Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases – January 20-23, 2024

Event

The Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases (CRWAD) held its annual conference from January 20-23 in Chicago.

Awards

Past President Award

Dr. Annette O'Connor, East Lansing, Michigan. Dr. O'Connor is a 1993 veterinary graduate of the University of Sydney in Australia. She serves as a professor of epidemiology and chairs the Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences at Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine.

CRWAD Fellows

Drs. Christopher Chase, South Dakota State University; M.M. Chengappa, Kansas State University; Scott McVey, University of Nebraska; Steven Olsen, U.S. Department of Agriculture; James Roth, Iowa State University; and Amelia Woolums, Mississippi State University

CRWAD Post-Doctoral Researcher Awards

Dr. Enrique Doster, Texas A&M University, for "Metagenomic sequencing and machine learning: Predicting bovine respiratory disease in feedlot cattle"; and Come J. Thieulent, PhD, Louisiana State University, for "Identification of the ex vivo and in vitro equine arteritis virus receptors"

CRWAD Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) Awards

First place-Daniel Young, West Texas A&M University, for "Liver abscesses: Causes and prevention"; second place, tie-Isabel Tobin, Oklahoma State University, for "Leveraging commensal bacteria to protect chickens from necrotic enteritis"; and Melanie Whitmore, Oklahoma State University, for "An epigenetic approach to develop antibiotic alternatives"

CRWAD 3MT People's Choice Award

Kush Kumar Yadav, The Ohio State University, for "The unexpected ride of rat hepatitis E virus to humans"

American College of Veterinary Microbiologists Awards

Don Kahn Award: Best overall presentation-Stephenie Bradley, Texas A&M University, for "Identification of multi-serotype Salmonella populations in beef cattle samples using CRISPR-SeroSeq"; ACVM Student Presentation Award, Oral: First place-Stephen Tamm, Texas A&M University, for "Environmental, group, and individual sampling for characterizing the ecology of Mannheimia haemolytica in cattle"; second place-Saida Zinnurine, Mississippi State University, for "Role of chitinase and RTX toxin in the pathogenesis of virulent Aeromonas hydrophila"; and third place-Seung-Chai Kim, Jeonbuk National University, for "Farm infection and pathological characteristics of a NADC34-like PRRSV variant in Korea"

American Association of Veterinary Immunologists Awards

Oral Presentation: First place-Akanksha Hada, University of Maryland, for "Characterization of bovine intraepithelial T lymphocytes in the gut"; second place-Melanie Whitmore, Oklahoma State University, for "Deoxycholic acid synergizes with butyrate to alleviate necrotic enteritis in broilers"; third place-Bradly Ramirez, Texas A&M University, for "Longitudinal blood RNA-Seq analysis of cattle to determine the impact of vaccination and marketing on clinical BRD"; fourth place-Camille Holmes, Cornell University, for "Unraveling the origin of mucosal T cells in Equine herpesvirus type 1 infection"; and fifth place-Madison Myers-Smith, Michigan State University, for "Endocannabinoid synthesis is modulated by lipolysis pathways in dairy cows' adipose tissue"; Poster Presentation: First place-Karina Hissen, University of California-Davis, for "Effects of dietary glutamate supplementation on the respiratory burst of leukocytes in Hybrid Striped Bass"; and second place-Jinjing Liu, Cornell University, for "Immunogenicity and protection of a novel glycoengineered vessicle vaccine against Glaesserella parasuis"

American Association of Veterinary Parasitologists Award

Best Presentation: Amy Dupper, The Ohio State University, for "Concurrent therapeutic and behavior interventions reduce emerging Dracunculus medinensis worms in dogs in Chad"

Association for Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine Awards

Mark Gearhart Memorial Graduate Student Award: Colette Nickodem, University of Wisconsin, for "An experimental field trial investigating the use of bacteriophage and manure slurry applications in beef cattle feedlot pens for Salmonella mitigation"; Best Oral Presentation: First place-Alexandra Pace, University of Idaho, for "Exposure to wildfire smoke PM 2.5 causes pulmonary inflammation and behavior alterations in dairy heifer calves"; second place-Taylor McAtee, Kansas State University, for "Comprehensive outcomes from a feedlot trial comparing ractopamine hydrochloride and lubabegron feed additives"; third place-Rafael Portillio-Gonzalez, The Ohio State University, for "Comparison of two methods for collecting antimicrobial usage data on large dairy farms in Ohio and California"; and fourth place-Lucas Horton, Kansas State University, for "Economic considerations for extended feedlot heifer days on feed-sensitivity analysis from pooled clinical trials"; Best Poster Presentation: Kiranmayee Bhimavarapu, Auburn University, for "Environmental antimicrobial resistance for food safety and security"

Animal Health Institute/Joseph J. Garbarino Foundation Biosafety & Biosecurity Awards

Biosafety & Biosecurity Best Oral Presentation: First place-Faustin Farison, University of Montreal, for "Using association rule learning algorithms to target recommendations more likely to be implemented by dairy farmers"; and runner up-Virginia Margarita Sanguinetti, University of Calgary, for "Expert consensus study regarding disease control strategies to prevent calf mortality in beef herds"

NC-1202 Enteric Diseases of Food Animals Awards

Lynn Joens Memorial Award: First place-Kush Kumar Yadav, The Ohio State University, for "Rat hepatitis E virus (HEV) cross-species infection and transmission in pigs"; second place-J. Daniel Young, West Texas A&M University, for "What is normal? Establishing a baseline of gut health throughout the gastrointestinal tract of feedlot cattle"; and third place-Yu Li, The Ohio State University, for "Isolation and characterization of bovine coronavirus strains from dairy cows, dairy calves, and beef cattle"; David Francis Award: First place- Jing Liu, Oklahoma State University, for "Intestinal microbiota confers robust colonization resistance against necrotic enteritis in chickens"; second place-Mingde Liu, The Ohio State University, for "Generation of safe, efficacious, and attenuated PEDV vaccine candidates using a recombination-resistant platform"; and third place-Anusree Thenissery, The Ohio State University, for "Investigating efficacy and mechanism of action of novel small molecule inhibitors of avian pathogenic E. coli"

Officials

Dr. Rebecca Wilkes

Dr. Rebecca Wilkes, Purdue University, president; Weipang Zhang, PhD, University of Illinois, vice president; Dr. Annette O'Connor, Michigan State University, immediate past president; Dr. Paul Morley, Texas A&M University, executive director; and council members-Glenn Zhang, PhD, Oklahoma State University; Dr. John Angelos, University of California-Davis; Jun Lin, PhD, University of Tennessee; and Dr. Natalia Cernicchiaro, Kansas State University

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