2016 Veterinary Research Scholars

(L to R): Kelley Black, Michael Schettler, Kelsey Madden, Savannah Luu, Stanislaw Warcholek, Page Fleming, Chiyu Guan, Stephen Mercer, Erin Strathe, Cristian Perez.

	Scholar: Kelley Black, DVM: Western University CVM Class of 2019 Mentor: Melinda Wilkerson, MS, DVM, PhD, DACVP VRSP Project: Development and performance analysis of a multiplex assay to detect exposure to tick-borne diseases in dogs
	Scholar: Cara Bocon, DVM: KSU CVM Class of 2019 Mentor: Sally Davis, DVM, PhD, DACVP VRSP Project: Rift Valley Fever Virus Growth Curve Kinetics in Cattle and Sheep Peripheral Blood Monocyte Derived Macrophages
	Scholar: Payge Fleming, DVM: KSU CVM Class of 2019 Mentor: Mark Weiss, PhD VRSP Project: Nexelom cellometer live cell and viability verification and error evaluation for the canine stem cell assay
	Scholar: Chiyu Guan, DVM: KSU CVM Class of 2019 Mentor: Wenjun Ma, BVSc, MVSc, PhD VRSP Project: Expression and Purification of PrM and E Proteins of Zika Virus in Sf9 Cells
	Scholar: Savannah Luu, MS,: KSUCVM Class of 2021 Mentor: Annelise Nguyen, PhD, MBA VRSP Project: Profile of Gap Junction Intercellular Communication in Canine Mammary Carcinoma. Publication: Wouda RM, Luu SW, Roush JK, Biller DS. Bilateral Osteosarcoma Associated with Metallic Implant Sites in Two Dogs. Israel Journal of Veterinary Medicine. 2018;73:39-44. Luu SW, Bell C, Schneider S, Nguyen TA. Connexin 26 and Connexin 43 in Canine Mammary Carcinoma. Veterinary Sciences 2019;6:E1-11 Further Education: Masters of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences. May 2019.
	Scholar: Kelsey Madden, DVM: KSU CVM Class of 2019 Mentor: Bruce Schultz, PhD VRSP Project: NSAIDs inhibit wound healing in intestinal and reproductive epithelial cell lines
	Scholar: Stephen Mercer, DVM: KSU CVM Class of 2019 Mentor: Bob Rowland, PhD VRSP Project: Domains of CD163 involved in infection of Type I and Type II PRRSV
	Scholar: Cristian Perez, DVM: KSU CVM Class of 2018 Mentor: Thomas Schermerhorn, VMD, DACVIM (SAIM) VRSP Project: Effects of Intravenous Fluid Therapy on Serum Osmolality in Hospitalized Dogs.
	Scholar: Michael Schettler, DVM (KSU Class of 2019) Mentors: David Poole, PhD, DSc and Tim Musch, PhD VRSP Project: No evidence for sexual dimorphism of nitric-oxide (NO) mediated vascular control in rat skeletal muscle Publication: Craig JC, Colburn TD, Hirai DM, Schettler MJ, Musch TI, and Poole DC. Sex and nitric oxide bioavailability interact to modulate interstitial PO₂in healthy at skeletal muscle. J. Appl. Physiol. 2018;124:1558-1566. Further Education: Rotating Small Animal Internship, Kansas State University, Veterinary Health Center, Manhattan KS, 2019-2020 Diagnostic Imaging Internship, Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists, Houston TX, 2020-2021
	Scholar: Erin Strathe, DVM: KSU CVM Class of 2019 Mentor: Natalia Cernicchiaro, DVM, MSc, PhD VRSP Project: A systematic review of the literature to identify and quantify host and vector competence and abundance of Japanese Encephalitis Virus>
	Scholar: Stanislaw Warcholek, DVM: KSU CVM Class of 2019 Mentor: Rob DeLong, PhD VRSP Project: Tumor Microenvironment Analysis via High Throughput Proteomics after Poly(I:C)ZnO treatment