The University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine

Georgia Veterinary Scholars Program

1999 GVSP Scholars

Melissa Butler
University of Georgia Class of 2001
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Benjamin Brackett
Project: Sperm preparation for bovine in vitro fertilization

Rebecca Easler
University of Georgia Class of 2001
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Margarethe Hoenig
Project: The effect of a diet rich in conjugated linoleic acid on lipid and glucose metabolism

Angela Ellis
University of Georgia Class of 2001
Faculty Mentors: Dr. Elizabeth Howerth and Dr. Chris Gregory
Project: Further elucidation of the pathogenesis of proventricular dilation syndrome in psittacines

Julie Fairbank
University of Georgia Class of 2002
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jaroslava Halper
Project: The effect of environmental temperature on structure and function of avian tendon

Edith Fontaine
Univ Toulouse , France Class of 2000
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Scott Brown
Project: Angiotensin in chronic renal disease

Erin Groover
University of Georgia Class of 2001
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Michelle Barton
Project: Agonist/antagonist effects of LPS on equine whole blood

Holly Moore
University of Georgia Class of 2001
Faculty Mentors: Dr. Corrie Brown and Dr. Mark Jackwood
Project: Evaluation of infectious bronchitis virus vaccine replication in chicken embryos

Elizabeth Sanders
University of Georgia Class of 2001
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Scott Brown
Project: Eicosanoids in chronic renal disease

David Sheridan
University of Georgia Class of 2001
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Richard Fayrer-Hosken
Project: Assisted reproductive technologies in endangered species

Andrew Smith
University of Georgia Class of 2002
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Steve Poet
Project: Characterization of channel catfish virus envelope genes

Jaime Tarigo-Martinie
University of Georgia Class of 2002
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Ray Kaplan
Project: Antihelmintic resistance on horse farms in Georgia and identification of resistant worms by PCR

Lynette Williams
Tuskegee University Class of 2001
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Chris Egger
Project: Investigation of the use of injectable opiates with transdermal fentanyl for postoperative analgesia in dogs