December 2020 - Davis_members

Dr. Linda Kassebaum Johnson (1958-2020)
by Bruce Williams Dec. 29, 2020

Dec. 29, 2020

It is with an incredibly heavy heart that we announce the passing of one of our previous Board members, a member of our Faculty (speaking most recently only four years ago at the Gross Course at Kansas State University), and one of our greatest champions and most ardent supporters, Dr. Linda Kassebaum Johnson. As one who had the incredible luck to work with her early in our careers at the Armed Forces of Pathology, and then for many years later with the (then) C.L. Davis Foundation, she will forever live in my fondest memories. No one who knew her would forget so many things about her - the constant twinkle in her eye, her ever-present smile, or the way all conversation in the room would stop when she would speak in her very soft-spoken way,. Linda never failed to bring out our better angels, and I, like so many others I am sure, walked away from our every encounter resolved to be a better person. Her passing once again reveals the cruelty of the year, and the randomness of the universe, and we are all lessened by the lack of her company. "Death, be not proud, though some have called thee mghty and dreadful, for thou art not so; For those whom thou think'st thou dost overthrow die not." ....*John Donne* Linda, we will miss you and always will remember you. bhw [image: 133310934_10159396028932873_7047909159132195753_o.jpg] DR. LINDA JOHNSON 1958-2020 Linda Josephine Kassebaum Johnson, daughter of John Philip Kassebaum and former Kansas Sen. Nancy Landon Kassebaum, died early on Sunday morning from the effects of Progressive Supranuclear Palsy at her home in Buena Vista, Colorado. She was born in Wichita, Kansas in 1958 and was a graduate of Holton-Arms School, Kansas State University (B.S., D.V.M. *1979*, M.Sc.), and The Johns Hopkins University (1987-1990 post doc/residency and M.P.H.). While always a mother first to her children, Linda had a life-long passion for veterinary medicine and comparative pathology. After earning her D.V.M., Linda joined the Peace Corps as a veterinarian, and was stationed in Togo, where she met her former husband, Maurice Johnson. Her career included the position as Chief Pathologist for the Registry of Comparative Pathology (1991-1995) at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology in Washington DC where she wrote and edited many publications, facilitated research, and coordinated symposia related to comparative pathology. Her leadership managing the Registry contributed significantly to the elucidation of a number of animal models of human disease, ensured the preservation of pathologic material from many species of exotic animals, and resulted in the archival of invaluable reference material related to comparative medicine. From 1996-98 Linda was an Assistant Clinical Professor of Comparative Pathology at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and from 2001 to 2003 at Yale University Division of Comparative Medicine. In 2003 she moved with her family to England where she was a consultant pathologist with the Veterinary Laboratories Agency in Weybridge, England; returning to the US and the Yale University Division of Comparative Pathology in 2008. In 2009 Linda joined the Tri-Institutional Laboratory of Comparative Pathology (MSKCC/Cornell and Rockefeller), Center of Comparative Medicine and Pathology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Manhattan, NY. She was associated with the Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and was Chief Anatomic Pathologist at the Weill Cornell Medical College. In this position, she was responsible for the Genetically Modified Animal Phenotyping Service where she provided phenotyping assessment for potential animal models of human disease and anatomic and clinical pathology assessment for safety and biologic studies required for FDA submission. In October 2011 Linda took a position in Australia as the Head of Anatomy and Pathology at the James Cook University Veterinary School in Townsville, Queensland, Australia where she oversaw the departments of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Comparative Anatomy, Histology and Pathology as well as supervised the services of the university diagnostic laboratory and provided guidance to research students. Here she identified and initiated scientific collaborations with university researchers. Her collaborations included work in C57BL/6 mice deficient in MyD8 developing *E. coli* peritonitis and investigation of gill aneurysms in reef-caught Damselfish related to chronically elevated water temperature. After returning to the States she accepted a position in 2015 developing the Comparative Medicine and Pathology group at the Anschutz Medical Campus, University of Colorado-Denver. She retired from there when her disease progressed. She was a member of the American College of Veterinary Pathologists, American Veterinary Medical Association, Kansas Veterinary Medical Association, the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists and was on the Board of Directors of the C.L. Davis and S.W. Thompson DVM Foundation for Comparative and Veterinary Pathology. Over her career, Linda co-authored over 50 peer-reviewed scientific articles, served on the editorial board for several journals, and received the KSU College of Veterinary Medicine Alumni Recognition Award. She was highly respected by her colleagues in veterinary medicine and pathology for her professional skills, character and contributions. She was also a warm and compassionate friend., and few who knew her were not touched by the twinkle in her eye, her constant smile, and even fewer left her presence without an involuntary resolve to be a better person moving forward. Linda loved spending time with her family, but was never far from an animal, whether it be a dog, cat, or a tree kangaroo. She loved to watch the Palm Cockatoos by her office in Australia. Unsurprisingly, she was a volunteer at the Denver Zoo. She also enjoyed rooting for Arsenal F.C., bird watching, travel, and adventure (as long as an animal was involved). She is survived by her mother, two brothers, Bill and John, three children, Kristian, Margot, and Elsa, as well as a large family including step-siblings and cousins, nephews and nieces. A private funeral will be held in Kansas. In lieu of flowers, a memorial for Linda has been established at the Kansas State University Foundation to support veterinary students. Contributions may be sent to: KSU Foundation, 1800 Kimball Ave., Ste 200, Manhattan, KS 66502, please indicate fund M47334. To make a gift online, go to www.ksufoundation.org/give/memorials <https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ksufoundation.org%2Fgive%2…> .

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Jan 8 - "Black Voices In Pathology - A Panel Discussion on Diversity and Inclusion"
by Bruce Williams Dec. 27, 2020

Dec. 27, 2020

In less than 2 weeks -"Black Voices in Pathology - A Panel Discussion on Diversity and Inclusion." Our first day-long session sold out 1000 seats - now we are back for a 2-hour panel discussion with 6 experienced pathologists who have worked in our field for many years and seen (hopefully) many changes. Be part of the discussion that was one of our most important in 2020, and get 2 hours of free RACE-accredited CE on top of that. We promise this is NOT your boring workplace diversity training! Register at: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Lvb_l0dSSgKmt8rpYyh6bw?fbclid=I… [image: Black Voices in Pathology Jan.jpg]

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Thank you and happy holidays from the Davis-Thompson Foundation
by Francisco A. Uzal Dec. 24, 2020

Dec. 24, 2020

Dear Colleagues As this unusual and difficult year draws to a close, I take this opportunity on behalf of the Davis-Thompson Foundation to thank you one and all for your outstanding efforts. What would normally have been a busy year of travel and face-to-face courses all over the world became a challenging but yet exciting time of interesting and plentiful virtual seminars. The upside of this is that we have been able to offer a wide and diverse range of instructional topics with great CE credits to many, many more people in more places around the world, than at any other time. The striking success of our online seminars is a direct result of the consistent hard work and generous donations of time and resources from all of our speakers, moderators, and our awesome webinar committee, along with all of our members who attended our seminars over countless hours. We couldn't have done it without your commitment and dedication. The seminars, however, are only part of the many great educational activities that the Foundation offers, including our great series of texbooks on "Soft tissue tumors", the slide rotations and study centers in many countries, and much more. Please have a look at the wonderful video that Rachel Autran and her team put together, as a token of our appreciation, to sum up some of the activities of the Foundation in 2020 and thank everyone who made it possible. https://youtu.be/QFHisZPmEW4 A huge thank you to you all, from all of us at the Davis/Thomson Foundation. We wish you a safe and happy holiday season, and best wishes for a brand new year. Paco Uzal CEO Davis Thompson Foundation Francisco A. Uzal, DVM, MSc, PhD, Dipl. ACVP Professor of Veterinary Diagnostic Pathology Branch Chief California Animal Health and Food Safety Lab School of Veterinary Medicine University of California, Davis 105 W Central Ave. San Bernardino, CA 92408 Ph 909-383-4287 Fax 909-884-5980 E-mail fauzal(a)ucdavis.edu<mailto:fauzal@ucdavis.edu>

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DT Foundation - Full day webinars January 2021
by Rafaela De Negri Dec. 21, 2020

Dec. 21, 2020

Dear colleagues, We have finalized the line up for our January full day webinars. *Tuesday, January 12, 7am-5pm PST- Diseases of honeybees.* Why you should *bee* interested? Honeybees play a crucial role in many ecosystems. In addition, like milk, their direct products are consumed by humans. Still, there is a lot to learn about the pathogenesis of diseases affecting them. Due to the strong importance of this subject, The DT Foundation is offering this full day webinar for free. Registration is required: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_xD7YkkctRWScItmCoQppFw?fbclid=I… · 7:00 - 9:00 am: “Fundamental honey bee biology and basic beekeeping practices relevant for understanding of honey bee diseases” with Dr. Elemir Simko. · 9:30 - 11:30 am: “Normal microscopic anatomy of honeybees” with Dr. Ivanna Kozii. “Physical Exam; Non-infectious diseases of bees” with Dr. Elemir Simko. “American foulbrood” with Dr. Michael Zabrodski. · 12:30 - 2:30 pm: “European foulbrood” with Dr. Sarah Wood and Dr. Jenna Thebeau. “Nosema and Chalkbrood” with Dr. Colby Klein and Dr. Igor Medici. “Varroa” with Dr. Elemir Simko. · 3:00 – 5:00 pm: “Tracheal mites; Brief overview of viral diseases” with Dr. Elemir Simko. “Small hive beetle; Asian great hornet; Africanized bees” with Dr. Igor Medici. “Pesticide toxicity; Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD); Pesticide risk assessment for pollinators” with Dr. Sarah Wood. Conclusion; Question and Answer Session with Dr. Elemir Simko. This seminar is preapproved by the ACVP Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Committee for 4 credits This program has been submitted (but is not yet approved) for 8 hours of continuing education credit in jurisdictions which recognize RACE approval. Learning objectives: 1) Attendees will be familiarized with basic honey bee biology and beekeeping practices 2) Attendees will learn about etiology, pathogenesis, symptoms/pathology, diagnosis, therapy and prevention of the most important diseases of honey bees in North America 3) Attendees will be introduced to research focused on certain aspects of honey bee health *Tuesday, January 26, 7am-5pm PST- Toxicologic Pathology* This webinar has a new format with a town hall session at the end where speakers will answer pre-submitted questions from registered participants. Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_h6NYMva1TvCQH7WM6MCMyQ Cost: $50 USD · 7:00-8:30 am: “Pathology in Pharma: morphology and beyond” with Dr. Hibret Adissu, Covance Laboratories Inc. · 8:30-10:00 am: “Basic toxicology principles” with Dr. Brad Bolon, GEMpath, Inc., Learning objectives: - "Tox Path 101": Fundamental mechanisms · 10:30-11:30 am: “Perspectives on regulatory toxicology studies for the toxicologic pathologist” with Dr. Deepa Rao, Tox Path Specialists, a Stage Bio Company · 12:30-1:30 pm: “Drug modalities” with Dr. David Hutto, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Learning objectives: - Familiarize the participants with the concepts of how the discipline of toxicologic pathology fits into the overall objectives of drug discovery and development efforts and how those objectives are pursued in companies of different sizes and areas of focus - Review different drug delivery platforms and modalities and consider how those modalities might be applied to the pursuit of new therapies in widely divergent disease areas · 1:30-2:30 pm: Target animal safety, general toxicology for human food safety, and user safety/genotoxicity. Denise Schwahn, Zoetis Learning objectives - Compare and contrast drug development for livestock drugs and human health - Describe target animal safety and its assessment - Summarize the importance of genotoxicity and user safety for animal health products · 3:00-4:00 pm: “Environmental toxicologic pathology” with Dr. Jeff Wolf, Experimental Pathology Laboratories, Inc., Sterling, Virginia · 4:00-5:00 pm: Town hall discussion. All speakers Please, submit a list of topics of interest or specific questions related to toxicologic pathology for inclusion in the town hall discussion via Survey Monkey link provided via the registration website. -- Rafaela De Negri, DVM, MSc Veterinary Pathologist/Assistant Professor Murray State University Breathitt Veterinary Center

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Diagnostic Exercise #155 2020 Answer Sheet
by claudio barros Dec. 15, 2020

Dec. 15, 2020

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Diagnostic Exercise #156 2020 - Question Sheet
by claudio barros Dec. 15, 2020

Dec. 15, 2020

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Black Voices in Pathology II is here!
by Bruce Williams Dec. 14, 2020

Dec. 14, 2020

In the Foundation’s continuing support of the Black Lives Matter movement and of the concepts of diversity and inclusion, we are thrilled to announce that Black Voices In Pathology II will take place on Friday Jan 8th at 12PM EST. Last July, Black Voices in Pathology 1 proved to be compelling and emotional viewing, filled its 1000 seat limit, and became our most popular and one of our most talked about seminars. Black Voices in Pathology 2 will focus even more on the personal journeys of an outstanding and experienced slate of speakers (whom I have personally know and respected for many years), and promises to be just as powerful as our first Don’t wait to get your seat - registration is at: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Lvb_l0dSSgKmt8rpYyh6bw?fbclid=I… Seats are limited to 1000. Tuition is free, and 2 hours of RACE CE and 1 ACVP MOU credit, as well as a certificate of attendance will be provided to all attendees. I hope to see you all there. Bruce

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January agenda
by Rafaela De Negri Dec. 14, 2020

Dec. 14, 2020

Dear colleagues, We are ready to start 2021 fresh with many improvements to our webinars! Below is a list of new news from the Davis-Thompson Foundation Virtual Seminar Committee. · Beginning January 2021, *1.5 RACE CE credits and 1 ACVP MOC credit* will be provided with all our free Friday webinars. · *CLOSE CAPTION* is now available on all webinars. We hope this new feature will aid the deaf, hard of hearing and non-native English speakers to better understand what’s going on. This feature will be provided via Rev’s closed captioning service, a speech-to-text AI system that should improve the more we use and teach it our pathology terms. Close caption is optional and can be turned on or off via the CC icon in the bottom of the Zoom window. · *NEW CERTIFICATE* designs. In the new certificate a space is provided for you to fill out your state and license number. You should also note that our certificates are generated via an automated system that uses the name and email that you register to the webinar. Please be sure to register with your name exactly how you want it to appear on the certificate. Also, avoid using .gov emails as they usually block the certificates. · The second installment of our special series “*BLACK VOICES IN PATHOLOGY*” is coming! January 8, 9:00-11:00 am PST. Save the date, details are coming soon. Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Lvb_l0dSSgKmt8rpYyh6bw · The *FREE FRIDAY WEBINAR* schedule for January is as follows: *January 15*, 9pm PST “5 Common Fish Diseases and How to Diagnose Them” with Dr. Eileen Henderson (California Animal Health and Food Safety Lab, UC Davis) Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_5tyrxYvcR7GMEEYnJ9ipaQ *January 22,* 9pm PST “Bone biopsies: the basics and beyond” with Dr. Leslie Wilson (IDEXX)Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_aCg4LtqVSuipzGyk1p0LXw *January 29*, 9pm PST “Fungal infections of small ruminants” with Dr. Franklin Riet Correa (School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Husbandry, Federal University of Bahia, Brazil) Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Z1iYhIUSS0mhN0Wxphs9BA · *FULL DAY WEBINARS* schedule is listed below, save the date and register early, details and flyer are coming soon. *January 12*, 9am - 5pm (PST) “Diseases of honeybees” Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_xD7YkkctRWScItmCoQppFw *January 26*, 9am-5pm (PST)“Toxicology Pathology” Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_h6NYMva1TvCQH7WM6MCMyQ · The *SPANISH SEMINAR SERIES*, a series of 6 webinars in Spanish carried once a month with sponsorship of the Latin Comparative Pathology Group, starts in January. *January 21*, 8am-9:30am PST Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ZGgmCqPARrO8nVCRbXx9OA · To easily *KEEP TRACK* of all our webinars, follow us on social media and sync your Google calendar to ours. Make sure it's in your time zone, and reminders are on! Google calendar: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/1?cid=Y19mdWQ2c3Y4aG5qa3ExODRtdXByMG… Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/CLDavisFoundation/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davisthompsonfdn/?hl=en (or @davisthompsonfdn) YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvGM1s5wysXq-HGLAyZzClQ · To make your experience as personal as possible, we've created a place where you can communicate *YOUR SUGGESTIONS* for future topics directly to our team. Suggestions are periodically analyzed by our volunteers and top requests are pursued for future webinars. Make as many suggestions as you want, please keep it as succinct and possible via this link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DTFFuturetopics You will be able to visualize all suggestions in real time through the link below https://www.surveymonkey.com/stories/SM-B7D6V93Y/ Happy Holidays and a wonderful 2021. -- Rafaela De Negri, DVM, MSc Veterinary Pathologist/Assistant Professor Murray State University Breathitt Veterinary Center

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Free Friday Seminar at 12p EST Friday dec 11 (Tomorrow!) - "Diagnostic Avian Cases"
by Bruce Williams Dec. 10, 2020

Dec. 10, 2020

Don't forget tomorrow's 12 Noon (EST) Free Friday Seminar - another installment in our monthly "Diagnostic Series" of case-based presentation - "Diagnostic Avian Cases" by Dr. Ebony T. Gilbreath of Tuskegee University Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_DmfbQKz6Q-W0IV1p8pIKPA?fbclid=I… Learning objectives: At the completion of this program, the learner will be able to: 1. Recognize the main lesions in several avian diseases 2. Feel more confident when dealing with diagnostic cases in avian species All participants receive a certificate of attendance by email. [image: 126161654_10225206622896922_2956111610837243326_n.jpg]

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PIG DISEASES- Full day webinar
by Rafaela De Negri Dec. 4, 2020

Dec. 4, 2020

We saved a very best for our last full day webinar of the year. Tuesday, *Dec 15*, "Pig Diseases" with four world renowned authorities in the subject. Register here to reserve your spot: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1lO-HudrRuaiTUp15VcVqg?fbclid=I… *Schedule (times in PST):* *7-9am*: Comparative pathology of pneumonias in pigs. Joaquim Segales. Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain - Present and discuss the major gross patterns of pneumonia in pigs - Establishment of the differential diagnostic list of causes of different types of pneumonia 9-9:30am: Break *9:30-11:30am*: Emerging diseases of pigs. Fabio Vannucci. University of Minnesota. - Identify the major infectious diseases of swine that have emerged in the recent years. - Explain the strength and potential caveats of the current diagnostic strategies being used to investigate and study emerging disease of swine. 11:30-12:30pm: Long break *12:30-2:30pm*: Diseases of the locomotor system. Michael Rahe. Iowa State University - Recognize and interpret gross and histologic features of most important and impactful diseases of the locomotor system in swine. - Understand the pathogenesis behind each process. 2:30-3pm: Break *3-5pm*: Enteric diseases. Eric Burrough. Iowa State University - Recognize different manifestations of enteric diseases in pigs, correlating with the underlying pathogenesis, and possible overlapping features. - Feel more confident when analyzing and sampling specimens, as well as properly interpret ancillary test results. -This seminar is preapproved by the ACVP Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Committee for 4 credits -This program has been approved for 8 hours of continuing education credit in jurisdictions which recognize RACE approval. -- Rafaela De Negri, DVM, MSc Veterinary Pathologist/Assistant Professor Murray State University Breathitt Veterinary Center

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