AAVP 2021 Annual Meeting

Student Oral Presentation Winners:

• 1st Place: Corinna Hazelrig (Abstract number 42: Spatial analysis of four vector-borne pathogens among shelter dogs in the Eastern United States)
• 2nd Place: Alec Thompson (Abstract number 50: Tracking an invader: Wildlife surveillance for Haemaphysalis longicornis in the Eastern U.S.)
• 3rd Place: Camila Queiroz (Abstract number 27: Large-scale molecular epidemiology and geospatial mapping to investigate patterns of benzimidazole resistance occurrence and spread in North American sheep flocks)
• Honorable Mention: Eleonore Charrier (Abstract number 31: Creating curated databases for different rDNA cistron markers of nematodes to support more flexible and customized nemabiome metabarcoding)

Student Poster Presentation Winners:

• 1st Place: Hans Desale (Abstract number 85: Genetic diversity of Trypanosoma cruzi among infected Southern Louisiana shelter cats)
• 2nd Place: Victoria Wagner (Abstract number 77: The effect of xenogeneic extracellular vesicles on the pathophysiology and drug resistance of Leishmania spp. infections in vivo)
• 3rd Place: Megan Lineberry (Abstract number 89: Detection of Cytauxzoon felis, Hepatozoon spp., and Sarcocystis spp. in bobcats (Lynx rufus) from Oklahoma)
• Honorable Mention: Theresa Quintana (Abstract number 82: Mitochondrial haplotypes, phylogenetic relationships, and beta-tubulin SNPs among U.S. field isolates of Ancylostoma caninum)