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The 10th Annual Merial-NIH National Veterinary Scholars Symposium, August 5-8, 2010, Athens, Georgia is hosted by the UGA College of Veterinary Medicine

HOSTED BY: UGA Logo

SPONSORS: merial National Institutes of Health AAVMC
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Abstracts

Abstracts can be found here and below when you click the poster session links.

Posters

Posters should be no taller than 3 ft. (36 inches) and no wider than 5 ft. (60 inches)


Details

DATE: August 5 - 8, 2010

EVENT LOCATION: Georgia Center and College of Veterinary Medicine

EVENT SCHEDULE: See Below

INFORMATION: Registration for Symposium

TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS: Global Escapes Inc, Travel Agent: Ella Grondahl,
697 South Milledge Avenue, Athens, GA 30605-5807
(706) 549-1164 x 210, ella@globalescapes.com

BUS SCHEDULE: Buses will run between the 3 main hotels, Indigo, Hilton Garden Inn, and the GA Center. Here's the link.

Schedule

Thursday, August 5, 2010
Time Function Georgia
Center
Rooms
2:00 p.m. -
5:00 p.m.
Registration/Check-In  
5:00 p.m. -
5:30 p.m.
Welcome to UGA
David Lee, Phd, VP for Research UGA

Dr. Sheila Allen, DVM, MS, Dean, College of Veterinary Medicine, UGA

Dr. Ellen de Brabander, PhDHead of Global R&D, Merial Ltd.
Mahler
5:45 p.m. -
7:45 p.m.
Welcome Reception Magnolia


Friday, August 6, 2010
Time Function Georgia
Center
Rooms
 
Students Hang Posters
 
6:00 a.m - 8:30 a.m. Transportation & Continental Breakfast Magnolia
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Welcome to the Symposium
“Beyond One Health”

Welcome
Susan Sanchez, MSc, PhD, MIBiol, CBiol
Director, Georgia Veterinary Scholars Program, CVM, UGA
Harry Dickerson, BVSc, MS, PhD
Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Affairs, CVM, UGA
Sheila Allen, DVM, MS
Dean, College for Veterinary Medicine, UGA
John Vena, PhD
Head, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Foundation Professor, College of Public Health, UGA
Dr. Roberto Alva, DVM, MS, PhDMerial, Ltd.
Head of Clinical R&D, Merial Ltd.
Ted Mashima, DVM, DACZM, DACVPM
Associate Executive Director for Academic and Research Affairs,AAVMC
Mahler
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Keynote Speaker
“Beyond One Health”
James Fox, DVM, MS, DACLAM
Director and Professor
Division of Comparative Medicine and
Biological Engineering

ONE HEALTH and the Veterinary Connection: The Convergence of Animal, Human, and Environmental Health

Sponsored by: The Dr. George H Boyd UGARF Endowment Foundation
Mahler
10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. Refreshment Break  
10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Plenary session I
“Globalization”
Guy Palmer, DVM, PhD
The Creighton Chair and Director
of the WSU School for Global Animal Health
Mahler
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Working Lunch
for Directors of NIH T35, T32 Programs
Q
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Boxed Lunch and Presentation
by Paul McKellips

The Foundation for Biomedical Research
Magnolia
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. State of the Art Sessions
Three concurrent sessions under the
over arching theme of Globalization
Mahler, Masters, R

 


1:00-1:35

 

1:40-2:15

 

2:20-3:00

Session 1
Is it getting hot in here?

Ron Carroll, PhD

Michael Yabsley, MS, PhD

John Maerz, BSC, PhD
Session 2
Ecology of
Infectious Diseases


Corrie Brown, DVM, PhD, ACVP

Sonia Hernandez, DVM, PhD

Margie Lee,
DVM, MS, Phd
Session 3
Zoonoses



Steve Valeika, DVM, PhD

Mary Hondalus, DVM, PhD

Zhen Fu, DVM, PhD
 
3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. Refreshment Break  
3:15 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Poster Session 1
Pecan Tree, Hill, Kellogg, & K/L
7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Transportation to BBQ:
Music By Juliet Whiskey
College of Vet Medicine


Saturday, August 7, 2010
6:30 a.m. -
8:00 a.m.
Transportation & Continental Breakfast Magnolia
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Plenary Session II
"Veterinary Medicine's Next Frontier"
Lisa Freeman, DVM, PhD
Vice President for Research & Graduate Studies, Northern Illinois University
Mahler
9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Refreshment Break  
9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. State of the Art Session
Three Concurrent Sessions
Under the Over Arching Theme of Veterinary Medicine's Next Frontier
Mahler, Masters & R




9:30-10:05


10:10-10:45



10:50-11:30
Session 1
“Research in the Hot Zone”

Steve Harvey, DVM, MS, DACLAM

Joanne Cono, MD, ScM, FAAP

Ethel Taylor, DVM, MPH
Session 2
From Cage to Bed Side


Steve Stice, PhD

Kelsey Hart, DVM, PhD, DAVCM

Simon Platt,
BVM&S, DAVCIM, DECVN, RCVS
Session 3
Our Food Supply

John Maurer, PhD

Roy Berghaus,
DVM, MS, PhD

Naola Ferguson, DVM, MAM, PhD
 
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Meet the Directors of Graduate
and Residency Programs Boxed Lunch
Mahler
1:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. Presentation- Young Investigator Award Finalists- 5 presenters, 10 min presentations w/ 5 min Q&A
Sponsored by AVMD and AVMA
Mahler
2:15 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Question time for Young Investigators, graduate students and scholars

HHMI -Information Research Training
Howard Hughes Research Training Fellowships for Medical Students

Presentations by current vet fellows
Mahler
2:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Poster Session 2
Pecan Tree,
Hill, Kellogg, & K/L
3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. Refreshment Break  
4:45 p.m - 5:45 p.m.
Merial - Program Directors Meeting
Q
6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Banquet (includes speakers & awards for best posters and Young Investigator Competition)

Dinner speaker Dr. Greg Bossart, VMD, PhD
Chief Veterinary Officer & Senior Vice President, Veterinary Services


"Emerging Diseases in Marine Mammals: So What's Ailing Flipper?"

Followed by Awards

Magnolia
Sunday, August 8, 2010
7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.
Buffet Breakfast
Magnolia

Bios:

Dr. James Fox Dr. Guy Palmer Lisa Freeman
Dr. Greg Bossart Dr. James Fox Dr. Guy Palmer Dr. Lisa Freeman
Bio Bio Bio Bio

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