João Cavasin
Clinical Assistant Professor
Gastrointestinal Pathology
Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences
TAMU Mailstop: 4474
Research and Scholarly Interests
Pathobiology:
- Gastrointestinal Pathology
- Correlation Between Intestinal and Hepatic Disease
Biography
Education
Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Pathology
Anatomic Pathology, 2021
Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine | Ithaca, NY
Anatomic Pathology Residency, 2021
Universidade Federal do Paraná, Campus Palotina | Palotina, PR
Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine, 2017
Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, Campus Campo Mourão | Campo Mourão, PR
Computer Technician and High School Combined Degree, 2011
Licensure
Texas Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners - S-582
Professional Organizations
Evaluation of E26 Transformation-Specific Sequence Variant 1 (ETV1) as an in-situ Hybridization Target for Canine Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors.
Residency research project 2019-2021 Ithaca, NY, USA
Project using biopsy FFPE samples from Cornell’s archive with the goal of evaluating ETV1 as an ISH target for canine GISTs. Preliminary results have been reported in a poster during 2020’s ACVP online meeting.
Evaluation of the frequency of Brachyspira pilosicoli, B. hyodysenteriae, and B. intermedia in laying and broiler hens in the Paraná state through selective culture and PCR-RT.
Federal research scholarship recipient 2016 -2017 Palotina, PR, Brazil
Obtained field samples from broiler and laying flocks in different towns in the western region of the Paraná state. We necropsied and collected samples from 140 birds. Selective media was used to culture Brachyspira spp. from intestinal swabs, followed by PCR-RT for species identification in the positive cultures. Project funded by the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (National Council for Scientific and Technologic Development; CNPq).
Diagnosis of Brachyspira pilosicoli, B. hyodysenteriae, and B. intermedia in laying and broiler hens in the Paraná state using fluorescence in-situ hybridization (FISH).
Volunteer researcher 2017 - 2018 Palotina, PR, Brazil
Follow-up project with the purpose of establishing a FISH protocol for B. pilosicoli, B. hyodysenteriae, and B. intermedia in chickens, comparing results of PCR-RT and FISH. Project funded by the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (National Council for Scientific and Technologic Development; CNPq).
VPAT 640 – Instructor: Mechanisms of Disease. 2021-Present.
VTPB 940 – Instructor: Clinical Diagnostics. 2022-Present.
Faccin M, Matos MR, Cavasin JP, Bochi AC, Pavelski M, Viott AM. Bilateral auricular aneurysm with intact pericardial sac in a dog. Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Pathology 2021, 14(1):46-49.
Cavasin JP, Miller AD, Duhamel GE. Intracerebral astrocytoma in a horse. J Comp Path 2020, 177:1-4. DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2020.03.009.
Goulart T, Gruchouskei L, Gonçalves J, Cavasin JP, Matos MR, Faccin M, Viott AM. Diagnosis of Brachyspira pilosicoli, Brachyspira hyodysenteriae, and Brachyspira intermedia in hens and laying hens in the western region of Paraná through bacterial isolation and identification in qPCR. Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira 2019, 39(7):476-480.
Berón MM., Cestari FK., Cavasin JP, Favaretto L, Zancheti E, Viott AM. Ameloblastic Fibro-Odontoma in a Bovine. Acta Scientiae Veterinariae, 2019, 47.
Faccin M, Cestari FK, Matos MR, Cavasin JP, Zimmermann A, Carvalho FH, Pagliosa GM, Viott AM. Pulmonary adenocarcinoma in a mare. Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Pathology 2018, 11(3):108-112.
Cavasin JP, Watanabe TTN, Langohr IM. Equine sarcoid. Diagnostic exercise #93, March, 2018. C.L. Davis & S.W. Thompson Foundation.