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Spring/Summer 2013

Forewords from the Head Dear DoCS Department, Summer and vacations are upon us. If you are around we hope to see you at the Ice Cream Social on Thursday, July 25th, 3-4:30 pm, in Blue Commons. It has been an incredibly busy spring and I want to thank you for your patience with all the disruptions and

the endless interview schedule. The good news is that we have some really talented individuals joining our department. The sad news is that we have said good bye to some long time friends and colleagues. Whether they are headed for retirement or another academic adventure, I wish them the best. If we have seemed a bit scattered, there is a reason. Most of you have found your way to the 3rd floor D wing, where we are working diligently until the renovations in the Department Head suite are complete. We are due to be back to the 2nd floor B section by mid-late July, so be prepared to see us back in boxes soon. Hopefully, they will all make the double transport. (I haven’t seen my E-K files since the first move, but I trust they are in storage somewhere.) Enjoy your summer vacations and rest up. The new students arrive August 8th and the College will be halfway into the transition to 400 students. The surgery laboratory will now be tested to see if we planned adequately. At the end of August, Dr. Atkins will be retiring, so look for a party invitation. We will send him off with a bang! Don’t worry: he’s only moving to the first floor and a relaxed schedule. Lizette

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Dr. Clarke Atkins, Professor of Cardiology, will be retiring effective August 31, 2013, with Professor Emeritus status

Faculty & Staff Updates Awards/Congratulations Grants Testing Services &

Clinical Trial Agreements Books & Papers In the News Personal News Who Am I

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Dr. Kieri Jermyn, Assistant Professor of Small Animal Surgery – Last official day will be June 30, 2013

Dr. Mouhamadou Diaw, Theriogenology Lecturer – Last official day will be June 24, 2013 Dr. Viacheslav Eroshin, Clinical Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology, joined us May 2013 Dr. Keith Montgomery, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, joined us May 2013 Dr. Barbara Jones, Primary Care Equine Program Organizer, joined us May 2013 Dr. Tracy Gieger, Clinical Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology, joined us April 2013 David Knazovicky, Research Assistant with Dr. Duncan Lascelles, joined us April 29, 2013 Jenna Schirmer, Research Specialist with Dr. Jennifer Davis, joined us March 4, 2013 Rose Caspar, Research Specialist with Dr. Marlene Hauck, joined us February 18, 2013 Sarah Wall, Research Specialist with Dr. Duncan Lascelles, joined us February 11, 2013

Faculty Recruitment Updates

Dr. Sarah Musulin, Clinical Assistant Professor, Emergency Critical Care, transferring from a clinical assistant professor position (temporary 1 year appointment) to clinical assistant professor of Emergency Critical Care (permanent 3 year initial appointment), effective July 1, 2013

Dr. Michael Nolan, Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology, will be joining us August 5, 2013 Dr. April Kedrowicz, Assistant Professor of Communication Education, will be joining us June 17,

2013 Assistant Professor of Equine Orthopedic Surgery position – 3 candidates have been interviewed.

Will be making a selection in June Assistant Professor of Small Animal Soft Tissue & Oncologic Surgery position – In the process of

interviewing 3 candidates, June 2013 Clinical Assistant Professor of Small Animal General Surgery – Will be interviewing 2 candidates

the end of June Clinical Assistant Professor of General Practice position – Will be interviewing 3 candidates in July Assistant/Associate Professor of Theriogenology – Accepting applications now and hope to

interview in July/August

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Awards/Congratulations (December 2012-May 2013) Drs. Denis Marcellin-Little and Michael Wood were honored with Coats of Excellence for their outstanding work. Dr. Marcellin-Little’s coat is named “The Cyrano L. Catte II Coat of Courage in Feline Orthopedics Sliding Down the Cutting Edge.” Dr. Wood’s coat is named “The Cyrano L. Catte II Coat of Courage in Feline Dialysis.” Congratulations to both on their coats which were bestowed upon them by one of their grateful clients who named them after her cat, Cyrano (May 2013). Dr. Ed Breitschwerdt received the 2012-2013 Alexander Quarles Holladay Medal for Excellence, May 1, 2013. This award is intended to be the highest award made by the University in recognition of faculty achievement

and a reward in recognition of the achievements and contributions of a faculty career at North Carolina State University. Dr. Sam Jones is the recipient of NC State Alumni Association Distinguished Graduate Professorship Award, April 2013. Award winners at the 2013 CVM Awards Banquet, April 25, 2013: Dr. Terri DeFrancesco, Class of 2013 Bayer Faculty Award; Dr. Mat Gerard, Class of 2016 Bayer Faculty Award (we can still claim a part of him!); Dr. Natasha Olby, Zoetis Animal Health Award for Research Excellence; Dr. Michael Stoskopf, Huffman Leadership Award and Dr. Steve Marks, Zoetis Distinguished Teaching Award; Congratulations to all recipients!

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Dr. Keven Flammer accepted the permanent position of Associate Dean and Director of Academic Affairs, effective April 1, 2013. Dr. Thierry Olivry received the World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) Hill’s Excellence in Veterinary Healthcare Award, March 6, 2013. Graduate Students & House Officers Dr. Raphael Labens (Anthony Blikslager, Advisor) obtained a PhD in Comparative Biomedical Sciences, May 2013. Award winners at the 2013 CVM Awards Banquet, April 25, 2013: Dr. Liara Gonzalez (Anthony Blikslager, Advisor), Leroy Coggins Graduate Fellowship Endowment; Dr. Katie Sheats (Sam Jones, Advisor), Dr. Monica Menard Award for Excellence in Veterinary Pathobiological Research and Drs. Stephanie Istvan & Amy Davenport, DoCS Bedside Manner Award. CONGRATULATIONS!!! Dr. Katie Sheats (Sam Jones, Advisor), won first place in the Life Sciences Division of the campus wide 8th Annual Graduate Student Research Symposium, March 19, 2013, for her research entitled: “MARCKS is a Key Regulator of Equine Neutrophil β2-Inegrin Dependent Functions.” The following individuals received awards at the CVM Annual Research Forum and Litwack Lecture Day held on February 20, 2013: Dr. Katie Sheats (Sam Jones, Advisor), recognition award for oral presentation; Andrea Tomas (Duncan Lascelles, Advisor), recognition award for oral presentation; and Greg Gojanovich (Hess, Advisor) excellence award for innovation.

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Grants Received (December 2012-May 2013) Baily CS. Effect of intravaginal administration of probiotics on vaginal microbiota and clinical outcomes of dogs with recurrent urinary tract infections. 6/1/13-10/1/13 (Triangle Community Foundation) $5,000.

Bailey CS, Lewbart GA. Semen collection, evaluation, and cryopreservation in tarantulas. 6/1/2012-10/01/2012 (Triangle Community Foundation) $5,000. Birkenheuer A. 2013 Summer Scholar Hitchings Proposal for Megan Schreeg. 6/1/13-10/1/13 (Triangle Community Foundation) $5,000. Bizikova P, Olivry TJ. Proof-of-concept clinical testing of canonized anti-neural growth factor (NGF) monoclonal antibody to prevent the recurrence of pruritus (itch) in dogs with spontaneous atopic dermatitis. 11/1/2012-10/31/2013 (Nexvet Biopharma Pty Ltd) $28,216. Blikslager T. Mechanisms of chloride channel Clc-2 mediated tight junction repair. 7/1/2013-5/31/2015 (Sucampo Pharma Americas Inc.) $127,834. Blikslager A. Role of lubiprostone in the treatment of murine DSS colitis. 2/1/2013-1/31/2014 (Sucampo Pharma Americas Inc.) $177,929. Blikslager A. Role of lubiprostone in the treatment of murine TNBS-induced Chrohn’s-like disease. 2/1/2013-1/31/2014 (Sucamp Pharma Americas Inc.) $93,548. Davis JL, Holland BE, Fogle CE. Bioavailablity and bioequivalence of different formulations of firocoxib. 1/1/2013-1/1/2013 (NC Horse Council) $3,000. Fogle C, Gerard M. Risk Factors for incisional complications-Hitchings Proposal. . 6/1/2013-10/01/2013 (Triangle Community Foundation) $5,000. Jones SL. 2013 Hitchings Proposal for Emily Medlin. 6/1/13-10/1/13 (Triangle Community Foundation) $5,000. Lascelles D. Pilot proof of principle: Evaluation of the pain alleviating effects of NV-01 in dogs suffering from osteoarthritis-associated pain. 12/17/2012-9/16/2013 (Nexvet Biopharma Pty Ltd.) $73.002.

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Lascelles D, Fogle JE, Hauck ML. Phenotypic and functional characterization of differences between monocytes in dogs with and without osteosarcoma. 2/1/2013-1/31/2014 (American Kennel Club Canine Health Foundation, Inc.) $12,960. Marcellin-Little DJ. Comparison of post-exercise cooling methods in working dogs. 6/2/2012-9/30/2013 (Oklahoma State University [Prime-US Army-Research Laboratory]) $9,081. Mathews KG. George H. Hitchings Proposal. 6/1/2013-10/1/2013 (Triangle Community Foundation) $5,000. Munana KR, Early PJ. A pivotal, randomized, blinded, placebo-controlled, clinical field study evaluating the effectiveness and safety of imepitoin in dogs with idiopathic epilepsy. 9/7/2012-9/6/2013 (Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc.) $35,000. Olivry TJ, Bizikova P. Pilot evaluation of the efficacy and safety of a canonized Anti-TNF-Alpha monoclonal antibody to treat refractory atopic dermatitis in dogs. 6/1/2013-5/31/2014 (Nexvet Biopharma Pty Ltd) $37,825. Olivry T. Investigations on the neural and pruritogenic response in a canine model of atopic dermatitis. 2/15/2013-2/15/2015 (Stiefel Laboratories, Inc.) $52,417. Rodrigues Hoffman A, Suchodolski J, Olivry T. Do allergen challenges alter the skin and gut microbiome in mite hypersensitive atopic dogs? 2013-2014 (American College of Veterinary Dermatology) $20,000. Sherman BL. The use of tazodone to reduce anxiety in cats during veterinary visits (MAF 2013 Veterinary Student Scholar Proposal-Eva Frantz). 6/1/2013-8/31/2013 (Morris Animal Foundation) $4,000. Stoskopf MK, Harms CA, Kennedy-Stoskopf S, Lewbart GA. Aquarium Health Management. 10/1/2012-10/31/2013 (NC Department of Environment & Natural Resources) $197,961. Vaden S, Mathews KG, Piedrahita JA, Manning KK. Regenerative medicine approaches to the treatment of urinary

incontinence. 1/1/2013-12/31/2014 (American Kennel Club Canine Health Foundation, Inc.) $116,184. Wood M, Pritchard JC. Plasma B Cell activating factor concentrations are a marker of active immune-medicated thrombocytopenia in dogs. 1/1/2013-12/31/2013 (NC Veterinary Medical Foundation, Inc.) $2,500.

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Testing Service and Clinical Trial Agreements (December 2012-May 2013) Gilger BC. Safety and efficacy studies on adjunctive use of topical glaucoma drops with the Bimatoprost SR implant. October 2012 – October 2013 (Allergan, Inc, Irvine, CA) $75,000. (Testing Service Agreement) Gilger BC. A 5-day comparative topical ocular tolerability/safety study of two formulations of RX-10045 and cyclosporine in New Zealand White Rabbits. September 2012 – May 2013 (Celtic Therapeutics, Inc., NY, NY) $23,000. (Testing Service Agreement) Olivry T. Testing Service Agreement: Use of an experimental atopic dog model to test novel anti-allergic therapy. 2012-2013. (Novartis Animal Health, Basel, Switzerland) $118,877.

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Books and Papers Published (December 2012-May 2013) Atkins CE, Haggstrom J. Pharmacologic management of Myxomatous mitral valvular disease in dogs. J Vet Cardiol, Special Mitral Valve Issue 2012;14:165-184. Atkins CE. Heartworm testing: A yearly necessity? Today’s Vet Pract 2012;2,3:16-18. Atkins CE. Doxycycline in the management of heartworm disease. Today’s Vet Pract 2012;2,4:41-43.

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Atkins CE. The case of the coughing dog. Today’s Vet Pract 2012;2,5:47-50. Atkins CE. Treating heartworm infection: Ancillary corticosteroid therapy in dogs. Today’s Vet Pract 2012;2,6:85-89. Atkins CE. NSAIDS & Anticoagulants: Use in management of heartworm infection. Today’s Vet Pract 2012;3-1:47-50. Bare CA, Schramme AR, Bailey CS*, Heitzman JM, Whisnant S, Sper RD, Archibald D, Whitacre M. The effect of oxytocin or carbetocin administration during mid-diestrus on the interovulatory interval and estrus behavior of mares. Clin Theriogenology 2013;5(1):27-35. (*corresponding author; student first author) Bailey CS*, Heitzman J, Buchanan CN, Bare CA, Sper RB, Borst LB, Macpherson M, Archibald K, Whitacre M. Ultrasonographic diagnosis of equine placentitis in ponies using B-mode and Doppler ultrasonography. Equine Vet J 2012:44(S43):88-94. (*corresponding author) Li J, D'Annibale-Tolhurst MA, Adler KB, Fang S, Yin Q, Birkenheuer AJ, Levy MG, Jones SL, Sung EJ, Hawkins EC, Yoder JA, Nordone SK. A myristoylated alanine-rich C kinase substrate-related peptide suppresses cytokine mRNA and protein expression in LPS-activated canine neutrophils. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2013;48(3):314-321. Lewis KM, Cohn LA, Birkenheuer AJ, Papich MG. Pharmacokinetics of diminazene diaceturate in healthy cats. J Vet Pharmacol Ther 2012;35(6):608-610. Marks Stowe DA, Birkenheuer AJ, Grindem CB. Pathology in practice. Intraerythrocytic infection with organisms consistent with a large Babesia sp. J Am Vet Med Assoc 2012;241(8):1029-1031. Lewis KM, Cohn LA, Downey ME, Whitney MS, Birkenheuer AJ. Evaluation of Cytauxzoon felis infection status in captive-born wild felids housed in an area endemic for the pathogen. J Am Vet Med Assoc 2012;241(8):1088-1092.

Lewis KM, Cohn LA, Marr HS, Birkenheuer AJ. Diminazene diaceturate for treatment of chronic Cytauxzoon felis parasitemia in naturally infected cats. J Vet Intern Med 2012;26(6):1490-1493. Owens SL, Downey ME, Pressler BM, Birkenheuer AJ, Chandler DW, Scott-Moncrieff JC. Congenital adrenal hyperplasia associated with mutation in an 11-hydroxylase-like gene in a cat. J Vet Intern Med 2012;26(5):1221-1226. Shock BC, Birkenheuer AJ, Patton LL, Olfenbuttel C, Beringer J, Grove DM, Peek M, Butfiloski JW, Hughes DW, Lockhart JM, Cunningham MW, Brown HM, Peterson DS, Yabsley MJ. Variation in the ITS-1 and ITS-2 rRNA genomic regions of Cytauxzoon felis from bobcats and pumas in the eastern United States and comparison with sequences from domestic cats. Vet Parasitol 2012;23;190(1-2):29-35. Lewis KM, Cohn LA, Birkenheuer AJ. Lack of evidence for perinatal transmission of Cytauxzoon felis in domestic cats. Vet Parasitol 2012;13;188(1-2):172-174. Holowaychuk MK, Birkenheuer AJ, Li J, Marr H, Boll A, Nordone SK. Hypocalcemia and hypovitaminosis d in dogs with induced endotoxemia. J Vet Intern Med 2012;26(2):244-251. Di Cicco MF, Downey ME, Beeler E, Marr H, Cyrog P, Kidd L, Diniz PP, Cohn LA, Birkenheuer AJ. Re-emergence of Babesia conradae and effective treatment of infected dogs with atovaquone and azithromycin. Vet Parasitol 2012;187(1-2):23-27. Blikslager AT. Misoprostol: is it safety or a lack of understanding that prevents its more frequent usage? Equine Vet J 2013;45:8. Labens R, Blikslager AT. Precision of a photogrammetric method to perform 3D wound measurements compared to standard 2D photographic techniques in the horse. Equine Vet J 2012;45:41-46. Meyerhoff RR, Nighot PK, Ali RA, Blikslager AT, Koci MD. Characterization of turkey inducible nitric oxide synthase and identification

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of its expression in the intestinal epithelium following astrovirus infection. Comp Immunol Microbiol Infect Dis 2012;35:63-69. Nighot PK, Blikslager AT. Chloride channel ClC-2 modulates tight junction barrier function via intracellular trafficking of occludin. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2012;302:C178-187. Messenger KM, Papich MG, Blikslager AT. Distribution of enrofloxacin and its active metabolite, using an in vivo ultrafiltration sampling technique after the injection of enrofloxacin to pigs. J Vet Pharmacol Ther 2012;35:452-459. Balakrishnan N, Jawanda JS, Miller MB, Breitschwerdt EB. Bartonella henselae infection in a man with hypergammaglobulinaemia, splenomegaly and polyclonal plasmacytosis. J Med Microbiol 2013;62:338-41. Balakrishnan N, Tortoli E, Engel SL, Breitschwerdt EB. Isolation of a novel strain of Mycobacterium iranicum from a woman in the United States. J Clin Microbiol 2013;51(2):705-707. Breitschwerdt EB, Linder K, Day MJ, Maggi RG, Chomel B, Kempf VAJ. Koch's postulates and the pathogenesis of comparative infectious disease causation associated with Bartonella species. J Comp Pathol 2013;148:115-125. Breitschwerdt EB, Sontakke S, Hopkins S. Neurological manifestations of Bartonellosis in immunocompetent patients: A composite of reports from 2005-2012. J Neuroparasitol 2012;Vol 3:15 pgs. Breitschwerdt EB, Lappin MR. Feline bartonellosis: we're just scratching the surface. J Feline Med Surg 2012;14:609-10. Otranto D, Dantas-Torres F, de Caprariis D, Di Paola G, Tarallo V, Latrofa MS, Lia RP, Annoscia G, Breitschwerdt E, Cantacessi C, Capelli G, Stanneck D. Prevention of canine leishmaniosis in a hyper-endemic area using a combination of 10% imidacloprid/4.5% flumethrin. PLoS One 2013;8(2):e56374.

Karagianni AE, Solano-Gallego L, Breitschwerdt EB, Gaschen F, Day M, Goggs R, Trotta M, Wieland B, Allenspach K. Perinuclear antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibodies in dogs infected with various vector borne pathogens and in dogs with immune mediated haemolytic anemia. Am J Vet Res 2012;73:1403-1409. Palmero J, Pusterla N, Kasten RW, Mapes S, Cherry NA, Boulouis HJ, Breitschwerdt EB, Chomel BB. Experimental infection of horses with Bartonella henselae and Bartonella bovis. J Vet Intern Med 2012;26:377-383. Koutinas CK, Mylonakis ME, O’Brien PJ, Leontides L, Siarkou VI, Breitschwerdt EB, Koutinas AF. Serum cardiac troponin I concentrations in naturally occurring myelosuppressive and non-myelosuppressive canine monocytic ehrlichiosis. Vet J 2012;194:259-261. Beall MJ, Alleman AR, Breitschwerdt EB, Cohn LA, Couto CG, Dryden MW, Guptill LC, Lazbik C, Kania SA, Lathan P, Little SE, Roy A, Sayler KA, Stillman BA, Welles EG, Wolfson W, Yabsley MJ. Seroprevalence of Ehrlichia canis, Ehrlichia chaffeensis and Ehrlichia weingii in dogs in North America. Parasit Vectors 2012;5:29. Day MJ, Breitschwerdt EB, Cleaveland S, Karkare U, Khanna C, Kirpensteijn J, Kuiken T, Lappin MR, McQuiston J, Mumford E, Myers T, Palatnik-de-Sousa CB, Rubin C, Takashima G, Thiermann A. Surveillance of zoonotic infectious disease transmitted by small companion animals. Emerg Infect Dis 2012;18(12):Online Report. Baneth G, Bourdeau P, Bourdoiseau G, Bowman D, Breitschwerdt E, Capelli G, Cardoso L, Dantas-Torres F, Day M, Dedet JP, Dobler G, Ferrer L, Irwin P, Kempf V, Kohn B, Lappin M, Little S, Maggi R, Miro G, Naucke T, Oliva G, Otranto D, Penzhorn B, Pfeffer M, Roura X, Sainz A, Shaw S, Shin SS, Solano-Gallego L, Straubinger R. Vector-Borne Diseases - constant challenge for practicing veterinarians: recommendations from the CVBD World Forum. Parasit Vectors 2012;5:55.

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Vanderheyden TR, Fimmell CJ, Young SL, Breitschwerdt EB, Parada JP, Mihalik AR, Maggi RG. Granulomatous hepatitis due to Bartonella henselae infection in an immunocompetent patient. BMC Infect Dis 2012;12:17. Harrington JT, McMullen RJ Jr., Clode AB, Gilger BC. Phacoemulsification and +14 diopter intraocular lens placement in a Saddlebred foal. Vet Ophthalmol 2012;16(2):140-148. Clode AB*. Management Tree – Anterior Uveitis. Clinician’s Brief 2013,11:18-19. (*first author and corresponding author) Clode AB*. Corneal Cytology and Culture Collection. Clinician’s Brief 2012,10:75-77. (*first author and corresponding author) Clode AB*, Miller C, McMullen RJ, Gilger BC. A retrospective comparison of surgical removal and subsequent CO(2) laser ablation versus topical administration of mitomycin C as therapy for equine corneolimbal squamous cell carcinoma. Vet Ophthalmol 2012;15(4):254-262. (*first author and corresponding author) Pate DO, Clode AB*, Olivry T, Cullen JM, Salmon JH, Gilger BC. Immunohistochemical and immunopathologic characterization of superficial immune-mediated keratitis in horses. Am J Vet Res 2012,73:1067-1073. (*corresponding author, mentor to resident trainee first author) Michau TM, Davidson MG, Gilger BC. Carbon dioxide laser photoablation adjunctive therapy following superficial lamellar keratectomy and bulbar conjunctivectomy for the treatment of corneolimbal squamous cell carcinoma in horses: a review of 24 cases. Vet Ophthalmol 2012;15(4):245-253. Davis JL, Yi NY, Salmon JH, Charlton AN, Colitz CMH, Gilger BC. Sustained-Release Celecoxib from incubated acrylic intraocular lenses suppress lens epithelial cell growth in an ex vivo model of Posterior Capsule Opacity (PCO). J Ocul Pharmacol Ther 2012;28(4):359-368.

Wearn JMG, Davis JL, Hodgon DR, Raffetto JA, CrismanMV. Pharmacokinetics of a continuous rate infusion of ceftiofur sodium in normal foals. J Vet Pharmacol Ther 2013;36(1):99-101. Davis W, Fogle CA*, Gerard M, Levine J, Blikslager AT. Return to use and performance following exploratory celiotomy for colic in horses: 195 cases (2003-2010) Equine Vet J 2013;45(2):224-228. (*first author trainee, corresponding author) Erickson AM, DeFrancesco TC, Chanoit G. Pacemaker malfunction due mechanical failure of the lead-header interface. J Vet Cardiol 2012;14:519-523. LeBlanc N, DeFrancesco TC, Adama AK, Atkins CE, Tou SP, Fudge JC, Keene BW. Cutting balloon catheterization for interventional treatment of cor triatriatum dexter: 2 cases. J Vet Cardiol 2012;14:525-530. Kane AM, DeFrancesco TC, Boyle MC, Malarkey DE, Ritchey JW, Atkins CE, Cullen JM, Kornegay JN, Keene BW. Cardiac structure and function in female carriers of a canine model of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Res Vet Sci 2013;94(3):610-617. Van Wettere AJ, Ley DH, Scott DE, Buckanoff HD, Degernes LA*. Mycoplasma corogypsi-associated polyarthritis and tenosynovitis in black vultures (Coragyps atratus). Vet Pathol 2013;50(2):291-298. (*corresponding author) Rutledge ME, Siletzky RM, Gu W, Degernes LA, Moorman CE, DePerno CS, Kathariou S. Characterization of Campylobacter from resident Canada geese in an urban environment. J Wildl Dis 2013:49(1):1-9. Degernes LA, Wolf KN, Zombeck DJ, MacLean RA, DeVoe RS. Ventricular diverticula formation in captive parakeet auklets (Aethia psittacula) secondary to foreign body ingestion. Zoo Wildl Med 2012;43:888-896. Boswell SG, Fogle CA, Linder K, Copple CN. What is your diagnosis? Chronic progressive lymphedema in a Clydesdale gelding. 2013;242(3):311-313. (first author trainee)

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Gilger BC. Clinical Commentary: The search for causes of non-healing or recurrent ulcerative keratitis in horses. Equine Vet Educ 2012;24(11):561-562. Harrington JT, McMullen JR, Cullen JM, Campbell NB, Gilger BC. Diode laser endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation in the normal equine eye. Vet Ophthalmol 2013;16:97-110. Gilger BC, Wilkie DA, Salmon JH, Peel MR. A topical aqueous calcineurin inhibitor for the treatment of naturally-occurring keratoconjunctivitis sicca in dogs. Vet Ophthalmol 2012;10;1-6. Harrington JT, McMullen RJ, Cullen JM, Gilger BC. Evaluation of diode endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation in bovine cadaver eyes. Am J Vet Res 2012;73(9):1445-1452. Davis DL, Yi NY, Salmon JH, Charlton AN, Colitz CMH, Gilger BC*. Sustained-release celecoxib from incubated acrylic intraocular lenses suppress lens epithelial cell growth in an ex vivo model of posterior capsule opacity (PCO). J Ophthalmol Pharm Ther 2012;28(4):359-368. (*corresponding author) Foster DM, Stauffer SH, Stone MC, Gookin JL*. Proteasome inhibition of pathologic shedding of enterocytes to defend barrier function requires X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein and nuclear factor-κB. Gastroenterology 2012;143:133-144 (*corresponding author, first author graduate student). Selected for feature on the cover of the Journal. Tolbert MK, Leutenegger CM, Lobetti R, Birrell J, Gookin JL*. Species identification of trichomonads and associated coinfections in dogs with diarrhea and suspected trichomonosis. Vet Parasitol 2012;187:319-322. (*corresponding author, first author graduate student) Walker JM, Hanel RM*, Hansen BH, Motsinger-Reif AA. Comparison of venous sampling methods for thromboelastography in clinically normal dogs. Am J Vet Res 2012;73:1864-1870. (*corresponding author with first author trainee)

Lennon EM, Hanel RM*, Walker JM, Vaden SL. Hypercoagulability in Dogs with Protein-Losing Nephropathy as assessed by Thromboelastography. J Vet Intern Med 2013;27(3):462-468. (*assisted with project design, data collection, obtained grant money, editing of manuscript) Conner BJ, Hanel RM, Hansen BD, Motsinger-Reif A, Asakawa M, Swanson CR. The effects of acepromazine on platelet function assessed by adenosine diphosphate- and arachidonic acid-activated modified thromboelastography in healthy dogs. Am J Vet Res 2012;73(5):595-601. Benito J, Hansen B, DePuy V, Davidson GS, Thomson A, Simpson W, Roe S, Hardie E, Lascelles BDX. Feline Musculoskeletal Pain Index: responsiveness and testing of criterion validity. J Vet Int Med 2013;27(3):474-482. Hansen B, Lascelles BD, Thomson A, Depuy V. Variability of performance of wound infusion catheters. Vet Anaesth Analg 2013; 40(3):308-315. Fujita H, Hansen B*, Hanel R. Bacterial contamination of stethoscope chest pieces and the effect of daily cleaning. J Vet Int Med 2013;27(2):354-358. (*corresponding author) Clarke EO III, Dorn B, Boone A, Risatti G, Gilbert-Marcheterre K, Harms CA*. Mycobacteriosis, Mycobacterium chelonae, in a captive yellow stingray (Urobatis jamaicensis). J Zoo Wildl Med 2013;44:470-474. (*corresponding author, first author resident mentee) Erlacher-Reid CD, Norton TM, Harms CA, Thompson R, Walsh MT, Stamper MA. Intestinal and cloacal strictures in free-ranging and aquarium-maintained green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas). J Zoo Wildl Med 2013;44:408-429. Choi K, Cope WG, Harms CA, Law JM. Rapid decreases in salinity, but not increases, lead to immune dysregulation in Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus). J Fish Dis 2013;36:389-399.

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Harms CA, Harms RV. Venous blood gas and lactate values of mourning doves (Zenaida macroura), boat-tailed grackles (Quiscalus major) and house sparrows (Passer domesticus) following capture by mist net, banding, and venipuncture. J Zoo Wildl Med 2012;43:77-84. Harms CA, Cranston EA, Papich MB, Rodriguez MX, Higgins MB, Flanagan JP. Pharmacokinetics of clindamycin in loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) after a single intravenous, intramuscular or oral dose. J Herp Med Surg 2011;21:113-119. (despite indicated year, this issue did not come out until mid-2012; second author was a Merck veterinary student summer scholar) Holzmann K, Grunt T, Heinzle C, Sampl S, Steinhoff H, Reichmann N, Kleiter M, Hauck M, Marian B. Alternative splicing of fibroblast growth factor receptor IgIII loops in cancer. J Nucleic Acids 2012;950508. Thrall DE, Maccarini P, Stauffer P, Macfall J, Hauck M, Snyder S, Case B, Linder K, Lan L, McCall L, Dewhirst MW. Thermal dose fractionation affects tumour physiological response. Int J Hyperthermia 2012;28(5):431-440. Reeder JP, Hawkins EC*, Cora MC, Marks SL, Grindem CB. Effect of a combined aspiration and core biopsy technique on quality of core bone marrow specimens. J An Anim Hosp Assoc 2013;49:16-22. (*corresponding author with house officer trainee) Gojanovich GS , Murray SL, Buntzman AS, Young EF, Vincent BG, Hess PR*. The use of peptide-major histocompatibility complex multimers in type 1 diabetes mellitus. J Diabetes Sci Tech 2012;6(3):515-524. (*corresponding author/trainee first author) Ross P, Buntzman AS, Vincent BG, Grover EN, Gojanovich GS, Collins EJ, Frelinger JA, Hess PR*. Allelic Diversity at the DLA-88 locus in the Golden Retriever and Boxer breeds is limited. Tissue Antigens 2012;80(2):175-183. (*corresponding author, trainee first author) Ross P, Holmes JC, Gojanovich GS, Hess PR*. A cell-based MHC stabilization assay for

the detection of peptide binding to the canine classical class I molecule, DLA-88. Vet Immunol Immunopathol, 2012;150(3-4):206-212. (*corresponding author, trainee first author) Takaesu G, Inagaki M, Takubo K, Mishina Y, Hess PR, Dean GA, Yoshimura A, Matsumoto K, Suda T, Ninomiya-Tsuji J. TAK1 (MAP3K7) signaling regulates hematopoietic stem cells through TNF-dependent and -independent mechanisms. PLoS ONE 2012;7(11):e51073. Green TD, Park J, Yin Q, Fang S, Crews AL, Jones SL, Adler KB. Directed migration of mouse macrophages in vitro involves Myristoylated Alanine-Rich C-Kinase Substrate (MARCKS) Protein. J Leukoc Biol 2012;92:633-639. Stern JA, Tobias JR, Keene BW. Complete atrioventricular block secondary to cardiac lymphoma in a dog. J Vet Cardiol 2012;14(4):537-539. Sherrill BL, Snider AG, Kennedy-Stoskopf S, DePerno CS. Survey of zoonotic pathogens in white-tailed deer on Bald Head Island, North Carolina. Southeastern Naturalist 2012;11:529-533. Royal LW, Lascelles BD, Lewbart GA, Correa MT, Jones SL. Evaluation of cyclooxygenase protein expression in traumatized versus normal tissues from eastern box turtles (Terrapene carolina carolina). J Zoo Wildl Med 2012;43(2):289-295. Campbell J, Olby NJ, Hash J, Lascelles BDX. Assessment of cord dorsum potentials from caudal nerves in anesthetized clinically normal adult dogs without or during neuromuscular blockade. Am J Vet Res 2013;74(4):616-620. Waffa BJ, Montgerard AC, Grafinger MS, Christian LS, Dombrowski DS, *Lewbart GA. Dorsal laminectomy in a two-towed amphiuma (Amphiuma means). J Zoo Wildl Med 2012;43(4):927-930. (*veterinary student as first author; co-advisor) Leclère FM, Trelles M, Lewbart GA, Vogelin E. Is there good simulation basic training for end-

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to-side vascular microanastomoses? Aesthetic Plast Surg 2013;37(2):454-458. Leclère FM, Lewbart GA, Rieben R, Vogelin E. Microsurgery and liver research: Lumbricus terrestris, a reliable animal model for training? Clin Res Hepatol Gastroenterol 2013;37(2):166-170. Braverman H, Leibovitz L, *Lewbart GA. 2012. Green algal infection of American horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus) exoskeletal structures. J Invertebr Pathol 2012;111:90-93. (*veterinary student as first author; advisor and corresponding author) Raske M, Lewbart GA*, Dombrowski DS, Hale P, Correa MT, Christian LS. Body temperature of selected amphibian and reptile species. J Zoo Wildl Med 2012;43(3):517-521. (*veterinary student as first author; advisor and corresponding author) Dombrowski D, De Voe R., Lewbart GA. Comparison of isoflurane and carbon dioxide anesthesia in rose-haired tarantulas (Grammostola rosea). Zoo Biol 2013;32(1):101-103. Ward JL, Hall K, Christian LS, Lewbart GA*. Plasma biochemistry and condition of confiscated hatchling pig-nosed turtles (Carettochelys insculpta). Herpetological Conservation and Biology. 2012;7(1):38-45. (*veterinary student as first author; advisor and corresponding author) Carlson JK, Traub-Dargatz JL, Lunn DP, Morley PS, Kohler A, Kasper K, Landolt GA, Barnett DC, Lunn KF*. Equine viral respiratory pathogen surveillance at horse shows and sales. J Eq Vet Sci 2013 33:229-237. (*corresponding author with graduate student first author) Mascarelli PM, Maggi RG, Hopkins S, Mozayeni BR, Trull CL, Bradley JM, Hegarty BC, Breitschwerdt EB. Bartonella henselae infection in a family experiencing neurological and neurocognitive abnormalities after woodlouse hunter spider bites. Parasit Vectors 2013;6:98-113.

Varanat M, Broadhurst J, Linder K, Maggi M, Breitschwerdt E. Identification of Bartonella henselae in 2 Cats With Pyogranulomatous Myocarditis and Diaphragmatic Myositis. Vet Pathol 2012;49:608-611. Maggi RG, Mascarelli PM, Balakrishnan N, Rohde CM, Kelly CM, Ramaiah L, Leach MW, Breitschwerdt EB. ‘Candidatus Mycoplasma haemomacaque’ and Bartonella quintana bacteremia in cynomolgus monkeys. JCM 2013;51:1408-1411. Chitwood CM, Maggi RG, Kennedy-Stoskopf S, DePerno CS. Bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii in free-ranging white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus). J Wild Dis 2013;49:468-470. Varanat M, Maggi RG, Linder KE, Breitschwerdt EB. Infection of human brain vascular pericytes (HBVPs) by Bartonella henselae. Med Microbiol Immunol 2013;2:143-151. Cherry N, Maggi RG, Davis JL, Breitschwerdt EB. Bartonella spp. infection in healthy and sick horses and foals from the southeastern United States. J Vet Intern Med 2012;26:1408-1412. Maggi RG, Mozayeni BR, Pultorak EL, Hegarty BC, Bradley JM, Correa M, Breitschwerdt EB. Bartonella henselae, Bartonella koehlerae and Bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii bacteremia in rheumatic patients from a Lyme disease endemic region. Emerg Infect Dis 2012;18:783-791. Compton S, Maggi RG, Breitschwerdt EB. Candidatus Mycoplasma haematoparvum and Mycoplasma haemocanis infection in dogs from the United States. Comp Immunol Microbiol Infect Dis 2012;35:557-562. Peck JN, Marcellin-Little DJ (eds). Advances in small animal total joint replacement. Wiley-Blackwell, Ames, Iowa, 2013. Brown NP, Marcellin-Little DJ, Bertocci G. Development of a canine stifle computer model to evaluate cranial cruciate ligament deficiency. J Mech Med Biol 2013;13:1350043. (online)

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Mariani CL, Boozer LB, Braxton AM, Platt SR, Vernau KM, McDonnell JJ, Guevar J. Matrix metalloproteinase-2 and -9 in the cerebrospinal fluid of dogs with intracranial tumors. Am J Vet Res 2013;74(1):122-129. Chanoit G, Mathews KG, Keene BW, Small MT, Linder K. Surgical treatment of a pulmonary artery vascular hamartoma in a dog. J Am Vet Med Assoc 2012;240(7):858-862. Meurs KM, Lahmers S, Keene BW, White S, Oyama MA, Mauceli E, Lindblad-Toh K. A splice site mutation in a gene encoding for PDK4, a mitochondrial protein, is associated with the development of dilated cardiomyopathy in the Doberman pinscher. Hum Genet 2012;131(8):1319-1325 Schwartz M, *Muñana KR, Nettifee-Osborne J. Prevalence, clinical course and owner perception of dogs with cryptogenic epilepsy: 45 cases (2003-2011). J Am Vet Med Assoc 2013;242:651-657. (*corresponding author) Muñana KR, Nettifee-Osborne JA, Bergman RL, Jr, Mealey KL. Association between ABCB1 genotype and seizure outcome in Collies with epilepsy. J Vet Intern Med 2012;26:1358-1364. Platt SR, Olby NJ (eds). BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Neurology. 4th Edition. BSAVA. January 2013. Campbell JO, Olby NJ*, Hash JA, Lascelles BDX. Assessment of cord dorsum potentials from caudal nerves in anesthetized clinically normal adult dogs without or during neuromuscular blockade. Am J Vet Res 2013;74(4):616-620. Koh S, Tsai S, Bischoff SR, Thomas R, Lim J-H, Breen M, Olby NJ, Piedrahita JA. Growth requirements and chromosomal instability of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) generated from adult canine fibroblasts. Stem Cells Dev 2013;22(6):951-963. Maurer M, Mary J, Guillaud L, Kessler J-L, Fender M, Pele M, Bilzer T, Olby N, Penderis J, Shelton GD, Hitte C, Panthier J-J, Thibaud, J-L, Barthelemy I, Aubin-Houzelstein G, blot S, Tiret L. Centronuclear Myopathy in Labrador

Retrievers: A Recent Founder Mutation in the PTPLA Gene Has Rapidly Disseminated Worldwide. PLoS One 2012;7(10):e46408. Lim JH, Koh S, Olby NJ, Piedrahita J, Mariani CL. Isolation and characterization of neural progenitor cells from the adult canine brain. Am J Vet Res 2012;73(12):1963-1968. Muguet-Chanoit AC, Olby NJ*, Lim J-H, Gallagher R, Niman Z, Dillard S, Campbell J, Early P, Mariani C, Muñana KR, Freeman C, Platt SR, Kent M, Giovenella C, Longshore R. The cutaneous trunci muscle reflex: a predictor of recovery in dogs with acute thoracolumbar myelopathies. Vet Surg 2012;41(2):200-206. Urkasemsin G, Linder KE, Bell JS, de Lahunta A, Olby NJ*. Mapping of Purkinje Neuron Loss and Polyglucosan Body Accumulation in Hereditary Cerebellar Degeneration in Scottish Terriers. Vet Pathol 2012;49(5):852-859. York D, Higgins RJ, Lecouteur RA, Wolfe AN, Grahn R, Olby N, Cambell M, Dickinson PJ. TP53 Mutations in Canine Brain Tumors. Vet Pathol 2012;49(5):796-801. Olivry T, Bizikova P, Paps JS, Dunston S, Lerner EA, Yosipovitch G. Cowhage can induce itch in the atopic dog model. Exp Dermatol 2013;22:435-437. Winfield L, White SD, Affolter VK, Renier AC, Dawson D, Olivry T, Outerbridge CA, Wang YH, Iyori K, Nishifugi K. Pemphigus vulgaris in a Welsh pony stallion: case report and demonstration of antidesmoglein autoantibodies. Vet Dermatol 2013;24:269-e60. Olivry T, Saridomichelakis M for the International Committee on Atopic Diseases of Animals (ICADA). Evidence-based guidelines for anti-allergic drug withdrawl times before allergen-specific intradermal and IgE serological tests in dogs. Vet Dermatol 2013;24:225-e49. Olivry T, Bizikova P. A systematic review of randomized control trials for prevention or treatment of atopic dermatitis in dogs: 2008-2011 update. Vet Dermatol 2013;24:97-117.e25-26.

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Labens R, Redding WR. The dilemma of whether to inject the navicular bursa. Vet Record 2012;171(25):641-644. Labens R, Redding WR. MR imaging of the distal tarsus, too much information? Equine Vet Educ 2012;24:242-246. Cuddy LC, Risselada M, Ellison GW. Use of a pre-tied suture loop device for liver lobectomies in clinical patients. J Small Anim Pract 2013;54:61-66. Pozzi A, Risselada M, Winter MD. Assessment of fracture healing after minimally invasive plate osteosynthesis or open reduction and internal fixation of coexisting radius and ulna fractures via ultrasonography and radiography. J Am Vet Med Assoc 2012;241(6):744-753. Sherman BL*, Gruen ME, Meeker RB, Milgram B, DiRivera C, Thomson A, Clary G, Hudson L. The use of a T-maze to measure cognitive-motor function in cats (Felis catus). J Vet Behav: Clin Appl Res 2013;8:32-39 (*first and corresponding author). Stevens BJ, Linder K. Pathology in practice. Proliferative and necrotizing otitis externa in a cat. J Am Vet Med Assoc 2012;241(5):567-569. Stoskopf MK, Brown J, DeVoe R. Zoological Radiology. J Radiol Nurs 2012;31(3):81-90. Clarke III OE, Pattanarangsan R, Stoskopf MK. Applied Anatomy of the Eyelash Viper (Bothreiechis schlegelii). Herpetological Rev 2012;44:36-40. Clarke III OE, Stoskopf MK, Minter LJ, Stringer EM. Anaerobic Oral Flora in the North American Black Bear (Ursus Americanus) in Eastern North Carolina. Anaerobe 2012;18:289-293. Parsons AW, Simons TR, O'Connell Jr. AF, Stoskopf MK. Demographics, Diet, Movements, and Survival of an Isolated, Unmanaged Raccoon Procyon lotor (Procyonidae, Carnivora) Population on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Mammalia 2013;77(1):21-30.

Minter LJ, Stoskopf MK, Serrano M, Burrus O, Lewbart GA. Suspected lead toxicosis in an electric eel, Electrophorus electricus (Linnaeus). J Fish Dis 2012;35:603-606. Shiomitsu K, Bauer RW, Grasperge BJ, Suter SE, Waite KJ. Cutaneous epitheliptropic lymphoma with dual CD3 and c-kit expression in a dog. Vet Clin Pathol 2012;41(4):1939-1943. Willcox JL, Pruitt A, Suter SE. Autologous peripheral blood hematopoietic cell transplantation in dogs with B-cell lymphoma. J Vet Intern Med 2012;26(5):1155–1463. Su Y, Nielsen D, Zhu L, Richards K, Suter S, Motsinger-Reif A, Osborne J. Mixture models for gene selection and cancer type classification of diffuse large-B-cell lymphoma. Hum Genomics 2013;7:2. Miller MM, Thompson EM, Suter SE, Fogle JE. CD8+ clonality is associated with prolonged acute plasma viremia and altered mRNA cytokine profiles during the course of feline immunodeficiency virus infection. Vet Immunol Immunopathol 2013;52(3-4):200-208. Tate LP, Fogle CA, Bailey CS, Tate KB, Davis JW. Laparoscopic assisted colpotomy for ovariectomy in the mare. Vet Surg 2012;41(5):625-628. Tou SP, Keene BW. Clinical Notes: Treating and monitoring chronic congestive heart failure in dogs. Clinican’s Brief, May 2012. Kornegay JN, Bogan JR, Bogan DJ, Childers MK, Li J, Nghiem P, Detwiler DA, Larsen CA, Grange RW, Bhavaraju-Sanka RK, Tou S, Keene BW, Howard JF Jr, Wang J, Fan Z, Schatzberg SJ, Styner MA, Flanigan KM, Xiao X, Hoffman EP: Canine models of Duchenne muscular dystrophy and their use in therapeutic strategies. Mamm Genome 2012;23(1-2):85-108. Vaden SL, Littman MP, Cianciolo RE. Familial renal disease in Soft-Coated Wheaten Terriers. J Vet Emerg Crit Care 2013;23(2):174-183. Baxter KJ, Levy JK, Edinboro CJ, Vaden SL, Tompkins MB. Renal disease in cats infected

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with feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV). J Vet Intern Med 2012;26:238-243. Wood MW, Breitschwerdt EB, Nordone SK, Linder KE, Gookin JL*. Uropathogenic E. coli promote a paracellular urothelial barrier defect characterized by altered tight junction integrity, epithelial cell sloughing and cytokine release. J Comp Pathol 2012;147:11-19. (*corresponding author, first author graduate student)

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In the News Dr. Jock Tate participated in the “Quest for the Best” Challenge, a fun, two-day philanthropic event to support the Southern Pines Companion Animal Clinic Foundation. As part of the dressage competition, Dr. Tate won the Chamption’s Crown with Shannon Hoffman’s mule, Lucky number Seven, April 12-13, 2013. Dr. Anthony Blikslager’s research into using stem cells to repair injured tissue and aid in intestinal healing after colic surgery is profiled in an extensive article in Veterinary Practice News, April 4, 2013. Dr. Brian Gilger is quoted on the challenges of treating equine recurrent uveitis in a feature article appearing in The Horse. Dr. Alison Clode also discusses ophthalmology research in the article, April 1, 2013. Dr. Kelli Ferris is quoted in an Independent Week feature “The Truth about the Goathouse Refuge” on issues involving the Chatham County animal rescue, March 20, 2013. Dr. Teresa DeFrancesco participated in Boehringer Ingelheim’s Canine Heart Health Awareness campaign to promote awareness of canine heart health issues by conducting a series of national media interviews while in New York City, March 14, 2013. Radio In Vivo science show interviewed Dr. Ed Breitschwerdt on Bartonella, “The Hidden Epidemic”, March 6, 2013. Dr. Denis Marcellin-Little is quoted in News and Observer article on animal prosthetics, March 3, 2013.

Dr. Callie Fogle led a group of CVM equine students in participating in the Unwanted Horse Coalition’s Operation Gelding program, a nationwide effort to help owners castrate stallions and and reduce the number of unwanted horses, March 1, 2013. Dr. Anthony Blikslager participated in a one house “Ask the Expert,” a national, live call-in program concerning equine digestive health sponsored by The Horse, March 2013. Dr. Greg Lewbart and 15 students traveled to Bermuda to study sea turtles and semi-tropical ecology and visit the Bermuda aquarium, museum and zoo, March 2013. Dr. Kelli Ferris was featured in the March/April issue Pet Life magazine on the issue of hoarding. Julie Nettiffee-Osborne worked with CVM friend Willard Moore for an article (p.43) on canine epilepsy and CVM research for The Triangle Dog magazine. Drs. Laurel Degernes, Greg Lewbart, Craig Harms and Michael Stoskopf played a substantive role in shaping the newly-released American Veterinary Medical Association Guidelines for the Euthanasia of Animals. Drs. Michael Stoskopf and Suzanne Kennedy-Stoskopf were quoted in a release form NC State Libraries concerning the acquisition of the Mitchell (Mitch) Bush Collection. Dr. Denis Marcellin-Little has an interview article in The Bark magazine concerning his transdermal oseointegration research and surgeries. Dr. Chris Mariani was quoted in an online article “Can Animals be Mentally Ill?” January 29, 2013. Dr. Duncan Lascelles has been widely quoted in online news articles in connection with marijuana.

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Personal News Dr. Anthony Blikslager reports having a busy Spring. He attended the Experimental Biology meeting in Boston the day of the Lockdown. At least a third of this 20,000-person conference stayed home. He also attended Digestive Disease Week, where lab members took this photo:

Drs. Steve & Jennifer Suter and big sister, Ashley, welcomed Ashlyn Nicole on February 13, 2013, 6lb 8oz.

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Who Am I Rose Caspar, Research Specialist Hello, my name is Rose Caspar. In February, I joined Dr. Marlene Hauck’s Oncology laboratory as her Research Specialist after first working at CVM for Dr. Van Wettere in the department of PHP. I was thrilled to have the opportunity to take part in cancer research with Dr. Hauck. My background at NCSU includes focuses in immunology, microbiology and genetics. I did my Master’s degree in the Poultry Science Department. After graduating, I spent some time at Pfizer where I was part of a team focused on improving biodevices being used in the Poultry Industry for vaccination. That was enjoyable and I learned a lot, but I am pleased to be back at NCSU. Outside of the vet school, I enjoy spending time with family and friends. I got married a little over a year ago, and I love the life change! I am lately quite involved in the start-up of a new church in Angier, and it is definitely worth my time since I’m passionate about my faith in Jesus! I’m also quite outdoorsy. A perfect day would involve fishing, the beach, the lake, or a jog through the woods. Currently I have no pets (lost a beloved dog to a mast cell tumor a few weeks ago), but hopefully will not be waiting too long for that!

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Sarah Wall, Research Specialist Hello, my name is Sarah Wall. I have always had an interest in medicine and research, even as a small child. I went to college at East Carolina University in Greenville, NC and graduated in 2003 with a BS in Biology. I started working in a research lab sequencing HOX gene clusters in 1999 and at the medical school in allergy and asthma research in 2000. It was a wonderful experience and I found myself falling in love with animals and the research that we can do to help them and ourselves. When I graduated I worked for a year with a small animal practice but I longed for pipettes, research and the basement; I guess because I truly needed to be back in the academic arena working in research. In 2004, I was hired as the veterinary assistant in LAR and I worked there for 9 years managing the veterinary records, animal treatments, technical staff and eventually CPL too. I left LAR in February of this year to join the orthopedic and soft tissue surgeons (Drs. Lascelles, Marcellin-Little, Roe, Mathews, Risselada) as a research technician. I am really enjoying the new experiences and learning so much. I have been involved in a few projects since I started and there are many more to come. In addition to my work life, I was married last October and we are expecting our first child in August. We also have three dogs, Katie, Daisy and Tia (Katie and Tia are in the picture- we didn’t have Daisy yet) and five cats, Lemur, Calvin, Fred, Hannah and Clovis Anne. It looks like we have our hands full, but we love it. In my spare time I like to help my dad on his hobby farm, spend time with my friends and work around our house doing gardening, painting and decorating.

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