Annual Research Day – The Details
- When: Friday, March 18, 2022
- Time: 12 noon - 5:30 pm, ET
- Place: Vernon & Shirley Hill Pavilion, Main Floor and Auditorium
Keynote Speaker
Sue VandeWoude, DVM
University Distinguished Professor, DMIP, Director, One Health Institute
Colorado State University
About Dr. VandeWoude:
Sue VandeWoude, DVM, is a University Distinguished Professor in the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University (CSU). She serves as Director of the CSU One Health Institute.
A veterinarian, mentor, and researcher, Dr. VandeWoude has specialized in studying conditions affecting cats, both big and small, including feline immunodeficiency virus, feline leukemia virus, and most recently SARS coronavirus 2.
While a student at Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, she spent her summers in the laboratory working on projects at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Georgetown University. During her senior year, she participated in an externship at the NIH and explored laboratory animal medicine. Dr. VandeWoude was drawn to the concept of animal welfare and guiding the use of animals in research in a thoughtful way. Additionally, she conducted a fellowship in comparative medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
Dr. VandeWoude has played a variety of roles at CSU, including director of Laboratory Animal Resources and Associate Dean for Research. A member of the National Academy of Sciences, her discoveries are linked to both animal and ecological concerns, and the findings shed light on the emergence and spread of viruses in the human population. Dr. VandeWoude’s research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, NIH, Morris Animal Foundation, and other federal and nonprofit organizations.
Organizing Committee: Jennifer Punt, VMD, PhD; Elizabeth M. Lennon, DVM, PhD; Michael J. May, PhD; Phillip Scott, PhD; and students Daria Mrugala, Nimisha Pattada, and Stephanie Sila.