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FacultyNews Jackwood, Edwards appointed to endowed professorships The CVM has appointed two long-term faculty members, both of whom head departments within the College, to endowed professorships. Mark W. Jackwood, who heads the College’s department of population health, was named the first John R. Glisson Professor of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Gaylen L. Edwards, who heads the College’s department of physiology and pharmacology, received the first Georgia Athletic Association Professorship in Veterinary Medicine, endowed by the UGA Athletic Association. Jackwood is a molecular virologist known for his work in avian diseases. He joined the College in 1989, after earning his MS degree at the University of Delaware, and his PhD in the department of poultry science at The Ohio State University. Edwards’ research focuses on how hindbrain controls of food and fluid intake behavior relay messages to the forebrain, and how defects in processing this information may contribute to the pathophysiology of various diseases. He joined the College in 1989 after earning his MS from the University of Idaho, and his DVM and PhD degrees from Washington State University. “These endowed professorships will allow the department heads to have some funding every year for their own research programs, and for supporting departmental needs,” said Sheila W. Allen, dean of the College. “We are grateful to the donors who honored Dr. John Glisson with this endowment, and to the Athletic Association for their support of the College.” New model explains differences in Lyme disease patterns Andrew W. Park, an assistant professor jointly appointed to the UGA Odum School of Ecology and the College of Veterinary Medicine’s department of infectious diseases, co-authored a study with two graduate students that sheds new light on the puzzling disparity in Lyme disease patterns. In the United States, most human cases of the tickborne disease occur in the Northeast, with a smaller cluster in the Midwest, despite data showing that bacteria causing the disease are equally common in ticks in both regions. Using information about the behavior of Lyme disease, and ecological data about ticks, researchers found that the timing of the tick lifecycle plays an important role in determining which type of Lyme disease will thrive in an area, and how severe the disease outbreaks tend to be. James Haven, a postdoctoral associate in the Odum School, was the lead author on the study. Krisztian Magori, a former postdoctoral associate in the Odum School who is now at Auburn University’s School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences, also participated in the research. The study was published in the August 2012 issue of the journal Epidemics. Research funding was provided by the James S. McDonnell Foundation. For More Information http://tinyurl.com/aj2hfxk Cornell CVM honors retired professor for distinguished service Barsanti Dr. Jeanne Barsanti, a professor emeritus who retired as head of the CVM’s department of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery in 2004, was recognized with the 2012 Daniel Elmer Salmon Award for Distinguished Alumni Service. The award is given annually by the Alumni Association of the College of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell University. The award honors Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine graduates who have distinguished themselves in service to the profession, their communities, or to the college. During her 30-year career as a professor, clinician, and scientist, Dr. Barsanti won numerous teaching awards, and gained a reputation as a leader in the movement to bring technology into the classroom. Additionally, she is known internationally for her expertise in urologic disorders, and played a major role in the creation of the generalist and specialist tracks within the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine’s (ACVIM) forum when she held various leadership positions within ACVIM. 35 The University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine
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