Congratulations to our four CFAH graduate students on receiving Student Awards of the NC1202 Enteric Diseases of Food Animals at CRWAD 2024:
Kush Kumar Yadav (Kenney lab)
Name of Award: Lynn Joens Memorial Award (1st Place)
Title of Abstract: Rat hepatitis E virus (HEV) cross-species infection and transmission in pigs
Amount of Award: $250
Yu Li (Wang lab)
Name of Award: Lynn Joens Memorial Award (3rd Place)
Title of Abstract: Isolation and characterization of bovine coronavirus strains from dairy cows, dairy calves, and beef cattle
Amount of Award: $150
Mingde Liu (Wang lab)
Name of Award: David Francis Award (2nd Place)
Title of Abstract: Generation of safe, efficacious, and attenuated PEDV vaccine candidates using a recombination-resistant platform
Amount of Award: $200
Anusree Thenissery (Rajashekara lab)
Name of Award: David Francis Award (3rd Place)
Title of Abstract: Investigating efficacy and mechanism of action of novel small molecule inhibitors of avian pathogenic E. coli
Amount of Award: $150
For over 100 years, CRWAD has featured cutting-edge research on animal health and disease, population health, and translational medicine. CRWAD 2024 featured lectures from world-renowned featured speakers in addition to showcasing over 400 research presentations made by scientific experts and scientists in training from around the world. In 2024, CRWAD was held in Chicago.