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Jul 14, 2023
Congratulations to CFAH Professor Dr. Aradhya Gourapura on his appointment as the Director of OSU CFAES's Center for Food Animal Health. For the past two years, Dr. Gourapura has offered his leadership to CFAH as the interim chair, his permanent Director position began July 1, 2023. The initial appointment will be for two years which was done to align with the first application for renewal of CFAH that will take place late in 2024 or early in 2025.
We look forward to working with Dr. Gourapura for the continued success of CFAH.
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Jul 6, 2023
Congratulations to Carolyn Lee, PhD Candidate, on being awarded a Real Pork Scholar Fellowship by the National Pork Board.
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Jun 12, 2023
Recently many Ohio State faculty members had a reason to celebrate as the Board of Trustees approved promotion and tenure recommendations for selected Buckeye faculty. Each has excelled in the areas of teaching, research and creative accomplishments, and service. Executive Vice President and Provost Melissa L. Gilliam and the Office of Academic Affairs are proud to recognize these achievements and contributions to the university. Congratulations to our CFAH faculty members who received promotion and tenure:
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May 15, 2023
On May 7th, two of CFAH’s own received their degrees from The Ohio State University along with over 12,200 of their fellow graduates.
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Apr 20, 2023
Congratulations to Dipak Kathayat, Dhanashree Lokesh, Sochina Ranjit, and Gireesh Rajashekara on being awarded the 2023 Best Paper Award in Pathogens. Their article entitled Avian Pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC): An Overview of Virulence and Pathogenesis Factors, Zoonotic Potential, and Control Strategies discusses the virulence and pathogenesis factors of APEC, reviews the zoonotic potential, provides the current status of antibiotic resistance and progress in v
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Apr 14, 2023
Dr. Scott Kenney, CFAH Assistant Professor and Molecular Virologist, recently represented our college and unit at the 2023 North Central United States Animal Health Association meeting held April 11-13, 2023 in Columbus, OH. At the North Central district annual meeting, Dr. Kenney presented a 20-minute talk highlighting CFAES, CFAH, PAAR, and his laboratory work with African Swine Fever virus.
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Apr 11, 2023
Congratulations to Menuka Bhandari, advised by Dr. Rajashekara, and Yu Li, advised by Dr. Wang, for being selected for oral presentations at the 2023 IDI-TA day. Speakers were selected by a group of committee members comprised of faculty and students. IDI-TA day will be celebrated at Biomedical Research Tower 115 (460W 12th Avenue - Columbus Campus), 10 am – 4 pm on April 24th. This free conference offers opportunities for trainees and scientists to connect.
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Apr 11, 2023
Congratulations to Kush Yadav, doctoral candidate in Dr. Kenney's lab, for receiving a $500 Student Travel Award to attend the 42nd Annual Meeting of the American Society for Virology (ASV 2023) held at the Classic Center in Athens, Georgia June 24 - 28th, 2023. The travel award is sponsored through a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to help support travel to the ASV annual meeting for predoctoral students, postdoctoral fellows, and undergraduate virology teachers.
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Apr 6, 2023
Congratulations to Dr. Scott Kenney and Kush Yadav, PhD candidate, for having their book chapter entitled “Hepatitis E Virus Zoonotic Axis: HEV, the Master of Hide and Seek” published in the Springer Nature Book: Zoonoses: Infections Affecting Humans and Animals.
Chapter Abstract:
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Apr 6, 2023
Congratulations to Kara Flaherty (advised by Dr. Scott Kenney and mentored by Kush Yadav) for being awarded 2nd place in the Undergraduate - Animal Sciences Division for her poster titled "Evaluating the Effect of Placental Lactogen on Fatty Acid Concentration and Hepatitis E Virus Replication in Human Liver Cells" at the 2023 CFAES Poster Competition!
