Education

Post-doctoral Associate, Cornell University

PhD, University of Torino, Italy and University of Pennsylvania, 2001

DVM, University of Milano (Italy), 1990

Certifications

Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Pathologists

Research Interest

Comparative Pathology of All Vertebrates and All Organ Systems, Comparative Microbiology with emphasis on Virology, Molecular Biology

Teaching Interest

Comparative Pathology of All Vertebrates and All Organ Systems, Comparative Microbiology with emphasis on Virology, Molecular Biology

Clinical Interest

Comparative Pathology of All Vertebrates and All Organ Systems, Comparative Microbiology with emphasis on Virology, Molecular Biology, Clinical Pathology

Awards & Honors

2019, Dean's Teacher Merit Honor Roll  

2018, Dean's Teacher Merit Honor Roll  

2016, Dean's Teacher Merit Honor Roll

2015, Dean's Teacher Merit Honor Roll

2014, Lifetime Honorary Member of The Italian Association of Veterinary Pathologists

2014, Lifetime Honorary Member of The Italian Society of Veterinary Sciences

2014, Dean's Teacher Merit Honor Roll

2009, Barbara Jean Thompson Service Award

2003, Ljudevit Jurak Comparative Pathology Award

2000, The Outstanding Young Person 

Phi Zeta (Veterinary Honor Society): 1997, Cornell University Chapter; 1999, University of Pennsylvania Chapter; and 2012, LSU Chapter

Select Publications

Horses affected by EPM have increased sCD14 compared to healthy horses - PubMed (nih.gov)

Meningoencephalomyelitis in domestic cats: 3 cases of Pasteurella multocida infection and literature review - PubMed (nih.gov)

Streptococcus dysgalactiae: A Pathogen of Feral Populations of Silver Carp from a Fish Kill Event - PubMed (nih.gov)

Novel Oncolytic Herpes Simplex Virus 1 VC2 Promotes Long-Lasting, Systemic Anti-melanoma Tumor Immune Responses and Increased Survival in an Immunocompetent B16F10-Derived Mouse Melanoma Model - PubMed (nih.gov)

Cardiometabolic Phenotypic Differences in Male Offspring Born to Obese Preeclamptic-Like BPH/5 Mice - PubMed (nih.gov)

Detection of SARS-CoV-2 by RNAscope ® in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry techniques - PubMed (nih.gov)

A retrospective histologic study of 140 cases of clinically significant equine ocular disorders - PubMed (nih.gov)

Liver tumorigenesis is promoted by a high saturated fat diet specifically in male mice and is associated with hepatic expression of the proto-oncogene Agap2 and enrichment of the intestinal microbiome with Coprococcus - PubMed (nih.gov)

Outbreak of canine parvovirus 2b and Clostridium difficile infection in Asian small-clawed otters - PubMed (nih.gov)

Salmonella Enterica Serovar Pomona Infection in Farmed Juvenile American Alligators ( Alligator Mississippiensis) - PubMed (nih.gov)

Immunity against the Obligate Intracellular Bacterial Pathogen Rickettsia australis Requires a Functional Complement System - PubMed (nih.gov) 

Grant Funding

Available upon request