GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM – November 18, 2015

1 / Goncalo Silva / DVSc / A technique for determination of pulmonary artery pulse wave velocity in horses
2 / Charlotte Mitz / MSc / Characterization of MAC-T cells as a New Model for the Study of TGFβ Function in Bovine Mammary Gland Involution
3 / AnujaDharap / MSc / Monitoring differences in estrous cycle length in summer and winter seasons by measuring progesterone in water buffaloes
4 / Adam Andrade / MSc / Characterization of the TGFβ-TAZ Signalling Axis in Canine Osteosarcoma Cell Lines
5 / Joshua Antunes / MSc / The role of microRNAs in bovine ovarian development and angiogenesis
6 / Anita Luu / MSc / An investigation of the prognostic value of the TGFβ-Hippo signaling crosstalk in canine osteosarcoma: a preliminary analysis in a tissue microarray
7 / AlhamDelroba / MSc / The role of the Par6-PI3K signaling axis in TGFβ tumor suppressor function in breast cancer and its potential for therapeutic targeting
8 / Casandra Merrill / MSc / Mitochondrial dynamics in slow and fast growing preimplantation bovine embryos
9 / Melissa Ferguson / MSc / Quitting a certainty for an uncertainty: The cardiac effects of bisphenol S substitution for bisphenol A
10 / Noeline Subramaniam / MSc / The Role of Blood Vessel Formation in Wound Healing
11 / Jyoti Sharma / MSc / Role of Hippo signaling pathway during bovine preimplantation embryo development
12 / Kathy Jacyniak / MSc / A preliminary investigation of cardiac stem/progenitor cells in the lizard heart (Eublepharismacularius)
13 / Nina Kahlon / MSc / The Effects of Bisphenol A on Early Bovine Embryo Development
14 / Rebecca McDonald / MSc / Characterization of Neural Stem Progenitor Cells in the Brain of the Leopard Gecko (Eublepharismacularius)
15 / Joanna Smich / MSc / Radiation Sensitivity of Canine Melanoma Cell Lines: Developing the Optimal Radiotherapy Protocol
16 / Georgia Kritikos / MSc / Thiamine degradation in commercial pet foods stored long-term at freezing temperatures
17 / Diego Segovia / BSc / Clinico-Pathological Characterization of Recently Isolated Newcastle Disease Virus Strains in Quail
18 / Wing Ka Amanda Auyeung / MSc / Mechanisms that allow oncolytic viral replication inside a tumor despite pre-existing immunity against a virus-encoded antigen
19 / Kathryn Smith / MSc / Raptor mortality in Ontario, Canada: A retrospective summary (1991-2014) and the effects of West Nile virus
20 / X.T. Xie / MSc / Prevalence of rotavirus, astrovirus and hepatitis E virus in Ontario rabbit populations
21 / Christine A. James / MSc / Epidemiology of Ixodesscapularis on pet dogs living in an emerging Lyme disease area in Ontario
22 / Paige Vroom / MSc / Microscopic Recovery of Regeneration in the Corallimorpharian, Rhodactis sp.
23 / Nahla El Skhawy / MSc / T lymphocyte responses to Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP) -derived culture filtrate proteins and membrane vesicles during early intestinal MAP infection
24 / Mikayla Ross / MSc / Bioactivity of Bovine Colostrum and Milk Exosomes and their MicroRNA from High, Average, and Low Immune Responders on Human Intestinal Epithelial Cells
25 / Emily Arndt / MSc / An investigation of the Streptococcus suis serotype distribution in clinically ill and healthy pigs
26 / Carlee Wright / MSc / Contamination of Stored Drinking Water and Associations with Acute Gastrointestinal Illness in a Canadian Inuit Community
27 / Jilianne Hoffer / MSc / A spatial and temporal analysis of private well water samples in Oxford County, Canada 2005-2015
28 / Emma Louth / PhD / Developmental ethanol exposure disrupts attention performance and prefrontal neuron function in male mice
29 / Keith Russell / PhD / Platelet lysate as alternative to fetal bovine serum in equine/canine mesenchymal stem cell culture
30 / Amir Hamed Haji Alizadeh / PhD / Characterization of clonal mesenchymal stem cell lines derived from equine umbilical cord blood
31 / Carolyn Parratt / PhD / MicroRNA involvement in estradiol-mediated synaptic plasticity
32 / Ari Mendell / PhD / The protective potential of GABAergic neurosteroids against extracellular signal-regulated kinase-induced neurotoxicity: preliminary findings.
33 / ShaimaaAbdelmegid / PhD / Host defense-related proteins in bovine milk during subclinical Staphylococcus aureus mastitis
34 / Iman MehdizadehGohari / PhD / Comparative genomic analysis of two netF-positive Clostridium perfringens isolates associated with foal necrotizing enteritis and canine haemorrhagic gastroenteritis
35 / Megan Strachan-Whaley / PhD / Combining Oncolytic Viruses with Epigenetic Modifiers as a Novel Therapy for Leukemia
36 / Maria Rosales Gerpe / PhD / Understanding the Mechanism behind the Tissue Specificity and Oncogenesis of JSRV amd ENTV in sheep
37 / Joelle Ingrao / PhD / Development of orf virus (parapoxvirusovis) as a multivalent viral vector platform against Toxoplasma gondii
38 / Laura Bassel / PhD / Identification of Bordetella bronchiseptica in fatal pneumonia of dogs and cats
39 / RubeeBavananthasivam / PhD / Induction of innate responses in chicken embryos by administration of encapsulated and free forms of a Toll-like receptor 4 ligand
40 / Maureen Jarau / PhD / Virulence diversity of Flavobacteriumpsychrophilum isolates in Ontario and correlation of bacterial numbers in fish spleen with mortality
41 / Abbie Viscardi / PhD / Pharmacokinetics and potential toxicity of high dose meloxicam in preweaned piglets
42 / Rob Mould / PhD / Combining virotherapy with immunotherapy to treat osteosarcoma in a preclinical and clinical model
43 / Kathy Matuszewska / PhD / Combined Vessel Normalization and Oncolytic Virus Therapy in the Treatment of Advanced Stage Ovarian Cancer
44 / Kristin Bondo / PhD / Epidemiology of Salmonella in Raccoons and their Environment on Swine Farms and Conservation Areas
45 / Stephanie Hughes / PhD / Augmenting surveillance to minimize the burden of norovirus-like illness in Ontario: Using TeleHealth Ontario data to detect the onset of community activity
46 / Emma Gardner / PhD / Using an Agent-Based Model to Compare Two Diagnostic Tests for Staphylococcus aureus Bovine Mastitis
47 / Amanda Perri / PhD / A comparison of using beta-hydroxybutyrate versus clinical signs to identify anorexic nursery pigs
48 / Alexandra Swirski / PhD / A comparison of exposure to risk factors for giardiasis among non-travelers, domestic travelers and international travelers in a Canadian community (2006-2012)