Our best wishes go with Dr. Evan Janovitz, former ADDL pathologist, who has recently begun a new career at Bristol Meyer Squibb in New Jersey.  Dr. Janovitz received his PhD from Purdue’s Veterinary Pathology program and has been a diagnostic pathologist at ADDL for the past 14 years.

We wish Dr. Janovitz and his family the best in their new venture.

Dr. Mika Tanabe joined the ADDL staff in July as visiting instructor.  Dr. Tanabe completed her pathology residency at Cornell.  In addition to her duties as ADDL pathologist, she will be teaching first year pre-med students.

Drs. Kaori Sakamoto and Matt Renningerhave completed their residency programs at ADDL.  Dr. Sakamoto will continue her studies at Cornell in Ithaca, New York, while Dr. Renninger has accepted a position in the graduate program at Purdue’s Veterinary Pathobiology department.

We also welcome our newest graduate student, Dr. Phaedra Stiles.  Dr. Stiles received her DVM from Purdue in 2000 and has been in practice in Muncie, Indiana.

Mary Woodruff, Virology lab Supervisor, hosted the Heartland Chapter of the Association of Veterinary Microbiologists annual meeting in Lafayette, IN , April, 2002.  Invited speakers were Dr. David Huxsoll, Plum Island USDA lab Interim Director, Scott LaPatra from Clear Springs Foods,

Twin Falls, Idaho, Dr. Linda Saif, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center and Melissa Hills, IDEXX Laboratories.

Dr. ZhekoKounev,  ADDL Food Safety Specialist and  Avian Diagnostician, receives a plaque from USDA Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Services Bill Hawks in recognition for his two year term as NPIP General Conference Committee Member.  The plaque was presented to Dr. Kounev during the National Poultry Improvement Plan  meeting in San Antonio, Texas, May, 2002.

Congratulations to Drs. IngeborgLangohr and Alok Sharma, ADDL graduate students, for their recent awards at the North Central Conference of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians.                                     

Dr. Langohr’s presentation earned first place for graduate students presentations while Dr. Sharma received the third place award.  The meeting was held in Reynoldsburg,  Ohio in June, 2002.

Dr. Leon Thacker spoke at the American Society of Microbiologists annual meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah, May, 2002.

Drs. ZhekoKounev and ChingChing Wu attended the National Poultry Improvement Plan annual meeting in San Antonio, Texas, May, 2002.

Drs. Charles Kanitz, Bill VanAlstine, Sandra Schoeniger, and IngeborgLangohr attended the North Central Conference of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians in Reynoldsburg, Ohio, June, 2002.

Dr. Tom Bryan attended the Broiler Health Management School and Turkey Health Management School in Columbus, Ohio, May, 2002.

Drs. Sandra Schoeniger, IngeborgLangohr, Theresa Boulineau and Alok Sharma presented cases at the Midwest Association of Veterinary Pathologists, August, 2002.

Dr. Leon Thacker and Steve Vollmer, Computer Sysems Manager,  attended an ISO 17025 Assessor workshop in Las Vegas, NV, June, 2002.