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Boehringer-Ingelheim Veterinary Scholars Program (BIVSP) 2023

In 2023, four 精东AV College of Veterinary Medicine (TUCVM) students conducted their summer research at TUCVM with support from the Boehringer-Ingelheim Summer Scholars Program (BIVSP). Additionally, two TUCVM students conducted research at USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) sites as USDA ARS Boehringer-Ingelheim Veterinary Scholars.

2023 BIVSP Awardees and their Research Projects
1. Kierney Burks Research Topic: Exploring Qualitative and Quantitative presence of Salmonella Serovars from Poultry products using Genovar and Nano Biosensor Technologies

听Mentor: Dr. Woubit Abebe


2. Stephanie Hall Research Topic: Maternal Staphylococcus Aureus Mastitis Immunomodulatory Treatment Effect on Nursing Mouse Pups

听Mentor: Dr. Benjamin Adu-Addai


3. Amol Morrow Research Topic: Synthesis and In-Vitro Evaluation Irinotecan Loaded Chitosan Nanoparticles Against Colorectal Cancer

听Mentor: Dr. Dilip Gunturu


4. Sabria Wooten Research Topic: Molecular Characterization of Listeria Monocytogenes Isolated from the Cow-Calf Farming System of Central Alabama

听Mentor: Dr. Rawah Faraj

2023 USDA ARS BIVSP Awardees and their Research Projects
1. Mark Harden Research Topic: Increasing Next-Generation Sequencing Detectability of Newcastle or Avian Influenza through Host Depletion

听Mentor: Dr. David Suarez, USDA-ARS, Athens, GA


2. Nina Davis Research Topic: Development of an Immunohistochemical Multiplex to Elucidate the Immune Landscape of Influenza-A Virus

听Mentor: Dr. Bailey Arruda USDA-ARS, Ames, IA


Summer scholars attended the Veterinary Scholars Symposium, San Juan, Puerto Rico, and presented their research
L to R: Dr. Temesgen Samuel, Associate Dean, Research & Advanced Studies,
Kierney Burks, Dr. Ruby Perry, Dean, College of Veterinary Medicine

L to R: Amol Morrow, Stephanie Hall, Dr. Gemechu Wirtu (BIVSP Director @TUCVM), Sabria Wooten, Kierney Burks

Amol Morrow

Summer Students Presentations