Virtual-e! is published to keep alumni and friends of Purdue's School of Veterinary Medicine up to date on the latest about students, faculty, alumni and other stories in the School.
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June 2008
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Dean’s Diary
Purdue veterinary alumni logging on to the new Purdue online social network called Boilersphere will see a welcome from one of the newest on-line users, me. To join the network, just go to www.purdue.edu/boilersphere and follow the instructions. Once you are logged-on, look for the new “Dean’s Dialogue” feature in the SVM group.
The key to the growth of Boilersphere is participation, and signing-up is a lot easier than passing those histology and parasitology tests, so I know you can do it. Just take a few minutes today and become a member. It’s free and fun and will get you plugged-in to the growing “Boilersphere.”
Sign-on today and check out the new virtual veterinary reality. And then stay tuned as the “Dialogue” continues!
-Willie Reed, DVM, Ph.D.
Dean
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Cold temperatures don't stop the fun at Open House
Cool and wet weather could not keep away the crowds from the 45th annual School of Veterinary Medicine Open House. With leadership from members of the Class of 2009, a team of student volunteers successfully organized the day-long event on April 12th. In addition to tours and displays, the Open House featured demonstrations ranging from a live closed-circuit telecast of a spay surgery and to a presentation about the work of search and rescue dogs. Special congratulations to the student co-chairs of the event, Maria Littles and Erin Wendt.
Mark your calendar now for the 2009 Open House, which will be held Saturday, April 18th!
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| A veterinary student helps Margarita Castellanos use a stethoscope to listen to a dog's heart beat. |
Preschooler Lauren Edwards gets some hands-on experience in a mock surgery. |
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Purdue SVM in the News
Dr. Suresh Mittal, professor of molecular virology, has been in the news in recent weeks. His lab is developing a new vaccine against highly pathogenic bird flu with the Centers of Disease Control. The new vaccine. Unlike traditional vaccines, Dr. Mittal's version could be produced quickly and stored for long periods of time. To view a selection of media stories about Dr. Mittal's research visit:
To view the news release go to http://news.uns.purdue.edu/x/2008a/080417MittalBirdflu.html
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SVM Featured on the Big Ten Network
Vet School Diaries, a new television program produced for the Big Ten Network, will air on the Big Ten Network in the coming months.
The show follows four Purdue University veterinary students throughout their daily experiences in the School. It stars Erin Kosta and Amber Ferner from the Large Animal Hospital, and Courtney Warner and Jess Torok from the Small Animal Hospital. Various faculty, staff, residents, and interns also make appearances while Dr. Salisbury provides narration.
To find out if you receive the Big Ten Network through your satellite, cable or television provider go to www.bigtennetwork.com and enter your zip code in the box next to “Get The Big Ten Network” located toward the top of the page.
In addition, both episodes will be available via streaming video on the SVM Web site. Further details about the streaming will be available at a later date.
Vet School Diaries was commissioned and funded by Purdue University as a component of the institutional programming produced for broadcast on the Big Ten Network.
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| From left to right: Dr. Nickie Baird, Dr. Will Farmer, Maria Negron, Crystal Hagan, Dr. Goncarovs, Beth Barno, Erica Miller, Anna O’Brien and Pat Navarre. Dr. Michel Lévy is taking the picture |
SVM Faculty/Staff Help
at Alpaca Invitational
Several veterinarians, technicians and students from the School manned the veterinary check-in point at the Indiana Alpaca Invitational in Fort Wayne, Ind., on April 4. The group, was led by Drs. Baird and Lévy. They confirmed veterinary inspection certificates, verified microships and looked for any apparent signs of illness.
More than 1,100 alpacas were registered for the show, making the Indiana Alpaca Invitational one of the largest alpaca shows in the nation.
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| Dr. Steve Adams, Dr. Catharine Scott-Moncreiff, Dr. Melissa Smith, Dr. Rebecca Bukowy, Dr. Laura Tancredi, Dr. Peter Constable, Dr. Jon Caughey, Dr. Jennifer Tucker, Dr. John Hendrickson, and Sonya Meadows gather in honor of the Ross and St. George's students who graduated in May 2008. |
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