University of Missouri Veterinary Research Scholars Program

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Mentors

Below is a list of current mentors. Click on their name to see their mentor profiles (those without links are pending).

Dr. Pam Adkins, DVM, PhD, DACVIM
Research area(s): Bovine mastitis, Beef calf health, Bacteriology, Molecular epidemiology, Impacts of antimicrobial usage

Dr. Yuksel Agca, DVM, PhD
Research area(s): Cellular and molecular reproduction, reproductive cryobiology and transgenics

Dr. Jim Amos-Landgraf, PhD
Research area(s): Animal models of disease, Colon cancer, COVID, genetics of susceptibility to disease

Dr. Deb Anderson, PhD
Research area(s): Emerging infectious diseases, host response to infection

Dr. Shawn Bender, PhD
Research area(s): Cardiovascular dysfunction in obesity and co-morbid conditions, with a focus on cardiac and coronary vascular function

Dr. Doug Bowles, PhD
Research area(s): Atherosclerosis, smooth muscle proliferation, migration, ion channels

Dr. Charlie Brown, PhD
Research area(s): Innate immunity and inflammation

Dr. Elizabeth Bryda, PhD
Research area(s): Animal modeling, Molecular genetics, Genetic engineering, Comparative medicine

Dr. Lane Clarke, DVM, PhD
Research area(s): Gastrointestinal physiology, Cystic fibrosis

Dr. Kevin Cummings, PhD
Research area(s): Neural control of cardiorespiratory and autonomic function

Dr. Maria Dashek, DVM, PhD
Research area(s): Avian diseases

Dr. Craig Emter, PhD
Research area(s): Cardiovascular diseases

Dr. Aaron Ericsson, DVM, PhD
Research area(s): Microbiomes, Gut/brain axis, Fetal programming of behavior and metabolism, Neurodevelopment

Dr. Craig Franklin, DVM, PhD, DACLAM
Research area(s): Microbiota in reproducibility and translatability of rodent models of disease (What? So what? Now what?)

Dr. Laurel Grisanti, PhD
Research area(s): Heart Failure, Inflammation, G Protein-Coupled Receptors

Dr. Tamara Hancock, DVM, PhD, DACVP (clinical)
Research area(s): Professional socialization and identity development, Well-being, mental health, & inclusion, Qualitative methods

Dr. Sarah Hooper, DVM, PhD
Research area(s): Ecophysiology, Ecosystem health, Ecotoxicology, Disease ecology, Non-invasive biomarkers

Drs. Rosalie Ierardi, DVM, MS, DACVP and Ram Raghavan, MPH, PhD
Research area(s): Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Infectious disease, Spatial epidemiology, Vector-borne, emerging and zoonotic diseases

Dr. Philip Johnson, BVSc, MS, MRCVS, DACVIM (some projects in collaboration with Dr. Aaron Ericsson)
Research area(s): Equine microbiome, Equine internal medicine

Dr. David Kline, PhD
Research area(s) Control of breathing, blood pressure control, Mechanisms of cardiorespiratory disease, hypoxia

Katrina K. Knott, MS, PhD, Environmental Health Unit, Missouri Department of Conservation; Katrina.Knott@mdc.mo.gov
Research area(s): Ecotoxicology, Nutritional Ecology, Animal Behavior, Wildlife Disease, Physiological Ecology, OneHealth

Dr. Sehwon Koh, PhD
Research area(s): Neurobiology, Neuron-glia interaction, Synapse development, Neurological disorders

Dr. Teresa Lever, PhD (projects in collaboration with Dr. Nicole Nichols, PhD)
Research area(s): Laryngeal function

Dr. Chris Lorson, PhD
Research area(s):Neurodegenerative disease, Gene therapy, Animal models

Dr. Leslie Lyons, PhD
Research area(s): Precision medicine in companion animals, Feline health and genetics, Feline populations genetics, Biomedical models, Wild felids and endangered species, Conservation genetics

Dr. Wenjun Ma, MVSc, PhD
Research area(s): Viral diseases of animals with an emphasis on emerging zoonotic viral infections (e.g., Influenza virus, Rift Valley Fever virus)

Dr. Charles Maitz, DVM, PhD
Research area(s): Radiation biology, DNA damage repair, Radiopharmaceuticals

Dr. F.A. (Tony) Mann, DVM, MS, DACVS, DACVECC
Research area(s): Emergency/Critical Care and Soft tissue surgery

Dr. Lynn M. Martin, DVM, MPH, DACVIM (LAIM) (collaborative projects only)
Research area(s): Equine internal medicine – ophthalmology, clinical immunology, microbiome, laminitis

Dr. Allison Meyer, PhD
Research area(s): Developmental programming in beef cattle, or how nutrition and management of pregnant cows and heifers impacts their calves.  We are especially interested in health and metabolism of neonatal beef calves

Dr. Rajiv Mohan, PhD, FARVO
Research area(s): Ocular gene therapy, Corneal nanomedicine, Corneal wound healing, Refractive laser surgery, Keratoconus, Ocular CounterACT research, Glaucoma bleb fibrosis, Corneal neovascularization

Dr. Nicole Nichols, PhD (some projects in collaboration with Dr. Teresa Lever)
Research area(s): Breathing and swallowing function and their coordination in rodent models of motor neuron death

Dr. Wole Odemuyiwa, DVM, PhD, DACVM
Research area(s): Virology, Immunology, Molecular diagnostics

Dr. Rachel Olson, PhD
Research area(s): Emerging and vector borne-infectious disease

Dr. Satyanarayana Rachagani, PhD
Research area(s): Pancreatic, lung and colorectal cancers

Dr. Ram Raghavan, MPH, PhD
Research area(s): Spatially-enabled computational epidemiology of vector-borne and infectious diseases

Dr. Cheryl Rosenfeld, DVM, PhD
Research area(s): Endocrine disruptors. Placenta, Brain, Microbiome, Epigenetics

Dr. Bill Stich, PhD
Research area(s): Biology of ticks and tick-borne pathogens, with the goal of developing more effective approaches for control of tick-borne diseases that impact people and domestic animals

Dr. Bryan Torres DVM, PhD, DACVS-SA, DACVSMR
Research area(s): Gait analysis, Musculoskeletal and joint biomechanics, Sports medicine and rehabilitation, Osteoarthritis and pain management

Dr. Kile Townsend, DVM, MS, DACVIM (LAIM)
Research area(s): Equine internal medicine – endocrine disease, microbiome, neuromuscular disease; Veterinary Education – use of simulators for learning, evaluating teaching and learning

Dr. Bret Ulery, PhD
Research area(s): Biomaterials, Immunoengineering, Regenerative medicine

Dr. Michael Zhang, DVM, PhD
Research area(s): Virology, Immunology

About the Program

The objectives of the MUVRSP are to expose veterinary students to research career opportunities through a mentored research experience and develop a much-needed community of veterinary research scientists.

For additional veterinary student research opportunities, see the Boehringer Ingelheim Veterinary Scholars and National and Canadian Research Opportunities for Veterinary Students web sites.

This program is sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim, IDEXX BioResearch, and the MU College of Veterinary Medicine.

Contact Us

Primary Contact:
Dr. Craig Franklin
Program Co-Director and Contact
Professor
Department of Veterinary Pathobiology
College of Veterinary Medicine
Voice: 573-882-6623
Fax: 573-884-7521
Email: franklinc@missouri.edu

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