To integrate veterinary clinical medicine & scientific research, to better address knowledge gaps & to make impactful contributions for the benefit of many species.

Our Mission:

It has long been understood that human & animal health are inextricably linked.
We aim to promote training of veterinary researchers while building a community that understands & values the relationship between people & animals.

Learn more about our community members below

Meet Our Executive Board & Representatives

Carley Dearing

NAVS Board Coordinator/Student Director
Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
Research Focus: Study of the impact of chronic stress on cardiometabolic physiology and the neurobiologic regulation of these systems.
Ryan Anderson

Secretary & Colloquium Team
University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine
Research Focus: Investigation of the neuropathologic, genetic, and molecular features of a late-onset peripheral neuropathy in Labrador Retrievers.
Wellesley Dittmar

Co-Communications Lead
Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine
Research Focus: The effects of SARS-CoV-2 in North American white-tailed deer populations.
Megan Fahey

Co-Communications Lead & Co-Webmaster
Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine
Research Focus: TBA
Kate Williams

Colloquium Planning Team Director
Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
Madison Caldwell

Colloquium Planning Team
North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine
Research Focus: The relationships of the intestinal epithelium, enteric glial network and gut microbiota during postnatal maturation and in the context of acute repair.
Kate Simon

Colloquium Planning Team
North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine
Research Interest: Clinical trials of aging dogs and dementia.
Kat Velez

Alumni Coordinator
University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine
Research Interest: Investigating the role of Yes-associated protein in regulating PD-L1 expression and immune evasion in angiosarcoma and canine hemangiosarcoma, aiming to enhance the efficacy of PD-1/PD-L1 checkpoint inhibitors in treating these cancers.
Sydney Womack

Co-Webmaster
Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine
Research Interest: Rodent models of knee osteoarthritis pain, joint fibrosis
Lilli Heinen

Representative
Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine
Research Focus: Application of data analytics strategies to beef cattle and feedlot issues, including Bovine Respiratory Disease
Satyajit Hari Kulkarni

Representative
Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine
Research Focus: Synthetic biology and translational research in terms of novel delivery platforms
Madison Smith

Representative
Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine
Ashton Amann

Representative
University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine
Research Interest: Imaging bone perfusion using quantitative magnetic resonance imaging and micro-computed tomography techniques.
Keegan Jones

Representative
Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine
Caitlyn Burke

Representative
Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine
Melissa Gronske

Representative
North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine
Victoria Tobin

Representative
University of California-Davis School of Veterinary Medicine
Research focus: Engineering cell-to-cell mRNA delivery of therapeutic circuits to diseased cells
Raymond Zurich

Representative
University of California-Davis School of Veterinary Medicine
Adrea Mueller Slay

Representative
University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine
Sarah Hosking

Representative:
University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine
Research Interest: Characterization of an antigenic target shared by Burkholderia pseudomallei and Burkholderia mallei to develop novel countermeasures (mRNA vaccines, antibody-based therapeutics) against melioidosis and glanders.
Samantha Hammack

Representative:
University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine
Research Interest: Crosstalk between muscle and bone in the context of early exercise intervention in horses.
Maris Daleo

Representative:
University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine
Martha Stone

Representative
University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine
Kay Foos

Representative
University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine
Eddy Cruz

Representative:
University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine
Greyson Moore

Representative
Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine
Research Focus: Intersection of neurovirology and endocrinology to study how sex hormones regulate herpes simplex virus disease severity and recurrence
James May

Representative
Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine
Research Focus: Using transcriptomic and proteomic analysis to characterize the microenvironment of tumors after being treated with high-frequency irreversible electroporation (H-FIRE).
Sabrina Valdes

Representative
Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine