The Florida Veterinary Scholars Program provides an opportunity for veterinary students to engage in hypothesis-driven research over a 10-12 week period. For UF students, this happens between the 1st and 2nd years. The mission is to expose veterinary students to career opportunities in biomedical research. This may include Industry (drug development, testing, marketing), Government (CDC, NIH, USDA) and Academia.
2021 Faculty Mentors and Research Interests
| FACULTY | JOINT FACULTY MENTOR (IF ANY) | RESEARCH INTERESTS |
|---|---|---|
| Judith Bertran, DVM, Dip. ACVS, MS | –– | Oncology, Surgery, Lymph Nodes, Mast Cells, Reconstruction |
| Adam Biedrzycki, BVSc, PhD, DACVS | –– | Large Animal Surgery, 3D Printing, Orthopedics |
| Mary B. Brown, PhD | –– | Mycoplasma Bovis, Mechanosensitive Channel Protein, Evidence for Horizontal Gene Transmission |
| Thomas Denagamage, BVSc, MS, PhD | Subhashinie Kariyawasam | Salmonella, Antibicrobial Resistance, Genomics and Transcriptomics |
| Federico Vilaplana Grosso, LV, DECVDI, DACVR | Dr. Leonel Londono, Dr. Aitor Gallastegui | Trauma, Computed Tomography, Dog, Outcome/Prognosis |
| Simone Guerios, DVM, Ms, PhD | Kuttichantran Subramaniam | ShelterMedicine, Spay/Neuter surgery, Animal Welfare |
| Subhashinie Kariyawasam, BVSc, PhD, DACVM, DACPV, DACVPM | –– | Antibiotic Resistance; E. coli, Salmonella, Genomics |
| Iske Larkin, PhD | Dr. Jonathan Cowart | Marine Mammal Reproduction, Semen Analysis, Cryopreservation |
| Wendy Mandese, DVM | –– | Contamination of free catch urine samples in dogs |
| Chris Martyniuk, PhD | Chris Vulpe, Amara Estrada | Canines, Gene-editing, Cardiomyopathy |
| Chris Martyniuk, PhD | Alex Gallagher, Richard Hill, Joe Bisesi | Feline, Hyperthyroidism, Dietary Treatments, |
| Taralyn McCarrel, DVM, DACVS-LA | –– | Sport Horse Orthopedics and Performance |
| Domenico Santoro, DVM, MS, Drsc, PhD | Stuart Walton | oomycetes, Pythium, Lagenidium, Retrospective, Canine |
| Adam Stern, DVM, Diplomate ACVP | Pet food, Composition, Adulteration and Contamination | |
| Sergei Tevosian, MS, PhD | Hans Ghayee, DO, Jasenka Zubcevic, PhD, Fatima Smagulova | Maternal smoking, epigenetics and microbiota Polyamine inhibitors for treating neuroendocrine cancer |
| Thomas B. Waltzek, MS, DVM, PhD | –– | Viruses, Aquatic Animal Health, Diagnostics |
| Heather Stockdale Walden, PhD | –– | Zoonotic Parasites, Parasites of Exotic Hosts, Heartworm |
2021 Program Director:
- Heather Walden, Ph.D. (Comparative, Diagnostic and Population Medicine): Director
2021 FSVP Board Members:
- Janet Yamamoto, Ph.D. (Infectious Diseases and Immunology)
- Chris Martyniuk, Ph.D. (Physiological Sciences)
- Stanley Kim, BV.Sc. (Small Animal Clinical Sciences)
- Ramiro Isaza, D.V.M. (Large Animal Clinical Sciences)
With thanks to our sponsor(s):
- Boehringer Ingelheim
- Morris Animal Foundation
- Florida Veterinary Medical Association
- PetSmart Charities
- Blue Buffalo
- Fear Free
