Joy Tomlinson, DVM, PhD, DACVIM, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine (Penn Vet) assistant professor of large animal medicine, has received the inaugural 2024 Veterinary Pathology Editor’s Choice Award for an Observational Study for the 2023 manuscript "Naturally acquired equine parvovirus-hepatitis is associated with a wide range of hepatic lesions in horses." Tomlinson was honored with the award during the Annual Meeting of the American College of Veterinary Pathologists on November 19th in Seattle.
Joy Tomlinson, DVM, PhD, DACVIM, with her award.
Veterinary Pathology (VP) is the premier publication of basic and applied research involving domestic, wildlife, marine and zoo animals, and poultry. It is at the forefront of critical issues including emerging disease trends, biothreats, environmental monitoring, and diagnostic technologies. Tomlinson’s manuscript was selected by VP’s editors and associate editors based on distinct criteria including design of the study, clarity of the paper, data presentation, and potential impact of the work on veterinary pathology.
During the course of the study, Tomlinson and manuscript collaborators Mason C. Jager, Cornell University; Eunju Choi, UC Davis; and Gerlinde Van De Walle, Cornell University, discovered that the EqPV-H virus is linked to a wide variety of liver abnormalities in horses. As a result of their investigation, the team established a guide to assist veterinarians and pathologists in determining when to test for EqPV-H.
Tomlinson’s research focuses on horse liver viruses, specifically equine parvovirus-hepatitis, equine hepacivirus, and equine hepadnavirus. She studies risk factors, transmission, and progression with the potential goal of creating vaccines to prevent infection. Tomlinson’s work has appeared in Hepatology, Emerging Microbes and Infections, BMC Biology, Virology Journal, Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, and Equine Veterinary Journal.
Tomlinson, who is a board-certified Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine – Large Animal, earned her veterinary degree and PhD in Immunology and Infectious Disease from Cornell University’s College of Veterinary Medicine.