GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM – NOVEMBER 18, 2015
12:30-13:22
12:30-12:43
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12:43-12:56
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12:56-13:09
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13:09-13:22
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13:22-13:32
ORAL PRESENTATIONS I
Room 1715 LLC
Room 1810 PATH
Cristine Reitz (PhD)
Benoît Cuq (DVSc)
Room 1713 LLC
Danielle Hopkins (MSc)
Room 1812 PATH
Russell S. Fraser (PhD)
Investigation of the potential
relationship between swine
influenza virus and Streptococcus
suis infections in weanling pigs
CLOCK Coordinates T Cell
Recruitment and Proliferation to
Benefit Outcome Post-Myocardial
Infarction
Reproducibility, Stability and
Reference Ranges of Thrombin
Generation using the Calibrated
Automated Thrombogram in a
Population of Health Dogs
Investigating infectious disease
susceptibility in horses through
targeted next-generation
resequencing of the collagenous
lectin gene family
Saranya Nair (MSc)
Faisal Alibhai (PhD)
Jacqueline Scott (DVSc)
Laurence Tessier (PhD)
A Longitudinal Study of the
Influence of Flavophospholipol on
Salmonella Shedding and
Colonization in Naturally Infected
Pigs
Disrupting the Key Circadian
Regulator CLOCK leads to AgeDependent Heart Disease
Perioperative outcome and
complications following
laparoscopic cholecystectomy in
dogs: 20 cases (2008-2015)
RNA-seq profiling of the
bronchiolar epithelium of horses
with recurrent airway obstruction:
insights into pathologic response
to tissue damage in the lung
Craig Leroy (MSc)
Elena Tsimakouridze (PhD)
Guillaume Leblond (DVSc)
Diego Gomez (PhD)
Accuracy and intensity of estrus
detection with activity monitoring
systems for lactating dairy cows
The Primary Benefits of
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme
Inhibition on Cardiac Remodeling
Occur During Sleep Time in
Murine Myocardial IschemiaReperfusion (heart attack)
Biomechanical and Radiological
Comparison between
Transarticular Screw Fixation and 2
Multi-Implant Constructs for
Ventral Atlantoaxial Stabilization in
the Dog.
Characterization of the fecal
bacterial microbiota of healthy
and diarrheic calves
Beryl Chung (PhD)
Cyrielle Finck (DVSc)
Kevin Stinson (PhD)
The α4β2* nicotinic receptor and
the developing hippocampal
formation
Structural and Functional Integrity
of Microwave Ablation Antennas
with Repeated Use and Resterilization.
Evidence for early pathogen
clearance in a subclinical Johne's
disease calf model
BREAK
GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM – NOVEMBER 18, 2015
13:32-14:24
13:32-13:45
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13:45-13:58
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13:58-14:11
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14:11-14:24
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14:24-14:34
ORAL PRESENTATIONS II
Room 1713
Matthew Little (PhD)
Room 1715
Sarah Lepage (PhD)
Room 1810
Delphine Laniesse (DVSc)
Room 1812
Jacob van Vloten (PhD)
Factors associated with glucose
tolerance, pre-diabetes, and type 2
diabetes in a rural community of
south India: A cross-sectional study
Cartilage tissue engineering using
equine cord blood-derived
mesenchymal stromal cells
Rheological properties of a
sustained-release formulation of
butorphanol in a poloxamer 407
base and pharmacokinetics in
Amazon parrots (Amazona ventralis)
Harnessing immunogenic cell
death to potentiate anti-cancer
efficacy during ORFV-induced
oncolysis.
Kaitlin Patterson (PhD)
Kelsey Spence (PhD)
Laura Bourque (DVSc)
Katie Clow (PhD)
Seasonal variation of food security
among the Batwa of Kanungu
District, Uganda
Characterization of the equine
contact network at a single
equestrian show
Environmental Toxicants and
Innate Pulmonary Defence: The
Effects of Polycylic Aromatic
Hydrocarbons on in vitro
Expression of Beta Defensins in
Tracheal Epithelial Cells
Distribution of ticks and the risk of
Lyme disease and other tickborne pathogens of public health
significance in Ontario, Canada
Laura Jane Weber (PhD)
Tanya Rossi (PhD)
Jennifer Kylie (DVSc)
Mehdi Emam (PhD)
Health-Seeking Behaviour in
Response to Acute Gastrointestinal
Illness among the Ugandan Batwa
Post-Exercise Cardiac Troponin I
Release and Clearance in Normal
Standardbred Racehorses
Factors Affecting the Composition
of the Rabbit Fecal Microbiota
The effect of immunological
status, in-vitro treatment and
culture time on expression of
eleven candidate reference genes
in bovine blood mononuclear cells
Monica Baquero (PhD)
Nariman Deravi (DVSc)
Alex Leveille (PhD)
WC1+ γδ T lymphocytes from
calves and heifers differentially
modulate macrophage function
during early Mycobacterium
avium subspecied
paratuberculosis infection.
Prognostication of Canine T-cell
Lymphoma
An undescribed species of
Hepatozoon infecting the blood of
northern leopard frogs in
Southern Ontario is uncovered
using mitochondrial genome
targets.
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GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM – NOVEMBER 18, 2015
14:34-15:26
14:34-14:47
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14:47-15:00
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15:00-15:13
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15:13-15:26
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ORAL PRESENTATIONS III
Room 1713
Christopher Pinelli (PhD)
Room 1715
Amanda Macdonald (PhD)
Room 1810
Charlotte Winder (DVSc)
Room 1812
Jessica Kilkenny (MSc)
Timp3 loss confers androgenindependence in a syngeneic mouse
model of castration-resistant
prostate cancer
Disease Assessment of Wild
Turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) in
Ontario
Practices for disbudding and
dehorning of dairy calves by
veterinarians and dairy producers
in Ontario, Canada
Evaluation of Laparoscopic Skills
in Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
Students
Courtney Schott (PhD)
Alexandra Sawatzky (PhD)
Firdous Khan (DVSc)
Rebecca Flancman (MSc)
Expression Patterns of AutophagyAssociated Proteins in Canine
Appendicular Osteosarcoma
Exploring pathways for achieving
and sustaining good wellbeing
among Inuit in Nunatsiavut,
Canada
Nitric oxide’s dose-dependent
inhibition of uterine contractility: a
potential mechanism underlying
persistent breeding-induced
endometritis in the mare
Evaluation of the Impact of a
Dental Prophylaxis on the Oral
Microbiota of Canines
Hannah Flint (PhD)
Elise Tatone (PhD)
Juliana Bonin Ferreira (DVSc)
Jessica Reimann (MSc)
Risk factors associated with
stranger-directed aggression in dogs
A systematic review and metaanalysis of on-farm methods for
the detection of hyperketonemia
in dairy cattle
Swine influenza - patterns and
determinants of virus transmission
in a nursery herd
Perioperative analgesic use by
Ontario veterinarians, 2012
Lauren Dawson (PhD)
Andreia Arruda (PhD)
Pain assessment and management
in cats and dogs by veterinarians in
southwestern Ontario
The use of network analysis for
investigation of risk factors for
porcine reproductive and
respiratory syndrome (PRRS)
15:30-16:30
SCHOFIELD LECTURE:
LLC 1714
“A trail in discovery from animal disease and infertility to
innate immunity”
Dr. Martin Sheldon DVM, PhD
16:30-17:00
RECEPTION & PRESENTATION OF AWARDS