Dr. Chieko Azuma
Clinical Professor, Clinical Sciences
chieko@vet.k-state.edu
Project: Quantification of Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in serum collected from dogs with lymphoma in Kansas.
|
Dr. Eduarda Bortoluzzi
Assistant Professor, Anatomy & Physiology
bortoluzzi@vet.k-state.edu
Project 1: Animal behaviors during human interaction at a zoo.
Project 2: Behavior associated with pain in goats.
|
Dr. Maria Diehl
Professor, Department of Psychological Services
mmdiehl@ksu.edu
Project 1: Monitoring nueral activity of prefrontal neurons during platform-mediated active avoidance in rats.
Project 2: Investigating social interactions during fear and avoidance learning in rats.
Project 3: Investigating neural activation and behavioral correlates of fear and avoidance behaviors in rats.
|
Dr. Santosh Dhakal
Assistant Professor, Infections Diseases, Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology
sdhakal3@vet.k-state.edu
Project: Tissue-specific inflammatory changes in male and female mice with obesity following influenza virus infection.
|
Dr. Scott Fritz
Clinical Assistant Professor of Toxicology, Anatomy & Physiology
scottfritz@vet.k-state.edu
Project: Stocking the cattle producer's toolbox: On-farm guidance for preventing cattle death loss due to nitrate poisoning.
|
Dr. Jordan Gebhardt
Associate Professor, Swine Production
jgebhardt@vet.k-state.edu
Project: Effect of nutritional strategies for control of Enterotoxigenic E. coli in post-weaning pigs.
|
Dr. Todd Gunderson
Clinical Assistant Professor, Clinical Sciences
tggundy@vet.k-state.edu
Project: Survey to determine factors associated with veterinarian success in rural economies.
|
Dr. Butch KuKanich
Professor of Pharmacology, Anatomy & Physiology
kukanich@ksu.edu
Project: Assessing antimicrobial drugs for use in canine urinary tract infections.
|
Dr. Phillip Lancaster
Clinical Assistant Professor, Beef Cattle Institute
palancaster@vet.k-state.edu
Project: Association of gastrointestinal lesions with feed characteristics, cattle demographic data, and gross pathology at necropsy in feed yard mortalities.
|
Dr. Robert Larson
Professor, Clinical Sciences
rlarson@vet.k-state.edu
Project: Using cattle health records and enhanced analytics to improve diagnostic accuracy.
|
Dr. Bethany McGregor
Research Entomologist, USDA-ARS
bethany.mcgregor@usda.gov
Project: The effect of resource availability on Bluetongue virus susceptibility in the arthropod vector Culicoides sonorensis.
|
Dr. Stacy McHaney
Clinical Assistant Professor, Radiology
anastasp@vet.k-state.edu
Project: Magnetic resonance imaging and sequence optimization for evaluation of the thoracic duct in a heterogeneous patient population.
|
Dr. Laura C. Miller
Associate Professor, Virology
lauracmiller@vet.k-state.edu
Project: AI-Powered Pen-Side Agglutination Counting for Point-of-Need Diagnostics.
|
Dr. T.G. Nagaraja
University Distinguished Professor of Microbiology
tnagaraj@vet.k-state.edu
Project: Bacteriology of liver abscesses.
|
Dr. Ron Orchard
Clinical Instructor of Community Outreach
orchard@vet.k-state.edu
Project: Amplifying the voices of the unhoused: Exploring barriers and trust in veterinary care with Photovoice.
|
Dr. Roman Pogranichniy
Professor of Virology
rmp1@vet.k-state.edu
Project: Seroprevalence of influenza A in ruminant species.
|
Dr. Thomas Schermerhorn
Professor, Clinical Sciences
tscherme@vet.k-state.edu
Project: Mechanisms for erythrocyte fragility in diabetes.
|
Dr. Stacey Scroggs
USDA Research Microbiologist
stacey.scroggs@usda.gov
Project: Development of embryonated chicken eggs as a transmission model for arthropod-borne viruses.
|
Dr. Phillip Shults
Molecular Biologist, Agriculture Research Service, USDA
phillip.shults@usda.gov
Project: Differential gene expression of embryonated chicken eggs after exposure to arthropod-borne viruses.
|
Dr. Abbie Viscardi
Research Assistant Professor, Anatomy & Physiology
aviscardi@vet.k-state.edu
Project: Pain evaluation in livestock species using non-invasive techniques.
|
Dr. Lihua Wang
Assistant Professor
lihua@vet.k-state.edu
Project 1: Development of adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectored vaccine against high-impact animal infectious diseases.
Project 2: Development of therapeutic monoclonal antibodies against high-impact animal infectious diseases.
|