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- Fall 2010 -

Notes from the Head…

We’re getting closer to the Terry Center opening and the string of moves that will follow the grand migration. I, for one, am looking forward to the renovated surgery lab and truly BRIGHT surgery lights. I know it’s confusing that we are moving forward with construction projects when there is major belt-tightening on salary expenses. The simple explanation is that these are really different budgets, coming from different sources. I will keep everyone informed as we learn more regarding the state budget. The department has been very fortunate and nearly doubled over the last 10 years; by working together we will continue to keep DoCS a strong and healthy

department. Speaking of working together, the able celebration planning team has come up with a wonderful idea for our holiday celebration. We will be supporting the Walnut Terrace Community Center Angel Tree. I hope to see you at the celebration, but if you have other plans please consider providing a toy for the Angel Tree. For many of these children, these will be the only toys they receive. You can put toys in Janet Barnett’s office up until Thursday, December 9.

I wish you all a happy and healthy holiday season.

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New Faculty & Staff • Frieda Sanders started as a Research Technician in Dr. Breitschwerdt’s Lab in October. • Jennifer Sollinger started as a Research Technician in Dr. Suter’s Lab in September. • Lola Denise Aslett started as a Research Associate Post-Doc in Dr. Breitschwerdt’s Lab in

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Nominations & Awards Dr. Margaret Gruen recently passed her board-certification and is now a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists. At the June Annual DOCS celebration, two awards were distributed: - the DoCS Staff Award for 2010 was given to Gail Druley - the DOCS Graduate Student Award was given to Dr. Laura Ott, a graduate student with Dr.

Sam Jones

Julie Nettifee Osborne received the 2010 CVM and NCSU University Awards for Excellence, a prestigious recognition.

Dr. Greg Arnold (SA Surgery Resident - 2005 - 2008) won an award for Best Research Publication by a Resident published in Veterinary Surgery for 2009. His paper was: Arnold G, Mathews K, Roe SC, Mente P. Biomechanical comparison of four soft tissue replacement materials – An in vitro evaluation of single and multilaminate porcine small intestinal submucosa, canine fascia lata, and polypropylene mesh, Veterinary Surgery, 2009; 38:834-844. The award was presented at the ACVS Symposium in Seattle, Washington on October 23rd.

Dr. Sathya Chinnadurai, who completed his residency in Zoological Medicine with us at NCSU and is now working on a residency in Anesthesiology, won the prestigious ACZM Manuscript competition for 2010 for his paper entitled “Experimental Infection of Native North Carolina Salamanders with Batracochytrium denrobatidis" co-authored with David Cooper, Daniel Dombrowski, Matthew Poore and Michael Levy. The paper appeared in the Journal of Wildlife Diseases 2009; 45: 631–636, and it was selected as the top research manuscript in zoological medicine authored by a post-DVM student in 2009.

Dr. Keven Flammer, Professor of companion and wild avian medicine, is the 2010 recipient of the T. J. Lafeber Avian Practitioner Award (http://lafebervet.com/practitioneraward/)

Dr. Natasha Olby was recognized as a “Hero of Medicine” by the ACVIM (http://www.acvim.org/websites/acvim/index.php?p=521)

Dr. Chris Whittier's paper entitled "Real time PCR detection of Campylobacter spp in free-ranging mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei)" co-authored by Michael Cranfield and Michael Stoskopf was choosen for the cover of the May issue of the Journal of Wildlife Diseases. The paper is based on part of Dr. Whittier's NCSU PhD dissertation with Dr. M. Stoskopf and describes the testing of a rapid, local, non-invasive molecular assay to detect a bacterium known to cause severe diarrhea in humans and animals. The test was able to distinguish between Campylobacter jejuni, which is pathogenic and was associated with soft stool in the gorillas, and a novel Campylobacter species that is likely normal flora. The method of testing may help with field monitoring of wildlife populations including gorillas and the humans that visit them, and protect this ecologically and economically important keystone species. Dr. Whittier is currently employed by the Smithsonian Institutes at the Center for Research and Conservation in Front Royal where he works to bridge the efforts of the USAID PREDICT project centered out of U.C. Davis, and the USAID RESPOND project centered out of Tufts University. These two major international projects look internationally at key aspects of emerging zoonotic diseases.

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Grants Received Congratulations to our faculty who brought in more than $700,000 of new or supplemental funding in the last 7 months! Bailey S. The use of carbetocin for control of unwanted behavior in mares through long-term estrus suppression. February 1, 2011-December 31, 2011 (NC Horse Council) $5,636. Blikslager A. The development of a primary cell culture for the investigation of equine gastrointestinal disease. May 1, 2010-May 1, 2011 (Morris Animal Foundation) $6,707. Blikslager A. Hoof conformation as a predisposing factor in the development of proximal suspensory desmitis – Emily Medlin Student Stipend. June 1, 2010-August 31, 2010 (Morris Animal Foundation) $4,000 Breitschwerdt EB, Correa M, Diniz P. Prevalence of tick-borne infections in dogs. November 1, 2005-June 30, 2012 (IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.) $117,807 (Supplement). Davis J, Breuhaus B, Kruger K. Pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics of quinapril in horses. April 1, 2010-March 31, 2011 (Grayson Jockey Club Research Foundation, Inc.) $31,553. Davis J, Davidson G. Potency and stability of compounded formulations of pergolide for use in the horse. July 1, 2010-July 1, 2011 (Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc.) $85,746. Gookin J, Breitschwerdt EB, Bissett S, Cullen J. The role of infectious agents in granulomatous hepatitis of dogs. January 1, 2010-December 31, 2010 (NCSU Veterinary Medical Foundation) $3,000. Hauck M, Borst L, Pruitt A. Evaluation of heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) in intermittent hypoxia in canine soft tissue sarcomas. November 1, 2010-October 31, 2011 (Morris Animal Foundation) $87,588. Hess P. Toxin-coupled MHC multimers for treatment of Type I Diabetes. March 1, 2010-February 28, 2011 (UNC Chapel Hill [Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International]) $25,534. Maggi R, Breitschwerdt EB, Birkenheuer A. IBIS assay development and validation: A phase I study. August 5, 2010-August 4, 2011 (Abbott Laboratories) $130,871. Maggi R. Laboratory testing of tick samples. April 19, 2010-June 30, 2010 (NC Department of Environment & Natural Resources) $13,000. Munana K. The pharmacokinetics of levetiracetam in epileptic dogs when used concurrently with other antiepileptics. June 1, 2010-May 31, 2011 (Toby’s Foundation) $5,276. Olivry T. Study on the therapeutic efficacy of a novel immunotherapy protocol using dogs with allergy: Part III: Efficacy of immunotherapy with Der f 2-Pullulan in mite-hypersensitive Maltese-beagle atopic dogs. February 6, 2008-December 31, 2010 (Nippon Zenyaku Kogyo Co., Ltd. Zenoaq) $39,780 (Supplement).

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Olivry T. Use of an experimental atopic dog model to test novel anti-allergic therapy. July 1, 2009-June 30, 2011 (Janssen Animal Health) $26,936. Olivry T. Use of an experimental atopic dog model to test novel anti-allergic therapy. July 1, 2010-June, 30, 2011. (Novartis Animal Health) Testing Service Agreement ($119,000). Stoskopf M. Development of a cross-sectional cranial anatomy atlas of the Green Sea Turtle. June 1, 2010-August 31, 2010 (Morris Animal Foundation) $4,000. Williams L, Tompkins M, Suter S, Fogle J. Assessment of morphology and clonality in two distinct lymphoid populations from dogs with lymphoma based on differential CD45 expression. January 1, 2010-December 31, 2010 (NCSU Veterinary Medical Foundation) $3,350.

-------------------------- Papers Published Chinnadurai SK, Birkenheuer AJ, Blandon HL, Maggi RG, Belfiore N, Marr HS, Breitschwerdt EB, Stoskopf MK. Prevalence of Selected Vector-Borne Organisms and Identification of Bartonella Species DNA in North American River Otters (Lontra canadensis). J Wildl Dis 2010;46:947-950. Kajino-Sakamoto R, Omori E, Nighot PK, Blikslager AT, Matsumoto K, Ninomiya-Tsuji J TGFb-Activated Kinase 1 Signaling Maintains Intestinal Integrity by Preventing Accumulation of Reactive Oxygen Species in the Intestinal Epithelium. J Immunol 2010;185:4729-4737. Bowman SG, Marshall JF, Blikslager AT. Demographic characteristics of horses donated to the North Carolina State University Equine Health Center, 1996-2008. J Am Vet Med Assoc 2010;236:1334-1337. Wooten JG, Lascelles BDX, Cook VL, Law JM, Blikslager AT. Evaluation of the relationship between lesions in the gastroduodenal region and cyclooxygenase expression in clinically normal dogs. Am J Vet Res 2010;71:630-635. Nighot PK, Blikslager AT. ClC-2 regulates mucosal barrier function associated with structural changes to the villus and epithelial tight junction. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2010;299:G449-G456. Nighot PK, Moeser A, Ali RA, Blikslager AT, Koci MD. Astrovirus infection induces sodium malabsorption and redistributes sodium hydrogen exchanger expression. Virology 2010;401:146-154. Clode AB, Davis JL, Salmon J, LaFevers H, Gilger BC. Aqueous humor and plasma concentrations of ciprofloxacin and moxifloxacin following topical ocular administration in ophthalmologically normal horses. Am J Vet Res 2010;71;564-569. Gilger BC, Histed J, Pate DO, Clode AB, McMullen RJ. Anomalous nasolacrimal openings in a 2-year-old Morgan filly. Vet Ophthalmol 2010;13:339-342.

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Gilger BC, Wilkie DA, Clode AB, McMullen RJ Jr, Utter ME, Komaromy AM, Brooks DE, Salmon JH. Long-term outcome after implantation of a suprachoroidal cyclosporine drug delivery device in horses with recurrent uveitis. Vet Ophthalmol 2010;13:294-300. Guzman DSM, Flammer K, Papich M, Grooters AM, Shaw S, Applegate J, Tully T. Pharmacokinetics of voriconazole after oral administration of single and multiple doses in Hispaniolan Amazon parrots (Amazona ventralis). Am J Vet Res 2010;71:460-467. Sanchez-Migallon Guzman D, Diaz-Figueroa, Tully T, Ciembor P, Morgan T, Walden M, Poston RP, Flammer K, Mitchell MA, Ritchie B. Evaluating 21-day Doxycycline and Azithromycin Treatments for Experimental Chlamydophila psittaci Infection in Cockatiels (Nymphicus hollandicus). J Avian Med Surg 2010;24:35-45. Gookin JL, Bonin A, Lit A, Groch C, Control of Renal Tubular Sodium and Water Absorption - An Animated Model. MedEdPORTAL; 2010. Available from: http://services.aamc.org/30/mededportal/servlet/s/segment/ mededportal/ ?subid=8216 Nicklas JL, Moisan P, Stone MR, Gookin JL. In-situ molecular identification and histopathological characterization of enteroadherent Enterococcus hirae infection in pre-weaning aged kittens. J Clin Micro 2010;48:2814-2820. Gookin JL, Stauffer SH, Dybas D, Cannon DH. Documentation of in vivo and in vitro aerobic resistance of feline T. foetus isolates to ronidazole. J Vet Intern Med 2010;24:1003-1007.

Gookin JL, Stone MR, Yaeger MJ, Meyerholz DK, Moisan P. Fluorescence in-situ hybridization for identification of Tritrichomonas foetus in formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded histological specimens of intestinal trichomonosis. Vet Parasitol 2010;172:139-143.

Gookin JL, McWhorter D, Vaden S, Posner LP. Outcome assessment of an animated model for learning about regulation of glomerular filtration. Adv Physiol Educ 2010;34:97-105.

Gookin JL, Lit A, Bonin A, Groch C. Animated model of glomerular filtration regulation. MedEdPORTAL; 2010. Available from: http://services.aamc.org/30/mededportal/servlet/s/segment/mededportal/?subid=7756 Nordone SK, Gookin JL. Lymphocytes and not IFNγ mediate expression of iNOS by intestinal epithelium in murine cryptosporidiosis. Parasitol Res 2010;106:1507-1511.

Gray SG, Hunter S, Stone MR, Gookin JL. Assessment of reproductive tract disease in cats at risk for enteric Tritrichomonas foetus infection. Am J Vet Res 2010;71:76-81.

Gookin JL, Foster DM, Harvey A, McWhorter D. An animated model of reticulorumen motility. J Vet Med Educ 2009;36:445-451. http://www.ncsu.edu/project/cvm_gookin/rumen_motility.swf Hawkins EC, Clay LD, Bradley JM, Davidian M. Demographic and historical findings, including exposure to environmental tobacco smoke, in dogs with chronic cough. J Vet Intern Med 2010; 24: 825-831.

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Gilor C, Graves TK, Lascelles BDX, Thomson AE, Simpson W, Halpern DS. Sex, body weight and body condition affect serum fructosamine concentrations in non-diabetic cats. Vet Clin Pathol 2010;39:322-328. Lascelles BDX, Thomson Sumrell A, Henry III JB, Brown J, Simpson W, Wheeler S, Hansen BD, Robertson I, Zamprogno H, Freire M, Pease A. Cross-sectional study evaluating the prevalence of radiographic degenerative joint disease in domesticated cats. Vet Surg 2010;39:535-544. Freire M, Brown J, Robertson I, Pease A, Hash J, Hunter S, Thomson Sumrell A, Simpson W, Lascelles BDX. Meniscal mineralization in domestic cats. Vet Surg 2010;39(5):545-552. Lascelles BDX, DePuy V, Thomson Sumrell A, Hansen B, Marcellin-Little D, Bauer JE. Pain relieving and activity-enhancing properties of a putative therapeutic diet for feline degenerative joint disease associated pain. J Vet Intern Med 2010;24:487-495. Sparkes AH, Heiene R, Lascelles BD, Malik R, Sampietro LR, Robertson S, Scherk M, Taylor P. ISFM and AAFP consensus guidelines: long-term use of NSAIDs in cats. J Feline Med Surg 2010;12:521-538. Lewbart GA, Christian LS, Harms CA, Van Wettere AJ. A comparison of heavy metal concentrations and health assessment in the Asian clam (Corbicula fluminae) from Florida and North Carolina. J Aquat Anim Health 2010;22:73-77. Minter LJ, Wood MW, Hill T, Lewbart GA. Cystoscopic guided removal of ectopic eggs from the urinary bladder of the Florida cooter turtle (Pseudemys floridana floridana). J Zoo Wildl Med 2010;41:503-509. Marcellin-Little DJ, Cansizoglu O, Harrysson OLA, Roe SC. In vitro testing of a low modulus mesh canine prosthetic hip stem. Am J Vet Res 2010;71:1089–1095. Chanoit G, Singhani NN, Marcellin-Little DJ, Osborne JA. Radiographic assessment of the medial aspect of the humeral condyle in dogs with osteochondritis dissecans. Am J Vet Res 2010;71:780-783. Haslauer CM, Springer J, Harrysson OLA, Loboa EG, Monteiro-Riviere NA, Marcellin-Little DJ. In vitro biocompatibility of titanium alloy discs made using direct metal fabrication. Med Eng Phys 2010;32:645-652. Apelt D, Pozzi A, Marcellin-Little DJ, Kowaleski MP. Effect of cranial tibial closing wedge angle on tibial subluxation: an ex vivo study. Vet Surg 2010;39:434-439. Olivry T, DeBoer DJ, Favrot C, Jackson HA, Mueller RS, Nuttall T, Prélaud P for the International Task Force on Canine Atopic Dermatitis. Treatment of canine atopic dermatitis: 2010 clinical practice guidelines from the International Task Force on Canine Atopic Dermatitis. Vet Dermatol 2010;21:233-248.

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Olivry T, Bizikova P, Dunston SM, Bond R, Halliwell REW, Loeffler A, Pucheu-Haston CM, Chen M, Marinkovich MP. Clinical and immunological heterogeneity of canine subepidermal blistering dermatoses with anti-laminin-332 (laminin-5) auto-antibodies. Vet Dermatol 2010; 21:345-357. Olivry T, Dunston SM. Usefulness of collagen IV immunostaining for diagnosis of canine epidermolysis bullosa acquisita. Vet Pathol 2010;47:565-568. Oberkirchner U, Linder KE, Zadrozny L, Olivry T. Successful treatment of canine necrolytic migratory erythema (superficial necrolytic dermatitis) due to metastatic glucagonoma with octreotide. Vet Dermatol 2010;21:510-516. Beco L, Heimann M, Olivry T. Is feline acquired reactive perforating collagenosis a wound healing defect? Treatment with topical betamethasone and halofuginone appears beneficial. Vet Dermatol 2010;21:434-436. Schramme M, Hunter S, Campbell N, Blikslager AT, Smith R. A surgical tendonitis model in horses: Technique, clinical, ultrasonographic and histological characterization. Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol 2010;23:231-239. Tikunov AP, Johnson CB, Lee H, Stoskopf MK, Macdonald JM. Metabolomic investigations of American oysters using 1H-NMR spectroscopy. Marine Drugs 2010;8:2578-2596. Lee H, Tikunov H, Stoskopf M, Macdonald JM. Application of chemical shift imaging to marine sciences. Marine Drugs 2010;8(8):2369-2383. Whittier CA, Cranfield MR, Stoskopf MK. Real-time PCR Detection of Campylobacter spp. in free-ranging mountain Gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei). J Wildl Dis 2010;46:791-802.

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Who am I? We got great feedback on this section, so it is to continue! Thanks for agreeing to write about yourself if asked to!

Julie Nettifee Osborne, Neurology and Oncology Research Technician I am originally from Fairmont, Minnesota, “U-Betcha” and began my animal health “training” as a young child working alongside my father in animal shelter and wildlife rehab related work. I also spent many hours as a mock “fugitive” while my father and other K9 officers trained police dogs to find escaped criminals. When I wasn’t trying to “escape from the jaws of a working K9”, I spent many hours riding my pony, “Sug.” I worked my way through high-school and college at our local veterinary clinic as an assistant and dog groomer. I attended the University of Minnesota-Waseca Animal Health Techno-logy Program, interned at the Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha, Nebraska and worked in Eastern MN in a mixed-animal practice for a couple of years before deciding to travel and work in other regions. I knew there had to be more to the world than just fishing and kayaking in Minnesota and Iowa! I left the Midwest and came east to work at Va-Tech, College of Veterinary Medicine, and later transferred to the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where I worked in many areas of the veterinary school as a technician floater, while obtaining my bachelors degree in Journalism with a Business and Natural History Minor, just a few years ago I was then recruited for a position in Upstate New York, working with a veterinary public relations firm. While there, I also kept my hand in companion animal/exotic medicine and raptor rehabilitation. I always thought I would head back to my native Midwestern roots, but met my husband in New York and our family was transferred with IBM to the Triangle in 1993. I learned then that although I was not always where I wanted to be, I was where I needed to be! I began my career at NC State-College of Veterinary Medicine in 1993, and became the “first” NCSU Clinical Technician with the Neurology Service. When my son Jordan, was born in 1999, I took leave from NCSU to enjoy being a mom! Dr. Karen Munana offered me a position a couple of years later with a Morris Animal Foundation grant as a clinical research technician, and I have spent my time in this sector, as well as supporting various teaching efforts ever since, as a 0.75 FTE DOCS support staff. I have had the great opportunity in this position to work with many other CVM faculty and staff within the Department and throughout the CVM. I currently share my time with Drs. Munana and Williams, and have also worked with Drs. Flammer, Degernes, Hess, Early, Gerard and more in many clinical research projects and in teaching support (Veterinary diagnostic and Veterinary communication selectives.) I have continued to take courses at NC State and have extensive interest in nonprofit studies as well, earning a certificate in nonprofit management from Duke Continuing studies.

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Outside of the CVM, I love to spend my “free” time at our home in Apex, NC, with my husband Chris, and son Jordan age 11. I enjoy kayaking, hiking with our Standard Poodle Rescue “Domino”, writing, photography, biking, reading, dancing, and playing violin in a local orchestra RTOOT. I also love to volunteer in many areas of the community-from local schools, ministry, and animal-related organizations including the Carl Nettifee Memorial Animal Shelter in my hometown of Fairmont, MN. I hope to someday kayak in Alaska and hike in Australia, as part of my “bucket” list! Alison Clode, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology

Greetings! Although I am a Pacific Northwesterner at heart, I can gladly call North Carolina home, especially after the absolutely beautiful fall weekend we just had! I don’t think I ever really expected to consider NC ‘home’, but that’s one of those turns in life that actually works out quite nicely. Born and raised in Spokane, Washington, I headed to the Seattle area for college at the University of Puget Sound. After a year-long ‘detour’ with college friends in Boulder, Colorado (since you asked, yes, it was a great time!), I was back in Washington at WSU for vet school. I headed back to Colorado for my small animal internship at CSU (it was also a great time, but in a decidedly different way…). My path then brought me here to NCSU in 2004 for my ophthalmology residency, and that was also such a great time (not kidding!) that I found myself declining private practice and academic job opportunities in Seattle and California, and instead planting roots here. I have truly enjoyed (and will continue to enjoy) expanding my professional horizons here at the CVM, working on research and clinical aspects of ocular pharmacology, equine ocular diseases, and ocular pain management, and also having the opportunity to teach at all levels. Since my vet school days, I have had my absolute most trusted companion, my dog Meg, with me, faithfully loading herself up in the car and wondering where each trip would take us. When I first got here to Raleigh, I thought I heard Meg say she needed a friend, so I adopted Lily, the sweetest, cuddliest, gentlest, most neurotic dog you will ever meet. I bought those two a house with a yard and lots of open floor space, and they play like puppies all the time. When not laughing at them, I am running, doing yoga, working on my house and in my yard, spending time with friends, visiting family, drinking wine, or doing anything outside. While my parents and many close friends are still in the Pacific Northwest, and my brother, his wife, and my niece (see photo) and nephew live outside of Denver, I am finding my own little space here in NC, and happily call it home!

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Mystery Professor of YYY Now that you’ve met one of the loves of my life (his name is Leo), you’re probably clued in to the fact that I have a very diverse household. I live in a cabin in the woods with Bob True, my best friend from vet school, who is a retired large animal veterinarian. The other members of the household are Spot (a wild Jack Russell Terrier), Kira (a mostly deaf Sheltie), Chuck the bad poodle (who’s actually pretty cute but just can’t stay socially acceptable all the time), Penny (the other Kune Kune pig), KC and Kate (the fat Boer goats), Lucky (an ancient spotted horse) and George and his harem (the Dominique chickens). Needless to say, feeding time at our house is carefully orchestrated to avoid chaos and injury. My unusual name comes from the fact that my parents met while working for the Marshall Plan in Paris, so they felt compelled to give me a French nickname (better than Cindy Lou, which my Mom named the dog so my father couldn’t use the name for me). I grew up on a small farm in central New Jersey (no snickers: there really

are farms in NJ). I did my undergraduate studies at Smith, a small women’s college in Massachusetts and conned the guys at Amherst into helping me with my Girl Scout troop. I spent summers working for an Audubon sanctuary on Martha’s Vineyard , chasing baby sea turtles on Grand Cayman and sailing whenever I got time off. I went to vet school at Cornell, thinking it was in the same climate zone as Massachusetts and was rudely educated that winters in central upstate New York are a force of their own. When it came time to graduate, I headed to Georgia and I’ve stayed in the South ever since (it’s warm down here). My kids were born in Georgia and North Carolina, but both headed to California after finishing college. I’m fine with that: I get to hang out in Malibu and Sonoma when I go to visit. My son designs rockets (the joke in our household is that “it’s so simple even a rocket scientist can do it”). My daughter supervises after-school program volunteers for Americorps. I’m not sure I really qualify as an empty nester, but there does seem to be a bit more time for reading, hiking, swimming and scuba diving. Have you guessed who I am? Take a magnifying lens I’m your department head, Lizette Hardie.

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Chris Mariani Assistant Professor of Neurology & Neurosurgery Hi everyone. I was born in Toronto, Ontario, and grew up in a suburb called Oakville; for you golfers, it’s famous for hosting the Ca-nadian Open. As a proud Canuck, I enjoy maple syrup, hockey (Go Leafs!), and long walks in the snow. My undergrad years were spent at the University of Guelph, where I grew my hair long and was lucky enough to be a part of the OUAA (Ontario) champion, CIAU (like NCAA but Canadian, eh) finalist varsity soccer team (Go Gryphs!). I eventually got in to vet school and graduated from the Ontario Veterinary College at the University of Guelph in 1996. Towards the end of vet school I cut the hair (which made several hundred dollars for charity at auction). I crossed the border to the south, and completed a rotating small animal internship at Michigan Veterinary Specialists, followed by one year as an associate veterinarian in Beverly Hills, Michigan (48025). After this I began a residency in neurology and neurosurgery at the University of Florida where I learned to spin a pleximeter, grew my hair long (to scare the students) and developed a rabid interest in college football (Go Gators!). During the course of the residency, I met my future wife (Rita Hanel for those of you not in-the-know). As an aside, I’ve learned that having different last names is an excellent way of learning student and house officer opinion of your spouse. We got along well enough that I decided to stick around Florida to pursue graduate work at the College of Medicine, which culminated in a PhD in Neuroscience. My dissertation work explored the efficacy of nonspecific immunotherapy in a rodent model of malignant glioma. Having exhausted immediately obvious options for additional degrees, I followed by family’s advice and began looking for a real job. Rita and I were fortunate enough to find a place with room for both of us here at NCSU, and joined the faculty towards the end of 2006. After Florida (too hot!) and Ontario (too cold!), North Carolina feels just right. We have a beautiful daughter Sofia (now 14 months old) and 2 VTH castoffs (the dog Midori was hit by a car, and the new cat Curacao was a blood donor). After a few years here, I decided to grow my hair long (to scare the residents). I maintain interests in all things Gator, almost all things Canadian (certainly short-track speed skating and hockey, but excepting Celine Dion, Justin Bieber and some others) and remain an avid soccer player as my new cruciate ligament allows. My clinical interests and the focus of my work in the lab include epilepsy, inflammatory brain disease, brain tumor therapy, and biomarkers of CNS disease.

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A Lighter Side of DoCS In June 2010, Dr. Greg Lewbart, Gail Druley, Julie Fisher, Sarah Joyner, Julie Nettifee-Osborne & Janet Barnett organized the DoCS year end celebration. We will be uploading pictures soon on the following site: http://www.cvm.ncsu.edu/docs/secure/social_events.html Glenn Thomson Sumrell was born on July 14, 2010 at 12:28pm Weight 8 lbs, 9 oz. Length 22" Has his father's face and mother's hair (our Andrea Thomson Sumrell). His mother thinks he is pretty darned perfect! His life can be followed on sproutreport.com

Dr. Anthony Blikslager wanted to share this picture as a proof of his and Dr. Matt Gerard’s recent attendance of the ACVS meeting in Seattle… Note from the editor: this picture does not prove attendance at the meeting… just sightseeing!

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Join the Department of Clinical Sciences

For a Holiday Celebration

Faculty/Staff/House Officers/Graduate Students/Family are cordially invited to celebrate the Holiday Season on

Saturday, December 11, 2010

At the Home of Michael and Gigi Davidson

(1043 Hatley Road, Pittsboro, North Carolina) 4:00pm – 9:00pm

Please RSVP to Janet by December 1, 2010. We will do a Potluck Dinner. Each faculty member is asked to donate $25 (whether attending or not) towards the main

entrees, condiments, beverages (to include beer and wine) and children goodies. You are asked to bring a side dish/dessert to share with everyone (sign up sheet in Janet’s

office). Give $ to Janet or Sarah BY DECEMBER 1ST.

If you plan to bring child(ren) provide name, age and gender.

WE WILL ALSO SUPPORT THE WALNUT TERRACE ANGEL TREE THIS YEAR – IF INTERESTED YOU CAN BRING A TOY FOR CHILD(REN) BETWEEN AGES

OF 6 months to 12 years WE WILL HAVE THE CHILDREN ATTENDING THE CELEBRATION WRAP AND MAKE TAGS TO PUT ON THE PRESENTS (This will

be replace the adult gift exchange this year)

Directions will be provided before the celebration.

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Thierry Olivry, Semesterly Newsletter Editor Next issue: Spring 2011