November 2025 - Davis_members

DTF-LCPG #272 – Answer sheet
by Claudio Barros Nov. 30, 2025

Nov. 30, 2025

DTF-LCPG #*272* – Answer sheet Dear All, Attached is the Answer sheet for Diagnostic Exercise #*2**72, *contributed by Tatiana Paz1, Eileen Henderson2, Javier Asín2 and Francisco A. Uzal2. 1Veterinary Microbiology and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Veterinary Medicine Faculty, Federal University of Mato Grosso, MT, Brazil. 2California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory System, San Bernardino Branch, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California-Davis, San Bernardino, CA, USA. Corresponding author: tpazc(a)unal.edu.co The Diagnostic Exercises are an initiative of the Latin Comparative Pathology Group (LCPG), the Latin American subdivision of The Davis-Thompson Foundation. Members and non-members from any country of residence may contribute to these exercises. Please consider contributing a case to this initiative. It does not have to be unusual, and all pathology sub-specialties are welcome! Please consult instructions on how to format and submit your DE at https://davisthompsonfoundation.org/diagnostic-exercises-instructions/ Previous cases are available at https://davisthompsonfoundation.org/diagnostic-exercise/

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DTF-LCPG #273 – Question Sheet
by Claudio Barros Nov. 30, 2025

Nov. 30, 2025

Dear All, Attached is the *Question Sheet *for Diagnostic Exercise #*2**73, * contributed by Tatiana Paz1, Eileen Henderson2, Javier Asín2 and Francisco A. Uzal2. 1Veterinary Microbiology and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Veterinary Medicine Faculty, Federal University of Mato Grosso, MT, Brazil. 2California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory System, San Bernardino Branch, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California-Davis, San Bernardino, CA, USA. Corresponding author: tpazc(a)unal.edu.co The Diagnostic Exercises are an initiative of the Latin Comparative Pathology Group (LCPG), the Latin American subdivision of The Davis-Thompson Foundation. Members and non-members from any country of residence may contribute to these exercises. Please consider contributing a case to this initiative. It does not have to be unusual, and all pathology sub-specialties are welcome! Please consult instructions on how to format and submit your DE at https://davisthompsonfoundation.org/diagnostic-exercises-instructions/ Previous cases are available at https://davisthompsonfoundation.org/diagnostic-exercise/

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Survey from Humanized Mouse Model Working Group
by Francisco Alejandro Uzal Nov. 26, 2025

Nov. 26, 2025

Dear colleagues, On behalf of the Humanized Mouse Model Working Group of the ESTP Pathology 2.0 Committee, we would like to invite you to participate in a survey aimed at pathologists working with humanized mice and genetically engineered mouse models (GEMMs). The purpose of this survey is to gather insights into current practices in animal model characterization, with a particular focus on the contributions of veterinary pathologists. All responses are anonymous. The findings will be summarized in a scientific manuscript, providing practical guidance and supporting best practices within the pathology community. If you would like to engage further with our group, you will have the opportunity to share your contact details at the end of the survey or you can contact directly via email the group lead Josep Monné (josep.monne(a)roche.com<mailto:josep.monne@roche.com>). We greatly appreciate your time and valuable input. Best regards, LINK TO SURVEY<https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=pLpCsgKb10asY97s-KXV-In…> On behalf of the Humanized Mouse Model Working Group ESTP Pathology 2.0 Committee

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Jpb Opening: Research fellow, Penn Vet Comparative Pathology Core
by Bruce Williams Nov. 22, 2025

Nov. 22, 2025

Comparative Pathologist Penn Vet Comparative Pathology Core, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, USA Job Description: The Penn Vet Comparative Pathology Core (CPC) at the University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine, invites applications for a research fellow position in experimental and comparative pathology. The CPC is an established core facility within the Department of Pathobiology and a fully integrated shared resource within the NIH/NCI-funded Abramson Cancer Center since 2015. The main mission of the CPC is to provide expert pathological characterization of experimental animal models to fulfill the growing needs of the local biomedical community performing in vivo studies as part of their basic and translational research endeavors. In this context, the CPC plays a vital role as it supports several major research programs within the University of Pennsylvania and closely related institutes such as the Abramson Cancer Center, the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and the Wistar Institute. To accomplish its mission, the CPC offers the expertise of board-certified veterinary pathologists and access to a state-of-the-art platform for histology services, molecular staining of tissue samples, and digital pathology. This position will primarily contribute to the mission of the CPC by providing expertise in experimental and comparative pathology. Main responsibilities and duties include: • Expert interpretation of pathological endpoints in the context of diverse preclinical/experimental settings with accurate and timely reporting of pathological findings. While humanized and genetically engineered mice represent the majority of the caseload, studies using rats, dogs, non-human primates, sheep, and pigs are also frequently performed. • Interaction with scientists and investigators to design experiments, discuss results and plan follow-up studies as pertain to the specific research context. • Provide guidance to investigators, students, and laboratory technicians in all those activities and techniques related to comparative pathology (e.g., necropsy, sample preparation, development of multiparametric histopathological scoring system, digital image analysis, etc.). • Contribute to the general management and supervision of routine laboratory activities/services, including hands-on participation in laboratory activities to become familiar with concepts and applications of molecular and digital pathology. • Contribute to the teaching/training of veterinary pathology residents and veterinary students rotating with the CPC. This position represents a unique opportunity for candidates who want to deepen their understanding of comparative pathology applied to the most innovative aspects of translational research including the study of in vivo models for cellular therapies (e.g., CAR T cells, stem cells, and mRNA-based therapeutics). While the primary role of this position is to support the Comparative Pathology Core, the program offers ample opportunity to carry out independent projects focused on developing accurate clinicopathological strategies to assess the phenotype of new and existing experimental animal models. In that context, The CPC is well integrated within the core facility network on campus with access to state-of-the-art services such as in vivo imaging, electron microscopy, next generation sequencing, bioinformatics, etc. Qualifications: Applicants should have a DVM/VMD and be board-eligible or board-certified in Anatomic Pathology by the American, European, or Japanese College of Veterinary Pathologists; experience with rodent pathology and digital image analysis is desirable. The salary will be commensurate with the applicant’s qualifications, training, and experience. The application deadline is February 27, 2026, or until the position is filled. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until a suitable candidate is found. Application Instructions: To apply for this position, please send cover letter, curriculum vitae, and the names and contacts of 3 references to the following email address: comppathologycore(a)vet.upenn.edu Further information on the position can be obtained by contacting Dr. Charles Assenmacher, Director of the Comparative Pathology Core, chasse(a)upenn.edu To learn more about the Penn Vet Comparative Pathology Core: https://www.vet.upenn.edu/research/core-resources-facilities/comparative-pa… -- Bruce Williams Chief Financial Officer Davis-Thompson Foundation 301 467-4024 bruce.williams(a)davisthompsonfoundation.org www.davisthompsonfoundation.org

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Assistant/Associate Professor of Anatomic Pathology for UCDavis
by Francisco Alejandro Uzal Nov. 19, 2025

Nov. 19, 2025

Dear colleagues Please see attached and below a great opportunity for an Anatomic Pathologist at teh University of California, Davis. Best regards Paco Uzal Assistant/Associate Professor of Anatomic Pathology (JPF07396) - AP Recruit<https://recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07396>

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DTF-LCPG #271 – Answer Sheet
by Claudio Barros Nov. 15, 2025

Nov. 15, 2025

Dear All, Attached is the *Answer Sheet *for Diagnostic Exercise #*2**71, *contributed by Juan Diego Hidalgo Dittel1, DVM; Roger Such Basiana2, DVM, Laura G. Bass 3,4,6, DVM, MSc; Gaby Dolz-Wiedner5, DVM, PhD; Antony Solórzano-Morales5, Biol, MSc; Roberto W. I. Olivares1,6, DVM, EdS, PhD, DACVP 1-Servicio de Patología Diagnóstica LAPAVET-ESFA, Cátedra de Patología e Histología, Escuela de Medicina y Cirugía Veterinaria San Francisco de Asís, Universidad Veritas, Vázquez de Coronado, San José, Costa Rica. 2-Jaguar Rescue Center, Puerto Viejo, Limón, Costa Rica. 3- Maestría en Enfermedades Tropicales, Posgrado Regional en Ciencias Veterinarias Tropicales (PCVET), Universidad Nacional (UNA), Heredia, Costa Rica. 4- Cátedra de Microbiología e Inmunología, Escuela de Medicina y Cirugía Veterinaria San Francisco de Asís, Universidad Veritas. Vázquez de Coronado, San José, Costa Rica. 5-Laboratorio de Zoonosis y Entomología, Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad Nacional (UNA), Heredia, Costa Rica. 6- Current position: California Animal Health & Food Safety Laboratory System – UC Davis. *Corresponding author*: E-mail: rwolivares(a)ucdavis.edu The Diagnostic Exercises are an initiative of the Latin Comparative Pathology Group (LCPG), the Latin American subdivision of The Davis-Thompson Foundation. Members and non-members from any country of residence may contribute to these exercises. Please consider contributing a case to this initiative. It does not have to be unusual, and all pathology sub-specialties are welcome! Please consult instructions on how to format and submit your DE at https://davisthompsonfoundation.org/diagnostic-exercises-instructions/ Previous cases are available at https://davisthompsonfoundation.org/diagnostic-exercise/

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DTF-LCPG # 273 – Question Sheet
by Claudio Barros Nov. 15, 2025

Nov. 15, 2025

Dear All, Attached is the *Question Sheet *for Diagnostic Exercise #* 273**, * contributed by Carmina Migoni1, Michelle Rubio Sánchez2, Francisco A. Uzal3, Javier Asin3, Eileen Henderson3*. 1 Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, México. 2 Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México. 3 California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory System, San Bernardino Branch, University of California-Davis. **Corresponding author:* eehenderson(a)ucdavis.edu The Diagnostic Exercises are an initiative of the Latin Comparative Pathology Group (LCPG), the Latin American subdivision of The Davis-Thompson Foundation. Members and non-members from any country of residence may contribute to these exercises. Please consider contributing a case to this initiative. It does not have to be unusual, and all pathology sub-specialties are welcome! Please consult instructions on how to format and submit your DE at https://davisthompsonfoundation.org/diagnostic-exercises-instructions/ Previous cases are available at https://davisthompsonfoundation.org/diagnostic-exercise/

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FW: Email for distribution through DTF
by Francisco Alejandro Uzal Nov. 10, 2025

Nov. 10, 2025

Dear colleagues See below a message from an anatomic pathology resident at the Royal Veterinary College, U.K. Thanks for any help you might be able to provide. Kind regards Paco Uzal Dear Davis Thompson Foundation members, As a research project as part of my residency in anatomic pathology at the Royal Veterinary College, U.K., I am interested in learning more about the challenges and mitigating strategies that apply to pathologist-basic scientist collaboration in experimental and regulatory research environments. I've created a short anonymous survey to collect this data and would be very grateful if you could spare 20 minutes to complete it. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSczumpOMdYesUag1bOngdXetTQLhA9947C… This study has received ethical approval from the Social Science Research Ethical Review Board at the RVC. If you have any questions or suggestions regarding the project I'd be delighted to hear them so please contact me at hmiller23(a)rvc.ac.uk<mailto:hmiller23@rvc.ac.uk>. Many thanks, Henry Miller

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November issue of Davis-Thompson Foundation November
by Francisco Alejandro Uzal Nov. 1, 2025

Nov. 1, 2025

Dear colleagues It is an honor presenting you the November issue of the Davis-Thompson Foundation Newsletter, with the compliments of our outstanding managing editors Jeann Leal and Javier Asin. And speaking of editors, this month we are thrilled to share with you the news that Dr Jeann Leal received the award “Patologista Destaque Junior" at the Brazilian Congress of Veterinary Pathology ENAPAVE 2025. We are enormously proud of him. Congratulations Jeann! And continuing with awards, the DTF former Barbara Jeann Thompson Service Award has been renamed to honor two long standing members of the Board of the Directors of the Foundation who for many years have done so much for the success of our mission: Annette Gendron-Fitzpatrick and Jim Britt. Congratulations and thank you Annette and Jim! These, together with the whole list of awardees celebrated during the award ceremony of the DTF at the ACVP meeting are presented in this newsletter. Congratulations everyone! October has been an incredibly busy month for the Foundation, with activities in many countries, including the myriad sessions during the annual meetings of the ACVP and AAVLD (the latter currently going on). Although November is upon us, there are still many more training activities coming up before the end of the year, and we are, of course, planning a full program for 2026. Please peruse these pages and check our website to learn about those. Looking forward to seeing you in one of our training activities. Warmest regards. Francisco (Paco) Uzal Chief Executive Officer Davis-Thompson Foundation Ph: 951 751 0027 E-mail: fauzal(a)ucdavis.edu<mailto:fauzal@ucdavis.edu> www.davisthompsonfoundation.org<https://www.davisthompsonfoundation.org/> [https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1oticUQZYjDPU-1vMA4wHKvLb2SScHV-J]

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by Claudio Barros Nov. 1, 2025

Nov. 1, 2025

davis_members(a)list.cldavis.org, discussion(a)aavld.org, rozuna(a)aavld.org DTF-LCPG #*271* – Answer Sheet Dear All, Attached is the *Answer Sheet *for Diagnostic Exercise #*2**71, *contributed by Juan Diego Hidalgo Dittel1, DVM; Roger Such Basiana2, DVM, Laura G. Bass 3,4,6, DVM, MSc; Gaby Dolz-Wiedner5, DVM, PhD; Antony Solórzano-Morales5, Biol, MSc; Roberto W. I. Olivares1,6, DVM, EdS, PhD, DACVP 1-Servicio de Patología Diagnóstica LAPAVET-ESFA, Cátedra de Patología e Histología, Escuela de Medicina y Cirugía Veterinaria San Francisco de Asís, Universidad Veritas, Vázquez de Coronado, San José, Costa Rica. 2-Jaguar Rescue Center, Puerto Viejo, Limón, Costa Rica. 3- Maestría en Enfermedades Tropicales, Posgrado Regional en Ciencias Veterinarias Tropicales (PCVET), Universidad Nacional (UNA), Heredia, Costa Rica. 4- Cátedra de Microbiología e Inmunología, Escuela de Medicina y Cirugía Veterinaria San Francisco de Asís, Universidad Veritas. Vázquez de Coronado, San José, Costa Rica. 5-Laboratorio de Zoonosis y Entomología, Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad Nacional (UNA), Heredia, Costa Rica. 6- Current position: California Animal Health & Food Safety Laboratory System – UC Davis. *Corresponding author*: E-mail: rwolivares(a)ucdavis.edu The Diagnostic Exercises are an initiative of the Latin Comparative Pathology Group (LCPG), the Latin American subdivision of The Davis-Thompson Foundation. Members and non-members from any country of residence may contribute to these exercises. Please consider contributing a case to this initiative. It does not have to be unusual, and all pathology sub-specialties are welcome! Please consult instructions on how to format and submit your DE at https://davisthompsonfoundation.org/diagnostic-exercises-instructions/ Previous cases are available at https://davisthompsonfoundation.org/diagnostic-exercise/

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