Schedule
Thursday Oct 26, 2023
Alt Hotel University District
| 6:00-8:00 p.m. | Registration |
Friday, Oct 27, 2023
Foothills Campus, Theatre 3
| 8:30 - 8:35 a.m. | Opening Remarks - Hermann Schätzl |
| 8:35 - 9:15 a.m. | Keynote Speaker - Jeff Biernaskie |
| 9:15 - 9:20 a.m. | Explanation of Participation Codes |
| 9:20 - 9:30 a.m. | Break (10 mins) |
| 9:30 - 9:45 a.m. | Presenter 1 - Keana Shahin (OVC PhD Candidate) - Mosquito Madness: Tracking the Great Canadian Mosquito Invasion Amid Climate Change |
| 9:45 - 10:00 a.m. | Presenter 2 - Zihan Li (WCVM DVM Student) - Tire Mire: Cardiometabolic Effects of 6PPD - quinone in Subadult Fathead Minnow |
| 10:00 - 10:15 a.m. | Presenter 3 - Devyn Enwright (AVC DVM Student) - Developing and evaluating an equine welfare assessment for teaching animals |
| 10:15 - 10:30 a.m. | Presenter 4 - Cody Malone (WCVM PhD Candidate) - Role of wildlife in persistence and transmission of Trichinella spp. in the North American North: A One Health problem |
| 10:30 - 10:45 a.m. | Presenter 5 - Kate Walmsley (U of Surrey BVSc Student) - Estimating the spread of canine rabies as a result of the Ukraine conflict |
| 10:45 - 11:00 a.m. | Presenter 6 - Isabelle Bazin (U de M) - Retrospective study on the use of fluvoxamine in 72 dogs with anxiety disorders |
| 11:00 - 11:10 a.m. | Break (10 mins) |
| 11:10 - 11:25 a.m. | Presenter 7 - Miranda Bie (OVC DVM Student) - Investigation of the effects of the PI3K inhibitor LY294002 and the PI3K/mTOR dual inhibitor GSK2126458 on canine malignant melanoma cells |
| 11:25 - 11:40 a.m. | Presenter 8 - Alyssa Butters (UCVM PhD Candidate) - Escherichia coli in a One Health continuum: Investigation of genetic relatedness and antimicrobial resistance using whole - genome sequencing |
| 11:40 - 11:55 a.m. | Presenter 9 - Clare Henderson (AVC DVM Student - )Investigation on lung and heart parasites of Newfoundland coyotes |
| 11:55 a.m. - 12:10 p.m. | Presenter 10 - Kylie Pon (WCVM PhD Candidate) - Establishment and utilization of cell blocks in cavitary effusion analysis |
| 12:10 - 12:25 p.m. | Presenter 11 - Vitoria Régia Lima Campêlo (U de M PhD Candidate) - Biosecurity adoption in Quebec dairy farms: Results from a risk assessment questionnaire |
| 12:25 - 1:30 p.m. | Lunch (65 mins) |
| 1:30 - 1:45 p.m. | Presenter 12 - Jacob Maxwell (OVC DVM Student) - Steering Surplus: Behavioural Responses of Non - Replacement Dairy Calves to Transportation and Handling |
| 1:45 - 2:00 p.m. | Presenter 13 - Fatima Warraich (UCVM DVM Student) - Navigating the Human Angle in Wildlife Management: Exploring Wood Bison, Disease and Beliefs |
| 2:00 - 2:15 p.m. | Presenter 14 - Meg Walker (AVC Small Animal Surgery Resident) - Development of a Patient Specific 3D - Printed Drill Guide for Ventral Slot Surgery in Dogs: An Ex Vivo Study. |
| 2:15 - 2:30 p.m. | Presenter 15 - Jordan Bertagnolli (UCVM DVM Student) - Tracking Emerging Infectious Diseases in Wildlife of Inuit Nunangat through Researcher Surveys |
| 2:30 - 2:45 p.m. | Presenter 16 - Eric Kim (WCVM DVM Student) - Enhancing Comparative Oncology Insights: 18F - FDG PET/CT imaging analysis of pulmonary nodules in dogs and establishing the WCVM tumor biobank program. |
| 2:45 - 2:55 p.m. | Break (10 mins) |
| 2:55 - 3:10 p.m. | Presenter 17 - Rochelle Thompson (OVC PhD Candidate) - Coping strategies for occupational stressors among farmers in Ontario |
| 3:10 - 3:25 p.m. | Presenter 18 - Servane Payen (U de M PhD Candidate) - The role of lipoprotein Lmb (“Laminin - Binding protein”) in the pathogenesis of infection caused by Streptococcus suis serotype 2. |
| 3:25 - 3:40 p.m. | Presenter 19 - Eva Mutua (UCVM PhD Candidate - )Investigating the relationship between cow temperament, maternal behaviour, productive and reproductive traits in beef cattle across a 3 - year period. |
| 3:40 - 3:55 p.m. | Presenter 20 - Louie Genis (AVC Large Animal Internal Medicine Resident) - Prevalence of chronic diseases affecting adult sheep on Prince Edward Island |
| 3:55 - 4:10 p.m. | Presenter 21 - Asha Stone (U of Surrey) - A Retrospective Study of Neoplasia in UK Captive Snakes Submitted to a Specialist Diagnostic Pathology Service (IZVG Pathology) |
| 4:10 - 4:20 p.m. | Break (10 mins) |
| 4:20 - 4:30 p.m. | Closing Remarks |
| 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. | Student Mixer (the Banquet) |
Saturday Oct 28, 2023 (Reserved for Presenting Students only)
Spy Hill Campus
| 8:30-9:00 a.m. | Bus Pickup at Hotel (Travel to Spy Hill Campus) |
| 9:00-10:00 a.m. | Workshop 1 of 2 (1 hour) - Daniel Pang (Study Design) |
| 10:00-10:15 a.m. | Break & Coffee |
| 10:15-11:15 a.m. | Workshop 2 of 2 (1 hour) - Bethany Savoy (Mental Health & Wellbeing) |
| 11:15-12:00 p.m. | Tour of Spy Hill Campus |
| 12:00-1:00 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:00-2:00 p.m. | Career Panel |
| 2:00-4:45 p.m. | Bus Pickup at Spy Hill Campus (Travel to Zoo) | Zoo: Behind the Scenes with Doug Whiteside |
| 4:45 p.m. | Bus Pickup (Zoo to ALT Hotel Calgary University District) |
| 6:00 p.m. | Bus Pickup (ALT Hotel Calgary University District to Last Best Brewing and Distilling) |
| 6:30-8:30 p.m. | Merck Awards Ceremony |