2024 Veterinary Research Scholars
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Mentor: Yunjeong Kim, DVM, MS, PhD VRSP Project: Antiviral susceptibility of high-risk bat coronaviruses |
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Mentor: Jeba Jesudoss Chelladurai, BVSc & AH, MS, PhD, DACVM (Parasitology and Immunology) VRSP Project: Microbiome changes associated with coccidial (Cystoisospora) infections in dogs |
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Mentor: Stacey Scroggs (USDA ARS), MPH, PhD VRSP Project: Dynamics of bluetongue virus after simultaneous or staggered co-infection of Culicoides sonorensis biting midges |
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Mentor: Stephanie Hall, PhD VRSP Project: Anxiety in Alzheimer's Disease |
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Mentor: Mike Apley, DVM, PhD, DACVCP VRSP Project: Development of disc diffusion interpretive criteria for CLSI genetic veterinary breakpoints |
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Mentor: Lee Cohnstaedt, USDA ARS VRSP Project: Drivers of Cache Valley virus transmission in domestic livestock |
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Mentor: Brian Herrin, DVM, PhD, DACVM (Parasitology) VRSP Project: Development of an artificial flea feeding system |
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Mentor: Eduarda Bortoluzzi, MV, MS, PhD VRSP Project: Comparing behaviors of beef-dairy calves that received or not a single dose of maternal appeasing substance (MBAS) at beginning of step-down weaning |
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Mentor: Pierre Picavet, DVM, MSc, DECVS VRSP Project: Effect of Ehmer Sling on Coxofemoral Joint and Evaluation of Efficacy and Patient Tolerance of DogLeggs Vest with Ehmer Sling |
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Mentor: Kate KuKanich, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (SAIM) VRSP Project: Risk factors for cruciate ligament and calcanean tendon ruptures in dogs -- Could previous medications be to blame? |
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Mentor: Jeremy Klingler, MS, PhD VRSP Project: Computed-Tomographical Mapping of the Vasculature of the African Hedgehog (Atelerix albiventris) |
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Mentor: Jishu Shi, PhD, MS, DVM VRSP Project: Vaccines as alternatives for antimicrobials in swine production in the U.S.: Challenges and opportunities |
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Mentor: Natalia Cernicchiaro, DVM, MSc, PhD VRSP Project: Do swine farms hae a mosquito problem? Assessing mosquito vectors in U.S. commercial swine operations |
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Mentor: Nate Kapaldo, DVM, MPH, DACVAA VRSP Project: Dantrolene solubility in various excipients |
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Mentor: Chieko Azuma, DVM, PhD, DACVR (Radiation Oncology) VRSP Project: Analysis of environmental contaminants in canine biospecimens and their geographic distribution in Kansas |
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Mentors: Maria Jugan, DVM, MS, DACVIM (SAIM), and Thomas Schermerhorn, VMD, DACVIM (SAIM) VRSP Project: Gastrointestinal permeability in dogs with myxomatous mitral valve disease |
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Mentor: Jeba Jesudoss Chelladurai, BVSc & AH, MS, PhD, DACVM (Parasitology and Immunology) VRSP Project: Benzimidazole resistance in canine hookworms isolated from Kansas dogs |
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Mentor: Brian Herrin, DVM, PhD, DACVM (Parasitology) VRSP Project: Ticks and tick-borne diseases of Kansas |
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Mentor: Phillip Lancaster, MS, PhD VRSP Project: Use of a virtual cow herd to evaluate the efficiency and sustainability of cows with diverse genetics under varying availability of dry matter intakes |
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Mentor: Cassandra Olds, MS, PhD VRSP Project: Are you bothered? Using accelerometers for measuring fly worry in horses |
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Mentor: Raghavendra Amachawadi, BVSc, MS, PhD VRSP Project: Ecology of Salmonella across the beef-on-dairy cattle production systems |
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VRSP Project: Investigating avian blood parasites in insect vectors using histology |
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Mentor: Juergen Richt, DVM, PhD VRSP Project: Expression of the VP-2 protein of EHDV-8 |
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Mentor: Santosh Dhakal, BVSc & AH, MS, PhD VRSP Project: Extrapulmonary effects of influenza virus pathogenesis in a mouse model of obesity |
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Mentor: Jishu Shi, PhD, MS, DVM VRSP Project: Opportunities and challenges of vaccines as antibiotic alternatives |
Scholar: Camila Amrein Almira, KSU CVM Class of 2026
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