Roster - Biomedical Sciences & Pathobiology

Administration

S. Ansar Ahmed
DVM, PhD

Professor, Immunology

Biomedical Sciences & Pathobiology

Associate Dean

Research & Graduate Studies

ansrahmd@vt.edu
Dawn Bradbury

Administrative Assistant

adbrad05@vt.edu
Margie D. Lee
MS, DVM, PhD

Department Head

Professor

Biomedical Sciences & Pathobiology

mlee2@vt.edu
Paula Stith

Administrative Assistant

pstith@vt.edu
Cyril R. Clarke
BVSc (RSA), PhD, Diplomate ACVCP

Executive Vice President and Provost

Virginia Tech

provost@vt.edu
David S. Lindsay
PhD

Professor, Parasitology

Biomedical Sciences & Pathobiology

lindsayd@vt.edu
Xiang-Jin Meng
MD, MS, PhD

University Distinguished Professor, Molecular Virology

Biomedical Sciences & Pathobiology

xjmeng@vt.edu
Stephen A. Smith
DVM, MS, PhD

Professor,
Aquatic Medicine & Fish Health / Wildlife & Exotic Animal Medicine

Biomedical Sciences & Pathobiology

stsmith7@vt.edu
D. Phillip Sponenberg
DVM, PhD

Professor, Pathology / Genetics

Biomedical Sciences & Pathobiology

dpsponen@vt.edu
Nammalwar Sriranganathan
BVSc, MVSc, PhD
Diplomate ACVM

Director,
Center for Molecular Medicine & Infectious Diseases

Professor, Bacteriology

Biomedical Sciences & Pathobiology

nathans@vt.edu
Jeff R. Wilcke
DVM, MS
Diplomate ACVCP

Dorothy A. and Richard G. Metcalf Professor of Veterinary Medical Informatics

Professor, Clinical Pharmacology

Biomedical Sciences & Pathobiology

jwilcke@vt.edu
Anne M. Zajac
DVM, MS, PhD

Professor, Parasitology

Biomedical Sciences & Pathobiology

azajac@vt.edu
Katie M. Boes
DVM, MS
Diplomate ACVP

Clinical Associate Professor, Clinical Pathology

Biomedical Sciences & Pathobiology

kmn@vt.edu
Jennifer L. Davis
DVM, PhD
Diplomate ACVIM, Diplomate ACVCP

Associate Professor, Clinical Pharmacology

Biomedical Sciences & Pathobiology

jdavis4@vt.edu
Fawzy Elnady

BS, MA, PhD

Associate Professor, Anatomy

Biomedical Sciences & Pathobiology

felnady4@vt.edu
Jia-Qiang He
PhD

Associate Professor, Stem Cell Physiology

Biomedical Sciences & Pathobiology

jiahe@vt.edu
William R. Huckle
MS, PhD

Associate Professor, Cell Biology / Pharmacology

Biomedical Sciences & Pathobiology

wrhuckle@vt.edu
Bradley G. Klein
PhD

Associate Professor, Neurobiology

Biomedical Sciences & Pathobiology

bklein@vt.edu
Kevin Lahmers
DVM, PhD
Diplomate ACVP

Clinical Associate Professor, Anatomic Pathology

Biomedical Sciences & Pathobiology

klahmers@vt.edu
Yong Woo Lee
MS, PhD

Associate Professor, Cellular & Molecular Biology

Biomedical Sciences & Pathobiology

ywlee@vt.edu
Tanya LeRoith
DVM, PhD
Diplomate ACVP

Clinical Professor, Anatomic Pathology

Biomedical Sciences & Pathobiology

tleroith@vt.edu
Xin Luo
PhD

Associate Professor, Immunology

Biomedical Sciences & Pathobiology

xinluo@vt.edu
David M. Moore
PhD

Associate Professor Prof CY

Biomedical Sciences & Pathobiology

moored@vt.edu
Yuchin Albert Pan
PhD

Associate Professor, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC

Biomedical Sciences & Pathobiology

jdavis4@vt.edu
Bonnie J. Smith
DVM, PhD

Associate Professor,
Anatomy / Embryology / Physiology

Biomedical Sciences & Pathobiology

bjsmith@vt.edu
Michelle Theus
PhD

Associate Professor, Molecular & Cellular Neurobiology

Biomedical Sciences & Pathobiology

mtheus@vt.edu
James Weger-Lucarelli
PhD

Associate Professor

Biomedical Sciences & Pathobiology

weger@vt.edu
Hehuang "David" Xie
MS, PhD

Associate Professor, Epigenomics and Computational Biology

Biomedical Sciences & Pathobiology

Associate Professor

Biocomplexity Institute

Epigenomics and Computational Biology Laboratory

davidxie@vbi.vt.edu
Lijuan Yuan
MS, PhD

Professor, Immunology and Virology

Biomedical Sciences & Pathobiology

lyuan@vt.edu
Kurt Zimmerman
DVM, PhD
Diplomate ACVP

Professor, Pathology / Informatics

Biomedical Sciences & Pathobiology

kzimmerm@vt.edu
Irving C. Allen
PhD

Associate Professor, Inflammatory Disease

Biomedical Sciences & Pathobiology

icallen@vt.edu
Sarah Barrett
DVM, PhD
Diplomate ACVP

Clinical Assistant Professor, Clinical Pathology

Biomedical Sciences & Pathobiology

shammond@vt.edu
Clayton Caswell
PhD

Associate Professor, Bacteriology

Biomedical Sciences & Pathobiology

caswellc@vt.edu
Thomas Cecere
DVM, PhD
Diplomate ACVP

Clinical Associate Professor, Anatomic Pathology

Biomedical Sciences & Pathobiology

tcecere@vt.edu
Lisa Corcoran
DVM

Assistant Professor, Anatomy

Biomedical Sciences & Pathobiology

lcocoranduff@vt.edu
Sheryl Coutermarsh-Ott
DVM, PhD
Diplomate ACVP

Assistant Professor, Anatomic Pathology

slc2003@vt.edu
Nisha Duggal
PhD

Assistant Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biology

Biomedical Sciences & Pathobiology

nduggal@vt.edu
Sarah McDonald
PhD

Assistant Professor, Virology

Biomedical Sciences & Pathobiology

Assistant Professor

Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute

mcdonaldsa@vtc.vt.edu
Paul Morton
PhD

Assistant Professor, Neuroscience

Biomedical Sciences & Pathobiology

pmorton@vt.edu
Ken Oestreich
PhD

Associate Professor, Immunology

Biomedical Sciences & Pathobiology

Associate Professor

Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute

oestrk@vtc.vt.edu
Zhi Sheng
PhD

Assistant Professor, Molecular & Cell Biology

Biomedical Sciences & Pathobiology

Assistant Professor

Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute

zhisheng@vtc.vt.edu
Sharon Swanger
PhD

Assistant Professor, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC

Biomedical Sciences & Pathobiology

Assistant Professor

Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute

saswanger@vtc.vt.edu
Theresa Gillian
MS

Instructor, Biomedical Engineering

Biomedical Sciences & Pathobiology

theresag@vt.edu
Rujuan Dai
PhD

Research Assistant Professor

Biomedical Sciences & Pathobiology

rdai05@vt.edu
Julie M. Green
DVM, MS

Special Research Assistant Professor,
Veterinary Medical Informatics

Biomedical Sciences & Pathobiology

jmgreen@vt.edu
Neeta Jain-Gupta
PhD

Senior Research Associate

Biomedical Sciences & Pathobiology

njain80@vt.edu
Wen Li
MD, MS

Research Scientist

Biomedical Sciences & Pathobiology

liwen@vt.edu
Beverly Rzigalinski
MS, PhD

Research Assistant Professor, VCOM

Biomedical Sciences & Pathobiology

brzigali@vcom.vt.edu
Debin Tian
PhD

Postdoctoral Associate

Biomedical Sciences & Pathobiology

debint@vt.edu
Stacy Clothier
DVM

Resident / Graduate Student,
Clinical Pathology

slc3377@vt.edu
Melissa Mercer
MS, DVM

Resident / Graduate Student,
Clinical Pharmacology

mmercer1@vt.edu
Vanessa Oakes
DVM

Resident / Graduate Student,
Clinical Pathology

voakes@vt.edu
Leila Abdelhamid

Graduate Student, Immunology

leila88@vt.edu
Catherine Barron

Graduate Student, Stem Cell Physiology

Biomedical Sciences & Pathobiology

bcath12@vt.edu
Jennifer Carroll

Graduate Student, Oncology

Biomedical Sciences & Pathobiology

jenccarroll@vt.edu
Alison Cash
MS, PhD

Graduate Student, Stem Cell Physiology (parallel DVM/PhD student)

amcash3@vt.edu
Kelly Catanzaro

Graduate Student, Bacteriology (parallel DVM/PhD student)

kcflogan@vt.edu
Nicholas Catanzaro

Graduate Student, Virology

cata9270@vt.edu
Catherine Cowan

Graduate Student, Immunology (parallel DVM/PhD student)

crc3d@vt.edu
Anastacia Davis
MS

Graduate Student, Small Animal Surgery

Biomedical Sciences & Pathobiology

adavis87@vt.edu
Lauren Dodd

Graduate Student, Clinical Nutrition

Biomedical Sciences & Pathobiology

ledodd@vt.edu
Amanda Kravitz

Graduate Student, Bacteriology (parallel DVM/PhD student)

akravitz@vt.edu
Bruno Carvalho Menarim
PhD

Graduate Student, Large Animal Surgery

Biomedical Sciences & Pathobiology

bmenarim@vt.edu
Alexander Murray

Graduate Student, Immunology

alexjm7@vt.edu
Benjamin Okyere

Graduate Student, Anatomic Pathology

bokyere@vt.edu
Xavier Cabana Puig
BS, MS

Graduate Student, Immunology

xavier91@vt.edu
Ashwin Ramesh

Graduate Student, Inflammatory Disease

akramesh@vt.edu
Jingjing Ren

Graduate Student, Immunology

renjj@vt.edu
Steven Waldrop

Graduate Student, Bacteriology (parallel DVM/PhD student)

stevenw3@vt.edu
Roger J. Avery
PhD

Professor Emeritus, Virology

Biomedical Sciences & Pathobiology

avery@vt.edu
Dennis J. Blodgett
DVM, PhD
Diplomate ABVT

Associate Professor Emeritus, Toxicology

dblodg@vt.edu
Stephen M. Boyle
MS, PhD

Professor Emeritus, Microbiology

smboyle@vt.edu
Donald O. Cordes
BVSc, MS, MACVSc
Diplomate ACVP

Professor Emeritus, Pathology

dcordes@xtra.co.nz
Marion F. Ehrich
MS, RPh, PhD
Diplomate ABT

Professor Emerita, Pharmacology/Toxicology

Biomedical Sciences & Pathobiology

marion@vt.edu
Ludeman A. Eng
MA, PhD

Associate Professor Emeritus, Anatomy & Cell Biology

Biomedical Sciences & Pathobiology

laeng@vt.edu
Peter Eyre
BVMS, PhD, MRCVS

Professor and Dean Emeritus, Pharmacology

Biomedical Sciences & Pathobiology

cvmpxe@vt.edu
Larry E. Freeman
DVM, MS

Associate Professor Emeritus, Anatomy

Biomedical Sciences & Pathobiology

lfreeman@vt.edu
Bernard S. Jortner
VMD, MS
Diplomate ACVP

Professor Emeritus, Pathology

bjortner@vt.edu
John C. Lee
PhD

Professor Emeritus, Physiology

jclee@vt.edu
J. Blair Meldrum
DVM, PhD

Professor Emeritus, Toxicology

bmeldrum@vt.edu
Carl J. Pfeiffer
MA, MS, PhD

Professor Emeritus,
Gastrointestinal Pathophysiology / Cellular Ultrastructure

carlsan@vt.edu
Geoffrey K. Saunders
DVM, MS
Diplomate ACVP

Associate Professor Emeritus, Pathology

Biomedical Sciences & Pathobiology

gsaun@vt.edu
Gerhardt G. Schurig
DVM, MS, PhD

Professor and Dean Emeritus, Immunology

Biomedical Sciences & Pathobiology

gschurig@vt.edu
Thomas E. Toth
DVM, PhD
Diplomate ACVCP

Professor Emeritus, Virology

ttoth@vt.edu
Javieria Bahamonde Acuzy

Adjunct Professor

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Virginia Tech

Universidad Austral de Chile

javiera.bahamonde@uach.cl
Carolynn Bissett

DVM, MPH, DACVPM

Adjunct Professor

Program Manager, Virginia Department of Agriculture

Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

carolynn.bissett@vdacs.virginia.gov
Charles Broaddus

DVM, PhD, Dip. ACT

Adjunct Professor

State Veterinarian and Director, Division of Animal and Food Industry Services

Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

cbroaddus@gmail.com
Blaise Costa
PhD

Adjunct Professor

Associate Professor of Pharmacology

VCOM

bcosta@vt.edu
Lisa M. Crofton

DVM, Diplomate ACVP

Adjunct Professor

Veterinarian III/Veterinary Pathologist

Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

lisa.crofton@vdacs.virginia.gov
Villegas Ernesto Dominquez

Adjunct Professor

Hospital Director

Wildlife Center of Virginia

edominguez@wildlifecenter.org
Robert G. Gourdie
PhD

Adjunct Professor

Director,
Cardiovascular & Regenerative Biology Center, VTCRI

gourdier@vtc.vt.edu
Theresa Hrubec
DVM, PhD

Adjunct Professor

Professor for Anatomical Sciences

VCOM

thrubec@vcom.vt.edu
Thomas J. Insana

PhD

Adjunct Professor

Professor and Associate Dean for Research

Long Island University

thomas.inzana@liu.edu
Marcelo A. Gomez Jaramillo
PhD

Adjunct Professor

Universidad Austral de Chile

marcelogomez@uach.cl
Teresa Johnson
MS, PhD

Adjunct Professor, VCOM

Discipline Chair for Microbiology and Immunology

teresa63@vt.edu
Kathryn MacDonald

DVM

Adjunct Professor

Program Manager and Emergency Coordination Officer

Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS),

Division of Animal and Food Industry Services (AFIS),

Office of Animal Care and Emergency Response (OACER)

kathryn.macdonald@vdacs.virginia.gov
Robert MacPhail
PhD

Adjunct Professor

Research Psychologist

rcmp13@vt.edu
Pawel Michalak

Adjunct Professor

Associate Professor of Cell Biology and Physiology

VCOM

pawel@vt.edu
John L. Moody

DVM

Adjunct Professor

Veterinary Diagnostician/Laboratory Director

Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

john.moody@vdacs.virginia.gov
M. Renee Prater
DVM, PhD

Research Assistant Professor

Biomedical Sciences & Pathobiology

mrprater@vcom.vt.edu
Govindarajan Rajagopalan
BVSc, MVSc, PhD

Adjunct Professor

Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology

VCOM

rajag@vt.edu
Christopher Reilly
PhD

Research Assistant Professor, VCOM

Discipline Chair for Cellular Biology and Physiology

Biomedical Sciences & Pathobiology

chreilly@vcom.vt.edu
Abby Sage

DVM

Adjunct Professor

Staff Veterinarian

Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

abby.sage@vdacs.virginia.gov
Jessica Walters

DVM, PhD

Adjunct Professor

Poultry Diagnostician, Veterinarian III

Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

jessica.walters@vdacs.virginia.gov
Jaime Weisman

DVM

Adjunct Professor

Veterinary Diagnostician/Laboratory Director

Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

jaime.weisman@vdacs.virginia.gov

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