The Society of Phi Zeta Sigma Chapter Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine

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