Schedule of Events
Penn Vet Student Research Day
Thursday, March 19, 2009
12 noon: Buffet luncheon
(student posters on display)
12:30 Opening remarks by Dean Joan Hendricks*
12:40 Keynote Address
"Stem Cells, Cardiovascular Precursors, and Cardiac Repair"
Michael Kotlikoff, VMD, PhD
Austin O. Hooey Dean, College of Veterinary Medicine
Cornell University
1:40-2:40 Poster viewing break
VMD-PhD student presentations
2:40-2:55 Catrina King- Let- 7 microRNAs suppress tumorigenesis and promote differentiation in the colon.
(mentor: Anil Rustgi)
2:55-3:10 LaTasha K. Crawford- The increased intrinsic excitability of lwDR 5-HT neurons may be the
cellular basis for stress-induced neuronal activation. (mentor: Sheryl G. Beck)
3:10-3:25 Jeffrey Patterson-Fortin- MERIT40 controls BRCA1-Rap80 complex integrity and recruitment to
DNA double strand breaks. (mentor: Roger Greenberg)
VMD student presentations
3:25-3:40 Angela Fusello- Role of H2AX in Myc-driven tumor formation. (mentor: Craig H. Bassing)
3:40-3:55 Ann Cooper- Distribution of cone subclasses and photoreceptor specific gene expression in the
normal and achromatopsia-affected canine retina. (mentor: Andras M. Komaromy)
3:55-4:10 Abigail Shearin- Whole genome association study and fine mapping of a locus for malignant
histiocytosis in the Bernese Mountain Dog. (mentor: Elaine Ostrander)
4:15 Student Awards and Phi Zeta Honor Society induction- Dr. Charles Vite
5:00 Research Reception and Poster Awards
VMD/PhD 40th Anniversary
Alumni Reunion Symposium
Thursday, March 20, 2009
6:00 Speaker and VMD/PhD Alumni Dinner, Inn at Penn
Friday, March 20, 2009
8:00 Continental breakfast
8:15 Opening remarks by Dean Joan Hendricks* and Director Michael Atchison
8:30 Remarks by Former Director Dr. Ralph Brinster
9:00-10:00 Interdisciplinary Talks in Neuroscience Research
Dr. Albee Messing*- Mouse Models and the Genetics of Alexander Disease
Professor of Neuropathology
School of Veterinar Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Dr. Thomas Parsons*- The Sound and The Synapse
Associate Professor of Swine Production Medicine
School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
10:00-10:15 Coffee break
10:15 Remarks by Former Director Dr. Richard Miselis*
10:30-11:30 Interdisciplinary Talks in Cancer Research
Dr. Aimee Edinger*- Starving Cells to Death: Ceramide as a Regulator of Transporter Reception
Assistant Professor, Developmental and Cell Biology
University of California, Irvine
Dr. Jaime Modiano*- Everything i Need to Know About Cancer I Learned From My Dog
Professor and Al and June Perlman Endowed Chair in Animal Onoclogy
University of Minnesota
11:30-12:30 Interdisciplinary Talks in Immunology/Infectious Disease Research
Dr. Jenni Punt*- Choosing Life Over Death During T Cell Development
Professor of Biology
Haverford College
Dr. Christopher Hunter- Imaging the Immune Response to Infection
Professor and Chair, Department of Pathobiology
School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
12:30-1:30 Lunch
1:30 Remarks by Former Director Dr. John Wolfe*
1:45-2:45 Interdisciplinary Talks in Regenerative Medicine Research
Dr. Susan Volk*- The Role of Type III Collagen During Tissue Regeneration
Assistant Professor of Surgery
School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Dr. Eric Sandgren*- If You Transplant Them, They Will Grow: My Life with Hepatocytes
Associate Professor of Experimental Pathology
School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison
2:45 Coffee Break
3:00-3:30 Interdisciplinary Talk in Translational Applications to Biomedical Research
Dr. Robert Kieval*- The Baroreflex: Physiology as Therapy
Founder and Chief Technology Officer
CVRx, Inc.
3:30-4:00 Interdisciplinary Talk in Computational Approaches to Biomedical Research
Dr. David Roos- What is Genomics? Designing and Mining Pathogen Genome Databases
Merrian Professor of Biology
School of Arts and Sciences, University of Pennsylvania
4:00-5:00 Panel Discussion on Careers for Veterinarian Scientists
Dr. Bruce Freedman*
Associate Professor of Pathobiology
School of Veterinary Medicine, Universtiy of Pennsylvania
Dr. Joan Hendricks*
Gilbert S. Kahn Dean of the School of Veterinary Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
Dr. Bryan Cherry*
Deputy State Public Health Veterinarian
New York State Department of Health
Dr. Kenneth Mohn*
Senior Research Scientist and Companion Animal Acquisitions Team Leader
Elanco Animal Health
5:00-5:10 Closing remarks by Director Dr. Michael Atchison
6:00-11:00 Dinner/Entertainment at World Café Live
Breakfast with the Dean
Saturday, March 21, 2009
8:30 "What's Happening at Penn Vet"
Dean Joan Hendricks*
"VMD/PhD Program Profile and Plans for Expansion"
Dr. Michael Atchison
10:30 Tour of the School of Veterinary Medicine
*VMD/PhD Program Alumnus