Aggies Win Big At Annual Theriogenology Conference
A team of faculty and students from the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) brought home several awards from the Society for Theriogenology’s annual Therio Conference in Oklahoma City, held from July 25-27.
The team consisted of individuals from the Equine Fertility Lab, led by Dr. Charles Love, a VMBS professor of equine theriogenology and the Pin Oak Stud Chair of Stallion Reproductive Studies, and the Comparative Reproductive Laboratory, led by Dr. Yatta Boakari, a VMBS assistant professor of theriogenology.
“We are fortunate that our theriogenology members were present at the meeting and represented our Equine Fertility Lab, and Dr. Boakari’s lab, very well,” Love said.
The team especially shined during the Dr. Jimmy Alexander Student Case Report Competition, for which 50 case abstracts were submitted from across the country. Of the eight selected to give oral presentations at the conference, Texas A&M students brought home first, second, and third place.
- First place: Third-year veterinary student Evie Rider, from Boakari’s lab, presented “Pyometra and cystic endometrial hyperplasia secondary to cervical neoplasia in a doe.”
- Second place: Second-year veterinary student John Deramus, from Love’s lab, presented “Unusual case of hemospermia and poor sperm quality in a stallion.”
- Third place: Second-year veterinary student Jack Richison, also from Love’s lab, presented “Hemospermia in a stallion caused by a urethral rent.”
Two VMBS graduate students also competed in the Jerry Rains Memorial Graduate/Resident Abstract Competition.
- Veterinary resident Dr. Alanoud Alshami, from Love’s lab, received third place for presenting “Effect of inactivated parapoxvirus ovis intramuscular injection on endometrial gene expression in chronic infectious endometritis in mares.”
- Ph.D. student Sophia Marchio, from Boakari’s lab, presented “Amniotic membrane transcriptome analysis identifies genes and mechanisms associated with inflammatory response during ascending placentitis.”
Other VMBS research presentations at the conference were given by Boakari; Love; Dr. Camilo Hernández-Avilés, an assistant professor; and Dr. Luisa Ramírez-Agámez, a research assistant professor.
“Attending the Theriogenology Annual Conference is always a valuable opportunity to connect with fellow veterinarians and students passionate about animal reproduction,” Boakari said. “This year, I was thrilled to present the latest findings from the Comparative Reproductive Laboratory alongside my students.”
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Contact Information: Jennifer Gauntt, Director of VMBS Communications, Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, jgauntt@cvm.tamu.edu, 979-862-4216
