Student Research Symposium Oct 2009
Students who were engaged in research in the College of Veterinary Medicine
in 2009 presented a poster session on October 14
detailing their work. The Student Research Symposium is sponsored by
Zoetis Animal Health.
A major purpose of this event is to recognize (and learn from) the efforts of
students and trainees–veterinary students, undergraduate students, graduate
students, and residents/interns – who contribute to the research mission of the
college and profession.
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Selected Abstracts from this symposium (PDF Format)
(posted with permission of the authors)
Improved Rat
Psychomotor Vigilance Test with Fast Response Times
Jennifer L. Walker, Fernanda Monjaraz Fuentes, David M. Rector Dr. David
Rector Laboratory, Washington State University, Pullman, WA
Internal Desynchronization of biological clocks
in the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus (SCN) and Ventral Tegmental Area (VTA) as a
property of drug-seeking and addiction
Alex Bond
Toward a Genetics of Separation Anxiety:
Social motivation in infant rats bred for high and low positive affect
Paolo Iacobucci (1,2),
Valentina Colonnello (1,2),
Thomas Fuchs(1), Laura D’Antuono (2),
and Jaak Panksepp(1) (1)
Integrative Physiology and Neuroscience (IPN), College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State
University, Pullman, WA 99164-6351 (2) Department of
Psychology, University of Rome "Sapienza," Via dei Marsi 78, 00185 Rome, Italy
S23D/S24D, S23A/S24A Mutations in Rat Cardiac
Troponin I Depress Myofilament Ca2+ Sensitivity, Maximum Tension and ATPase
Activity in Reconstituted Rat Cardiac Muscle Fibers.
Ranganath Mamidi, Jason Dobry, Steven Ford, and Murali Chandra. IPN, 205 VBRB, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164.
Cd8+/Perforin+/Wc1- Gammadelta T, Cd4+/Perforin-
Alphabeta T, and B Lymphocytes Infiltrate Vasculitis Lesions of American Bison
With Experimentally-Induced Sheep-Associated Malignant Catarrhal Fever
D. Nelson(1), W. Davis(1), W. Brown(1),
H. Li(1,2), D. O’Toole(3),
J.L. Oaks(1) (1)Department
of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman,
WA; (2)Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service-USDA, Pullman, WA; (3)University of Wyoming,
Laramie, WY
Clinical and endocrine effects of LHRH
immunization in male alpacas (Vicugna pacos) S. Nielsen1, CL Fite1, DM
deAvila2, S. Sandoval1, JJ Reeves2,3, A. Tibary1,3
College of Veterinary Medicine, Department Veterinary Clinical Sciences,
Department of Animal Sciences, 3Center for
Reproductive Biology, Washington State University, Pullman 99164-7060 USA
Clinical protection of neonatal SCID foals
against EIAV by passive transfer of plasma containing broadly neutralizing
antibodies S.D. Taylor, R. Tallmadge, S. Leib, R. Nelson, S. Carpenter, and
R.H. Mealey
Identification of T Regulatory Cells in
the Horse
Cori Youngblood and Dr. Robert H. Mealey
Changes in Arterial, Mixed Venous and
Intraerythrocytic Ion Concentrations During Prolonged Exercise
Meyer, Nicole
Initial replication in the lung and
systemic dissemination of ovine herpesvirus 2 in American bison after intranasal
nebulization Katherine L. Gailbreath, Cristina W. Cunha, Naomi S. Taus,
Donal O’Toole, Donald P. Knowles, Hong Li
The TRPM1 Channel plays a functional role in
the ON-Bipolar Cell Light Response.
1Steve M Nelson, 1Jianmei
Zhang, 1Neal Burke, 3S-X Zheng,
1Lane Squires, 3Catherine
W Morgans, 4Robert M Duviosin, 1R. Lane Brown. 1Washington
State University, IPN, Pullman, WA; 3Casey Eye
Institute, OHSU, Portland, Oregon; 4Department of
Physiology and Pharmacology, OHSU.
Variable retention of antibiotic activity
after exposure to high organic soil
Kassandra Garner1, Murugan Subbiah1,
Patrick Friel1, Jeffrey Ullman2,
& Douglas Call1
1Department of Microbiology and Pathology and
2Biological Systems Engineering,
Washington State University, Pullman, WA
Vent Flow System Development For Continuous
Breath by Breath Analysis Of Pulmonary Mechanics
Student Investigator: Eric Renner Faculty Sponsor: Warwick Bayly BVSc, MS
The role of rpoB in the attenuation of
Flavobacterium psychrophilum after passage with rifampicin
Karol S. Gliniewicz1, Kenneth D. Cain2,
Kevin R. Snekvik1,2
and Douglas R. Call1 1Department
of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman,
WA; 2Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources and
the Aquaculture Research Institute, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID; 3Washington
Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, Pullman, WA
Targeted destruction of NPY
receptor-expressing neurons in the arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus increases
food intake and body adiposity
Brandon Roberts, Ai Jun Li, Thu Dinh, Sue Ritter Neuroscience Program Washington
State University, Pullman, WA
Fast Optical Neurophysiology
Jennifer L. Schei1,2, Matthew D. McCluskey1,
and David M. Rector2 1
Department of Physics and Astronomy, Washington State University, Pullman, WA
99164-2814 2 IPN, Washington State
University, Pullman, WA 99164-6520
Deletion of Antigen-Specific CD4+ T Cells is a
Strategy of Immune Evasion and Persistence of Anaplasma marginale
Sushan Han, Junzo Norimine, Wendy C. Brown
Identification of Acyl Carrier Protein and
the Determination of Type II Fatty Acid Synthesis Pathway in Babesia bovis
Marina Caballero, Monica J. Pedroni and Audrey O. T. Lau Department of
Veterinary Microbiology & Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington
State University, Pullman, WA 99164-7040
Integration and expression of Bm86 in
transfected B. bovis parasites Jacob M. Laughery and Carlos E.
Suarez
Quantitative morphometric analysis of the
angiogenic effects of tocopherols on utero-placental vascular network of late
pregnant ewes
J. Rodriguez1, R. Kasimanickam1,
V. Kasimanickam2, A. Tibary1
1Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary
Medicine, 2School of Molecular Sciences, Washington
State University, Pullman, WA 99164
Managing the Overweight Pet
By Jamie Getz and Jay Huang, VM 505 Reverence for life
Antibody Mediated Enhancement of
Dendritic Cell Responses to Rhodococcus equi
By Jamie Getz, Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Stephen Hines
Promoter Polymorphisms within Strains of
Anaplasma marginale and Tick Transmission Status
Dani Dahmen
Effects of Regular
Stimulation on Physiological Recordings
Dean Corbaley, David M. Rector IPN, Washington State University,
Pullman, WA 99164-6520
Role of TRP Channels in
CCK-Induced Activation of Cultured Vagal Afferent Neurons from Rat.
H. Zhao and S. M. Simasko. Program in Neuroscience, IPN Washington
State University, Pullman, WA. 99164
Setting the clock: Physiological integration of
seasonal cues by the grizzly bear
Jasmine V. Ware O. L. Nelson, C. T. Robbins, G. Wright Dr. Heiko T. Jansen Dr.
Heiko T. Jansen Laboratory, Neuroscience Program Washington State University,
Pullman, WA
Retrospective evaluation of health event data
recording of on dairies using Dairy Comp 305
Sarah Giebel, John Wenz DVM, Jen Wilson
Expression of the ABCG2 transporter in
canine tumor cells
Carlyn Zylstra
Identifying Conserved Signal Sequences in the Type
III Secretion System of Vibrio parahaemolyticus
Seth D. Nydam1, Xiaohui Zhou1,
Jeffrey E. Christensen2, Michael E. Konkel2,
Shira L. Broschat1,3
and Douglas R. Call1,3,4
1Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology, Washington State
University, Pullman, WA; 2School of Molecular
Biosciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA;
3School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Washington State
University, Pullman, WA; 4School for Global Animal
Health, Washington State University, Pullman, WA.
TRPM1 is required for the depolarizing light
response in retinal ON-bipolar cells
Glenn R Wyrickb, Catherine W. Morgansa, Jianmei
Zhangb, Brett G. Jeffreya,c,
Steve M. Nelsonb, Neal S. Burkeb,
Robert M. Duvoisind and R. Lane Brownb
a Department of Ophthalmology,
c Oregon National Primate Research Center, &
d Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Oregon
Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239; b Department of Veterinary and
Comparative Anatomy, Pharmacology, and Physiology, Washington State University,
Pullman, WA 99164.
Evaluation of a 14 gauge and 16 gauge
side-cutting biopsy needle and four different negative aspiration pressures used
for obtaining brain tissues for histopathology in dogs
Adam R. Schneider, Annie V. Chen-Allen, Gary J. Haldorson
Differential virulence of enterohemorrhagic E.
coli O157:H7 genotypes
Smriti Shringi and Tom Besser Department of Veterinary Microbiology and
Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164
Disruption of relA in Mycobacterium avium
subsp. paratuberculosis impairs survival in the host.
Kun Taek Park1, Andrew J. Allen2,
Mary Jo Hamilton1, Amanda Grimm1,
William C. Davis1. 1Depts.
of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology and 2Veterinary
Clinical Sciences, CVM, Washington State University, Pullman, WA.
Identification of Immunogenic Coxiella
burnetii Proteins
Darius Starks*, Jim Deringer, Wendy Brown Dept. of Veterinary Microbiology and
Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA *Tuskegee University School
of Veterinary Medicine, Tuskegee Institute, AL
Model representation of the force response to
step-like length changes in constantly activated cardiac muscle.
Steven J. Ford, Ranganath Mamidi, Wenji Dong, Murali Chandra, Kenneth B.
Campbell Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA
Circulating GLP-1 and CCK-8 reduce food intake by
non-vagal mechanisms.
J. Zhang and R. C. Ritter. Programs in Neuroscience, IPN, Washington
State University, Pullman, WA 99164
Playful handling reduces stress associated with
repeated intra-peritoneal injections in male rats
Kim Wahl, Sylvie Cloutier, and Ruth C. Newberry Center for the Study of Animal
Well-being, Department of Veterinary and Comparative Anatomy, Pharmacology and
Physiology, Washington State University, Pullman WA 99163-6520
Restoration of viscerosensory innervations
following capsaicin- and vagotomy-induced nerve damage in adult rats
Ryu, V., Gallaher, Z.R. and Czaja, K.
"Expression of Gα14 and TRPC7 in Melanopsin-Containing
Retinal Ganglion Cells"
Sara Hilliard
Association between intake of antacids and
variance in acid tolerance for clinical isolates of Salmonella
enteric
Jessica Bailey1,2, Margaret Davis2,
Devendra Shah2,3, Lisa Orfe2
and Douglas Call2,3 1School of Veterinary Medicine,
Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, Alabama; 2Department
of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman,
WA; 3School of Global Animal Health, Washington
State University, Pullman, WA
