2014 Merial-NIH National Veterinary Scholars Symposium, Cornell University
Tentative Schedule
Thursday, July 31st
2:00 - 6:00 PM
Participants Arrive for Registration
Robert Purcell Community Center
12:00 - 1:00 PM
T Directors Lunch
Hagan Room, College of Veterinary Medicine
1:00 - 4:30 PM
Colloquium of Veterinary Training
Veterinary Research Tower, Lecture Hall 3
5:10 - 6:00 PM
State of the Art talk - Dr. Nozomi Nishimura
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Cornell University
Uris Hall G01
6:30 - 9:00 PM
Hors D ’Oeuvre Welcome Reception
Johnson Art Museum, Cornell University
Friday, August 1st Opening Address & Plenary Sessions
8:00 - 8:10 AM
Welcome Address - Dr. Joel Baines
Associate Dean of Research & Graduate Education,
Cornell University
Bailey Hall
8:10 -8:15 AM
Dean Michael Kotlikoff
College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University
Bailey Hall
8:20 - 8:30 AM
Dr. Ted Y. Mashima
Associate Executive Director for Academic and
Research Affairs, AAVMC
Bailey Hall
8:30 - 8:40 AM
Dr. Roberto Alva
Head of Clinical R&D and Executive Director Merial
Veterinary Scholars Program, Merial
Bailey Hall
8:40 - 8:50 AM
Dr. Fabian Kausche
Global Head of Research & Development, Merial
Bailey Hall
8:50 - 9:15 AM
“R&D Transformation in the Pharmaceutical
Industry and the Role of Veterinarians”
Dr. Marc Bonnefoi
Head North America R&D Hub and Global Head
Drug Disposition, Safety and Animal Research
9:20 - 10:05 AM
KEYNOTE SPEAKER - Zoobiquity: The Astonishing
Connection Between Human and Animal Health
Dr. Barbara Natterson-Horowitz, M.D.
Professor of Medicine, UCLA
Bailey Hall
10:05 - 10:35 AM
Morning Break – refreshments provided
Physical Sciences Building
Bailey Hall
Friday, August 1st - continued
10:35 - 11:05 AM
Plenary Speaker #1 - SUSTAINABILITY
Bailey Hall
Dr. Alexander Travis , VMD, PhD
Associate Professor of Reproductive Biology,
Cornell University
11:10 - 11:40 AM
Plenary Speaker #2 - GENETICS
Bailey Hall
Dr. Elaine Ostrander, PhD
Chief & NIH Distinguished Investigator
LUNCH BREAK
11:50 - 12:35 PM
Option #1
General Boxed Lunch Distribution
Barton Hall/Physical Sciences
Option #2
Lunch with Speakers (by sign-up only) - lunch
boxes in assigned room
Barton Hall/Mallott Hall
Option #3
Dr. Henry Khachaturian
Extramural Program Policy Officer
National Institutes of Health
Physical Sciences
Merial & Sanofi Executives Lunch Meeting
Physical Sciences Room 401
SPLIT SESSIONS
Session A
Session B
SUSTAINABILITY
Moderated by Dr. Alexander Travis
GENETICS
Moderated by Dr. Adam Boyko
Bailey Hall
Uris Hall G01
12:40 - 1:10 PM
Dr. Pierre Comizzoli
Research Veterinarian
Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
Dr. Adam Boyko
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Sciences
Cornell University
1:15 - 1:45 PM
Dr. Riana Bornman
Lecturer, Department of Urology
University of Pretoria
Dr. Margret Casal
Associate Professor of Medical Genetics
University of Pennsylvania
1:50 - 2:20 PM
Dr. Saurabh Mehta
Assistant Professor of Global Health, Epidemiology,
and Nutrition, Cornell University
Dr. Natasza Kurpios
Assistant Professor of Molecular Medicine
Cornell University
2:20 - 2:35 PM
Break
2:40 - 3:40 PM
Student Poster Session I
Barton Hall
3:40 - 4:00 PM
Break/poster change
Barton Hall
4:00 - 5:00 PM
Student Poster Session II
Barton Hall
5:00 - 7:00 PM
Break
7:00 - 9:00 PM
Dinner Reception
Stocking Hall
8:00 - 8:05 AM
Introductions: Dr. Joel Baines
Bailey Hall
8:05 - 8:35 AM
Plenary Speaker #3
Dr. Lewis Cantley
Director, Weill Cornell Cancer Center
CANCER
8:40 - 9:10 AM
Plenary Speaker #4
Dr. Jorge Galan
Professor, Department of Microbial Pathogenesis
Yale School of Medicine
INFECTIOUS DISEASE
Saturday, August 2nd
Plenary Sessions
9:10 - 9:40 AM
Morning Break – refreshments provided
Bailey Hall
Bailey Hall
Physical Sciences Building
SPLIT SESSIONS
Session C
Session D
CANCER
Moderated by Dr. Robert Weiss
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Moderated by Dr. Joel Baines
Bailey Hall
Uris Hall G01
9:40 - 10:10 AM
Dr. Robert Weiss
Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences
Cornell University
Dr. Juergen Richt
Director, Homeland Security Center Department
Kansas State University
10:15 - 10:45 AM
Dr. Kristy Richards
Assistant Professor, Hematology/Oncology
University North Carolina
Dr. Sue VandeWoude
Associate Dean for Research
Colorado State University
10:50 - 11:20 AM
Dr. Kelly Hume
Assistant Professor, Section of Oncology
Cornell University
Dr. Tony Goldberg
Professor of Epidemiology
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Option #1
General Boxed Lunch Distribution
Barton Hall/Physical Sciences
Option #2
Lunch with Speakers (by sign-up only) – lunch
boxes in assigned room
Barton Hall/Mallott Hall
LUNCH BREAK
11:30 - 12:15 PM
Saturday, August 2nd - continued
AVMA Excellence in Research Awards
12:20 - 12:50 PM
AVMA/Winn Feline Foundation Excellence in Feline
Research Award
Barton Hall
Dr. Timothy Gruffydd-Jones
12:55 - 1:25 PM
AVMA Lifetime Excellence in Research Award
Barton Hall
Dr. Henry John Baker
1:30 - 2:00 PM
AVMF/AKC Career Achievement Award in Canine
Research
Barton Hall
Dr. Deborah Knapp
Young Investigator Award Finalists
2:00 - 2:15 PM
Presenter 1
Barton Hall
2:20 - 2:35 PM
Presenter 2
Barton Hall
2:40 - 2:55 PM
Presenter 3
Barton Hall
Merial Veterinary Scholars Award
Barton Hall
Merial Scholars
3:00 - 3:10 PM
Nida Intarapanich
Tufts University
3:15 - 3:25 PM
Merial Graduate Veterinary Scholar Award
Barton Hall
Dr. Dan Regan
Colorado State University
3:30 - 4:30 PM
Student Poster Session III
Barton Hall
4:30 - 6:30 PM
Break
6:30 - 7:00 PM
AWARD CEREMONY
Barton Hall
7:00 - 8:00 PM
BANQUET DINNER
Barton Hall
8:00 - 10:00 PM
Conference Reception
Barton Hall
Sunday, August 3rd
9:00 - 12:00 PM
Optional Tours, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University
10:00 AM
Students check out of dormitories
All Day
Departure