-state.edu

Project: Extrapulmonary effect of influenza virus pathogenesis in a mouse model of obesity.

HallDr. Stephanie Hall

Assistant Professor, Anatomy & Physiology
stephaniehall@vet.k-state.edu

Project: Approaches to promote neuroprotection against Alzheimer’s disease.

KimDr. Brian Herrin

Associate Professor, Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology
bhh@vet.k-state.edu

Project: Effects on egg production when feeding the cat flea (Ctenocephalides felis) on an artificial membrane.

KimDr. Brian Herrin

Associate Professor, Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology
bhh@vet.k-state.edu

Project: Ticks and tick-borne diseases of Kansas.

KimDr. Nathaniel Kapaldo

Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology

kapaldo@vet.k-state.edu

Project: Investigation of maximum Dantrolene solubility in different excipients for emergency parenteral administration.

KimDr. Nathaniel Kapaldo

Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology

kapaldo@vet.k-state.edu

Project: Comparison of two non-invasive blood pressure measurement locations, obtained from either the forearm or above the elbow in anesthetized dogs, with invasive dorsal pedal artery blood pressure.

KimDr. Yunjeong Kim

Associate Professor, Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology
ykim@vet.k-state.edu

Project: Antiviral susceptibility of high-risk bat coronaviruses.

KlinglerDr. Jeremy Klingler

Assistant Professor, Anatomy & Physiology
jklingler@vet.k-state.edu

Project: Computed Tomographical Mapping of the Vasculature of the African Hedgehog.

KuKanichDr. Kate KuKanich

Professor, Small Animal Internal Medicine; Director, VRSP

kstenske@vet.k-state.edu

Project: Risk factors for cruciate ligament and calcanean tendon ruptures in dogs- could previous medication exposure be to blame?

LancasterDr. Phillip Lancaster

Clinical Assistant Professor, Beef Cattle Institute
palancaster@vet.k-state.edu

Project: Enhancing sustainability of beef cattle production using a virtual cow herd.

LancasterDr. Bob Larson

Professor, Clinical Sciences
rlarson@vet.k-state.edu

Project: Enhancing sustainability of beef cattle production using a virtual cow herd.

OldsDr. Cassandra Olds

Assistant Professor, Entomology
colds@ksu.edu

Project: Don't get bothered: Using accelerometers for measuring fly worry in horses.

picavetDr. Pierre Picavet

Assistant Professor of Small Animal Orthopedic Surgery
ppicavet@vet.k-state

Project: Evaluation of a commercial Ehmer vest in normal dogs.

project will aim at assessing whether dogs tolerate this vest.

RichtDr. Juergen Richt

Regents Distinguished Professor & KBA Eminent Scholar
jricht@vet.k-state.edu

Project: Identification of host genes involved in African swine fever virus replication.

ScroggsDr. Stacey Scroggs

USDA Research Microbiologist
stacey.scroggs@usda.gov

Project: Dynamics of bluetongue virus after simultaneous or staggered co-infection of Culicoides sonorensis biting midges.

ShiDr. Jishu Shi

Professor of Vaccine Immunology
jshi@vet.k-state.edu

Project: Vaccines as alternatives for antimicrobials in swine production in the U.S.: Challenges and opportunities.

Shi

Dr. Jishu Shi

Professor of Vaccine Immunology
jshi@vet.k-state.edu

Project: Vaccines as alternatives for microbials in dairy and beef cattle production in the U.S.

ShultsDr. Phillip Shults

Molecular Biologist, Agriculture Research Service, USDA
phillip.shults@usda.gov

Project: Histological identification of avian blood parasites in the tissues of insect vectors.