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=Iw... · 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