Rosettes & Ribbons

From 1981 through 2006, the faculty and staff news section was originally called Rosettes & Ribbons.

Penn Vet Announces Three New Endowed Professorships

The appointment to an endowed professorship is the highest honor that the University can bestow upon a faculty member.

Klaus Hopster, DVM, PhD, DECVAA (left), has been named the Marilyn M. Simpson Associate Professor of Large Animal Anesthesia. Holly Stewart, VMD, PhD (center), has been named the Charles W. Raker Assistant Professor of Equine Orthopedic Surgery. Susan W. Volk, VMD, PhD, DACVS (right), has been named the Corinne R. and Henry Bower Professor of Surgery.

Gustavo Aguirre, VMD, PhD, received the Helen Keller Prize for Vision Research from the Helen Keller Foundation.

Liz Arbittier, VMD, was appointed CS-NBC Associate Director of Academic and Community Affairs.

Linda Baker, VMD, MS, DACVN, was promoted to professor of clinical dairy production medicine.

Joseph Bender, DVM, MS, was promoted to associate professor of clinical dairy production medicine.

Kathryn Bills, VMD, DACVR, DACVR-EDI, published Brown K, Davidson EJ, Johnson A, Stefanovski D, Wulster K, and Ortved KF, “Interobserver Variability of Lateral and Oblique Radiography and Standing Cone Beam Computed Tomography of the Caudal Cervical Articular Process Joints of the Horse,” Veterinary Radiology Ultrasound, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1111/vru.13229. She presented “PET Scan: Merging Imaging with Function for Complicated Orthopedic Conditions” and “Cervical Vertebral Column Radiographic Evaluation vs CT,” at the ACVSMR Symposium, in Charleston, South Carolina.

Leonardo Brito, DVM, PhD, DACT, received the 2023 CS-NBC Teaching Excellence Award, given to a faculty member who has demonstrated a high level of interest in performing and advancing instruction at Penn Vet. He presented “Advances in Sexed Semen Production” for the animal sciences graduate program at the Universidade do Oeste Paulista, Brazil.

Kara Brown, VMD, was appointed assistant professor of sports medicine and rehabilitation.

Margret Casal, Dr med vet, PhD, DECAR, received the 2023 Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching. The University gives out eight Lindback awards each year. Award winners are determined by nominations and recommendations made by faculty and students based on detailed criteria.

Sarah Ciamillo, DVM, received a Gretchen Flo Student/Intern Award from the Veterinary Orthopedic Society for research conducted while she was a MARS Equestrian Early Career Investigator in Dr. Kyla Ortved’s laboratory.

Dana Clarke, VMD, DACVECC, was promoted to associate professor of interventional radiology.

Julie Engiles, VMD, DACVP, was promoted to professor of anatomic pathology.

Rebecka Hess, DVM, MSCE, published Kuzi S, Mazaki-Tovi M, Hershkovitz S, Yas E, and Hess RS, “Long-Term Field Study of Lispro and Neutral Protamine Hagedorn Insulins Treatment in Dogs with Diabetes Mellitus,” Veterinary Medicine and Science, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1002/vms3.1077.

Katrin Hinrichs, DVM, PhD, was awarded the 2022 BoR Most Popular Research Article Award from the Society for the Study of Reproduction at their annual meeting in July. The paper, “Successful in Vitro Fertilization in the Horse: Production of Blastocysts and Birth of Foals after Prolonged Sperm Incubation for Capacitation,” by Hinrichs, Matheus Felix, Tamara Dobbie, and Regina Turner was the most downloaded paper in the journal last year.

Jennifer Huck, DVM, was promoted to associate professor of surgery.

Christopher Lengner, PhD, was appointed chair of the Department of Biomedical Sciences.

Alicia Long, DVM, DACVIM, was hired as assistant professor of large animal emergency and critical care.

Kyla Ortved, DVM, PhD, was promoted to associate professor of large animal surgery.

Cynthia Otto, DVM, PhD, DACVECC, DACVSMR, published Mallikarjun A, Collins A, Verta A, Hanadari-Levy A, Chaskes MB, Rosen MR, Nyquist GG, Toskala E, Rabinowitz MR, and Otto CM, “Canine Scent Detection of Sinonasal Inverted Papilloma (SNIP) in Blood Plasma and Nasal Secretions,” Journal of Veterinary Behavior, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jveb.2023.02.008. Otto is affiliated with the Penn Vet Working Dog Center.

The Pennsylvania Animal Diagnostic Laboratory System (PADLS), and our New Bolton Center lab personnel, received the 2023 PennAg Distinguished Service Award for diagnostic contributions to the Commonwealth’s agricultural sector.

Wojciech Panek, DVM, was hired as assistant professor of neurology and neurosurgery.

Michael Povelones, PhD, was featured on the American Heartworm Society YouTube channel at https://youtu.be/rkrq-_4DNCc.

Mary Robinson, VMD, PhD, DACVCP, published the following peer-reviewed research papers: De Tonnerre DJ, Medina Torres CE, Stefanovski D, Robinson MA, Kemp KL, Bertin F, and van Eps AW, “Effect of Sirolimus on Insulin Dynamics in Horses,” Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2023, http://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.16650; Guan F, You Y, Fay S, Adreance M, McGoldrick L, and Robinson MA, “Factors Affecting Untargeted Detection of Doping Agents in Biological Samples,” Talanta, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.talanta.2023.124446; You Y, Proctor RM, Haughan J, Missanelli JR, and Robinson MA, “Use of Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry to Quantify and Confirm the Fentanyl Metabolite N-[1-(2-phenethy-4-piperidinyl)] Maloanilinic Acid in Equine Urine for Doping Control,” Journal of Analytical Toxicology, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1093/jat/bkad008; Palmisano M, Kulp J, Bender S, Stefanovski D, Robinson M, and Johnson A, “Measurement of 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine in Serum and CSF of Horses with Neuroaxonal Degeneration and Other Causes of Proprioceptive Ataxia,” Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine 23-232. She also published the following abstracts: Robinson MA, Stefanovski D, You Y, Boston R, and Soma L, “Bayesian-Based Withdrawal Estimates Using Pharmacokinetic Parameters for Two Capsaicinoid-Containing Products Administered to Horses, 22nd Biennial AAVPT Symposium, Rockville, Maryland, 2023; Haughan JE, Missanelli J, Stefanovski D, You Y, and Robinson MA, “Metabolism of Oxycodone after Oral Administration to Horses, 22nd Biennial AAVPT Symposium, Rockville, Maryland, 2023; Stefanovski D, Boston RC, Haughan J, Soma LR, and Robinson MA, “Agreement of Parameter Estimates for 3 PK Models Obtained with WinSAAM and Certera Phoenix,” 22nd Biennial AAVPT Symposium, Rockville, MD, 2023; Guan F, Adreance M, McGoldrick L, Proctor RM, Missanelli J, You Y, and Robinson MA, “Automating Analyses of Confiscated Samples for Identification of Illicit Drugs,” ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics, Houston, 2023; Missanelli J, You Y, Proctor RM, Haughan J, and Robinson MA, “Simultaneous Quantification and Confirmation of Oxycodone and its Metabolites in Equine Urine by UHPLC-MS/MS, ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics, Houston, 2023; Proctor RM, You Y, Missanelli J, Otto C, and Robinson MA, “Simultaneous Analysis of Methadone, Naltrexone, Naloxone and Nalmefene in Dog Plasma Using LC-MS/MS, ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics, Houston, 2023; McGoldrick L, You Y, Guan F, and Robinson MA, “A Novel High-Throughput GC-MS/MS Method for Detecting NSAIDs, Steroids, and Cannabinoids in Equine Plasma,” ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics. Houston, 2023; Colmer S, Robinson MA, Kulp J, Stefanovski D, and Johnson A, “Cerebrospinal Fluid Cell-Free DNA Concentrations in Horses with Common Neurologic Conditions,” ACVIM Forum, Philadelphia, 2023; Murphy K, Solomon C, Stefanovski D, Lorello O, Robinson M, Haughan J, and Navas de Solis C, “Correlation of DFA-α1 and Blood Lactate in Equine Exercise Tests, ACVIM Forum, Philadelphia, 2023. She presented “Equine Drug Testing in the US: Where Are We Now and Implications for Therapeutic Drug Use,” at the 2023 ACVIM Forum, Philadelphia, in June 2023. She has been a member of the ResearchRetreat Organizing Committee since 2023.

Kathryn Rook, VMD, was promoted to associate professor of dermatology.

Nicole Scherrer, DVM, DACVO, was promoted to associate professor of clinical large animal ophthalmology.

Andrew van Eps, BVSc, PhD, was promoted to professor of equine musculoskeletal research.

Charles Vite, DVM, ACVIM (Neurology), presented “Optimal Prevention of Neuronal Necrosis and Brain Atrophy in Niemann-Pick Disease Type C1 Cats by Administration of Cyclodextrin to the Cisterna Magna” at the Michael, Marcia, and Christa Parseghian Scientific Conference for Niemann-Pick Type C Research in June 2023. And he presented “Gene Therapy for Neurodegenerative Diseases” at the Smith-Lemli-Opitz Foundation Scientific Conference in June 2023.

Koranda Walsh, VMD, BS, DACVIM (SAIM), DACVP (Clinical Pathology), was promoted to associate professor.

Jeremy Wang, MD, PhD, published Lin L, Cossu IG, Leu NA, Deshpande AJ, Bernt KM, Luo M, and Wang PJ, “The DOT1L-MLLT10 Complex Regulates Male Fertility and Promotes Histone Removal during Spermiogenesis,” Development, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1242/dev.201501. He also published Guan Y, Gao H, Leu NA, Vourekas A, Alexiou P, Maragkakis M, Mourelatos Z, Kang Z, Liang G, and Wang PJ, “The MOV10 RNA Helicase Is a Dosage-Dependent Host Restriction Factor for LINE1 Retrotransposition in Mice,” PLoS Genetics, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1010566.

Brittany Watson, VMD, PhD, was promoted to associate professor of shelter medicine and community engagement.

Youwen You, PhD, was promoted to research associate professor of equine forensic chemistry.

Twenty-three Master of Science degree recipients, and six graduate certificate recipients were honored on June 23 at Hill Pavilion during the Animal Welfare and Behavior Program’s graduation weekend.