NEWSLETTER
Volume 1, August 2004

Patrick J. Brennan has been elected as a Fellow of the prestigious American Academy of Microbiology. Brennan was honored due to his important contributions to the fields of microbial physiology, infectious diseases and molecular biology. More >>

Ian Orme, a leading expert in tuberculosis research, received the 2004 Scholarship Impact Award, one of the university's highest awards and its top annual honor for accomplishment in research. More >>


MIP Students dominate the field at the CSU Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium.

    HIGHEST HONORS
  • Jared Bodecker
  • Sukantha Chandrasekaran
    HIGH HONORS
  • Starsa Duskin
  • Rebecca Kruchten
  • Dalene Mmopi
  • Cassie Olsen
  • Kelsey Schmidt
  • Chelsea Zimmerman
    CVMBS College Honors
  • Toni Nagy
More >>

The university's Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory was chosen as one of only seven laboratories nationwide for high throughput, or high volume, BSE testing More >>

The Arthropod-Borne and Infectious Diseases Laboratory, hosted the world's top researchers for the 15th annual Biology of Disease Vectors course June 13-26.
More >>

The 2004 CVMBS Outstanding Employee Service Award was presented to MIP Human Resource & Residency/PhD Coordinator, Esta Saffer.

2004 New Faculty

Dr. Sandra Quackenbush, Retrovirologist, came on board in May.
Dr. Joel Rovnak, Retrovirologist, started in May.
Dr. Katy Bosio, who studies immune responses to aerosolized pathogens, started in May.
Dr. Brian Foy, Vector Biologist, began in August.
Dr. Alan Schenkel, Molecular Immunologist, will begin in September.


Summer Picnic!!

Are you ready for some Picnic?
Some Volleyball?
Throwing at your favorite Dept Head in a Dunk Tank?

Where: The grassy knoll between Anatomy/Zoology and the Painter Center
Date: Friday, August 27th
Time: 4 PM to 8 PM

The Department will supply the grill, meat, beer and beverages. Please consider bringing a side dish to share

Welcome!

In July the MIP Department was joined by
5 new Veterinary Residents;
  • Nicholas Haley, Microbiology
  • Patrick McKee, Clinical Pathology
  • Stuart VandeVenter, Anatomic Pathology
  • Greg Wilkerson, Anatomic Pathology
  • Matthew Williams, Clinical Pathology

 

Summer/Fall 2004 brings the Department
17 new Graduate Students;

  • Shiva Angala, PhD student in Chatterjee Lab
  • Scott Bernhardt, PhD student in Beaty Lab
  • Heather Blair, Masters student, current advisor is Dr. Vissa
  • Melissa Boyne, Masters student in Slayden Lab
  • Tina Daniels, PhD student in Quackenbush Lab
  • Nathaniel Denkers, PhD student, current advisor is Dr. VandeWoude
  • Nicole Garneau, PhD student, current advisor is Dr. Carol Wilusz
  • Andrew Goodyear, Masters student, current advisor is Dr. Izzo
  • Marcela Henao-Tamayo, PhD student in Orme Lab
  • Jaclyn Kraning, PhD student, current advisor is Dr. Schweizer
  • Ashley Linton, PhD student, current advisor is Anne Avery
  • Nicole Nemeth, PhD student in Bowen Lab
  • Gopi Planisamy, PhD student in Ormes Lab
  • Katie Poole, PhD student, current advisor is Dr. Carlson
  • Mam Scherman, PhD student in Brennan/Crick Lab
  • Lily Trunck, Masters student in Karkhoff-Schweizer Lab
  • Kimberly White, PhD student, current advisor is Dr. Schweizer



Quote of the Month:
"Nothing shocks me. I'm a scientist." Harrison Ford (1942 - ), as Indiana Jones


Mark Your Calendars!

The MIP Holiday Party will be
December 3rd at the University Park Holiday Inn. Further details to follow in future Newsletters.

The Faculty Retreat will be September 23, at the University Park Holiday Inn.


AUGUST 2004

Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri
2 3 4 5 6
9 10 11 12 13
16 17 18 19 20
23
Classes
Begin!
24 25 26 27
MIP
Picnic!
30
Guest
Seminar 4pm

Steve
Barthold
31
Grad
Seminar
12pm
     

SEPTEMBER 2004

Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri
    1
Histo
Seminar
8am
2 3
6
Univ
Holiday
7
Grad
Seminar
12pm
8
Histo
Seminar
8am
9
AC
Mtg 2:00pm
10
Dept
Party
4pm!
13
Faculty
Seminar
4pm
14
Grad
Seminar
12pm
15
Histo
Seminar
8am
16 17
20
Faculty
Seminar
4pm
21
Grad
Seminar
12pm
22
Histo
Seminar
8am
23
Faculty Retreat
- Univ Park Holiday Inn
24
27
Faculty
Seminar
4pm
28
Grad
Seminar
12pm
29
Histo
Seminar
8am
30  
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