Awards given during the 2005 Phi Zeta Research Day

Pfizer Animal Health Award for Excellence in Research by a Faculty Member
Recipient: Roman R. Ganta, MS, PhD

Miller Pathology Scholarship Award
Recipient: Daniel Longfellow

A.S.R. Ganta Veterinary Student Scholarship Award
Recipient: Jennifer Rowan

A.S.R. Ganta Graduate Student Scholarship Award
Recipient: Satish Medicetty

POSTER:

A. Kaser - PKA-mediated phosphorylation of flotillin 1 and SNAP 25 in insulin secreting HIT-T15 cells

E. Hiskett - Molecular Description of Pathways in Glucose Metabolism

Ruchira Singh - Microarray based comparisons of amplification methods for nanogram amounts of total
RNA

BASIC SCIENCE RESEARCH PRESENTATION – SESSION A:

1ST Place:
Vinita S Chauhan - Unique localization properties of SARS-CoV Nucleocapsid protein

2nd Place:
Luna Aguirre - Expression of a 20-kDa Interferon-Stimulated Gene in Porcine Cell Lines Infected with Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus

3rd Place:
Joseph B. Sipe– Sustained Osteomalacia of Long Bones Despite Major Improvement in Other Hypophosphatasia-Related Mineral Deficits in TNAP/NPP1 Double Deficient Mice.

BASIC SCIENCE RESEARCH PRESENTATION – SESSION B:

1ST Place:
S. Medicetty - Human umbilical cord matrix stem (hUCMS) cells: characterization and transplantation

2nd Place:
Satyanarayana R. Pondugula - Glucocorticoid Regulation of Genes Involved in Na+ Transport by Semicircular Canal Duct Epithelium

3rd Place:
Sommer Mueller - Prevalence of Antiterminator Q gene in Escherichia coli O157:H7 of Human and Bovine Origin

PRODUCTION ANIMAL:

Sommer Mueller - Prevalence of Antiterminator Q gene in Escherichia coli O157:H7 of Human and Bovine Origin

CASE REPORT:

Alexandra Eckhoff – Guttural Pouch Mycosis in a Thoroughbred Mare

CLINICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS:

1ST Place:
Brenda J. Salinardi - Matrix Metalloproteinase, Tissue Inhibitor, and Interferon-alpha in Synovial Fluid and Serum of Dogs

2nd Place:
B. Szladovits - The effect of multiple doses of hetastarch and in vitro hemolysis on serum colloid osmotic pressure in hypoalbuminemic dogs

3rd Place:
M.L. Esterline- A comparison of percutaneous and ultrasound guided biceps brachii tenotomy in dogs