The University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine

Georgia Veterinary Scholars Program

1997 GVSP Scholars

Jeff Johansson
University of Georgia Class of 2000
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Scott Brown
Project: Role of the renin-angiotensin system in feline systemic hypertension

Michelle Kaplan
University of Georgia Class of 1999
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Craig E. Greene
Project: Immune Response and Treatment of Bartonella henselae infection in cats

Margaret Linnell
University of Georgia Class of 2000
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Harry Dickerson
Project: Icthyophthirius as an experimental system for the study of cutaneous immunity in fish

Katherine Maraist
University of Georgia Class of 2000
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Susan Little
Project: Detection of the agents of human ehrlichiosis in wildlife and tick reservoirs

Vicki Martin
Tuskegee University Class of 1999
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Corrie Brown
Project: Immunophenotyping of animal tumors to improve diagnosis, prognosis, and therapy of animal neoplasia

George Parlvantzas
University of Georgia Class of 1999
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Elizabeth Howerth
Project: Epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus infection in dogs

Rachel Peeples
University of Georgia Class of 2000
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jaroslava Halper
Project: Modulation of bovine macrophage and neutrophil function by cytokines

Marc Rainbow
University of Georgia Class of 2000
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Michelle Barton
Project: CD14 expression on monocytes and lipopolysaccharide binding production in endotoxemic horses

Seana Thrasher
University of Georgia Class of 1999
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Duncan Ferguson
Project: Pathogenesis and diagnosis of thyroid diseases