VETERINARY INTEGRATIVE BIOSCIENCES (VIBS) • Drs. Nicola Ritter and Molly Gonzales of the Center for Educational Technologies (CET) - Awarded a grant to develop online resources for veterinarians on foreign animal disease outbreaks (funding source: Farm Bill) Appointments • Dr. Vaishali Katju - Selected to serve as a permanent panel member of the National Institute of Health’s study section on Genetic Variation and Evolution Faculty Promotions • Dr. Monique Rijnkels to Associate Research Professor • Dr. Jordan Tayce to Instructional Associate Professor
A horse is sampled by a public health trainee for infectious disease studies.
VETERINARY PATHOBIOLOGY (VTPB) Faculty in VTPB, in the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVMBS), study mechanisms of disease to improve the health of animals, humans, and the environment. Specialty areas in the department include wildlife health, infectious diseases, metabolic diseases, genetics/genomics, neuroscience, cardiovascular science, and immunology.
Highlights from FY20 include: New Faculty • Dr. Tibor Farkas, Associate Professor, Infectious Diseases • Dr. Jessica Galloway-Pena, Assistant Professor, Infectious Diseases
Awards/Honors/Activities Faculty • Dr. Jim Derr: Texas A&M Association of Former Students (AFS) Distinguished Achievement Award in Teaching - College Level • Dr. Laura Bryan: Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (VMTH) Clinical Service Award • Dr. Sara Lawhon: Students of the American Veterinary Medical Association: Teaching Award • Dr. Mark Johnson: Zoetis Distinguished Veterinary Teacher Award • Dr. Yava Jones-Hall: Named as one of the top 100 Inspiring Black Scientists in America • Dr. Brian Porter: AFS Distinguished Achievement Award in Teaching • Dr. Raquel Rech: Mentor of the Year - American College of Veterinary Pathologists (ACVP) • Dr. Artem Rogovskyy: 2020 Bay Area Lyme Foundation's Emerging Leader Award • Dr. Sargurunathan Subashchandrabose: Montague - Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE) Scholar Award • Dr. Albert Mulenga: Recipient of a Fulbright Scholarship
Dr. Tibor Farkas
Dr. Jessica Galloway-Pena
Staff • Robin Callahan: Pearl Enfield Staff Leadership Award • Alen Merdzo: CVMBS Staff Award • Keely Young: CVMBS Staff Award Graduate Students/Trainees • Candice Chu: Harold W. Casey Scholarship Award • Carmen Lau: L.P. Jones Pathology Award • Alycia Fratzke: Young Investigator Award - ACVP • Caitlin Older: Outstanding PhD Student Award • Liao Yifei: John Paul Delaplane Award
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