Full Record · Thirteen Conferences

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Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
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2011 Inaugural Zoobiquity Conference
Los Angeles, California
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine  ·  UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine  ·  Los Angeles Zoo
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The founding meeting establishing comparative medicine as a clinical discipline: each human-medicine presentation paired with a veterinary counterpart.
Faculty
  • Bennie Osburn, DVM, PhD — Dean, UC Davis Veterinary School
  • Pat Conrad, DVM, PhD — Co-Director of One Health, UC Global Institute
  • Cheryl Scott, RN, DVM, MPVM — Director, One Medicine Program, UC Davis SVM
  • Peter J. Dickinson, BVSc, PhD — Neurology/Neurosurgery, UC Davis
  • Albert Lai, MD, PhD — UCLA Neuro-Oncology Program
  • Mark Kittleson, DVM, PhD — Professor, Dept of Medicine, UC Davis
  • Jan Tillisch, MD — Vice Chair, UCLA Department of Medicine
  • Melissa Bain, DVM, DACVB — Veterinary Medicine, UC Davis
  • Michael Gitlin, MD — Director, UCLA Mood Disorders Clinic
  • Jane Sykes, BVSc, PhD — Medicine and Epidemiology, UC Davis
  • Stephen Barthold, DVM, PhD — Distinguished Professor, UC Davis
  • Claire Panosian, MD — Co-Founder, UCLA Program for Global Health
  • Stephen J. Ettinger, DVM, FAHA, FACC
  • Michael L. Steinberg, MD — Chair, UCLA Radiation Oncology
  • Andrew Drexler, MD — Director, Gonda Diabetes Center, UCLA
  • Lisa Tell, DVM — Medicine and Epidemiology, UC Davis
  • Christine Kreuder Johnson, VMD, MPVM, PhD — UC Davis
  • Jonna Mazet, DVM, MPVM, PhD — Wildlife Health Center, UC Davis
  • Ray Wack, DVM — Clinical Professor, UC Davis
  • Dick Nelson, DVM — Professor and Chair, Medicine and Epidemiology, UC Davis
  • Carol Glaser
  • Ed Powers
  • Scott Larsen
  • Joanne Paul-Murphy, DVM — Professor, Medicine and Epidemiology, UC Davis
Morning Session · Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Glioblastoma
Homo sapiens (human)↔Vicugna pacos (alpaca)
MedicineAlbert Lai, MD, PhD — UCLA Neuro-Oncology Program
VeterinaryPeter J. Dickinson, BVSc, PhD, ACVIM — Neurology/Neurosurgery, UC Davis SVM
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Homo sapiens (human toddler)↔Diceros bicornis (black rhinoceros)
MedicineAlbert Lai, MD, PhD — UCLA Neuro-Oncology Program
VeterinaryPeter J. Dickinson, BVSc, PhD, ACVIM — UC Davis SVM
Mitral Valve Prolapse
Homo sapiens (ballerina)↔Canis lupus familiaris (Cavalier King Charles Spaniel)
MedicineJan H. Tillisch, MD — Executive Vice Chair, Department of Medicine, UCLA
VeterinaryMark D. Kittleson, DVM, PhD, ACVIM — Professor, Medicine and Epidemiology, UC Davis SVM
Syncope
Homo sapiens (high school athlete)↔Equus caballus (Thoroughbred horse)
MedicineJan H. Tillisch, MD — UCLA Department of Medicine
VeterinaryMark D. Kittleson, DVM, PhD, ACVIM — UC Davis SVM
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Homo sapiens (novelist)↔Ursus maritimus (polar bear)
MedicineMichael Gitlin, MD — Director, Mood Disorders Clinic, UCLA
VeterinaryMelissa Bain, DVM, DACVB — Companion Animal Behavior, UC Davis SVM
Separation Anxiety
Homo sapiens (second-grade boy)↔Canis lupus familiaris (Shih Tzu)
MedicineMichael Gitlin, MD — UCLA Psychiatry
VeterinaryMelissa Bain, DVM, DACVB — UC Davis SVM
West Nile Virus
Homo sapiens (nursing home resident)↔Phoenicopterus roseus (flamingo)
MedicineClaire Panosian-Dunavan, MD — UCLA Program for Global Health
VeterinaryStephen W. Barthold, DVM, PhD — Center for Comparative Medicine, UC Davis; Jane Sykes, BVSc, PhD — UC Davis SVM
Lyme Disease
Homo sapiens (summer camp counselor)↔Equus caballus (horse)
MedicineClaire Panosian-Dunavan, MD — UCLA Global Health
VeterinaryStephen W. Barthold, DVM, PhD — UC Davis
Afternoon Walk Rounds · Los Angeles Zoo
Cardiac Tamponade
Panthera leo (lioness)
VeterinaryCurtis Eng, DVM — Chief Veterinarian, Los Angeles Zoo
Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Ceratotherium simum (rhinoceros)
VeterinaryLos Angeles Zoo Veterinary Staff
Diabetic Syndromes
Saimiri sciureus / Macaca mulatta (New & Old World monkeys)
MedicineAndrew Drexler, MD — Director, Gonda Diabetes Center, UCLA
VeterinaryLos Angeles Zoo Veterinary Staff
Lead Toxicity
Gymnogyps californianus (California condor)
MedicineRichard J. Jackson, MD, MPH — Chair, Environmental Health Sciences, UCLA
VeterinaryLisa Tell, DVM — Medicine and Epidemiology, UC Davis SVM
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
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2012 Zoobiquity 2
Los Angeles, California
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine  ·  Western University of Health Sciences  ·  UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine  ·  Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute / National Zoological Park  ·  Los Angeles Zoo
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Focus areas included oncology, reproductive medicine, and behavioral health.
Faculty
  • Tracey McNamara, DVM — Professor of Pathology, Western University of Health Sciences
  • Pierre Comizzoli, PhD, DVM — Reproductive Physiologist, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
  • Sherman Silber, MD — Infertility Center of Saint Louis
  • David Kersey, PhD — Western University of Health Sciences
  • John Glaspy, MD, MPH — Professor of Hematology/Oncology, UCLA Jonsson Cancer Center
  • Michael Kent, DVM — Associate Professor, UC Davis SVM
  • Noah Federman, MD — Director, Pediatric Bone and Soft Tissue Sarcoma, UCLA
  • Robert Rebhun, DVM — Assistant Professor, UC Davis SVM
  • Jaana Juvonen, PhD — Professor, Developmental Psychology, UCLA
  • Melissa Bain, DVM, MS — UC Davis SVM
  • Mark DeAntonio, MD — Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Semel Institute, UCLA
  • Victoria Voith, DVM, PhD — Professor, Animal Behavior, Western University of Health Sciences
  • Dominique Griffon, DVM — Associate Dean for Research, Western University of Health Sciences
  • Richard Nelson, DVM — Professor and Chair, UC Davis SVM
  • David Heber, MD, PhD — Director, UCLA Center for Human Nutrition
  • Stephen Ettinger, DVM, FAHA, FACC
Morning Session · Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Infertility
Homo sapiens (31-year-old)↔Ailuropoda melanoleuca (giant panda)
MedicineSherman Silber, MD — The Infertility Center of Saint Louis
VeterinaryPierre Comizzoli, PhD, DVM — Reproductive Physiologist, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
Breast Cancer
Homo sapiens (57-year-old woman)↔Canis lupus familiaris (Cocker Spaniel)
MedicineJohn Glaspy, MD, MPH — Professor, Hematology/Oncology, UCLA Jonsson Cancer Center
VeterinaryRobert Rebhun, DVM — Companion Animal Health, UC Davis SVM
Osteosarcoma
Homo sapiens (17-year-old pole vaulter)↔Canis lupus familiaris (Golden Retriever)
MedicineNoah Federman, MD — Director, Pediatric Bone and Soft Tissue Sarcoma, UCLA
VeterinaryRobert Rebhun, DVM — UC Davis SVM
Bullying
Homo sapiens (schoolchildren)↔Sus scrofa domesticus (domestic pig)
MedicineJaana Juvonen, PhD — Professor, Developmental Psychology, UCLA
VeterinaryMelissa Bain, DVM, MS — Companion Animal Behavior, UC Davis SVM
Self-Injury
Homo sapiens (17-year-old)↔Equus caballus (stallion)
MedicineMark DeAntonio, MD — Director, Inpatient Child and Adolescent Service, Semel Institute, UCLA
VeterinaryVictoria Voith, DVM, PhD — Professor, Animal Behavior, Western University of Health Sciences
Morbid Obesity
Homo sapiens (23-year-old student)↔Canis lupus familiaris (Basset Hound)
MedicineDavid Heber, MD, PhD — Director, UCLA Center for Human Nutrition
VeterinaryDominique Griffon, DVM, PhD — Associate Dean for Research, Western Univ; Richard Nelson, DVM — UC Davis SVM
Afternoon Walk Rounds · Los Angeles Zoo
Contraception
Petrogale xanthopus (yellow-footed rock wallaby)
VeterinaryLos Angeles Zoo Veterinary Staff
Aortic Dissection / Pulmonary Hypertension
Gorilla gorilla gorilla (gorilla)↔Pongo pygmaeus (orangutan)
VeterinaryLos Angeles Zoo Veterinary Staff
Dysmenorrhea (Painful Menstruation)
Pongo pygmaeus (orangutan)↔Homo sapiens (human)
VeterinaryLos Angeles Zoo Veterinary Staff
Lead Toxicity
Gymnogyps californianus (California condor)
VeterinaryLos Angeles Zoo Veterinary Staff · UC Davis Wildlife Health Center
New York City
New York City
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2013 Zoobiquity 3
New York, New York
Rockefeller University  ·  Wildlife Conservation Society / Bronx Zoo  ·  Animal Medical Center  ·  Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center  ·  Weill Cornell Medicine  ·  Columbia University Medical Center  ·  NYU Langone Medical Center  ·  Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine  ·  University of Missouri  ·  National Institutes of Health  ·  Institute of Medicine
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Neurology, oncology, eating disorders, and infectious disease — presented in the morning at Rockefeller University, then continued in clinical Walk Rounds at the Bronx Zoo.
human medicineanimal medicine
Morning Session · Rockefeller University
Invasive Mammary Carcinoma
Homo sapiens (human)↔Panthera spp. (big cats (lions, tigers))
Medicine Larry Norton, MD — Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Veterinary Nicole Leibman, DVM, DACVIM · Donna McAloose, VMD — Wildlife Conservation Society
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Homo sapiens (human)↔Canis lupus familiaris (domestic dog)
Medicine Richard Friedman, MD — Weill Cornell Medicine
Veterinary E'Lise Christensen, DVM, DACVB
Purging-Type Eating Disorder / Bulimia Nervosa
Homo sapiens (human)↔Canis lupus familiaris (domestic dog)
Medicine Evelyn Attia, MD — Columbia University Medical Center
Veterinary Lisa Freeman, DVM, PhD — Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine
Lyme Borreliosis (Borrelia burgdorferi)
Homo sapiens (human)↔Canis lupus familiaris (domestic dog)
Medicine Brian Fallon, MD — Columbia University
Veterinary Richard Goldstein, DVM, DACVIM — Animal Medical Center, New York
Alzheimer's Disease / Canine Cognitive Dysfunction Syndrome
Homo sapiens (human)↔Canis lupus familiaris (domestic dog)
Medicine Ralph Nixon, MD, PhD — NYU Langone Medical Center
Veterinary Chad West, DVM, DACVIM — Animal Medical Center, New York
Degenerative Myelopathy / Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Homo sapiens (human)↔Canis lupus familiaris (domestic dog)
Medicine Dale Lange, MD — Weill Cornell Medicine / Hospital for Special Surgery
Veterinary Joan Coates, DVM, DACVIM — University of Missouri
Field Trip · Clinical Walk Rounds
Bronx Zoo — Wildlife Conservation Society
Afternoon clinical rounds conducted at patient-side in the Bronx Zoo, with WCS veterinarians presenting live cases to the assembled physician-veterinarian faculty. Closing keynote by Harvey V. Fineberg, MD, PhD (President, Institute of Medicine). Reception in the Schiff Family Great Hall.
Walk Rounds Cases
Epilepsy / Seizure Disorder (aged gorilla)
Homo sapiens (human)↔Gorilla gorilla gorilla (western lowland gorilla)
Medicine Orrin Devinsky, MD — NYU Langone Medical Center
Veterinary Bonnie Raphael, DVM — Wildlife Conservation Society
Environmental Change and Amphibian Disease
Homo sapiens (human)↔Multiple amphibian spp. (frogs, salamanders, caecilians)
Medicine Jay Lemery, MD
Veterinary Tracie Seimon, PhD — Wildlife Conservation Society
Pica (California sea lion)
Homo sapiens (human)↔Zalophus californianus (California sea lion)
Medicine Evelyn Attia, MD — Columbia University
Veterinary John Sykes, DVM — Wildlife Conservation Society
Malaria (Plasmodium spp.) (penguins)
Homo sapiens (human)↔Spheniscus demersus (African penguin)
Medicine Claire Panosian, MD — UCLA
Veterinary Jean Paré, DVM — Wildlife Conservation Society
Compressive Spinal Myelopathy (Siberian tiger)
Homo sapiens (human)↔Panthera tigris altaica (Siberian/Amur tiger)
Medicine Dale Lange, MD — Weill Cornell / Hospital for Special Surgery
Veterinary Kenneth Conley, DVM — Wildlife Conservation Society
Pulmonary Aspergillosis / Invasive Fungal Pneumonia (pheasants)
Homo sapiens (human)↔Phasianus colchicus (ring-necked pheasant)
Medicine Robert Kaner, MD — Weill Cornell Medicine
Veterinary Robert Moore, DVM — Wildlife Conservation Society
Sex Hormone-Secreting Adrenal/Gonadal Neoplasms (domestic ferrets)
Homo sapiens (human)↔Mustela putorius furo (domestic ferret)
Medicine Alice Levine, MD — Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Veterinary Meredith Clancy, DVM — Wildlife Conservation Society
All Faculty
  • Evelyn Attia, MD — Columbia University
  • Paul Calle, VMD, DACZM — WCS
  • E'Lise Christensen Bell, DVM, DACVB
  • Meredith Clancy, DVM — WCS
  • Joan Coates, DVM, DACVIM — University of Missouri
  • Kenneth Conley, DVM — WCS
  • Orrin Devinsky, MD — NYU Langone
  • Brian Fallon, MD — Columbia University
  • Harvey V. Fineberg, MD, PhD — Institute of Medicine (Keynote)
  • Lisa Freeman, DVM, PhD — Tufts
  • Richard Friedman, MD — Weill Cornell
  • Richard Goldstein, DVM, DACVIM — Animal Medical Center
  • Robert Kaner, MD — Weill Cornell
  • Dale Lange, MD — Weill Cornell / HSS
  • Jay Lemery, MD
  • Nicole Leibman, DVM, DACVIM — Animal Medical Center
  • Alice Levine, MD — Mount Sinai
  • Donna McAloose, VMD — WCS
  • Robert Moore, DVM — WCS
  • Barbara Natterson-Horowitz, MD — UCLA / Harvard
  • Ralph Nixon, MD, PhD — NYU Langone
  • Larry Norton, MD — Memorial Sloan Kettering
  • Elaine Ostrander, PhD — National Institutes of Health
  • Jean Paré, DVM — WCS
  • Claire Panosian, MD — UCLA
  • Bonnie Raphael, DVM — WCS
  • Tracie Seimon, PhD — WCS
  • John Sykes, DVM — WCS
  • Chad West, DVM, DACVIM — Animal Medical Center
Seattle, Washington
Seattle, Washington
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2014 Zoobiquity 4
Seattle, Washington
University of Washington School of Medicine  ·  Woodland Park Zoo  ·  Washington State University  ·  University of British Columbia  ·  Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute  ·  Oregon State University  ·  Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
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Theme: Human and Animal Health in a Changing Global Environment — examining how pollution, climate, and habitat disruption drive disease across species. Sub-themes: Asthma, Domestic Violence, Obesity, Infection.
human medicineanimal medicine
Morning Session · Kane Hall, University of Washington
Adiposity-Related Metabolic Dysfunction / Obesity (urban human and companion dog)
Homo sapiens (human)↔Canis lupus familiaris (domestic dog)
Medicine Karen Foster-Schubert, MD — Metabolism & Endocrinology, University of Washington Medical Center
Veterinary Raelynne Farnsworth, DVM — Washington State University
Intimate Partner Violence / Domestic Abuse — Co-occurring Maltreatment (child and cat)
Homo sapiens (human)↔Felis catus (domestic cat)
Medicine Becky Wiester, MD — Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, University of Washington
Veterinary Martha Smith-Blackmore, DVM — Tufts University
Reactive Airway Disease / Asthma — Environmental Trigger (child and calf)
Homo sapiens (human)↔Bos taurus (domestic cattle)
Medicine Catherine Karr, MD, PhD — Pediatric Environmental Medicine, University of Washington
Veterinary Dale Moore, DVM, PhD — Washington State University · Stephan Carey, DVM — Michigan State University
Field Trip · Clinical Walking Rounds
Woodland Park Zoo — Seattle, Washington
Afternoon clinical rounds at Woodland Park Zoo, with physician-veterinarian pairs presenting cases at animal enclosures. Closing keynote by Craig Stephen, DVM, PhD. Cocktail reception at the Zoo (4:30 pm).
Walking Rounds Cases
Major Depressive Disorder with Seasonal Pattern / Seasonal Affective Disorder (gorilla)
Homo sapiens (human)↔Gorilla gorilla (western gorilla)
Medicine David Avery, MD — Professor Emeritus, Psychiatry, University of Washington
Veterinary Darin Collins, DVM — Medical Director, Woodland Park Zoo
Adiposity-Related Metabolic Dysfunction (brown bear)
Homo sapiens (human)↔Ursus arctos (brown bear)
Medicine Karen Foster-Schubert, MD — University of Washington Medical Center
Veterinary Lynne Nelson, DVM — Professor, Cardiology, Washington State University
Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndrome / BRCA1/2 Pathogenic Variant (jaguar)
Homo sapiens (human)↔Panthera onca (jaguar)
Medicine Larissa Korde, MD, MPH — Oncology, University of Washington / Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Veterinary Karen Wolf, DVM — Zoological Medicine, Oregon State University
Tuberculosis (Mycobacterium tuberculosis / M. bovis) (elephant)
Homo sapiens (human)↔Elephas maximus (Asian elephant)
Medicine Jerry Cangelosi, PhD — Global Health, University of Washington
Veterinary Gretchen Kaufman, DVM — Global Health Education, Washington State University
Uterine Leiomyoma / Uterine Fibroid (elephant)
Homo sapiens (human)↔Elephas maximus (Asian elephant)
Medicine Robin Cole, MD
Veterinary Kelly Helmick, DVM — Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
West Nile Virus Encephalitis / Flavivirus Neuroinvasion (penguin sentinels)
Homo sapiens (human)↔Spheniscus humboldti (Humboldt penguin)
Medicine Craig Stephen, DVM, PhD — University of British Columbia / Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative
Veterinary Beth Lipton, DVM — Public Health Veterinarian, Seattle–King County
Geriatric Syndrome / Age-Associated Frailty (great ape)
Homo sapiens (human)↔Gorilla gorilla (western gorilla)
Medicine Kori Dewing, DNP, ARNP
Veterinary Darin Collins, DVM — Medical Director, Woodland Park Zoo
Zoonotic Disease Prevention and Biosafety (petting zoo)
Homo sapiens (human)↔Multiple domestic spp. (sheep, goats, cattle, poultry)
Medicine Peter Rabinowitz, MD — Director, Center for One Health Research, University of Washington
Veterinary Heather Fowler, VMD · Dale Moore, DVM, PhD — Washington State University
All Faculty
  • Barbara Natterson-Horowitz, MD — UCLA / Harvard
  • Becky Wiester, MD — UW Pediatrics
  • Beth Lipton, DVM — Public Health, Seattle–King County
  • Bryan Slinker, DVM, PhD — Former Dean, WSU Veterinary Medicine
  • Catherine Karr, MD, PhD — Pediatric Environmental Medicine, UW
  • Craig Stephen, DVM, PhD — UBC / CWHC (Keynote)
  • Dale Moore, DVM, PhD — Veterinary Extension, WSU
  • Darin Collins, DVM — Medical Director, Woodland Park Zoo
  • David Avery, MD — Professor Emeritus, Psychiatry, UW
  • Ellen Cosgrove, MD — Vice Dean, UNLV
  • Gretchen Kaufman, DVM — Global Health, WSU
  • Howard Frumkin, MD, DrPH — UW School of Public Health
  • Jerry Cangelosi, PhD — Global Health, UW
  • Karen Foster-Schubert, MD — Metabolism & Endocrinology, UW
  • Karen Wolf, DVM — Zoological Medicine, OSU
  • Kelly Helmick, DVM — SCBI
  • Kori Dewing, DNP, ARNP
  • Larissa Korde, MD, MPH — Oncology, UW / Fred Hutchinson
  • Lynne Nelson, DVM — Professor, Cardiology, WSU
  • Martha Smith-Blackmore, DVM — Tufts
  • Peter Rabinowitz, MD — One Health Research, UW
  • Raelynne Farnsworth, DVM — WSU
  • Robin Cole, MD
  • Stephan Carey, DVM — Michigan State University
  • Heather Fowler, VMD
  • Deborah Jensen, PhD
  • Sylvia Glover, JD
Boston, Massachusetts
Boston, Massachusetts
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2015 Zoobiquity 5
Boston, Massachusetts
Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University  ·  Tufts Medical Center  ·  Harvard Medical School / Massachusetts General Hospital  ·  Boston University  ·  Angell Animal Medical Center  ·  University of Massachusetts
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Faculty
  • Andreas Klein, MD — Director, Hematologic Malignancies, Tufts Medical Center
  • Barbara Natterson-Horowitz, MD — UCLA / Harvard
  • Bruce Chabner, MD — Director of Clinical Research, MGH Cancer Center, Harvard
  • Caroline Apovian, MD — Professor of Medicine, Boston University
  • Claire Sharp, BVMS, MS, DACVECC — Tufts Cummings SVM
  • Deborah Kochevar, DVM, PhD — Dean, Cummings SVM, Tufts
  • Jean Frazier, MD — Professor, Psychiatry, UMass Worcester
  • Jennifer Graham, DVM, DABVP, DACVZM — Zoological Companion Animal Medicine, Tufts
  • John Rush, DVM, DACVIM, DACVECC — Professor, Cardiology and Critical Care, Tufts
  • Kristine Burgess, DVM — Oncology, Tufts Cummings SVM
  • Lisa Freeman, DVM, PhD — Clinical Nutrition, Tufts Cummings SVM
  • Maureen Murray, DVM — Wildlife Medicine, Tufts Cummings SVM
  • Melissa Mazan, DVM, DACVIM — Equine Respiratory, Tufts Cummings SVM
  • Nicholas Dodman, BVMS — Professor Emeritus, Tufts Cummings SVM
  • Paul Weitzel, MD — Orthopedic Surgery, Tufts University
  • Randy Boudrieau, DVM — Professor Emeritus, Tufts Cummings SVM
  • Sarah Crain, DVM, DACVIM — Tufts Cummings SVM
  • William Rosenblad, DVM — Angell Animal Medical Center
Morning Session · Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston
Obesity
Homo sapiens (64-year-old pharmacist)↔Felis catus (12-year-old domestic shorthair cat)
MedicineCaroline Apovian, MD — Professor of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine
VeterinaryLisa Freeman, DVM, PhD — Clinical Nutrition, Cummings SVM, Tufts University
Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injury
Homo sapiens (21-year-old competitive skier)↔Canis lupus familiaris (3-year-old Labrador Retriever)
MedicinePaul Weitzel, MD — Orthopedic Surgery, New England Baptist Hospital / Tufts
VeterinaryRandy Boudrieau, DVM — Professor Emeritus, Cummings SVM, Tufts University
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Homo sapiens (10-year-old boy)↔Canis lupus familiaris (15-month-old Bull Terrier)
MedicineJean Frazier, MD — University of Massachusetts Medical School
VeterinaryNicholas Dodman, BVMS — Professor Emeritus, Cummings SVM, Tufts University
Peripheral T-Cell Lymphoma
Homo sapiens (56-year-old nurse)↔Canis lupus familiaris (10-year-old Boxer)
MedicineAndreas Klein, MD — Director, Hematologic Malignancies Program, Tufts Medical Center
VeterinaryKristine Burgess, DVM — Oncology, Cummings SVM, Tufts University
Walk Rounds · Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts
Humeral Fractures — Restoring Flight
Strix varia (Barred Owl)↔Aegolius acadicus (Northern Saw-Whet Owl)
VeterinaryMaureen Murray, DVM — Wildlife Medicine, Cummings SVM, Tufts
Inflammatory Bowel Disease with Regenerative Therapies
Canis lupus familiaris (4-year-old German Shepherd)
VeterinarySarah Crain, DVM, DACVIM — Cummings SVM, Tufts University
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Felis catus (10-year-old Maine Coon)
VeterinaryJohn Rush, DVM, DACVIM — Cardiology and Critical Care, Cummings SVM, Tufts
Severe Dental Disease
Canis lupus familiaris (7-year-old Miniature Schnauzer)
VeterinaryWilliam Rosenblad, DVM — Angell Animal Medical Center
Atherosclerosis
Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus (30-year-old Hyacinth Macaw)
VeterinaryJennifer Graham, DVM, DABVP, DACVZM — Zoological Companion Animal Medicine, Tufts
Exercise Intolerance
Equus caballus (8-year-old Warmblood mare)
VeterinaryMelissa Mazan, DVM, DACVIM — Equine Respiratory Medicine, Cummings SVM, Tufts
Cryptosporidiosis
Ovis aries (3-week-old lamb)
VeterinaryJohn Pollock, DVM — Cummings SVM, Tufts University
Sydney, Australia
Sydney, Australia
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2015 Zoobiquity Sydney International
Sydney, Australia
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Symposium · Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney
Theme: Nutrition and Disease in Man and Companion Animals
Match and Mismatch: An Ecological-Evolutionary Perspective
Homo sapiens (human) and companion animals in modern nutritional environments
ScienceProf. David Raubenheimer — Leonard P. Ullman Chair of Nutritional Ecology, University of Sydney
Obesity and Diabetes Epidemic
Homo sapiens (human)↔Canis lupus familiaris / Felis catus (dog & cat)
MedicineProf. Ian Caterson — Boden Professor of Human Nutrition, University of Sydney; Assoc. Prof. Amanda Salis
VeterinaryDr. Linda Fleeman — Animal Diabetes Australia, University of Melbourne
The Protein Leverage Hypothesis
Homo sapiens (human) and multiple animal species
ScienceProf. Stephen Simpson, FRS — Academic Director, Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney
Dental and Periodontal Disease
Homo sapiens (human)↔Canis lupus familiaris / Felis catus (dog & cat)
MedicineDr. Christina Adler — Faculty of Dentistry, University of Sydney; Prof. Clive Wright — NSW Chief Dental Officer (Emeritus)
VeterinaryProf. Richard Malik — Centre for Veterinary Education, University of Sydney; Dr. Christine Hawke — Sydney Pet Dentistry
Diet, Industry, and the Obesity Environment
Homo sapiens (human) and companion animals sharing modern food environments
ScienceProf. Bruce Neal — Professor of Medicine, University of Sydney; Dr. Bridget Kelly; Assoc. Prof. Timothy Gill
VeterinaryDr. Delisa Appleton — Senior Technical Services Veterinarian, Hill's Pet Nutrition
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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2016 Zoobiquity · Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania (Perelman School of Medicine  ·  School of Veterinary Medicine  ·  School of Nursing)  ·  Philadelphia Zoo  ·  Children's Hospital of Philadelphia  ·  Einstein Medical Center  ·  National Institutes of Health  ·  Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
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Faculty
  • Barbara Natterson-Horowitz, MD — UCLA / Harvard
  • Carlo Siracusa, DVM, PhD — Animal Behavior, Penn Vet
  • Charles Bradley, VMD — Pathobiology, Penn Vet
  • Elizabeth Grice, PhD — Dermatology, Perelman School of Medicine, Penn
  • Gregg Pressman, MD — Cardiovascular Diseases, Einstein Medical Center
  • Jennifer Gardner, MD — Dermatology, UW School of Medicine
  • Jesse Taylor, MD — Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, CHOP
  • Joan Hendricks, VMD, PhD — Dean, Penn Vet
  • Joann Slack, DVM — Large Animal Cardiology, Penn Vet
  • Keith Hinshaw, DVM — Director of Animal Health, Philadelphia Zoo
  • Kristy Weber, MD — Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery; Director, Sarcoma Program, Penn
  • La'Toya Latney, DVM — Exotic Companion Animal Medicine, Penn Vet
  • Louis M. Bell, MD — Chief, General Pediatrics, CHOP
  • Margaret Souders, PhD — Human Genetics, Penn / CHOP
  • Maria Soltero-Rivera, DVM — Dentistry and Oral Surgery, Penn Vet
  • Marieke Gartner, PhD — Animal Behavior and Well-Being, Philadelphia Zoo
  • Martin Franklin, PhD — Director, Child and Adolescent OCD/Tics Program, Penn
  • Nicola Mason, BVetMed, PhD — Medicine and Pathobiology, Penn Vet
  • Robert Schaller, DO — Clinical Medicine, Penn
  • Sigrid Veasey, MD, PhD — Medicine, Penn
  • Stephanie Murphy, VMD, PhD — Director, Comparative Medicine, NIH
  • Tanja Kral, PhD — Nutritional Sciences, Penn Nursing
  • Tim Georoff, VMD — Associate Veterinarian, Philadelphia Zoo
  • Tom Parsons, VMD, PhD — Swine Production Medicine, Penn Vet
  • Stephanie Deutsch, MD — Child Abuse Pediatrics Fellow, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
  • Russell Reddin — Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
Morning Cases · Smilow Center for Translational Research, Penn Medicine
Atopic Dermatitis and the Cutaneous Microbiome
Homo sapiens (3-year-old girl)↔Canis lupus familiaris (3-year-old French Bulldog)
MedicineElizabeth Grice, PhD — Dermatology, Perelman School of Medicine, Penn; Jennifer Gardner, MD — Dermatology, UW School of Medicine
VeterinaryCharles Bradley, VMD — Pathobiology, Penn Vet
Sleep Apnea — Causes and Pharmacotherapies
Homo sapiens (40-year-old man with obesity)↔Canis lupus familiaris (2-year-old English Bulldog)
MedicineSigrid Veasey, MD, PhD — Professor, Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, Penn
VeterinaryJoan Hendricks, VMD, PhD — Gilbert S. Kahn Dean, Penn Vet
Osteosarcoma Immunotherapy
Homo sapiens (8-year-old boy)↔Canis lupus familiaris (9-year-old Labrador Retriever)
MedicineKristy Weber, MD — Director, Sarcoma Program, Abramson Cancer Center, Penn
VeterinaryNicola Mason, BVetMed, PhD — Medicine and Pathobiology, Penn Vet
Afternoon Rounds · Hill Pavilion, Penn School of Veterinary Medicine
Affective Aggression and Impulsivity
Homo sapiens (intimate partner violence)↔Canis lupus familiaris (mixed-breed household dogs)
MedicineStephanie Deutsch, MD — Child Abuse Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
VeterinaryCarlo Siracusa, DVM, PhD — Clinical Animal Behavior, Penn Vet
Cleft Lip and Palate
Homo sapiens (teenage patient)↔Canis lupus familiaris (juvenile dog)
MedicineJesse Taylor, MD — Co-Director, Cleft Lip and Palate Program, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
VeterinaryMaria Soltero-Rivera, DVM — Dentistry and Oral Surgery, Penn Vet
Self-Injury: Feather-Plucking / Trichotillomania
Homo sapiens (trichotillomania)↔Psittacus erithacus (14-year-old African Grey Parrot)
MedicineMartin Franklin, PhD — Director, Child and Adolescent OCD/Tics Program (COTTAGe), Penn
VeterinaryLa'Toya Latney, DVM — Exotic Companion Animal Medicine, Penn Vet
Atrial Fibrillation
Homo sapiens (person)↔Equus caballus (upper-level performance horse)
MedicineRobert D. Schaller, DO — Clinical Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, Penn
VeterinaryJoAnn Slack, DVM — Large Animal Cardiology, Penn Vet
Obesity and Aggression
Homo sapiens (adults)↔Sus scrofa domesticus (domesticated pigs in group housing)
MedicineTanja Kral, PhD — Nutritional Sciences, Penn School of Nursing
VeterinaryTom Parsons, VMD, PhD — Swine Production Medicine, Penn Vet
Afternoon Rounds · Philadelphia Zoo
Great Ape Cardiomyopathy
Homo sapiens (57-year-old man)↔Gorilla gorilla gorilla (30-year-old silverback western lowland gorilla)
MedicineGregg Pressman, MD — Associate Director, Cardiovascular Diseases Fellowship, Einstein Medical Center
VeterinaryTim Georoff, VMD — Associate Veterinarian, Philadelphia Zoo
Severe Enteritis in a Pediatric Patient
Homo sapiens (5-month-old infant)↔Propithecus coquereli (Coquerel's Sifaka — 18-month-old lemur)
MedicineLouis M. Bell, MD — Chief, Division of General Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
VeterinaryKeith C. Hinshaw, DVM — Director of Animal Health, Philadelphia Zoo
Behavioral Variation in Novel Environments
Homo sapiens (non-verbal children with ASD)↔Zoo animals in novel trail system
MedicineMargaret C. Souders, PhD — Human Genetics, Penn Nursing / CHOP
VeterinaryMarieke C. Gartner, PhD — Animal Behavior and Well-Being, Philadelphia Zoo
New York City
New York City
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2016 Zoobiquity Neuropsychiatry Conference
New York, New York
NYU Langone School of Medicine  ·  Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine  ·  Cornell University (Neurobiology & Behavior)  ·  Harvard University  ·  Brigham and Women's Hospital  ·  Washington State University  ·  UCLA
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A specialized conference examining neurological and psychiatric conditions — seizures, movement disorders, autism, OCD, dementia, and learning — across human and animal patients.
Faculty
  • Jordyn Boesch, DVM, DACVAA — Anesthesiology, Cornell Vet
  • Sofia Cerda-Gonzalez, DVM — Neurology, Cornell Vet
  • Barbara Coffey, MD, MS — Director, Institute for Tourette and Tic Disorders, NYU Child Study Center
  • Kathryn Davis, MD, MSTR — Neurology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  • Daniel Friedman, MD — Neurology, Co-Director, Epilepsy Service, NYU Langone
  • Jesse Goldberg, MD, PhD — Neurobiology and Behavior, Cornell University
  • Brian Hainline, MD — NCAA Chief Medical Officer; Clinical Professor, Neurology, NYU Langone
  • Katherine Houpt, VMD, PhD — James Law Professor Emeritus, Cornell Vet
  • Daniel Lieberman, PhD — Chair, Department of Human Evolutionary Biology, Harvard
  • Catherine Lord, PhD — Director, Center for Autism and the Developing Brain, Weill Cornell / Columbia
  • Jaak Panksepp, PhD — Integrative Physiology and Neuroscience, WSU
  • Irene Pepperberg, PhD — Research Associate, Psychology, Harvard
  • Pamela Perry, DVM, PhD — Behavior Medicine, Cornell Vet
  • Martin Samuels, MD — Professor and Chair, Neurology, Brigham and Women's / HMS
  • Gary Small, MD — Director, Geriatric Psychiatry, UCLA Longevity Center
  • Richard Tsien, DPhil — Director, Neuroscience Institute, NYU Langone
  • Charles Vite, DVM, PhD — Veterinary Neurology, Penn Vet
  • Thomas Wisniewski, MD — Director, Division of Aging and Dementia, NYU Langone
  • Paul Yellin, MD — Director, The Yellin Center for Mind, Brain, and Education; NYU Langone
Sessions · NYU Langone School of Medicine & Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine
Seizures / Epilepsy
Homo sapiens (human)↔Canis lupus familiaris (dog)
MedicineDaniel Friedman, MD — Co-Director, Epilepsy Service, NYU Langone
VeterinarySofia Cerda-Gonzalez, DVM — Neurology, Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine
Anxiety and Compulsions (OCD / Tourette Syndrome)
Homo sapiens (human)↔Canis lupus familiaris / Equus caballus (dog / horse)
MedicineBarbara Coffey, MD, MS — Director, Institute for Tourette and Tic Disorders, NYU Child Study Center
VeterinaryKatherine Houpt, VMD, PhD — James Law Professor Emeritus, Cornell Vet; Pamela Perry, DVM, PhD — Behavior Medicine, Cornell Vet
Cognitive Decline and Dementia
Homo sapiens (human)↔Canis lupus familiaris (aged dog — canine cognitive dysfunction)
MedicineThomas Wisniewski, MD — Director, Division of Aging and Dementia, NYU Langone; Gary Small, MD — Director, Geriatric Psychiatry, UCLA Longevity Center
VeterinaryCornell University College of Veterinary Medicine Faculty
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Homo sapiens (human)↔Multiple species (social behavior across taxa)
MedicineCatherine Lord, PhD — Director, Center for Autism and the Developing Brain, Weill Cornell / Columbia
VeterinaryCornell University College of Veterinary Medicine Faculty
Movement Disorders and Motor Learning
Homo sapiens (human)↔Songbirds (basal ganglia circuitry)
MedicineMartin Samuels, MD — Professor and Chair, Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital / HMS
VeterinaryJesse Goldberg, MD, PhD — Neurobiology and Behavior, Cornell University
Language Acquisition and Learning
Homo sapiens (human)↔Psittacus erithacus (African Grey Parrot)
MedicinePaul Yellin, MD — Director, The Yellin Center for Mind, Brain, and Education, NYU Langone
VeterinaryIrene Pepperberg, PhD — Research Associate, Psychology, Harvard University
Affective Neuroscience — Emotions Across Species
Homo sapiens (human)↔Multiple vertebrate species
ScienceJaak Panksepp, PhD — Integrative Physiology and Neuroscience, Washington State University
Evolutionary BiologyDaniel Lieberman, PhD — Chair, Human Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University
Colorado / Rocky Mountains
Colorado / Rocky Mountains
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2018 Zoobiquity · Colorado
Aurora, Colorado
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus  ·  Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine  ·  Steadman Philippon Research Institute  ·  National University of Ireland Galway (REMEDI)
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Theme: Regenerative Medicine — stem cells, tissue engineering, and orthobiologic therapies across species.
Faculty
  • Barbara Natterson-Horowitz, MD — UCLA / Harvard
  • David Frisbie, DVM, PhD — Professor, Equine Surgery, Colorado State
  • Dennis Roop, PhD — Professor, Dermatology; Director, Gates Stem Cell Center, CU Denver
  • Don Elliman Jr. — Chancellor, CU Anschutz Medical Campus
  • Frank Barry, PhD — Scientific Director, REMEDI, Galway
  • Jason Stoneback, MD — Orthopedics, CU Denver
  • Jennifer Schissler, DVM — Dermatology, Colorado State
  • Johnny Huard, PhD — Chief Scientific Officer, Steadman Philippon Research Institute
  • Karin Payne, PhD — Orthopaedics, CU Denver
  • Laura Damioli, MD — Infectious Disease, CU Doctors
  • Laurie Goodrich, DVM, PhD — Clinical Sciences, Colorado State
  • Mark Stetter, DVM — Dean, College of Veterinary Medicine, Colorado State
  • Max Gomez — CBS News Medical Correspondent
  • Nicole Ehrhart, VMD — Clinical Sciences, Colorado State
  • Ryan Crisman, PhD — Research Instructor, CU Anschutz
  • Steve Dow, DVM, PhD — Clinical Sciences, Colorado State
  • Sue VandeWoude, DVM — Research Associate Dean, Colorado State
  • Terry Fry, MD — Professor, Pediatrics, Hematology and Immunology, CU Anschutz
  • Tracy Webb, DVM, PhD — Research Scientist, Clinical Sciences, Colorado State
  • Valerie Johnson, DVM — Colorado State
  • Wayne McIlwraith, DVM, PhD — Director, Equine Surgery, Orthopaedic Research Center, Colorado State
Symposium · Hyatt Regency Aurora — University of Colorado Anschutz + Colorado State University
Theme: Regenerative Medicine — Stem Cells, Orthobiologics, and Tissue Engineering
Limb Preservation
Homo sapiens (human)↔Equus caballus / Canis lupus familiaris (horse / dog)
MedicineJason Stoneback, MD — Orthopedics, University of Colorado Denver
VeterinaryNicole Ehrhart, VMD — Clinical Sciences, Colorado State University
Orthopedic Surgery and Cartilage Repair
Homo sapiens (human)↔Equus caballus (horse — equine joint disease model)
MedicineKarin Payne, PhD — Orthopaedics, University of Colorado Denver
VeterinaryDavid Frisbie, DVM, PhD — Equine Surgery, Colorado State University
Infection Management in Regenerative Procedures
Homo sapiens (human)↔Companion and large animals
MedicineLaura Damioli, MD — Infectious Disease, CU Doctors / University of Colorado
VeterinaryValerie Johnson, DVM — Clinical Sciences, Colorado State University
Cancer — Immunotherapy and Translational Oncology
Homo sapiens (pediatric cancer)↔Canis lupus familiaris (canine cancer)
MedicineTerry Fry, MD — Professor, Pediatrics, Hematology and Immunology, University of Colorado Anschutz
VeterinarySteve Dow, DVM, PhD — Clinical Sciences, Colorado State University
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome — Connective Tissue Disorders
Homo sapiens (human)↔Canis lupus familiaris (dog)
MedicineDennis Roop, PhD — Professor, Dermatology; Director, Gates Stem Cell Center, CU Denver
VeterinaryJennifer Schissler, DVM — Dermatology, Colorado State University
Inflammatory Modulation with Stem Cell Therapies
Homo sapiens (human)↔Companion and large animals
VeterinaryTracy Webb, DVM, PhD — Research Scientist, Clinical Sciences, Colorado State University
Stockholm, Sweden
Stockholm, Sweden
Karolinska Institutet · Nobel Forum · Stockholm, Sweden · September 3, 2019
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2019 Zoobiquity Symposium at the Nobel Conference Nobel / Karolinska International
Stockholm, Sweden
Karolinska Institutet, Campus Solna  ·  Aarhus University  ·  Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Berlin  ·  Zoo Atlanta  ·  Universität Leipzig  ·  Stanford University  ·  UCLA  ·  September 3, 2019
Convened in conjunction with the Karolinska Nobel Conference. Sessions on cardiovascular disease and reproductive preservation, each examined through a comparative cross-species lens.
human medicineanimal medicine
Session I · Cardiovascular Disease
Cardiac Arrhythmia / Autonomic Cardiovascular Dysfunction
Homo sapiens (human)↔Gorilla gorilla gorilla (western lowland gorilla)
Medicine Kalyanam Shivkumar, MD, PhD — Director, UCLA Cardiac Arrhythmia Center; Professor, Medicine and Radiology, UCLA
Veterinary Hayley Murphy, DVM — Deputy Director, Zoo Atlanta
Cardiovascular Physiology Across Species
Homo sapiens (human)↔Python bivittatus · Varanus niloticus (Burmese python · Nile monitor)
Medicine Ida Haugen Löfman, MD — Senior Consultant, Karolinska Heart Transplant Program
Veterinary / Biology Tobias Wang, PhD — Aarhus Institute of Advanced Studies, Aarhus University
Session II · Reproductive Preservation
Female Fertility Preservation / Ovarian Tissue Cryopreservation
Homo sapiens (human)↔Ceratotherium simum (white rhinoceros)
Medicine Kenny A. Rodriguez-Wallberg, MD, PhD — Senior Consultant, Fertility Preservation Programme, Karolinska
Veterinary Franz Göritz, Dr. med. Vet. — Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Berlin
Endocrine Disruption by Anthropogenic Chemical Pollutants / Age-Related Reproductive Decline
Homo sapiens (human)↔Callithrix jacchus (common marmoset)
Medicine Pauliina Damdimopoulou, PhD — Associate Professor, Unit of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dept of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet
Veterinary Almuth Einspanier, DVM, PhD — Vet.-Physiologisch-Chemisches Institut, Universität Leipzig (common marmoset model of reproductive aging)
All Faculty
Opening & Keynote
  • Karolina Kublickiene, MD, PhD — Dept of Clinical Medicine, Section for Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Karolinska Institutet
  • Peter Stenvinkel, MD, PhD — Dept of Renal Medicine, Karolinska Institutet
  • Barbara Natterson-Horowitz, MD — Harvard / UCLA
  • Londa Schiebinger, PhD — John L. Hinds Professor of History of Science; Director, Gendered Innovations Project, Stanford
Cardiovascular Disease Session
  • Ida Haugen Löfman, MD — Senior Consultant, Karolinska Heart Transplant Program
  • Hayley Murphy, DVM — Deputy Director, Zoo Atlanta
  • Kalyanam Shivkumar, MD, PhD — Director, UCLA Cardiac Arrhythmia Center
  • Tobias Wang, PhD — Aarhus Institute of Advanced Studies, Aarhus University
Reproductive Preservation Session
  • Pauliina Damdimopoulou, PhD — Associate Professor, Karolinska University Hospital
  • Kenny A. Rodriguez-Wallberg, MD, PhD — Senior Consultant, Fertility Preservation Programme, Karolinska
  • Franz Göritz, Dr. med. Vet. — Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Berlin
  • Almuth Einspanier, DVM, PhD — University of Leipzig
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
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2019 Zoobiquity ATL
Atlanta, Georgia
UGA College of Veterinary Medicine  ·  Emory University  ·  Clinical Translational Science Alliance  ·  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention  ·  Zoo Atlanta  ·  Georgia Tech (Biomedical Engineering)  ·  September 13, 2019
Keynote by Frans de Waal, PhD on animal emotions and the evolutionary continuity of emotional experience. Closing reception at Zoo Atlanta.
Faculty
  • Frans B.M. de Waal, PhD — C.H. Candler Professor, Psychology, Emory; Director, Living Links Center (Keynote)
  • Barbara Natterson-Horowitz, MD — Harvard / UCLA
  • Bradley Phillips, PharmD — Millikan-Reeve Professor and Head, Clinical and Administrative Pharmacy, UGA
  • Corey Saba, DVM, DACVIM — Professor of Oncology, UGA SVM
  • Jonathon Cohen, MD, MS — Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University
  • Sam Franklin, DVM, PhD, DACVS — Veterinary Surgery and Sports Medicine
  • Kenneth Mautner, MD — Director, Sports Medicine, Emory; Team Physician, Atlanta Hawks
  • John Peroni, DVM, DACVS — Professor, Large Animal Surgery, UGA SVM
  • Luke Brewster, MD, PhD — Vascular Surgery; Emory / Georgia Tech Biomedical Engineering
  • Sonia Hernandez, DVM, PhD, DACZM — Professor, Wildlife Health, UGA
  • Megin Nichols, DVM, MPH, DACVPM — Enteric Zoonoses, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Hayley Murphy, DVM — Deputy Director, Zoo Atlanta; Founder, Great Ape Heart Project
  • Randall Tackett, PhD — Professor, Pharmacology and Toxicology, UGA
Sessions · Emory University Conference Center, Atlanta
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma — Past, Present, and Future Directions
Homo sapiens (human)↔Canis lupus familiaris (dog)
MedicineJonathon B. Cohen, MD, MS — Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine
VeterinaryCorey Saba, DVM, DACVIM — Professor of Oncology, UGA College of Veterinary Medicine
PRP / Stem Cell Therapies — Orthobiologic Injections
Homo sapiens (human)↔Canis lupus familiaris (dog)
MedicineKenneth R. Mautner, MD — Director, Sports Medicine, Emory University; Head Team Physician, Atlanta Hawks
VeterinarySamuel P. Franklin, DVM, PhD, DACVS — Veterinary Surgery and Orthobiologics Research
Regenerative Medicine and Wound Healing
Homo sapiens (human)↔Equus caballus (horse)
MedicineLuke P. Brewster, MD, PhD — Vascular Surgery, Emory University / Georgia Tech Biomedical Engineering
VeterinaryJohn Peroni, DVM, DACVS — Professor of Large Animal Surgery, UGA College of Veterinary Medicine
One Health and Salmonellosis Surveillance
Homo sapiens (human)↔Wildlife and domestic animals
MedicineMegin Nichols, DVM, MPH, DACVPM — Enteric Zoonoses Activity Lead, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
VeterinarySonia M. Hernandez, DVM, DACZM, PhD — Professor, Wildlife Health, Warnell School / UGA SVM
Cardiovascular Lessons Across Species — The Giraffe Heart
Homo sapiens / Gorilla gorilla (human / gorilla)↔Giraffa camelopardalis (giraffe)
MedicineBarbara Natterson-Horowitz, MD — Visiting Professor, Human Evolutionary Biology, Harvard; Professor of Medicine, UCLA
VeterinaryHayley Murphy, DVM — Deputy Director, Zoo Atlanta; Founder, Great Ape Heart Project
Opioid Abuse — Impact on Veterinarians and Veterinary Practice
Homo sapiens (human — opioid crisis)
ScienceRandall Tackett, PhD — Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Georgia