Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University

The Department of Infectious Disease and Global Health shares it's Fall 2024 Newsletter. Included is all the news and happenings with faculty, staff, and students. Read the newsletter: https://lnkd.in/e7mhzGuG [??: Michaela Randall]

A team of Cummings School faculty, residents, and students just returned from the 2024 ACVP/ASVCP Annual Meeting in Seattle. It was a very successful trip. Students Sidney Neuman, Ally Kim, Sara Pantel, and Joshua Hall, presented posters. Clinical Pathology residents, Rachel Whitman and Lina Bilhalva presented mystery slides, posters, and an oral presentation. Both Rachel and Lina won travel awards. [??: Francisco Conrado]

Meet Elnaz Troiano, Henry and Lois Foster Hospital for Small Animals' new administrator. She supports clinicians and staff as they support their patients. "I believe in community and transparency and am passionate about people. I want everyone to feel supported and have a safe place to talk about what’s going great and challenges we can overcome. I see every challenge as an opportunity. Sometimes the more difficult conversations can lead to the to the best outcomes. Anything is possible with compassion, open hearts, and open minds." Learn more: https://lnkd.in/enrvB_Fn [??: Jeff Poole, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine]

Drs. Claire Fellman and Ian Destefano have been championing antimicrobial stewardship and infection prevention and control at Cummings School's hospitals and clinics for some time and their work was highlighted in JAVMA this month. #USAAW24 Read more: https://lnkd.in/gHxzbGf8 [Graphic: overlapping colorful hands]

Cummings School investigators, led by Dr. Amanda Martinot, tested a drug’s effectiveness in reducing lung disease caused by COVID-19. Their research, published in Science Translational Medicine, highlights animal model studies at Tufts New England Regional Biosafety Lab. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/ehMmu6VJ [??: Amanda Martinot]

Associate Clinical Professor Orla Mahoney-Wages was quoted throughout an American Kennel Club story on the use of Levothyroxine, a drug to treat hypothyroidism in dogs. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/egenD9dZ

Cummings School faculty, staff, and students participated in the inaugural Team Science Summit along with other Tufts University climate and health experts. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eBSX6s-J [??: Paul Rutherford for Tufts University]

Marisol Rivera-Ramirez, V26, earns the Humane Society Veterinary Medical Alliance award recognizing her dedication to animals and the people who care for them. “When I got the call, I cried,” Rivera-Ramirez says. “As a Hispanic woman in a STEM field, it’s exciting to know that other people can see me as a recipient of this award, helping to further our community in these spaces. It was a big honor.” Read more: https://lnkd.in/ewuAXu-C [??: Aida Rivera-Ramirez]

Dr. Cristin Kelley has published research in the Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery recommending the sedation of wild birds in decontamination process. This study challenges accepted protocols in effort to reduce stress for birds. "Non Sedated birds are struggling and fighting against handlers—kicking, flapping their wings, biting, vocalizing—this is all consistent with the birds being stressed during that experience. Wild birds are naturally and rightfully fearful of humans, and the wash process requires close human contact, which is very stressful for the birds." Dr. Cristin Kelley, V12 Assistant clinical professor Read more: https://lnkd.in/eZqCawUD [??: Michelle Knapp]

Dr. Cornelia Peterson publishes cancer research studies in four medical journals. "The goal is to add to the literature, prior to our study, there were only two cell lines of this type of tumor anywhere, and now we have added three additional cell lines. We characterized genetic signatures within the tumors and cell lines and saw how they respond to different chemotherapeutic agents in culture. We established cell lines from the patient tumors, and we can treat those tumor cells with different agents in a dish before we treat animal models and then move on to human patients." Read more: https://lnkd.in/ep4yicDG [??: Noah Moss]