Maxey Wellman, DVM, PhD2013 ACVP President

If you are like me, you check the weather frequently. I am always waiting for the thermometer to reach 70oF, which signals spring, my favorite time of year! Speaking of thermometers, you may have noticed the thermometer for the Research and Education Endowment Fund on page 2 of the March Newsletter, but in case you did not, an updated thermometer appears on page 2 of this newsletter.

An endowment fund is a permanent fund that provides support for activities that strengthen an organization and help it achieve its vision, which in our case is “to be an innovative and integral contributor to global health solutions by understanding disease.” The ACVP Research and Education Endowment Fund was established in 2004 and currently is within about $40,000 of the $500,000 corpus, thanks to donations from our generous membership and the hard work of our Development Committee, chaired by Anne Ryan.

Only when the fund is fully funded can ACVP use this money to support a new, competitive, $5,000 Mid-Career Achievement Award, as well as fellowships, scholarships, and other research grants and excellence awards. The ACVP leadership team strongly supports the Research and Education Endowment Fund, and we have made individual contributions to show our support. If every ACVP member gave $25 to support this fund, we could reach our goal of fully funding the Research and Education Endowment Fund by the end of 2013, but no contribution is too small. Thank you to the most recent donors listed on page 2 of this newsletter. If you are interested in making a gift to the Research and Education Endowment Fund, click on the link on the ACVP web page (www.acvp.org/members/donate.cfm) or send a check to Wendy Coe, CAE, Executive Director, ACVP, 2424 American Lane, Madison, WI 53704-3102 and indicate that you would like your donation to go to this fund. Remember, all donations are tax-deductible. If you work for a company with a matching gift program,

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Michael J. Topper, DVM, PhD

ACVP Continues Full Recognition as a Veterinary Specialty Organization

As a follow-up to the March 2013 Newsletter article on the American Board of Veterinary Specialties (ABVS) process, the American Veterinary Medical Association’s Executive Board at its April 2013 meeting granted continued full recognition as a veterinary specialty organization (based on our 2011 five-year in-depth report) to the American College of Veterinary Pathologists. Minor modifications to our Bylaws will be coming out later in the year to ensure our appeals process is in line with ABVS requirements.

ACVP Membership Relief Policy

ACVP has a number of policies that can be found on our website at: http://www.acvp.org/members/Library.cfm. Most of the policies are related to operational aspects of the College, but Council would like to highlight the Membership Relief Policy that directly benefits some of our members. Here are some highlights of the policy.

Diplomate in Training Program. ACVP Diplomates who are currently graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, continuing their residency training, or an equivalent position are eligible for a reduction in annual membership dues. Diplomates requesting this dues reduction must provide the Executive Office with a letter of verification from their training advisor or other appropriate departmental official stating that the requestor is in a pathology training program, a postdoctoral fellow, or a graduate student. Dues for these individuals currently are $100. Requests must be made annually. These Diplomates may also register at the current Resident, Fellow, Graduate Student fee for the ACVP Annual Meeting. They must provide similar documentation as others in training programs to obtain this reduced registration fee.

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sending in the required form will allow you to maximize your donation and allow us to reach our goal even more quickly. We are so close!

Council met with members of the Education Committee in Baltimore in April to talk about final plans for the 2013 Annual Meeting in Montréal and the preliminary plans for the 2014 and 2015 meetings in Atlanta and Minneapolis. I encourage you to check out the information about the 2013 ACVP/ASVCP Annual meeting that has recently been posted on the website (www.acvp.org), including an opportunity for community service, tips on traveling to Montréal (I don’t think it is going to be 70oF/21oC), and the exciting list of pre- and post-meeting workshops, plenary sessions, and focused scientific sessions. This year, we will host a group of veterinary students from Université de Montréal, so please welcome them to our meeting.

All of our committees have been working diligently to make progress on our 2012-2017 ACVP Strategic Plan, which is available in the members section of the ACVP website and was reviewed in the March 2013 newsletter. Please consider getting involved in an ACVP committee or a task force, all of which are listed in the back of the ACVP directory. One of our strategic goals is to enhance communications to engage membership and to improve the visibility and impact of the College and veterinary pathology within the veterinary profession, scientific community, and the public. We are always looking for volunteers and would welcome your ideas and creativity. By the time you read this, it should be in the 80s. Enjoy your summer!

Diplomate Dues Relief. Council realizes that adversity in the lives of an ACVP Diplomate may arise from time to time, whether due to a change in financial status, natural disasters, or medical or family issues. Often during these times, ACVP’s resources and connections are most needed. Diplomates experiencing a hardship should contact the Executive Office. They will be instructed in how to submit a request to Council for suspension of dues in order to remain in a Member-in-Good-Standing status. The purpose is to provide temporary relief of membership dues for a Diplomate who seeks to maintain Member-in-Good-Standing status and remain in contact with other Diplomates through its various activities and meetings, and benefit fully from ACVP membership. Council will consider each request individually and will contact the requesting Diplomate with its decision and the length of time approved. At the end of the relief period, Diplomates still in need of this program may resubmit a new request to Council.

Research and Education Endowment Fund Goal - $500,000

As of May 31, 2013

March 22 - $423,100May 31 - $462,668

Giving to the Endowment Fund is easy online. Go to the Members Only page, click on Donate to ACVP, and have your credit card handy. Gifts to ACVP are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.

Donor List to the ACVP Research and Education Endowment Fund

February 1 - May 31, 2013

Claire Andreasen, DVM, PhD

Charles C. Bailey, DVM

Brad Bolon, DVM, MS, PhD

Angela K. Brice, DVM, PhD

Noel P. Clancey, BSc, DVM, MVSc

Wendy Coe

William C. Hall, VMD, PhD

Robert Kovatch, DVM

Kimberly A. Maratea, DVM, PhD

James T. Meehan, DVM, PhD

Paul Meunier, DVM, PhD

James C. Murphy, DVM, PhD

M. Gerard O’Sullivan, MVB, PhD

Laura E. Perkins, DVM, PhD

Lance Perryman, DVM, PhD

Patricia A. Pesavento, DVM, PhD

Christopher M. Reilly, DVM

Anne M. Ryan, DVM, PhD, MS

Kaori Sakamoto, DVM, PhD

Aaron M. Sargeant, DVM, PhD

Stephen P. Schmidt, DVM, PhD

Sean T. Spagnoli, DVM

Keith E. Steele, DVM, PhD

Julia E. Stickle, DVM, PhD

Susan V. Westmoreland, VMD

Jeffrey C. Wolf, DVM

Lauren G. Wolfe, DVM, PhD

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President-Elect (2014)

R. Mark Simpson, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVP

Vision Statement: Most of us are convinced that the breadth of pathology knowledge is immense and growing. Our discipline, of which the ACVP organization is a leading influence, indirectly serves significant numbers of the non-animal owning public through our involvement in healthcare, education, animal health, and disease control. Small group with a big footprint. Our training and certification processes provide strong fundamentals for our abilities to meet such diverse societal needs. When we are recognized, we enjoy an outstanding reputation, the result of each individual member’s days and nights, as well as the collective standards and accomplishments of our organization. As we look ahead, I suspect most of us see a bit more challenges. And it’s not just in the amount of medical information to integrate. The dichotomous realities of budgetary pressures in the places where we train and work, coupled with the increasing sophistication demanded of our discipline by society, mean we have to remain dynamic. While we meet the fundamental obligations upon which we are relied in diagnostic medicine, we must look at how practice and our clientele in clinics, labs, colleges, and in small and multinational firms are changing. We should resist complacency simply because something has worked in our past. My vision is for us to be organizationally vibrant and focused on future practice. Through our organization, we can strive to collaboratively strengthen each other in order to develop for this future. I hope you provide me with the opportunity to serve you as president. It would be an honor and a privilege. If elected your president-elect, I will seek your dialog as we collaborate on our future.

Education: BS, University of Georgia, 1977; DVM, UGA, 1981; Residency/Ph.D., Louisiana State University, 1989; Diplomate, ACVP (anatomic), 1990. Member, ASVCP, 1988

Professional Positions: Currently, Senior Scientist, and Head, Molecular Pathology Laboratory Unit, Laboratory of Cancer Biology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, 2009-present; Staff Scientist, Laboratory of Cancer Biology and Genetics, NCI, NIH, 2001-2009; Founding Director, NIH Comparative Biomedical Scientist Training Program, 2003- present (combined training in pathology and research in partnership with university pathology training programs); Adjunct graduate faculty, Michigan State University, North Carolina State University, and University of Maryland, 2004-present; Purdue University, 2012-present. Formerly, Veterinary Medical Officer, Laboratory of Immunogenetics, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, 1991-2001; Instructor of Clinical Pathology, North Carolina State University, 1989-1991. Veterinary practice prior to pathology training.

Scientific Interests and Experience: Developing and applying research technologies to disease pathogenesis investigations; Correlating pathology with molecular diagnostics, in vivo imaging and image analysis; Serum and tissue proteomics for biomarker discovery; Animal

Ken Frazier, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVP

Vision Statement:The key to success for any organization is to constantly evolve. In the past several years, the ACVP has strived to not only adapt to changes in our profession, but to anticipate future directions and to have policies in place that allow our organization to maintain its position at the forefront of specialties within the veterinary profession. The ACVP President and Council have the obligation to shepherd the college through transition periods, and the recently revised, 5-year strategic plan aims to address upcoming challenges to practicing veterinary pathologists. I support and strongly encourage this visionary and proactive approach to ACVP leadership, and I believe we have been fortunate as an organization to have had a string of very strong and forward-thinking individuals in Council for the past decade. It is the job of the President to provide a concrete, clearly defined, long-term vision so that the committees of the College can implement strategies outlined by Council. The commitment of the Examination Committee to continually improve the certification exam and make it more relevant is an example of where ACVP leadership continues to mold the future of the organization. The efforts by the Education Committee to make adjustments to the annual meeting based on member feedback, demonstrates that this organization is not stagnant, but continually willing to improve for the better. Our life-long learning initiative will provide a framework so that each diplomate has the opportunity to continue to personally develop and excel.

The strength of our college lays in its diversity. We are composed of a disparate group of professionals, covering a wide spectrum of jobs and responsibilities. During my career, I have had the luxury of working in an experimental pathology division of a medical school, a diagnostic laboratory within a veterinary university pathology department, as a consultant for a biotech company, and as a toxicologic pathologist in the pharmaceutical industry. The interests and concerns for colleagues in each of these disciplines may be quite different, but as long as the organization understands the necessity for supporting all branches of veterinary pathology, we will prosper. This includes not only recognizing and reflecting job-related diversity in providing well-rounded educational symposia and in the advocacy of overall policy, but also requires awareness of the increasing global nature of our interactions, and the need for international outreach to ACVP members separated geographically from North America. It is further important to understand that our members are diverse as far as the stages of their career, and that we need to do what we can as a college to encourage recent diplomates to participate in the future of the ACVP. The college must continue to provide opportunities for trainees/residents despite a difficult economic climate, as we continue to ‘gray’ as a group. I have participated in several ACVP committees in my tenure as a diplomate, and it has been personally and professionally rewarding. I encourage everyone to be active participants in this organization and volunteer when and

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models of human disease; Developing and supporting pathologist training; Organize and direct a pathology training consortium among 5 Colleges of Veterinary Medicine and 4 NIH institutes; Mentor veterinary student interns/externs; Cross-trained in clinical pathology with diagnostic and teaching experience in both diagnostic lab and teaching hospital settings (LSU and NCSU), interests in enhancing integrations between anatomic and clinical disciplines; Member ASVCP since 1988; ASVCP Nominating Committee, 2000; NCI Mouse Models of Human Cancer Consortium (MMHCC) Participant on Classification of Hematopoietic Neoplasms in the Mouse, 2000; NIH MMHCC Steering Committee Member, 2012; National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Grant Study Section Reviewer, 2003; National Cancer Institute Study Section Reviewer, 2009; Ad hoc reviewer for 10 biomedical journals including Veterinary Pathology and Veterinary Clinical Pathology; Center for Cancer Research Comparative Oncology Program Clinical Trial Overview Committee, 2005-2011; Organizer and chair, Comparative Biomedical Scientists Training Program Symposium, 2008, 2011; Website design (http://nih-cbstp.nci.nih.gov); NCI Comparative Melanoma Tumor Board Chair, 2011-2013; Awarded NIH Director’s Merit Award; NCI Director Awards for Mentor of Merit, Merit Award, and Leading Diversity Award; Interests in advancing continuing professional development for within-career pathologists, while advocating for broadening of professional niches for veterinary pathologists.

ACVP Activities: Education Committee – reorganized committee (as chair) and participated in consolidation of joint ACVP and ASVCP annual meeting (current meeting format), 1998-2002; 49th Annual Meeting (1998): Vice Chair, Infectious Diseases Specialty Group; 50th Annual Meeting (1999): Chair; Infectious Diseases Specialty Group; Organizer, Infectious Disease Mini-Symposium; Organizer, Laser Capture Microdissection Workshop; 51st Annual Meeting (2000): Chair, Experimental Pathology Specialty Group; Organizer, Mini-Symposium on Mouse Models Phenotyping; Organizer, 2nd Laser Capture Microdissection Workshop; 52nd Annual Meeting (2001): General Chair, Scientific Program Committee (Salt Lake City); Organizer, Concurrent Session on In Vivo Imaging in Pathology; Organizer, Flow Cytometry Workshop; Organizer, Late Breaking Session on Bioterrorism; Co-chair, Stem Cell Biology Plenary Session; 53rd Annual Meeting (2002): Co-chair, Cancer Genetics Plenary Session; Meeting participant and assisted preparation of ACVP position paper for National Academy of Sciences study on National Needs For Research In Veterinary Science, 2004; Member, 2007-2012 ACVP Strategic Planning Committee; Invited Speaker, 57th Annual Meeting, 2006; Strategic Alliances Task Force Member, 2006-2007; Role Delineation Focus Group (Anatomic Pathology), for membership survey preparation, 2007; Training Program Development Task Force, 2006 – 2010; Member of Council (Councilor) 2010-2013; 2012 – 2017 strategic plan committee; Council Liaison to: Education committee; the Intersociety Experimental Pathology Committee; Student Chapters; and Maintenance of Certification Development Committee. Includes my involvement in initiatives such as combined annual meetings with ASIP (2014), STP (2015); ASIP meeting reports published in Vet Pathol; Creation of the Training Program Network; Coordinating training program task force and committee activities for future initiatives, including updating our examination using the phased, 2-part examination concept.

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where you can. I would be honored to act as President, and look forward to continuing to contribute to this great group of colleagues.

Education:BS - Wichita State University (1982); DVM – Kansas State University (1987); Residency in Comparative Pathology – University of Miami; PhD (Molecular Biology) – University of Miami (1996); Diplomate ACVP (1999); Diplomate, American Board of Toxicology (2009); Fellow, International Academy of Toxicologic Pathology (2012).

Professional Positions: Director of Pathology, Safety Assessment, GlaxoSmithKline (2002-present); Assistant Professor, then tenured Associate Professor of Pathology, Univ. of Georgia, Veterinary Diagnostic & Investigational Laboratory (1996-2002); Postdoctoral Fellow/Instructor, Univ. of Miami Div. of Comparative Pathology (1994-1996).

Scientific Interests and Experience:Spontaneous and toxicologic pathology of the kidney; toxicology and pathology of antisense oligonucleotide therapies.

I have over 130 scientific journal publications, book chapters and published abstracts including seminal papers concerning Connective Tissue Growth Factor (a protein critical in wound healing and kidney failure), utilization of Chronic Renal Disease models, and identification of epithelial-mesenchymal transition in rodent kidney tubules. While in the diagnostic laboratory, I published on multiple mechanistic investigations into infectious, developmental or toxic animal pathologies. I lecture widely (ACVP, STP, BSTP, ACT, FDA, etc.) on kidney pathology and chaired the Urinary System subcommittee for the Society of Toxicologic Pathology INHAND nomenclature initiative. I have also participated in or chaired many other committees for the ACVP and STP and have been on the editorial board for multiple journals. I am currently a toxicologic study pathologist and safety assessment project team member at GSK for several of their drug development portfolios and am on the nephrotoxicity advisory panel, where I consult on all issues associated with potentially drug-related renal pathology and kidney toxicity.

ACVP Activities:Natural Disease Specialty group 2002; Judge-Young Investigator Awards 2002; Coordinator—Renal Mystery Slide Seminar 2003; Specialty Group committee co-coordinator/YIA chair 2004-2006; Specialty Group chair 2006 – 2008; Abstracts Editor for Veterinary Pathology 2006-8; Education Committee 2004-2009 and 2011-present; ITPIG 2005-12; session co-chair Homeland Security minisymposium 2008; ACVP Industry Led Teaching initiative planning committee 2008; plenary session on transporters, chair 2009; minipig minisymposium chair 2009; Education committee chair 2012; Epigenetics Plenary session co-chair 2013; ACVP annual meeting program chair 2013. I also acted as the GSK laboratory research mentor for two students in the ACVP/STP student training coalition (Dr. Torri Crabbs and Dr. Victoria Castillo from UC Davis) from 2008-2012.

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Secretary/Treasurer Elect (2014)

Mark Ackermann, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVP

Vision Statement: My vision as the ACVP Secretary-Treasurer is to uphold the responsibilities of the position and be a positive contributing member to the Executive Committee. I envision this position requiring an active and involved participant, a person who demonstrates both quality written and verbal skills, and who whole-heartedly supports the College’s mission and the implementation/assessment of the ACVP 2012-2017 Strategic Plan. I also envision this position requiring a person having good listening skills, being comfortable representing other members and their ideas, and actively assisting in the completion of the necessary work to move the College forward. I believe the role of the Secretary/Treasurer is to support and model initiatives that maximize communication to its members, further shrinking the distance between the 1550 members in 17 countries and inspiring collaboration. The position also requires action in a strategic manner that emphasizes long-range vision, proactive leadership on key financial issues, and policy development that will define and guide the ongoing work of the College. In regards to the ACVP 2012-2017 Strategic Plan, my experience with the Examination and Intersociety Pathology Committees will allow a depth of insight to the Strategic Plan’s Strategic Goals 1, 4, and 5, and my work at the University with training of pathologists and veterinarians will provide insight to Goals 3 and 4. I hope, as an ACVP Board member, to work on these and other issues that are critical to the future of the ACVP and its members. There are also unknown issues that arise and I very much enjoy new challenges. I seek to build on the great success that stems from insight and hard work by the many previous members since the College’s inception. I believe my background, skills, and experience dovetail with the role of ACVP Secretary-Treasurer and would be honored to serve the College and its members in this capacity.

Education:DVM, Iowa State University (1986). PhD, Iowa State University (1989). Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Pathologists (1990).

Professional Positions: Veterinary Medical Officer, USDA/ARS-National Animal Disease Center (USDA/ARS-NADC) (1990–1996). Lead Scientist, Swine Respiratory Disease Project, USDA/ARS-NADC (1988–1996). Assistant Professor, Iowa State University, College of Veterinary Medicine (ISU-CVM) (1996-1998). Associate Professor, ISU-CVM (1998-2002). Professor, ISU-CVM (2002–present). JG Salsbury Endowed Chair, ISU-CVM (2001–2004 and 2004–2007). Consultant Pathologist, Antech Inc. (2003–present). Interim Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies, ISU-CVM (2011-2012).

Judith Radin, DVM, PhD, Diplomate, ACVP

Vision Statement:The ACVP is one of the longest standing specialty colleges in the AVMA and continues as a vibrant, dynamic organization that strives to promote excellence in the field of veterinary pathology. While one of the College’s main functions is credentialing of veterinary pathologists, our organization has initiatives that go beyond that role to promote high quality training programs, to engage veterinary students to foster interest in the field, and to expand international partnerships in a profession that is increasingly going global. Communication will be of great importance as the College implements significant changes, such as reorganization of the board examination in accordance with AVMA ABVS guidelines, implementation of maintenance of certification requirements, and expansion of international partnerships. I feel confident that the ACVP will continue to exhibit creativity and forward thinking as it addresses future needs and challenges. I would be honored to be able to use my communication and organizational skills to help the College reach these goals.

Education:BS Cornell University 1977; DVM Cornell University 1981; PhD and residency Colorado State 1986; Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Pathologists (Clinical Pathology) 1988.

Professional Positions:Private small animal practice, Penfield Veterinary Hospital, Rochester, New York (1981 1983); Clinical pathology resident and graduate student, Colorado State University (1983 1986); Assistant (1986-1992), Associate (1992-2004) and Professor (2004-present) of Clinical Pathology, The Ohio State University; Associate Investigator, Dorothy M. Davis Heart & Lung Research Institute (2002-present); Associate Investigator, Center for Clinical and Translational Science (2010-present). Scientific Interests and Experience:Research interests include mechanisms of blood pressure control and the impact of hypertension on development of renal and cardiac dysfunction. Mechanisms by which adipokines released from fat cells modify the effects of pro-inflammatory cytokines during development of cardiovascular disease. Author of over 50 research papers and book chapters. NIH C06 study section. Member of the American Physiology Society since 1985. Teaching and service interests include clinical chemistry and hemostasis. I have served as a mentor for 24 clinical pathology residents. Co-author of 3 clinical pathology-related text books and 10 book chapters. Invited speaker at meetings of ACVP, ACVIM, and ESVCP. Editorial board for Veterinary Clinical Pathology (2002-2005, 2009-present) and Veterinary Pathology (1995-1997). Helped with transition of VCP from self-published to Wiley. Service to ASVCP includes Executive Board (2003-

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Scientific Interest and Experience: Respiratory pathology and disease conditions including avian, swine, shipping fever in cattle, and RSV in lambs. Characterized key pathologic features of Bovine Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency (BLAD) including pneumonia. The last 15 years investigated the cellular and molecular mechanisms that predispose perinatal lung to RSV infection. Developed and utilized an animal model in preterm and term lambs that closely mimics RSV infection in human infants. The project has been funded federally from 1997–present (NIH, USDA) and funded also periodically by non-federal grants/contracts. Grant reviewer: NIH Study Section (Innate Immunity Immunology; NIAID) (2008–2012), Ad Hoc NIH reviews (2006–present), Ad Hoc NSERC (2008–2012), USDA Project Review Panel Chair (2011). Peer-reviewed authored or co/authored publications (125). Book chapters (8) including Inflammation Chapter, McGavin & Zachary 4th and 5th Editions. Invited presentations (57). Major Professor (15 PhD degrees). Graduate committee member (75). Post-doctoral mentoring (5). Professor-in-Charge, Image Analysis, Confocal Microscopy and Laser Capture Biotechnology Facility (1997–present). Departmental Director of Graduate Education (DOGE) (1998-2006). Ten weeks/year clinical service necropsy and surgical pathology (ISU) and consultant diagnostic pathology (Antech and Texas A&M Gastroenterology). Mentored 13 pathologists to successful ACVP board certification. Faculty advisor to the ISU Pre-Veterinary Club (2004–present) and the ISU Student Chapter of the ACVP (2007–present). Chair of the CVM-ISU Promotion and Tenure Committee (2008–2011). Chair of Scientific Symposium at Experimental Biology Meetings (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008). Recent invited seminars include: Gordon Conference (antimicrobial peptides) in Lucca, Italy (2007); CL Davis European program (inflammation) in Dubrovnic, Croatia (2008); MedImmune, Inc. (2008); Gilead, Inc. (2010); VETOQUINOL Scientific Symposium, Prague, Czech Republic (2010); Australian Veterinary Pathology Society (respiratory pathology), Melbourne, Australia (2011); Veterinary Respiratory Comparative Society (2012); International Meeting of Equine Infectious Diseases (2012); University of Minnesota (2013). Administrative experience as Interim Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies ISU-CVM (2010–2011).

ACVP Activities: Annual Meeting Session Chair, Immunobiology (1993) and Experimental Disease (2006, 2007). Contributed to the establishment of the Intersociety of Experimental Pathology Committee (2005) and served as Member and Chair (2005–2009). Editorial Board Veterinary Pathology (1995–1997 and 2005–2007). Annual Meeting Plenary Session Chair (2006). Invited Plenary Session speaker ACVP Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN (2011). Annual Meeting Plenary Session Co-Chair (2012). Member and Chair ACVP Exam Committee (2005-2010). C.L. Davis General Pathology Lectures (2008–2011). I have attended and presented at each ACVP Annual Meeting from 1987-2013 and have been engaged with various other presentations, workshops, panels, and other activities. Being a member of the ACVP has been a wonderful experience, and as Secretary-Treasurer, I will do my best to assure success of the College long into the future.

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2005), President (2006), and Past President (2007). Acted as liaison to ASVCP and ACVP committees during that time. Acted as judge for young investigator awards at the annual meetings. ASVCP Program committee (2005-present). ASVCP Harmonization of European and US Training Programs Task Force (2012- present).

ACVP Activities:ACVP Board Examination Committee Proctor (1994) and ADA proctor (1995); Examination Committee member (1996-1999) and General Chair and Clinical Pathology Chair (1999); Appeals Chair (2000) and Appeals committee (2001); ACVP Requalifying Examination Committee (2008-2009); various committees to assess the format of the exam including ACVP Clinical Pathology Test Plan Working Group (2008-2009). Chaired sessions at ACVP annual meetings (1994-1996); Plenary Session Chair and speaker (2007). Served on the ACVP/STP Coalition Board of Governors (2008-2010) and as Coalition Treasurer (2009-2010). ACVP Training Program Committee (2012-present).

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Councilor (2014–2017)

Glenn H. Cantor, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVP

Education:AB, Cornell University, 1973; DVM, Michigan State University, 1980; Residency, University of Florida, 1985–1988; PhD, Washington State University, 1993; Diplomate ACVP (Anatomic), 1988.

Professional Positions:Veterinary Pathology Fellow, Discovery Toxicology, Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. (2003–present). Research Advisor, Pathology, Investigative Toxicology Unit, Pharmacia Corp. (2001 - 2003). Associate/Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Microbiology & Pathology, Washington State University (1994–2001). Senior Diagnostic Pathologist. Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (1994–2001). Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Veterinary Microbiology & Pathology and Department of Biochemistry/ Biophysics, Washington State University (1993 - 1994). Private veterinary practice, mostly dairy (1980–1985). Peace Corps Volunteer, Ecuador (1974 - 1976).

Scientific Interests and Experience:At Bristol-Myers Squibb, I am part of a multi-faceted drug discovery group called Pharmaceutical Candidate Optimization, which combines many scientific disciplines to select and advance promising compounds for unmet human medical needs. I lead the efforts of the metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmaceutics, analytic chemistry, biotransformation, and discovery toxicology groups for several drug discovery projects. I serve as the discovery toxicology representative and pathologist on a number of other drug projects. Most of my work is in the areas of oncology, immuno-oncology, and cardiovascular disease. As a pathologist, I support the phenotyping analysis of many genetically-engineered mouse projects to get an early assessment of the safety of proposed therapeutic targets. I am also part of the BMS metabolomics group, which applies broad-based endogenous metabolite screening technology to investigative issues. I continue to enjoy teaching, in short courses at the University of Illinois, Rutgers University, and at the European College of Veterinary Pathologists Summer School. Previously, at Washington State University, my research was on the molecular pathogenesis of bovine leukemia virus infection and its role in altering host B-lymphocyte signal transduction. I also served as a senior diagnostic pathologist at the Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, where I enjoyed teaching residents and veterinary students. I have served as Councilor and later President of the Toxicologic and Exploratory Pathology Specialty Section of the Society of Toxicology, and President of the Western Conference of Veterinary Diagnostic Pathologists. I am one of the scientific organizers of the 2014 annual meeting of the Society of Toxicologic Pathology, and I have organized symposia at the Society of Toxicology annual meetings. I look forward to using my background in academia (research, teaching, and diagnostic)

David L Hutto, DVM, PhD, DABT, Diplomate ACVP

Education:BS, 1983 and DVM, 1985, Oklahoma State University. PhD, 1997, Iowa State University. Diplomate ACVP (Anatomic), 1996. Diplomate, American Board of Toxicology, 2010

Professional Positions:Senior Director, Drug Safety, Eisai, Inc., 2010-present. Senior Director, Drug Safety Evaluation, Millennium Pharmaceuticals, 2009-2010. Senior Director, Comparative Pathology, Biogen Idec, 2001–2009. Veterinary Medical Officer, National Veterinary Services Laboratory, 1999–2001. Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine, 1997-1999. Clinical veterinary practice, 1985–1989.

Scientific Interests and Experience:Attributable to the excellent training and mentoring I received in anatomic and experimental pathology, I have had the opportunity to be engaged in a wide variety of professional pathology activities, including teaching and mentoring veterinary and graduate students, engaging in NIH- and USDA-funded infectious disease research, and learning and passing on those learnings to others, about the clinical expression and diagnostic features of foreign animal diseases, including prion-related diseases, swine fever and rinderpest. Subsequent to those early career activities, I have spent most of my pathology career involved in the nonclinical safety assessment of biotherapeutics and small molecule xenobiotics, primarily monoclonal antibodies directed against novel immunologic, neurologic, and oncologic targets for human diseases of high unmet medical need. My research training in immunology prepared me well for these experiences, as many of those pharmacologic targets lie within the complicated immune system. In the course of this work, and through what might be considered by others to be good luck or bad, I have developed and maintain notable experience and expertise in common and uncommon opportunistic infections that arise in immunosuppressed nonhuman primates. I also have a keen interest in, and direct and indirect experience with, the discovery and development of translational biomarkers of disease and therapeusis identified through immunohistochemistry, digital pathology imaging, and image analysis. I am a big believer in life-long learning, as evidenced by my continuous involvement over the years in organizing and presenting at many professional meetings and symposia. I have also been employed by two Japanese pharmaceutical companies and so have a rare perspective on the similarities and differences of the profession of veterinary pathology in the US and Japan, the latter being the home of our partner society, JCVP, in the publication of our ACVP flagship journal, Veterinary Pathology. Some of the most important things I have learned in my experience as an individual scientific contributor and a manager of pathology and toxicology

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and the pharmaceutical industry to bridge gaps among veterinary pathologists and further the mission of the ACVP.

ACVP Activities:I served as Associate Editor for Veterinary Pathology (2004–2007) and on the Editorial Board (2002–2004; 2007–present). I am the chair of the ACVP Graduate Student/Resident Awards Subcommittee (2011–present), served on the ACVP Communications Subcommittee (2002–2003), in which we developed a CD presentation on careers in veterinary pathology, and am a member of the Recruitment Committee (2002–present). I have organized symposia at the ACVP annual meetings (2001, 2008), and was a member of the organizing committee of The Annual Scientific Symposium, held in conjunction with the Experimental Biology meeting (2004–2006).

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scientists is that the most effective scientific and professional efforts are collaborative in nature, that very little of high value is done by a single individual or group, and that it is imperative that teams tasked with accomplishing important goals are balanced with individuals who may be differentially capable of creativity, persistence towards goals, and strong interpersonal skills. I also believe and practice the belief that we diplomates who are able should proactively and positively influence pathology trainees and newly-certified pathologists who are exploring or curious about their career opportunities. To that end I have presented to and counseled many VetPath clubs, resident groups, and individuals on the subject of the many rich career opportunities in veterinary pathology. I am also active in ACVP-related professional organizations, including the Society of Toxicologic Pathology (current chair, Annual Symposium Committee), Society of Toxicology (current Vice President, Toxicologic and Exploratory Pathology Specialty Section), American College of Toxicology, Boston Area Pharmaceutical Toxicology Group (founding member), and the leadership committee of BIOSafe, the nonclinical safety assessment group within the Biotechnology Industry Association.

ACVP Activities:Examination Committee Proctor (2004–2005); Veterinary Pathology editorial board member (1999–2002, 2006–2008); member and chair, Industrial and Toxicologic Pathology Focused Scientific Group, 2003–2007; member, Intersociety Experimental Pathology Committee (2011–present).

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ACVP Executive Offices:2424 American LaneMadison, WI 53704-3102 USA

Phone: +1-608-443-2466Fax: +1-608-443-2474E-Mail: info@acvp. orgACVP Website: http://www.acvp.org

ACVP Newsletter Editor:Kaori Sakamoto, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVPDepartment of PathologyCollege of Veterinary MedicineUniversity of Georgia501 D.W. Brooks AvenueAthens, GA 30602-7388Phone: +1-706-542-5844Fax: +1-706-542-5828

Community Service Activity Scheduled for the 2013 Annual MeetingMonday, November 18, 20131:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Le Coffre aux trésors du Chaînon offers some used and new merchandise at a very low price. The clothes, furniture and household items in the store are goods donated by members of the community. The revenue from these sales is the main source of funding for Le Chaînon, which is a shelter for women.

If you can’t join us, please bring a gently used women’s item with you. We will collect the items in the registration area and will deliver them to Le Coffre aux trésors.

You can also make a contribution by sending your check to ACVP headquarters and indicating that it is for the Community Service Activity on the memo line. Online donations are also accepted on the ACVP website behind Members Only. Online donations should go in the Greatest Need account – please contact Sadie Yi at syi@reesgroupinc.org if you make such a contribution.

Space is limited. For more information, please contact Wendy Coe at wcoe@acvp.org or by phone at 1-608-443-2466, ext. 149.

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Call for 2013 Primate Pathology Workshop Case Submissions: Pre-Meeting Workshop, November 16

The Primate Pathology Workshop Committee is pleased to announce the 2013 Primate Pathology Pre-Meeting Workshop associated with the concurrent Annual Meetings of the ACVP & ASVCP. This year, the workshop theme is Malaria in Primates: An Evolving Global Health Challenge, with formal lectures from global leaders in the field focusing on the clinicopathology and pathogenesis of malaria, natural and zoonotic nonhuman primate (NHP) plasmodium infections, NHP models, and novel therapeutic and preventative approaches for malaria. In addition to the presentations by invited speakers, we will have NHP case presentations. Case material with a protozoal or parasite focus is encouraged, but material can be from any interesting, unique, or classic primate disease. Oral case presentations will be 10-12 minutes with 3-5 minutes for questions/discussion. Any interested parties, including clinicians, pathologists, and research scientists, are encouraged to submit cases. For each case, please submit:

1. A single H&E-stained, coverslipped slide, which will be scanned.

2. Word document with signalment page, containing a brief pertinent history, laboratory diagnostics, gross description and possibly gross photos, and on a separate page, the microscopic description diagnosis, discussion, and brief reference list (if applicable).

3. A short report with History, Morphologic Diagnosis, Etiology, and discussion for inclusion in the workshop proceedings and for potential consideration as a meeting report in Veterinary Pathology (see Vet Pathol 49(6): 1057-69, 2012 for examples).

Please send slides and case information to: Dr. Karen TerioZoological Pathology Program University of IllinoisLUMC Bldg 101, Rm 07452160 S. First StMaywood, IL 60153

Any questions? Contact Karen at kterio@illinois.edu.

Case submission deadline is September 2, 2013.

All submitters must be available to present on Saturday, November 16. We are looking forward to another exciting workshop and hope to see you in Montréal!

Call for 2013 Neuropath Mystery Slide Case Submissions

It’s that time of year again…time to start thinking about presenting that awesome neuropath case you’ve had sitting on your desk for months! All species, all processes, and all areas of the nervous system are welcome, though we admit a minor fetish for the CNS. Submissions should be made to session chair, Dr. Jey Koehler, at jaw0007@auburn.edu, with the subject line “(Your name) NPMS CASE SUBMISSION.” Submissions should follow the format outlined below:

1. A single PDF document comprising a brief, one-page write-up with the submitter’s name and contact information, brief history, signalment, pertinent supporting data, gross and microscopic findings, and a couple of good quality photos (histo +/- gross) that are representative of the lesion. As always, true “unsolved mysteries” are welcome.

2. Please remember that if your case is selected you must be able to present at the ACVP Annual Meeting in Montréal in November, and you must be able to provide 100 good quality, H&E stained slides in which the lesion is well represented. Exceptions to this may be made at the Chair’s discretion for particularly neurolicious cases that can’t yield 100 slides, in which case digital format may be deemed acceptable.

As always, selection criteria will be based on a mind-bogglingly complex algorithm passed down to me by The Donna (neuropath Kung Fu master); it attempts to diversify etiology, location, species, previous inclusion of a similar lesion in a recent session, and whether or not I think the speaker has the stage presence to be heard over 200 rowdy pathologists clinging to the bar carts. Deadline for submissions is July 31, and notification will be by email.

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ACVP Extern Scholarship ReportsElise LaDouceurUC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine

During my senior year of veterinary school at Tufts, I did four pathology externships, all of which specialized in wildlife and/or zoo pathology. My goal was to spend time at academic, private, governmental, and non-governmental diagnostic laboratories to gauge my interest in each type of setting so as to better focus my approach to a career following my pathology residency.

My first senior externship was at Northwest ZooPath (NWZP), a private diagnostic center in Washington state that specializes in non-domestic species. Afternoons were spent at a double-headed scope with Dr. Garner, reading out slides from an impressive diversity of species, from a hellbender to a tamandua to a tiger quoll. In the mornings, I immersed myself in the enthralling field of jellyfish pathology, and worked on case material to investigate the pathogenesis and etiology of jellyfish ulcers.

In April, I traveled to Ashland, Oregon, for an internship at the National Fish and Wildlife Forensics Laboratory, a full-blown crime lab for wildlife suspected to be illegally taken under violations of the Endangered Species Act, Lacey Act, and/or Migratory Bird Treaty Act. Pathologists Drs. Viner and Kagan taught me how to perform forensic investigations, as well as use ancillary diagnostics such as alternative light sourcing and forensic radiography.

Following Ashland, I drove to Atlantic Veterinary College, on Prince Edward Island, which is one of the host institutions to the Canadian Cooperative Wildlife Health Centre (CCWHC). On the floor, wildlife pathologists, Drs. Daoust and McBurney, led the team in the necropsy of regional wildlife, including raccoons, bats, and

moose. Off the floor, my time was spent articulating a minke whale skeleton from a recent CCWHC necropsy for public display at the school.

Each morning in June, I bicycled over the Triboro Bridge, to the Bronx Zoo to extern in the pathology department at the Wildlife Conservation Society. Morning rounds with the clinical staff prepared us for incoming submissions, and subsequent pathology updates opened the floor for discussion on the management of diseases in zoo populations. My days were spent on necropsy duty with the pathologists, Drs. McAloose, Newton, and Conley, necropsying everything from charismatic megafauna, such as a rhinoceros, to species that are extinct in the wild, such as Kihansi spray toads.

I am grateful for these opportunities to work with incredibly talented and kind, zoo and wildlife pathologists, and with many cool animal species! I accomplished my goals of working in a diversity of diagnostic settings and appreciate ACVP and all its supporters for helping to make these experiences possible.

Keiko PetroskyCummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University

2012 was a record breaking year; more than 220 turtles came through the New England Aquarium Rescue and Rehabilitation door. As a veterinary extern during the peak winter cold-stunned sea turtle season, I had the opportunity to work hands-on with Kemp’s Ridley, loggerhead, and green sea turtles. The veterinary and rescue teams have a remarkable record; over 85% of the turtles that come for rehabilitation (cold, barely breathing, some with heart rates as slow as a few beats per minute, many of them injured) will be successfully released next spring into warmer waters. From the 4am transport to Sea World by the Coast Guard to late nights and working on Thanksgiving, I had a glimpse into the demanding, unpredictable, but ultimately rewarding, schedule and duties of aquarium veterinarians. While most turtles recover with supportive care (gradual warming, subcutaneous fluids, feedings, and monitored swims), given the endangered status of these patients, many receive specific intervention as needed, includingophthalmology and radiology consults. Not to be missed are the many other patients and aquarium inhabitants we cared for during my six week externship, including a green moray eel, cownose rays, an octopus, nautiluses, a Surinam toad, various semi-aquatic turtles, rockhopper penguins, harbor seals, sea lions, and countless fish! For anyone interested in aquatics or exotics, I highly recommend an externship at the New England Aquarium. You will work with more species in six weeks than during your entire veterinary school curriculum, and perhaps even find a way to incorporate volunteering and caring for these endangered patients into your practice. Thank you to the ACVP for sponsoring my experience with the ACVP Externship Stipend.

Ophthalmologic consultation for a Kemp’s Ridley sea turtle. Many cold-stunned sea turtles present with ocular trauma from abrasions, lacerations, to corneal opacities.

Computerized tomography of a Kemp’s Ridley with a femur fracture, courtesy of IVG Massachusetts Veterinary Referral Hospital.

Turtle #25 swimming in a tank at the rehabilitation facility.

Leah, a buoyant green moray eel, is an example of the many other species veterinarians at the NewEngland Aquarium care for on a daily basis.

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ACVP Extern Scholarship ReportsWhitney ZollMichigan State University

I want to extend an enormous thank you to the ACVP Scholarship Committee for awarding me the funding needed to complete two pathology externships at Colorado State University and Purdue University. During the time spent at both locations, I was able to expand my pathology techniques and knowledge. This was a great opportunity to experience different parts of the country and see new landscapes. My first externship took place at Colorado State University. The main focus of this externship included participating in necropsy, histopathology slide seminars, AFIP slide reviews, and reviewing histopathology slides with senior pathologists and residents. I had the opportunity to discuss my future pathology plans with Dr. Gary Mason and other senior pathologists, as well as what the program at Colorado State had to offer. The hands-on experience with the large case load and new necropsy techniques helped to enhance my growing knowledge in this area of study. I greatly enjoyed the atmosphere and my time at Colorado State and look forward to keeping in touch with the faculty.

My second externship was at Purdue University. Time spent with the residents, who were extremely helpful and answered all of my questions about the program and any pathology-related questions, added knowledge to my experience. I attended gross photo rounds, histopathology slide seminars, avian journal club, and lab animal classes and labs with the residents. During my externship, I also reviewed many histopathology slides with the senior pathologists, Dr. Miller and Dr. Lenz, and the residents. During my stay at Purdue, I was able to gain more hands-on experience, in addition to writing gross and histopathology reports and an article for the ADDL newsletter.

These experiences were truly valuable and assisted me in developing my pathology skills and allowed me to experience new programs. I want to again thank the ACVP Scholarship Committee and the host institutions for these learning opportunities and for enabling the pursuit of my goal to become a veterinary pathologist/PhD.

Jeff Caswell Transitions to Become the New Editor-in-Chief of the Journal Veterinary Pathology

Jeff Caswell [DVM, DVSc Guelph (1995); PhD Saskatchewan (1998); Diplomate ACVP (1996); Professor] has devoted his career to studying the innate resistance to opportunistic bacterial infection, and on the pathogenesis of infectious diseases of the respiratory system. This year he added another role to his impressive vitae; he’s serving as Co-Editor along with current Editor-in-Chief, Carl Alden, of the journal Veterinary Pathology. Next year, he will transition to Editor-in-Chief.

“The journal is important to veterinary pathology – not just in North America, but around the world,” said Caswell. “I’m excited to play a role in something that benchmarks what’s happening in our field.”

Caswell was an Associate Editor from 2007 to 2011, so he’s familiar with the process and the people who make the Journal successful. “The journal isn’t just one person—it’s dependent on the authors submitting manuscripts and the editorial board working together to make it successful.”

“One of my first jobs will be to take the findings of the recent task force study and present them to the editorial board for consideration and action,” said Caswell. “To me, our Journal has two faces. One is a journal that’s useful to our membership in their day-to-day work in pathology. The other face is to publish research that contributes in the longer term and may continue to improve our impact factor – which is something that many in our college are hoping to achieve. Carl has worked hard to improve the impact factor of the journal, and we need to find the right balance for our membership.”

Caswell will also be reviewing the format to assess readability. “We need to structure the format in a way that allows quick views, but still works for communicating detailed information. Down the road we may look at using technology (like podcasts) to allow readers to easily access the information they need in the way they’d prefer.”

He realizes that he has some big shoes to fill when Carl steps down later this year. “Carl is so focused and knows exactly where he wants to take things,” said Caswell. “I’ve always admired his drive and dedication to improving the journal.”

“Our team will be working to make the Journal relevant now – and in the future,” said Caswell. “We’re going to continue to push to improve the impact factor. We must also serve the needs of our diverse membership. In addition to diagnostic pathology, we must have a presence in pharmaceuticals, animal models, and other areas that are important to our members.”

Caswell appreciated the valuable feedback from ACVP members on the recent survey. “I’d like to hear continual feedback from more of our membership—the good and the bad,” he said. “Without that input it will be difficult to move the journal in the direction that meets the needs of our members around the globe.”

“I’d also like to encourage our members to submit papers to the journal. I get a sense that some of our members may be sending good research elsewhere for publication. We want our members to appreciate the benefits of publishing in Veterinary Pathology—and make it worthy of their research.”

Erratum

Due to an error in the database, Nasir Kanwar Khan, DVM, MS, PhD, was listed in the 2013 ACVP Membership Directory as being deceased. He is well, and his contact information is: Vice President DSRD Development, Pfizer, Inc., 1 Eastern Point Road, MS: 8274-1421; Groton, CT 06340. We apologize for the error.

Washington State University Promotes Dr. Terry McElwain to Regents Professor

Dr. Terry F. McElwain of Washington State University has recently been promoted to Regents professor. This promotion honors the highest level of international distinction in the professor’s discipline that raises university standards through teaching, scholarship, and public service.

Dr. McElwain, Associate Director and Professor, Paul G. Allen School for Global Animal Health, and Executive Director, Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, has been a faculty member at WSU since 1989. His research explores global control of infectious diseases. He is involved in development, validation, and application of molecular techniques for diagnosis and is co-inventor on 12 patents or licensing agreements.

McElwain has improved the standards of animal health laboratories across the country. He played a vital role in formation of the National Animal Health Laboratory Network, which permits rapid recognition of animal health problems with potential international consequences. He has mentored veterinary students, graduate students, and post-doctoral fellows in the development of their laboratory skills and research. He received WSU’s Sahlin Faculty Excellence Award for Outreach and Engagement in 2008-09 and directs WSU’s Animal Health Research Center. McElwain is a member of the National Academy of Sciences Institute of Medicine, a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Pathologists, a member of the National Animal Health Laboratory Network and Laboratory Response Network for Bioterrorism, and a member of the Board of Directors of the World Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians.

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Members in the News

Mary Anna Thrall, Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, Receives 2012 AAVMC Distinguished Teacher Award, Presented by Zoetis

Professor Mary Anna Thrall from the Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine (RUSVM) has been chosen by the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) to receive the 2012 AAVMC Distinguished Teacher Award, presented by Zoetis (formerly Pfizer Animal Health), the most prestigious teaching award in veterinary medicine. Thrall, a veterinary clinical pathologist, received the award at the AAVMC’s 2013 Annual Conference in Alexandria, Virginia, on Friday, March 8, where she addressed conference attendees on what makes a successful teacher within the context of her own experiences.

“The goal of the AAVMC Distinguished Teacher Award is to recognize excellence in veterinary professional education, and Dr. Thrall is an exceptional honoree,” said Dr. Deborah Kochevar, Dean of the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University and President of the AAVMC. “Dr. Thrall joins an elite group of prior recipients whose passion for education and dedication in the classroom and laboratory are an inspiration for their students and their

colleagues. I would also like to express our sincere gratitude to Zoetis for their generous sponsorship of this wonderful program.”

Dr. Thrall began her career student teaching high school Biology as an undergraduate. She has maintained her commitment to teaching excellence ever since. She taught at Colorado State University before moving to Ross, where she now serves as a professor of clinical pathology and section head of pathobiology.

“Dr. Thrall’s commitment to the Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, her students, and the profession is evident in her mentorship to junior faculty, the collegiality she displays among her team, and her genuine commitment to providing the best educational experience to our students in the classroom,” said RUSVM Dean, Dr. Elaine Watson. “We are very proud that we can attract top quality faculty, such as Dr. Thrall to our school, and we congratulate her on receipt of this award, one of the highest distinctions presented to a veterinary educator.”

Dr. Thrall has participated in the training of more than 40 veterinary clinical pathologists and more than 20 graduate students. In addition, she co-authored Veterinary Hematology and Clinical Chemistry, one of the most widely used textbooks in training veterinary students in clinical pathology and as a reference text in veterinary practices.

Through her teaching experiences, Dr. Thrall has learned the value of humility, honesty, and the importance of teaching skills that students can apply to the development of life-long learning. “I have learned that it is not a weakness to say, ‘I don’t know.’ Students not only respect you for this honesty, they will immediately search the topic and let you know what may be the correct answer,” said Thrall. “One must emphasize the need for life-long learning, as some of what I tell my students today will not hold true in the future.”

Thrall has received numerous other awards and honors that recognize professional excellence, including the Association for Women Veterinarians Distinguished Service Award, a Colorado State University Distinguished Faculty Award, the Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine Distinguished Alumna Award, the American Society for Veterinary Clinical Pathology Lifetime Achievement Award, and was recently named a ‘Pillar of Pathology’ by the American College of Veterinary Pathologists.

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ACVP 2012 Salary Survey Todd Painter, DVM, PhD

In October 2012, the American College of Veterinary Pathologists (ACVP) asked its more than 1600 Diplomates to respond to a survey of current salary and related information. Of the 710 members who responded, 606 (85%) listed the U.S. as their location of employment, 48 (7%) listed Canada, and 56 (8%) listed another country. The last ACVP Salary Survey was conducted in 2006.

As the figure shows, there was a wide range of annual income levels for U.S. veterinary pathologists, with the most common income range being $100,000-110,000 (13% of respondents). 11% reported incomes above $280,000, while 10% reported less than $80,000. Income included base salary plus yearly bonus, for full-time employees. Results were subdivided by job sector (Industry, Academia, Other), region (Mid-Atlantic, Northeast, North Central, South, Southwest, West), and number of years after training.

Other highlights from the report include the following:• 38% of U.S. Diplomates were employed in Academia, followed by 34% in Industry (including pharmaceuticals, contract research, consulting,

agriculture, and bulk chemicals).• The most common job title for U.S. Diplomates was “Pathologist” (291), followed by “Professor” (Full, Assistant, or Associate; 183) and

“Director/Chair” (91).• Degrees other than DVM for U.S. respondents included PhD (335), MS (161), and MPH (3).• Certifications other than ACVP for U.S. respondents included ABT (34), ACLAM (10), ACVIM (2), and ABVT (2).• Most U.S. Diplomates received 3 weeks of vacation (30%), followed by 4 weeks (25%). Those in academia, industry, state research laboratories,

and the military averaged 4 weeks, while those in private laboratories, federal government research/regulatory, consultants, and state regulatory averaged 3-3.5 weeks.

• 46% of U.S. Diplomates had no management responsibilities. For those with reporting staff, 42% managed 4 or fewer people, and 31% managed 5-10.

• Worldwide, 54% of Diplomates were male, 46% female (705 responses).• Worldwide, the most common age group was 35-44 (32%), followed by 55-64 (27%) and 45-54 (24%). There were more men than women in

the 55-64 and 65+ age groups, approximately equal numbers in the 35-44 and 45-54 age groups, and more women than men in the 25-34 age group.

• The most common annual income category for Canadian Diplomates was $110,000-120,000 USD (22%), followed by $100,000-110,000 USD (18%). Canadian Diplomates were mostly in the 45-54 age group (34%), followed by the 35-44 group (32%). Analysis of non-U.S. responses was limited due to the smaller number of responses.

The complete results for the 2012 and 2006 ACVP Salary Surveys can be found at www.acvp.org and the raw data is available by request to info@acvp.org. Many thanks to Wendy Coe and Cynthia Coates for analyzing the data and preparing the full report.

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Obituaries

Dr. E. John Larson, DVM, DACVP, of Greentown, PA, formerly of Mountainhome and Somerville, NJ, died on May 16. Dr. Larson was an anatomic pathologist and toxicologist in healthcare research at Connaught-Aventis-Pasteur Labs in Swiftwater, PA. A veteran of World War II, he served as a Technical Sargeant in the U.S. Air Force Medical Unit.

New Resident Travel Award!

American College of Veterinary Pathologists (ACVP) - American Society for Investigative Pathology (ASIP) Meeting Travel Award

The ACVP will award $1000 to a veterinary pathology trainee who has submitted an abstract to the ACVP meeting, to support the trainee’s participation in the succeeding Experimental Biology (EB) Annual Meeting (http://experimentalbiology.org). The EB meeting provides a great venue for veterinarians to make contributions to the field and forge new collaborations. All pathology residents are encouraged by the Intersociety Experimental Pathology Committee to apply!

Please contact Amy MacNeill, almac@illinois.edu, for application information. Details will also be posted on the ACVP website soon (http://www.acvp.org/student/Awards.cfm).

Professor Kenneth Vincent Finlayson Jubb (BVSc, PhD, Hon.DVSc, Hon.DSc, MVSc, FACVSc) graduated from the University of Sydney in 1951 and embarked on a career dedicated to veterinary pathology. He was honored in many ways, such as being awarded the Gilruth Medal by the Australian Veterinary Association and a Medal of the Order of Australia. He was awarded honorary membership of the American College of Veterinary Pathologists, and in 2002, the Peter Olafson Award.

His many contributions to the veterinary profession and the University of Melbourne included serving as Dean, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Melbourne, 1969-1990; Professor of Veterinary Pathology, University of Melbourne 1963-1990; and Emeritus Professor, University of Melbourne, 1991-2013.

Professor Jubb was an author and editor, with Peter Kennedy of the University of California, of Editions 1 and 2, and with Nigel Palmer of Guelph, of Editions 3 and 4 of Pathology of Domestic Animals, which was renamed Jubb, Kennedy and Palmer’s Pathology of Domestic Animals for the 5th Edition (2007), edited by Dr. Grant Maxie. Professor Jubb contributed to the development of the 6th edition, including authoring, with Dr. Andrew Stent, the chapter on diseases of the pancreas. That edition of this iconic text will be published next year.

During his long career, Professor Jubb was active in administration of the University of Melbourne, including as a representative of the Professors of the University on the University Council, Vice-Chairman of the Academic Board, Chairman of the Academic Board, Pro-vice

Chancellor, and later Assistant Vice Chancellor. He was Chairman of numerous University Committees.

Outside the University, Professor Jubb served as a Governor, chairman, and member of the Executive of the Ian Clunies Ross National Science foundation and was a Fellow and Councillor of the Australian Academy of Technology Sciences and Engineering (FTS). He was a Foundation Fellow of the Australian College of Veterinary Scientists (FACVSC). Professor Jubb was a member of the Zoological Parks and Gardens Board of Victoria for over 2 decades, completing his term on the Board as Chair in 1990.

Professor Jubb was instrumental in the establishment of the Veterinary School at MurdochUniversity and was awarded an honorary DVSc from Murdoch in 1980 in recognition of this work. Internationally, Professor Jubb was instrumental in the establishment of the Veterinary Faculty of the University of Putra Malaysia. His contributions were noted in the establishment of the Howell-Jubb Prize at the University, and his award of the honorary DSc by that University. After his retirement from the University in 1990, Emeritus Professor Jubb had no formal responsibilities in the Faculty. However, he continued to be an active and integral part of the veterinary pathology, post-graduate training program. He conducted daily histopathology slide reading sessions with the tutors and other staff, was frequently consulted by clinical staff on interpretation of biopsy and post mortem results, and provided informal leadership in journal clubs. He led regular Thursday morning histopathology slide reading sessions attended by pathologists from throughout Victoria. For many years, he also led a Thursday afternoon session on pathology of the eye, which was attended by veterinarians and human ophthalmologists.

Dr. Kent A. Gossett, of Wallingford, PA passed away June 8, 2013. Kent received his MS and DVM from Purdue University, his PhD in Veterinary Clinical Pathology from Louisiana State University, and received his MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He was a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Pathologists. Kent most recently worked as a Partner at SRone in Conshohocken, PA, the corporate venture capital arm of GlaxoSmithKline. Over the past few years, he sat on the boards of more than nine companies, contributing to the success of those organizations as they pushed their biotechnical innovations through clinical trials.

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LeWestin Montréal HotelMontréal, QC, Canada

Palais des Congrès de Montréal and

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2013 ACVP/ASVCP Concurrent Annual MeetingNovember 16-20 • Palais des Congrès de Montréal and LeWestin Montréal Hotel • Montréal, Quebec

PRELIMINARY PROGRAM OUTLINESaturday, November 16 7:00 a.m.–7:30 p.m.Registration

8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.ASVCP Pre-Meeting Workshop (available at an additional fee)Writing for Publication in Veterinary Medicine: Keys to Success

8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (available at an additional fee)C.L. Davis Pre-Meeting WorkshopA Day with Brian Wilcock

8:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m. (available at an additional fee)Primate Pathology Workshop: Malaria in Primates: An Evolving Global Health Challenge

6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.ASVCP Teaching Clinical Pathology:Perceived Needs to Continuing Education in Clinical Pathology: A Survey of Practicing Veterinarians and Clinical Pathologists

6:30 p.m.–8:00 p.m.Opening Reception

Sunday, November 17 7:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.Registration

8:00 a.m.–12:00 noonASVCP Education Symposium: It’s Elementary: Evidence-Based Cytology

• Evidence-Based Cytology: What is Evidence?

• The Evidence-Based Approach to Changing the Routine Practice of Diagnostic Cytopathology and Resident Training: Focused Topics and Issues

• Quality Improvement and Risk Reduction in Cytopathology

• Historical Overview of Evidence-Based Diagnostic Cytology Including Bone Marrow in Veterinary Medicine

8:00 a.m.–12:00 noonCareer Development: I Was Not Trained for This!

• Running a Governmental Diagnostic Laboratory

• Directing a Division at a Contract Research Organization

• Supervising a Combined Pathology Residency/Graduate Program

• Developing and Leading a Core Facility

8:00 a.m.–12:00 noonMini-Symposium: Pathology and Toxicology of Alternative Therapeutics

• Introduction to Alternative Therapies• Examples of Histopathology from

Preclinical Cellular Therapy Studies• Toxicologic Pathology of Antisense

Oligonucleotide Therapies• Thinking Small: New Approaches for

Evaluating the Toxicologic Pathology of Nanotechnology Products

• Les Nouvelles Thérapies: de Nouveaux Défis en Toxicopathologie

Co-Sponsored by the ECVP

8:00 a.m.–12:00 noonExperimental Disease Focused Scientific Session I

• Mouse Models of Human Breast Cancer: What They Have Told Us

• Microbial Provocation and Susceptibility to Gastrointestinal Inflammation

8:00 a.m.–12:00 noonNatural Disease Focused Scientific Session I

• The Life and Death of Beluga Whales Inhabiting the St. Lawrence Estuary (Quebec, Canada)

9:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.Exhibits and Poster Session

12:15 p.m.–1:15 p.m.Emerging Disease Focus SeminarClinical Signs, Epidemiology, Pathology, and Diagnosis of an Emerging Teratogenic Vector-Borne Viral Disease of Ruminants—Schmallenberg Virus as an Example

Peter D. Kirkland, BVSc, PhD, FASM, PSMSenior Principal Research Scientist, Head of the Virology Laboratory, Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute, Department of Primary Industries, Narellan, NSW, Australia

12:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.ASVCP Veterinary Laboratory Professionals Session 1• Quantifying and Reporting Reticulocytes:

Benefits and Pitfalls of Each Method• Reticulocyte Indices in the Assessment of

Iron Availability

1:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.Clinical Pathology Focused Scientific Session I

• Loss of Imprinting at the 14q32 Locus in Osteosarcoma

1:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.Diagnostic Pathology Focused Scientific Session I

1:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.Industrial and Toxicologic Pathology Focused Scientific Session I

• Microhemorrhage, Alzheimer’s Disease and the Use of Animal Models in its Assessment

• Novel Biomarkers of Skeletal Muscle Injury

1:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.Natural Disease Focused Scientific Session II

• Bovine Neonatal Pancytopenia and Beyond

• Canine Respiratory Disease Complex: More Complex Than We Thought

4:30 p.m.–6:00 p.m.ASVCP Business Meeting

6:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m.ACVP Town Hall Business Meeting

7:30 p.m.–9:30 p.m.Mystery Slide Review: Neuropathology

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PRELIMINARY PROGRAM OUTLINE

Monday, November 18

7:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.Registration

8:00 a.m.–12:00 noonACVP and ASVCP Joint Plenary Session: Epigenetics: Biologic Targets, Biomarkers, and Role in Disease

8:10 a.m.–9:05 a.m.How Genes and Environment Interact

Randy Jirtle, PhDVisiting Professor, McCardle Laboratory for Cancer Research, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

9:05 a.m.–10:00 a.m.Epigenetics: Biologic Targets, Biomarkers, and Role in Disease

James Herman, MDProfessor of Oncology, Division of Cancer Biology, The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

10:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m.Refreshment Break

10:30 a.m.–11:15 a.m.DNA Methylation Mediating the Effects of Early Life Environment on Adult Phenotypes

Moshe Szyf, PhDProfessor, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, McGill University Medical School, Montréal, Quebec

11:15 a.m.–12:00 noonReproductive Epigenetics: Preparing the Epigenome for the Next Generation

Jacquetta Transler, MD, PhDProfessor of Pediatrics, McGill University Health Centre Research Institute, Montréal, Quebec

8:00 a.m.–12:00 noonASVCP Veterinary Laboratory Professionals Session II

• Interpretation of Graphical Reports from the Advia 2120, Sysmex XT-2000iV and Cell-Dyn

• Comparison of Manual Total Cell Counts with Fresh versus Formalin Fixed Blood from Fish

• Roundtable Discussions

9:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.Exhibits and Poster Session

12:15 p.m.–1:15 p.m.ACVP Clinical Pathology Examination Slide Review

12:15 p.m.–1:15 p.m.ACVP Gross and Microscopic Examination Slide Review

12:15 p.m.–1:15 p.m.Latin American Pathology Group Presents1:45 p.m.–3:00 p.m.Meet the Pathologists: A Discussion of Careers in Pathology

3:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.Veterinary Student and Resident Forum

5:15 p.m.–6:45 p.m.ASVCP Reception

7:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.ASVCP Clinical Chemistry Review Session

7:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.Mystery Slide Review Session: Cattle Diseases

Tuesday, November 19 7:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.Registration

8:00 a.m.–12:00 noonConcurrent Session 1: Mitochondria in Health and Disease

• Drug-Induced Mitochondrial Toxicity• Progress and Challenges in

Understanding the Mechanisms of Mitochondrial Disease

• Mitochondrial DNA Mutations and Disease

• Interaction of NLRs with Mitochondria

8:00 a.m.–12:00 noonConcurrent Session 2: Emerging and Important Diseases of Cattle

• Lessons from the Abattoir• Respiratory Diseases of Cattle• Indirect Immunohistochemistry for the

Identification of Cattle Infectious Diseases• Approaches to the Diagnosis of Emerging

and Major Endemic Viral Diseases of Cattle

• Bovine Viral Diarrhea• Enteric Clostridial Diseases of Cattle

8:00 a.m.–12:00 noonClinical Pathology Focused Scientific Session II

• Disruption of Epigenetic Mechanisms and Malignant Hematopoiesis

8:00 a.m.–12:00 noonEducation Focused Scientific Session

• Curriculum and Assessment Models: In Search of a Panacea

• Designing a Programme of Assessment and Feedback: Key Considerations

8:30 a.m.–12:00 noonASVCP Veterinary Laboratory Professionals Session III

• Canine DEA 1 Typing and Crossmatching: Various Testing Techniques

• Direct Antiglobulin Testing with Various Techniques and Implications for IMHA

• Advanced Techniques for the Diagnosis of Lymphoma and Leukemia

9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.Very Important Pathologist Program (available at an additional fee for emeritus members)

9:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m.Exhibits and Poster Session

1:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.ASVCP Case Review Session

1:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.Diagnostic Pathology Focused Scientific Session II

1:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.Experimental Disease Focused Scientific Session II

• Unraveling Host-Bacterial Interactions in IBD

• Characterization of the Attaching & Effacing Mechanism of Escherichia Coli in the Pig Intestine Using Invivo, Organ Culture, and Tissue Culture Infection Models

1:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.Industrial and Toxicologic Pathology Focused Scientific Session II

• Reproductive Pathology: Hazard Mitigation in Nonclinical Safety Assessment

• Genomic and Mechanistic Insights into Drug-Induced Vascular Injury in the Rat

5:15 p.m.–6:45 p.m.Awards and Recognition Event

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PRELIMINARY PROGRAM OUTLINE7:00 p.m.–9:30 p.m.Presidential Reception

Wednesday, November 20 8:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.Registration

8:00 a.m.–12:00 noonYoung Investigator Award Poster Session

8:00 a.m.–12:00 noonConcurrent Session 3: The Microbiome: How the Billions of Organisms that Co-Inhabit Animals and Humans Maintain Health and Cause Disease

• An Introduction to the Microbiome and The Human Microbiome Project

• The Role of the Microbiota in Enteric and Allergic Diseases

• The GI Microbiome from the Veterinary View

• The Canine Skin Microbiome in Health and Disease

8:00 a.m.–12:00 noonMini-Symposium: Osteochondrosis

• From König to the Present: What Have We Learned?

• Current Understanding of the Pathogenesis and Risk Factors

• CT and Micro-CT Investigations of Induced and Naturally Occurring Disease

• High-Field MRI Investigations: Pathway to Diagnosing Subclinical Disease

• Where Do We Go From Here?

Co-Sponsored by the ECVP

8:00 a.m.–12:00 noonMini-Symposium: Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Response, Research, and Perspectives

• The Effects of Crude Oil on Wild Fish Populations: Lessons Learned From the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

• Ecological Impacts During the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

• Physiological and Genomic Footprint of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in Gulf Killifish in Field and Laboratory Studies

12:00 noonAnnual Meeting Ends

1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.Post-Meeting Workshop IQuantitative Histomorphometry: Methods and Applications for Image Analysis and Stereology (limit of 40) (available at an additional fee)

1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.Post-Meeting Workshop IIComparative Pathology Toolbox: Tools for Meaningful Assessment of Animal Models (available at an additional fee)

ACVP at USCAP John Cullen, VMD, PhD

On March 2, 2013, the ACVP offered its second Companion Meeting at the annual meeting of the American and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP, http://www.uscap.org/home.htm) held in Baltimore, MD. There were three excellent sessions titled: “Animal Models of Cancer at the NTP,” presented by Dr. David Malarkey from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, RTP, NC; “Zebrafish Models for Human Cancer,” presented by Dr. Heather Shive of the National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD; and “Developing a Relevant Mouse Model of Prostate Cancer: Searching for the Holy Grail,” presented by Dr. Philip Martin from the Center for Advanced Preclinical Research, Fredrick, MD. The session was moderated by Dr. John Cullen from North Carolina State University. The ACVP established this and similar sessions with related national and international groups to enhance awareness of our College in the broader medical and research communities. We succeeded in this goal and appear to be generating more attention from this group. Attendance was improved over our first meeting and the majority of seats were filled. The audience was engaged, asked a number of questions, and offered insights. The ACVP also participates in the Intersociety Pathology Council (IPC) at the USCAP meeting. IPC http://www.interpathcouncil.org/index.cfm includes 27 pathology organizations in North America, and provides a forum to facilitate their interactions. Dr. Cory Brayton, ACVP President-Elect, represented the ACVP.

The ACVP/STP Coalition for Veterinary Pathology Fellows Offers a New Service to Facilitate Career Advancement Opportunities

Is your organization interested in offering a career advancement opportunity for veterinary pathologists or are you interested in advancing your own career? As an outcome of strategic planning and in response to comments received from sponsors, the ACVP/STP Coalition for Veterinary Pathology Fellows has developed a new service to assist these activities. In addition to the Coalition’s primary mission to fund new veterinary pathology training positions, this new service is designed to facilitate five different career advancement opportunities that will be of value to pathology trainees, as well as established pathologists:

1. Industrial and Governmental Internships for Post-DVM Pathology Residents

2. In