Baker Institute To Improve for Animal Health Animal Health Annual Report Through Basic and 2008 Applied Research

1 Table of Contents

4 Research 15 Publications 16 Faculty Accomplishments 17 Laboratory Overview 21 News and Events 24 Volunteer and Donor Highlights 26 Memorial Gift Program 28 Honor Roll of Giving 41 Financial Summary 42 Advisory Council 43 Faculty, Staff and Student Directory

2 Director’s Message

Dear Friends, This report marks the end of my third and final five-year term as Baker Institute Director. This tenure has given me the chance to give back to an institution that nurtured me during the early days of my career as a veterinary scientist. It has been a great privilege to serve the Insti- tute, its faculty, staff, and students. There have been many positive developments over the past fifteen years. We have strength- ened the Institute’s infrastructure with new construction and renovation of older facilities, and through the acquisition of sophisticated scientific instruments and equipment. This environ- ment has attracted outstanding new faculty members and top-flight students at all levels of training, from talented Cornell undergraduates hoping for a career in veterinary medicine, to At the McConville Barn with Twilight, a five-year-old advanced post-doctoral scientists ready to make their marks in research. During this period Cornell-bred Thoroughbred, who was selected as the DNA the Institute has continued to make practical advances in animal health and, through its donor for the horse genome sequencing project in 2006. fundamental research programs, to lay the foundation for future breakthroughs in preventive medicine, diagnostics, and treatment of uncontrolled diseases. The Baker Institute is now on the cusp of the sixtieth anniversary of the its founding in 1950. It is a time for celebration, but also for reflection and planning. During the past fifty years the Institute has developed what has been called a “tradition of innovation.” The Institute has shown the capacity to evolve, and to meet changing needs in animal health, while maintain- ing the highest standards of scientific inquiry. Thus, the Institute’s initial focus on infectious disease has now been broadened to include genetics, reproduction, and cancer biology. Driven by high technology, the Institute has been a site for significant innovations in biomedi- cal research, but our direction has been set by a compass that points towards important prob- lems in animal health. As we move into the next phase of the Institute’s development, I am confident that the Baker Institute will continue to be one of the world’s premier institutions for veterinary medical research. For more than fifty years, donors to the Baker Institute have helped to keep the Institute on course. My time as Baker Institute Director provided me with the opportunity to get to know a great many wonderful people in the private sector who share a passion for animals and who understand how they enrich our lives. I will treasure those memories. D. F. Antczak, VMD, PhD Thank you for your continued support. Director

3 Finding the genes Dr. Acland’s collaborations analyzing results, partner- “We have been choosing with researchers at Cornell ships across Cornell and the diseases that are relatively behind blindness and beyond are finding Baker Institute make this straightforward to start with, and other diseases the causes for a variety of work possible. but we are now advancing genetic diseases. His efforts to address more complicated Another strategy used to have even helped to cure a disorders,” says Dr. Acland. combat blindess: gene form of blindness in dogs Furthermore, Dr. Acland therapy, holds promise for and people. has expressed an interest in people who were born with Gregory M. Acland, BVSc studying cancer genes, and Already, Dr. Acland and his a genetic disease. Several Professor of the complex question of why collaborators have identified years ago, Dr. Acland and his Medical Genetics animals behave the way the genes for fifteen differ- collaborators were able to they do. ent diseases and, for many cure a dog named Lancelot of them, developed tests of congenital night blindness. A member of Dr. Acland’s that breeders can use to Now, with Lancelot still alive lab, Anna Kukekova, began tell which animals carry the and enjoying clear vision, studying animal behavior gene. Because of this work, the technique is being used through the mapping of the he says, “several of these in humans. About a dozen genetic pedigrees of tame diseases no longer exist in people worldwide have had foxes, looking for differences the world.” their sight restored in the between these animals and same way as Lancelot. their more aggressive cous- The team uses state-of-the- ins. “Fox behavior is clearly art technology called asso- “We are repeating the gene a complex trait,” says Dr. ciation mapping. “We take therapy in a larger number Acland. “We know there’s DNA from a dog and apply it of dogs to follow what not a single gene that causes to a chip that’s built in much happens in the long term,” all the difference between the same way as computer says Dr. Acland, both to keep tame and aggressive foxes.” chips are built, except that an eye out for possible side Hip dysplasia and mast cell it sorts DNA into tiny frag- effects and to study how the tumors are among the other ments that a computer can brain learns to process visual complex traits that the lab read,” explains Dr. Acland. information after a lifetime is studying. “The computer can tell you of blindness. Meanwhile, where the DNA of affected the team is extending gene dogs differs significantly from therapy to other diseases all the non-affected dogs.” that were once untreatable, That difference points to the including a type of day gene at the root of the dis- blindness that affects both ease. From collecting samples dogs and humans. to crunching numbers and

4 New discoveries The horse genome project DNA variation present in fragments are spaced more has come a long way since the diverse horse breeds or less evenly throughout from the Horse a mare from Dr. Doug found around the world. the equine genome. Testing Genome Project Antczak’s herd at Cornell was Nevertheless, Twilight’s 2.7 a horse’s DNA with the SNP chosen to be the project’s billion base pair sequence chip provides a sophisticated DNA donor. Twilight is a provides a critical standard profile of the animal’s DNA Thoroughbred who carries for assessing genetic varia- variation that can be com- the genes of several genera- tion among horses. pared with the profiles of tions of horses bred for stud- other horses. By comparing The equine genome sequenc- ies of pregnancy immunology groups of horses, for exam- ing project discovered that at the Baker Institute. Her ple, that do or do not suffer there is less variation among complete genome sequence, from a suspected inherited breeds of horses than the decoded at MIT’s Broad Insti- condition, researchers can huge differences other re- tute in 2006 with funds from use the SNP chip to pinpoint searchers have found among the US National Institutes of the location in the genome breeds of dogs. “The dog is Health, is now freely avail- that carries the mutation probably the exception, and able in the public domain responsible for the disease. the horse is more like other as a resource for scientists This approach may help to species of mammal,” says and equine clinicians. This uncover the source of still Dr. Antczak. Another surpris- advance in equine genomics mysterious genetic diseases. ing finding is that domestic provides a wealth of possibili- horses are very closely related One such disease is Lavender ties for improving the health to the Przewalski horse, a Foal Syndrome. The fatal of the horse. wild Russian horse that was condition affects Arabian The term “complete genome long considered to be a sepa- foals, giving them neurologi- sequence” is a bit of a mis- rate species. cal defects and a character- nomer for two main reasons, istic pale color. The disease is The completed genome proj- says Dr. Antczak. First, some rare and poorly understood, ect is only the beginning of parts of the DNA genetic but Dr. Antczak and his col- applications in equine genet- code are more difficult to laborators believe that with ic investigation. One of the determine than others. the SNP chip they will find new tools now available to Therefore, even in a complete the responsible gene. Identi- equine researchers is a Single sequence it is estimated that fication of the Lavender Foal Nucleotide Polymorphism, or about fifteen percent of the mutation would enable the SNP chip. Pronounced “snip DNA code remains unknown. development of a diagnostic chip,” this device contains Second, because there is test. Such tests can be used thousands of DNA fragments variation among horses, as by horse breeders to select from the horse genome. there is for other animals, breeding pairs of stallions Each fragment includes a including humans, Twilight’s and mares that will produce short DNA sequence that Douglas F. Antczak, VMD, PhD complete genome sequence foals free of this disease. can vary among horses. The Dorothy Havemeyer McConville does not reflect all of the Professor of Equine Medicine 5 Parasitic worms Although billions of people The worms are large—up and pigs are commonly its worldwide suffer from to a millimeter long—and carriers, but in other climates offer insights into chronic infection with para- destroying them could be the parasite infects crocodiles immune function sitic worms, not enough is devastating to the host and even polar bears. understood about how the animal’s muscle. “The im- Other work in the Appleton immune system fights this mune response could get lab includes a project to type of infection. In fact, Dr. carried away, destroying the study Parelaphostrongylus Appleton’s lab has learned, host’s tissue,” Dr. Appleton tenuis, which can infect the immune system doesn’t explains. Instead, by protect- camelid species such as fully fight off the worms, ing the worm, the host also llamas, and alpacas. Since but actually protects them protects itself. camelids’ antibodies take from harm. “The parasite has evolved an unusual form, this work This fascinating balancing with the host and is extreme- may shed light on exactly act between host and ly well-adapted. You can how antibodies do their job. parasite has led to impor- think of that as the parasite Dr. Appleton’s work on tant insights about how our manipulating the host’s im- immune responses to immune systems work. In a mune system, or think of it parasites may one day help recent paper, Dr. Appleton as the host’s immune system to develop a vaccine for and her colleagues show having evolved so that it parasitic worms, which that eosinophils, immune controls itself,” she says. infect billions of animals system cells previously The host’s immune system and people worldwide. thought to attack parasitic has another way of protect- worms, actually play a role Her work may also help ing itself from the worms: as in keeping the worms alive. in understanding allergies. long as Trichinella is living in “Allergy in this country now The work was done with muscle cells, the host animal is considered to be epidemic,” Trichinella worms in mice. can eat infected meat without says Dr. Appleton. “The (The same parasite causes taking on additional parasites. prevalence of allergy has trichinosis in humans when Work in Dr. Appleton’s lab increased dramatically in ingested in undercooked also focuses on this form of the last fifty years, and we meat.) The worms enter immunity, which acts within need to devise ways to through the host’s intes- the animal’s intestines. prevent it.” The Appleton tines and take up residence Dr. Appleton says that lab is collaborating with sci- in muscle cells. The host Trichinella is an especially entists at the Mayo Clinic to mounts an immune re- important parasite to study, in study the immune responses sponse, but doesn’t kill the part because of the diversity that are common to both worms. of hosts it infects. Rodents allergens and parasites.

Judith A. Appleton, PhD Alfred H. Caspary 6 Professor of Immunology Understanding the By studying how the immune that affect the gastrointesti- as interleukin-10 or IL-10, system and the liver interact, nal tract as well as the liver.” protects the liver from injury liver’s role in the Dr. Bliss hopes to shed light during infection. Specifically, Dr. Bliss and her colleagues immune system on diseases that affect the IL-10 controls the behavior use two parasites, Trichinella liver, opening the door to of activated white blood spiralis and Toxoplasma future treatments for condi- cells that migrate between gondii, to probe the immune tions like hepatitis and even the intestine and the liver. relationship between the cancer. Currently, the Bliss laboratory gut and liver. Both parasites is trying to understand this Blood flowing from the establish infection by being process at a molecular level. digestive system filters eaten, entering the body through the liver before it through the intestinal tract. Another project involves can reach the rest of the Both also gain access to studying cells that have body. Since the blood coming the blood and pass through been influenced by IL-10 from the gut contains both the liver before circulat- and can protect against liver safe components, like food, ing through the rest of the injury. Dr. Bliss hopes to and potentially dangerous body. However, each parasite understand how these cells ones, like parasites, the body induces a very different type are created and how they act needs to learn how to tell of immune response. in the body, saying “if we can which is which. figure out how these cells “Using these two pathogens, protect the liver, we may be The liver seems to play an we can stimulate the immune able to harness and expand important role in that process system and look at the resul- their protective qualities to of distinguishing dangerous tant immune responses in the treat inflammatory diseases from harmless substances, liver,” says Dr. Bliss. The team of the liver and gut.” but exactly how it does so is has begun to unravel some not yet well understood. Dr. of the complex interactions Bliss is working on this prob- that are involved. lem, saying that “a better Recent work has revealed appreciation of how the liver that a signaling molecule, the functions in immunity is key regulatory cytokine known to understanding diseases

Susan K. Bliss, DVM, PhD Senior Research 7 Associate Connecting fertility, Dr. Coonrod is studying an the body needs. How do The Coonrod lab is now look- enzyme family that promises mere sperm and egg DNA ing at the role this process development, to shed light on aspects of gain that ability? “We think plays in breast cancer. Several and cancer fertility, contraception, and a structure called the cyto- members of the PADI family, cancer. One member, PADI6, plasmic lattice is involved in particularly PADI4, seem to plays an important role in that reprogramming pro- play important roles in both allowing a newly-fertilized cess,” says Dr. Coonrod. His normal and cancerous breast egg to develop, while oth- lab discovered that PADI6 tissue cells. The Coonrod Scott A. Coonrod, ers such as PADI4 may hold is necessary to create that lab is studying breast cancer MS, PhD keys to understanding the lattice. The structure stores in dogs, whose mammary Associate Professor progression of breast cancer cellular components that the tumors appear similar to of Epigenetics and Reproductive Biology in humans and animals. embryo needs for its devel- humans’ in many ways. opment, and the Coonrod When egg meets sperm, the PADI enzymes may suppress lab’s next goal is to investi- egg needs to transition from tumors, and testing for them gate the components of the being part of the mother’s might allow a doctor to tell lattice and what role that body to being a new indi- how far breast cancer has structure plays as the embryo vidual. Dr. Coonrod’s lab has progressed in a patient. In develops. found that PADI6 is one of a related line of research, a few identified maternal Another branch of the PADI Dr. Coonrod’s team is inves- genes that help the new em- family tree includes enzymes tigating whether drugs that bryo manage the early stages that convert positively- inactivate PADI enzymes also of development. charged amino acids to ones slow cancer progression and that do not have a charge. thus eventually may be used “PADI6 seems to kickstart Electrical charges are critical to treat breast cancer in both the embryo to make its own in determining the shape of dogs and humans. proteins, so it can fend for a protein. itself,” says Dr. Coonrod. Female mice who are missing Dr. Coonrod and his team the PADI6 gene are infertile; found out that these PADI their eggs are healthy, but enzymes target histones: embryos cannot grow past proteins that provide struc- the two-cell stage. tural support for DNA. By changing the shape of the A special property of early histones, the PADI enzymes embryos is that they are help to regulate which genes “totipotent”—able to be- are expressed or “turned on.” come any type of cell that

8 Diagnosing Hip dysplasia is a common Dr. Lust, with co-workers complicated and not all dogs but debilitating disease from the College of Veteri- are tested, breeding disease- and preventing that can end working dogs’ nary Medicine’s Department free dogs is not as simple as hip dysplasia careers and disable active of Clinical Sciences, investi- it sounds. pets. Up to fifty percent of gated the effects of fibrillin-2 Dr. Lust and colleagues Dr. dogs in certain large breeds mutations in the hip joint Rory Todhunter and Zhiwu are affected. Dr. Lust is work- capsule, a structure made Zhang recently performed an ing on ways to understand of connective tissue that analysis using pedigrees to George Lust, PhD and control this disease. surrounds and supports the link the test results of thou- Professor of joint. Fibrillin-2 is involved in The standard test for hip sands of related dogs. “This Physiological the structure of connective Chemistry dysplasia involves an X-ray of method integrates the health tissue, and dogs with hip the dog’s hips, but the test is status of the dog itself, its dysplasia had less of this only accurate for adult dogs, siblings, its parents, and all important protein in their and can only diagnose hip of its relatives. A computer joint capsules. dysplasia once damage has program then calculates a begun. Dr. Lust is working The researchers are now breeding value for that dog,” toward a genetic test that focusing on the other genes explains Dr. Lust. The higher can be used early in a dog’s that seem to be associated the breeding value, the more life to tell whether the dog with hip dysplasia. Their goal likely that dog will not pass will develop the condition as is not just to develop tests hip dysplasia genes on to it gets older. for the disease, but also to its offspring. fully understand how hip “We want to find a way to Using this method, breeders dysplasia develops, and how diagnose it from a sample could choose dogs for breed- various genes and proteins of blood or a cheek swab,” ing stock who not only have contribute to the problem. he explains. Hip dysplasia is healthy hips themselves, This information could help likely caused by a combina- but whose family connec- to treat or prevent the tion of genes, and Dr. Lust tions show that they are disease. and his collaborators are on likely to have offspring with the road to discovering some A recent project by Dr. Lust healthy hips. of the players. and his colleagues focuses on another, immediate concern: One of those genes is how breeders can avoid pass- fibrillin-2. That gene is on ing the condition on to new a region of DNA that the generations of dogs. Since research team found to be the genetics of the trait are associated with hip dysplasia.

9 Fighting an Once considered a tropical But a vaccine may be on the and not always available in disease, leishmaniasis is an horizon. Work in Dr. Mendez’s the United States. But Dr. emerging disease emerging concern in the lab, along with collaborators Mendez and her collabora- United States. With some Helene Marquis at Cornell, tors have found that an exist- forms of the disease being and Jesus Valenzuela at the ing antibiotic, pyrazinamide, potentially fatal, and cur- National Institutes of Health, may help animals suffering rently without an effective takes advantage of the way from leishmaniasis. vaccine, the disease threatens the disease is transmitted: by It can take years to develop Susana Mendez, dogs and humans in many a bite from a sandfly. DVM, PhD a new drug, “but since this parts of the world. Assistant Professor The new vaccine uses drug already exists, we could of Immunology and Rather than being transmit- genetically modified bacte- use it tomorrow. This is really Infectious Diseases ted directly from animal to ria to deliver proteins from groundbreaking,” says Dr. animal, some diseases are sandfly saliva. The vaccinated Mendez. Her lab is investi- transmitted by vectors. Often animal’s immune system gating this new treatment, times, vectors are insects reacts to the saliva antigens finding ways to make it and, as part of a worldwide as it attacks the bacteria. more effective. The drug is phenomenon, some disease Later, if the animal is bitten inexpensive and can be given vectors are expanding their by an infected sandfly, its orally, making treatment ranges. The sandfly, which immune reaction against the easier and more attainable carries the leishmania para- saliva will also eliminate the for people worldwide. site, is one of those. “Insects parasite. The antibiotic, currently used can now live in places where “We still don’t know the to treat tuberculosis, seems they couldn’t live twenty exact mechanism, but we to boost the host’s immune or fifty years ago,” says know that it works,” says system. “This would be very Dr. Mendez. Sandflies have Dr. Mendez. The team is attractive in situations where been found as far north as trying to understand what the host’s immune responses Montana. makes the vaccine so effec- are compromised,” says Dr. Dr. Mendez emphasizes tive, so that one day it might Mendez. “HIV-Leishmania that the human and canine be available for dogs and coinfections, for example, are aspects of the disease are humans. quite common.” related. “An important way Another promising line of to control the human disease research may result in a new is to control the disease in treatment for leishmaniasis. other infected species,” she Existing treatments need to says. Untreated dogs can act be given intravenously, and as a reservoir for the parasite, the drugs are expensive putting people at risk.

10 Finding the causes Dr. Meyers-Wallen’s lab has message,” says Dr. Meyers- female develop male organs. identified a gene responsible Wallen. When the canine The team has identified a of reproductive for one reproductive disease genome sequence became region of DNA that seems to disorders in dogs and is closing in on available, Dr. Meyers-Wallen’s be responsible, and ongoing another. team looked at the DNA research in the lab aims to sequence of the hormone pinpoint the exact gene. The Meyers-Wallen lab receptor—the receiving recently identified the The same genetic tools that telephone, so to speak. They gene that causes Persistent enable Dr. Meyers-Wallen Vicki N. Meyers-Wallen, found that affected dogs Mullerian Duct Syndrome to investigate reproductive VMD, PhD with PMDS have a mutation (PMDS) in miniature schnau- disorders can help with other Associate Professor of in the receptor. Genetics and Reproduction zers. This disease causes a genetic diseases as well. Her male dog to develop a Dr. Meyers-Wallen’s team has work with Dr. Sharon Center, uterus in addition to his usual also come up with a test for in the College of Veterinary anatomy. Some affected the newly identified gene. Medicine’s Department of dogs develop complications, Since half of males with the Clinical Sciences, is advanc- like tumors or uterine infec- disease look normal external- ing the understanding of a tions, while others appear ly, genetic testing can identify potentially fatal liver disease normal externally but can the affected males, as well that affects some terrier pass the disorder on to their as male and female carriers. breeds. In these dogs, blood offspring. With this knowledge, breed- from the digestive system ers can avoid passing it on to does not flow correctly to The condition starts when the next generation. the liver, leaving the dogs the dog is developing in the unable to properly metabo- womb. Both male and female Understanding the disease in lize drugs and food. A dogs develop Mullerian ducts, dogs can also help humans better understanding of the which become the uterus who have the disease. Based genetic basis of this disease in females, but in males a on the number of affected could open the door to tests hormone should cause the dogs who appear normal, Dr. and treatments. ducts to disintegrate. Meyers-Wallen suggests that PMDS may be underdiag- “We found many years ago nosed in humans as well. that these dogs do make the hormone but the body acts Dr. Meyers-Wallen’s lab also like it never sees it. It’s like studies another reproduc- me calling you on the tele- tive problem in dogs, a “sex phone, but your telephone is reversal” condition in which broken so you never get the animals that are genetically

11 Learning what Dr. Parker is working on a produced viruses to emerge without a way to tell if a sick very basic question: How from a structure known as animal has the more com- makes viruses tick do viruses cause disease? the “viral factory.” mon, mild form, or whether “It sometimes seems like an it has the dangerous strain Reoviruses are especially obvious question, but the and needs to be quarantined. interesting to Dr. Parker answers are not very clear or because they seek out Dr. Parker’s work may also specific,” he says. His work cancer cells. Since cancer lead to a more effective explores how viruses enter cells usually are difficult to vaccine. Although a vaccine John S. L. Parker, and kill cells, and how they BVMS, PhD kill, a virus that can cause for feline calicivirus has been spread from cell to cell within apoptosis in just those cells available for forty years, the Assistant Professor an animal. of Virology may be a promising treat- number of cats with the dis- Part of that work is on a fam- ment for cancer. ease has not changed. This ily of viruses called reoviruses. suggests that the vaccine Best of all, reoviruses cause These viruses are able to trig- does not guarantee protec- few disease symptoms and ger apoptosis, the cell’s own tion. With a newly available they tend to avoid cells that self-destruct program. All map of the virus’s structure, are not cancerous. While animals have this program, researchers are finding pos- infecting a cancer patient since cells often have to die sible targets for a new type with a virus is still somewhat to allow others to grow. of vaccine. dangerous, Dr. Parker hopes “Viruses take advantage of that research on reoviruses this process,” says Dr. Parker, will result in more targeted, probably because this form safer treatments. of cell death doesn’t stimu- Another branch of Dr. late an immune response. Parker’s research focuses The virus is then able to kill on feline calicivirus, which cells and spread, without be- usually causes a mild, flu-like ing attacked itself. disease in cats. Some strains, Dr. Parker has found that a though, can be dangerous certain protein in the virus’s and lethal. coat is responsible for trig- What makes these forms gering the cell to die. New of the disease so different? work in Dr. Parker’s lab is Dr. Parker’s lab is working on focusing on other roles of that question. With no way the protein, including the to tell the strains apart, shel- possibility that it helps newly ters and catteries are stuck

12 Viruses that “Every virus that infects hu- Studying the way these anti- virus and try to destroy it. By mans or animals induces an bodies react and bind to the studying how antibodies bind harm and heal antibody response,” explains virus could lead to a more to the virus, Dr. Parrish hopes Dr. Parrish. Those antibod- effective vaccine that protects to find a way to keep it safe ies should protect against against the new strain, as from the immune system. later infections by the same well as a better understand- Toward that goal, the Parrish virus, but sometimes they do ing of how antibodies work lab works with Dr. Mavis not—as when this season’s against viruses in general. Agbandje-McKenna at the Colin Parrish, PhD flu virus evades the antibod- “We don’t have a good un- University of Florida to look John M. Olin ies we made last year. Professor of Virology derstanding of what makes directly at the bond between Dr. Parrish’s team is studying a good antibody response,” an antibody and the capsid, this interaction with two op- says Dr. Parrish. “Our lab is or protein shell, of a virus. posite goals in mind: helping trying to understand how The technique, cryo-electron dogs’ immune systems to antibodies react with viruses microscopy, allows a detailed better attack canine parvovi- on a fundamental level.” view of this attachment. rus, and in another project, With this knowledge, Dr. “Our idea is that as we allowing a helpful virus to Parrish also hopes to achieve study the structure of AAV sneak past the immune an opposite goal: helping a and find how it binds to the system to deliver cures for virus to evade the immune antibodies, we can use that genetic diseases. system so it can be used for information to modify the Canine parvovirus can cause gene therapy. virus,” says Dr. Parrish. “By severe diarrhea in adult understanding the antibody Gene therapy uses viruses dogs and heart failure in response, we can optimize to add a gene to the DNA puppies, while its relative, the virus and use it to cure of an animal or person who feline panleukopenia virus, diseases.” is missing that gene or has is responsible for a similar a defective copy, as in cystic disease in cats. A new form fibrosis or hemophilia. A rela- of canine parvovirus has tive of parvovirus, the adeno- arisen in recent years, known associated virus (AAV), shows as the CPV-2c strain, and promise as a tool for delivery some researchers think that of such genes. the new strain is spreading quickly because it can evade The problem, though, is that the antibodies that dogs if a patient has already been carry against older forms of exposed to AAV, its immune the disease. system will recognize the

13 Conserving wildlife A common thread in of which are shared between agriculture in eastern Zambia Dr. Travis’s work is wildlife dogs and humans. by helping the poorest fami- by understanding conservation. His research on lies to practice sustainable The Travis lab has also come fertility male reproductive biology agriculture. Cornell veteri- up with an assay that can seeks to have global impacts. nary students teach families test for specific types of how to take better care of By learning how sperm work, male infertility. For decades, their poultry and goats and says Dr. Travis, “you can fertility testing has focused have set up poultry vaccina- promote fertility with assisted on descriptive examinations, Alexander J. Travis, tion programs, all resulting VMD, PhD reproductive technologies. Or such as sperm count, but in healthier animals that go the other way and try to until recently there was no Associate Professor improve both the villagers’ of Reproductive develop male-based contra- way to test whether the nutrition and incomes. Biology ceptives.” Both goals could sperm are functionally able help breeding programs in to do their job. This new “When families don’t have zoos, and both have implica- assay exposes the sperm to enough food, up to forty tions for humans as well. stimuli they would encounter percent of them poach,” in the uterus and oviduct. says Dr. Travis. The area is In an ambitious project, This should trigger a set of home to the world’s largest Dr. Travis and his team have changes that the assay can hippopotamus population, transplanted sperm-produc- identify. “These changes are as well as other animals ing stem cells from one dog absolutely required for the like elephants, lions, and into another. This feat holds sperm to be able to fertilize,” antelope. Some of the traps promise for genetic research he says. Further research in used for poaching antelopes as well as for conservation. Dr. Travis’s lab is investigating can snare other animals as Although male animals don’t the details of how the activa- well, like African hunting make sperm until puberty, tion process works. dogs. Fortunately, data from the stem cells that produce the project suggest that the Dr. Travis also extends his the sperm are present at agricultural efforts are work- interest in conservation to birth. “You could put cells ing; antelope populations, Africa, through a multidis- from an African hunting dog to name one example, are ciplinary project that will or a red wolf into a domestic rebounding. be completed late in 2009. dog,” says Dr. Travis, preserv- With the Wildlife Conserva- ing the rare animal’s genome. tion Society, he leads a team The technique could also of scientists from through- provide insight into genetic out Cornell as they address diseases, some four hundred poaching and slash-and-burn

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Stepika, A., Klebanov, S., Erb, H.N., and A.K., Lopez-Molina, J., Pitt, M.L.M., 376(2):308-322. J. Parker, C. Parrish, A. Travis. Acland, G.M. 2008. Measurement of Dannenberg Jr., A.M., and Manabe, Fraser, D.R., McGregor, D.D., and segregating behaviors in experimental Y.C. 2008. Susceptibility to tuberculosis: Wagner, B., Hillegas, J.M., Brinker, D.R., Journal Publications: Gröhn, Y.T. 2008. Career paths of silver fox pedigrees. Behav. Genet. composition of tuberculous granulomas Horohov, D.W., and Antczak, D.F. alumni of the Cornell Leadership 38(2):185-194. PMC 2374754. in Thorbecke and outbred New 2008. Characterization of monoclonal Bennicelli, J., Wright, J.F., Komaromy, Program for veterinary students. Vet. A., Jacobs, J.B., Hauck, B., Zelenaia, O., Zealand White rabbits. Vet. Immunol. antibodies to equine interleukin-10 Rec. 163(25):750-756. Manabe, Y.C., Kesavan, A.K., Lopez- Immunopathol. 122(1-2):167-174. and detection of T regulatory 1 cells in Mingozzi, F., Hui, D., Chung, D., Rex, Molina, J., Hatem, C.L., Brooks, M., T.S., Wei, Z., Qu, G., Zhou, S., Zeiss, C., Greller, A.L., Hoffman, A.R., Liu, C., horses. Vet. Immunol. Immunopathol. Fujiwara, R., Hochstein, K., Pitt, M.L.M., Nelson, C.D.S., Minkinen, E., Bergkvist, 122(1-2):57-64. Arruda, V.R., Acland, G.M., Dell’Osso, Ying, G.S., Vudathala, D.K., Acland, Tufariello, J., Chan, J., McMurray, D.N., M., Hoelzer, K., Fisher, M., Bothner, L.F., High, K.A., Maguire, A.M., and G.M., and Komaromy, A.M. 2008. Bishai, W.R., Dannenberg Jr., A.M., and B.P., and Parrish, C.R. 2008. Detecting Yurttas, P., Vitale, A.M., Fitzhenry, R.J., Bennett, J. 2008. Reversal of blindness Effects of the topically applied Mendez, S. 2008. The aerosol rabbit small changes and additional peptides Cohen-Gould, L., Wu, W., Gossen, in animal models of leber congenital calcium-channel blocker flunarizine on model of TB latency, reactivation and in the canine parvovirus capsid J.A., and Coonrod, S.A. 2008. Role amaurosis using optimized AAV2- intraocular pressure in clinically normal immune reconstitution inflammatory structure. J. Virol. 82(21):10397-10407. for PADI6 an the cytoplasmic lattices mediated gene transfer. Mol. Ther. dogs. Am. J. Vet. Res. 69(2):273-278. syndrome. Tuberculosis 88(3):187-196. PMC 2573191. in ribosomal storage in oocytes and 16(3):458-465. PMC 18209734. translational control in the early mouse Harbison, C.E., Chiorini, J.A., and Martella, V., Lorusso, E., Decaro, N., Paez, G.L., Zangerl, B., Sellers, K., Borillo, J., Coonrod, S.A., Wu, J., Zhou, Parrish, C.R. 2008. The parvovirus embryo. Development 135(15):2627- Elia, G., Radogna, A., D’Abramo, M., Acland, G.M., and Aguirre, G.D. 2008. 2636. PMC 2708103. C., and Lou, Y. 2008. Antibodies to capsid odyssey: from the cell surface Desario, C., Cavalli, A., Corrente, Characterization of gene expression two ZP3 B cell epitopes affect zona to the nucleus. Trends Microbiol. M., Camero, M., Germinario, C.A., profiles of normal canine retina and Zhu, L., Zhang, Z., Feng, F., Schweitzer, pellucida assembly. J. Reprod. Immunol. 16(5):208-214. Bányai, K., Di Martino, B., Marsilio, F., brain using a retinal cDNA microarray. P., Phavaphutanon, J., Vernier-Singer, 78(2):149-157. PMC 2519796. Hoelzer, K., Shackleton, L.A., and Carmichael, L.E., and Buonavoglia, Adv. Exp. Med. Biol. 613:179-184. M., Corey, E., Friedenberg, S., C. 2008. Detection and molecular Mateescu, R.G., Williams, A., Lust, G., Bower, M.A., Constant, S.L., and Parrish, C.R. 2008. Presence and Parrish, C.R., Holmes, E.C., Morens, Mendez, S. 2008. Necator americanus: roles of cytosine methylation in DNA characterization of a canine norovirus. Acland, G., and Todhunter, R.J. 2008. Emerg. Infect. Dis. 14(8):1306-1308. D., Park, E-C., Burke, D., Calisher, Single nucleotide polymorphisms refine the Na-ASP-2 protein secreted by the viruses of animals. Nucleic Acids Res. C., Saif, L., and Daszak, P. 2008. infective larvae induces neutrophil 36(9):2825-2837. PMC 2396429. PMC 2600395. QTL intervals for hip joint laxity in dogs. Cross-species transmission and the Anim. Genet. 39(2):141-146. recruitment in vivo and in vitro. Exp. Marti, E., Gerber, V., Wilson, A.D., emergence of new epidemic diseases. Parasitol. 118(4):569-575. Hoelzer, K., Shackelton, L.A., Parrish, C.R., and Holmes, E.C. 2008. Lavoie, J.P., Horohov, D., Crameri, R., Microbiol. Mol. Biol. Rev. 72(3):457- Book Chapters: Brunner, S., Colman, D., Travis, A.J., Phylogenetic analysis reveals the Lunn, D.P., Antczak, D.F., Björnsdóttir, 470. PMC 2546865. S., Björnsdóttir, T.S., Cunningham, F., Hoelzer, K. and Parrish C.R. 2008. Luhmann, U.F.O., Shi, W., Feil, S., emergence, evolution and dispersal of Pesavento, P.A., Chang, K.-O., and Evolution and variation of the Imsand, Nelson, J., C., Grimm, C., carnivore parvoviruses. J. Gen. Virol. Dérer, M., Frey, R., Hamza, E., Horin, P., Heimann, M., Kolm-Stark, G., Parker, J.S.L. 2008. Molecular virology parvoviruses. Chapt. 17. In: Origin and Ruelicke, T., Fundele, R., Neidhardt, J., 89(Pt 9):2280-2289. PMC In Process, of feline calicivirus. Vet. Clin. Small Evolution of Viruses, 2nd Edn. (Eds. and Berger, W. 2008. Overexpression NIH MS113459. Olafsdóttir, G., Ramery, E., Russell, C., Schaffartzik, A., Svansson, V., Anim. 38(4):775-786. Domingo, E., Holland, J., Parrish, C.R.), of Rpgr leads to male infertility in mice Elsevier, pp 393-416. due to defects in flagellar assembly. Hoelzer, K., Shackelton, L.A., Holmes, Torsteinsdóttir, S., and Wagner, B. Rosas, C., Van de Walle, G.R, Metzger, Biol. Reprod. 79(4):608-617. E.C., Parrish, C.R. 2008. Within-host 2008. Report of the 3rd Havemeyer S.M., Hoelzer, K., Dubovi, E.J., Sung, Meyers-Wallen, V.N. 2008. Inherited genetic diversity of endemic and workshop on allergic diseases of the K., Parrish, C.R., and Osterrieder, N. disorders of the reproductive tract Danthi, P., Coffey, C.M., Parker, emerging parvoviruses of dogs and horse, Hólar, Iceland, June 2007. Vet. 2008. Evaluation of a vectored equine in dogs and cats. Chapt. 224. In: J.S.L., Abel, T.W., and Dermody, T.S. cats. J. Virol. 82(22):11096-11105. Immunol. Immunopathol. 126(3- herpesvirus type 1 (EHV-1) vaccine Kirk’s Current Veterinary Therapy XIV. 2008. Independent regulation of PMC 2573264. 4):351-361. expressing H3 haemagglutinin in the (Eds. Bonagura, J.D., Twedt, D.C.), reovirus membrane penetration and protection of dogs against canine Saunders:Philadelphia, pp. 1034-1040. apoptosis by the mu1 phi domain. PLoS Kim, Y., Turner, D., Nelson, J.L., Mateescu, R.G., Burton-Wurster, N.I., Dobrinski, I., McEntee, M., and Travis, Tsai, K., Phavaphutanon, J., Zhang, Z., influenza. Vaccine 26(19):2335-2343. Pathog. 4(12):e1000248 (14 pp). PMC PMC 2430215. 2600812. A.J. 2008. Production of donor- Murphy, K.E., Lust, G., and Todhunter, derived sperm after spermatogonial R.J. 2008. Identification of quantitative Simpson, I.A, Dwyer, D., Malide, D., De Lorenzi, L., Groppetti, D., Arrighi, stem cell transplantation in the dog. trait loci for osteoarthritis of hip joints Moley, K.H., Travis, A., and Vannucci, S., Pujar, S., Nicoloso, L., Molteni, L., Reproduction 136:823-831. PMC in dogs. Am. J. Vet. Res. 69(10):1294- S.J. 2008. The facilitative glucose Pecile, A., Cermonesi, F., Parma, P., and 2706094. 1300. transporter GLUT3: 20 years of Meyers-Wallen, V.N. 2008. Mutations distinction. Am. J. Physiol. Endocrinol. in the RSPO1 coding region are not the Komaromy, A.M., Alexander, J.J., McPartlin, L.A., Littell, J.S., Mark, Cooper, A.E., Chiodo, V.A., Acland, E.J., Nelson, J.L., Travis, A.J., and Metab. 295(2):E242-253. PMC main cause of canine SRY-negative XX 2519757. sex reversal in several breeds. Sexual G.M., Hauswirth, W.W., and Aguirre, Bedford-Guaus, S.J. 2008. A defined Dev. 2(2):84-95. G.D. 2008. Targeting gene expression medium supports changes consistent to cones with human cone opsin with capacitation in stallion sperm,

15 Faculty Accomplishments 2008

Dr. Greg Acland was an invited Dr. Judy Appleton was an Spain on Leishmania and Colorado; at the FASEB Summer Dr. Alex Travis was the speaker at The Glaucoma invited participant at the nematodes: immunoparasitology Research Conference, Virus featured presenter at the sixth Foundation’s Fifteenth Annual Alpaca Genome Conference studies at Cornell University. structure and assembly, in International Symposium on Think Tank, New York City, and in Scottsdale, Arizona. Dr. Saxton’s River, Vermont; and Canine and Feline Reproduction offered a talk on Genetic Testing Appleton also spoke at the École Dr. Vicki Meyers-Wallen at the Predictive Evolution and in Vienna, Austria. Dr. Travis also at the Mars Veterinary AVMA nationale vétérinaire d’Alfort in was selected to receive the Epidemiology meeting at the spoke at Cornell University’s Dinner, New Orleans, Louisiana. Maisons-Alfort, France where Senior Investigator Award for University of Texas, Austin, Center for Wildlife Conservation she presented her work on Excellence in Basic Research Texas. symposium and Biomedical Dr. Doug Antczak was Immune regulation during from the European Veterinary Sciences seminar series; the appointed to the Scientific chronic trichinellosis. At the Society for Small Animal Additionally, Dr. Parrish was University of Pennsylvania’s Advisory Board for the new College of Veterinary Medicine, Reproduction. the invited speaker at several Center for Research on Centre for Trophoblast Research, University of Illinois at Urbana- international meetings: the Reproduction and Women’s Cambridge University, United Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, Dr. Dr. John Parker was an invited Twelfth International Parvovirus Health seminar series; two Kingdom. Additionally, Dr. Appleton lectured on The role of speaker at Colgate University, Workshop, Cordoba, Spain presentations at the SANREM- Antczak was invited to lecture eosinophils in chronic nematode the University of Tel Aviv, where he also served as CRSP Annual Meeting in the on his research on equine infection. and the Veterinary Virology session Chair; the International Philippines; and at Universitié interspecies hybrids to the Symposium at the American Congress of Virology, Istanbul, Laval Centre de recherche en faculty of Veterinary Medicine Dr. Scott Coonrod, Associate Society for Virology Annual Turkey where he gave the biologie de la reproduction at the University of Tokyo. Professor, received tenure in the Meeting in Vancouver, Canada. keynote address and chaired seminar series in Quebec City, With Professor Twink Allen College of Veterinary Medicine’s Dr. Parker, in collaboration the Parvovirus session; the Canada. of Cambridge University, Department of Biomedical with Dr. Marcelo Ehrlich at Department of Microbiology Dr. Antczak made invited Sciences. the University of Tel Aviv, was at The University of Otago, Additionally, Dr. Alex Travis presentations on progress awarded a grant from the US- Dunedin, New Zealand; and the received promotion to Associate in horse breeding to the Dr. Susana Mendez was invited Israeli Binational Agricultural Veterinary School at Cambridge Professor with indefinite tenure New Zealand Thoroughbred to present a seminar at the Research Development Fund. University, Cambridge, United in the College of Veterinary Breeders’ Association and the SUNY Upstate Medical Center Kingdom. Medicine’s Department of New Zealand Equine Veterinary in Syracuse, New York on The Dr. Colin Parrish was invited to Biomedical Sciences. Association. While in New human leishmaniases: truth and speak at the Keystone Meeting Dr. Parrish and staff organized Zealand, Dr. Antczak also myths about this complex group on Molecular Evolution as the American Society for delivered a lecture at Massey of diseases, and at the Instituto a Driving Force in Infectious Virology annual meeting at University. de Salud Carlos III in Madrid, Diseases in Breckenridge, Cornell University.

16 Research Laboratories

Gregory M. Acland, BVSc Douglas F. Antczak, VMD, PhD Judith A. Appleton, PhD Professor of Medical Genetics Dorothy Havemeyer McConville Alfred H. Caspary Professor of Immunology Inherited Eye Disease Studies Unit Professor of Equine Medicine Laboratory of Mucosal Immunity, Nematodes and Equine Genetics Center: Equine Immunology Immunoparasitology Team members: Anna V. Kukekova, Research Associate Team members: Team members: Orly Goldstein, Research Support Specialist Leela Noronha, Post-DVM PhD Candidate Maria Valeria Fabre, Postdoctoral Associate Jennifer L. Johnson, Research Support Specialist Christina Costa, Research Technician Andrew Moorhead, Postdoctoral Associate Julie Jordan, Research Technician Donald C. Miller, Research Support Specialist Lisa K. Blum, PhD Candidate Susan E. Pearce-Kelling, part-time Research Jennifer Cassano, Undergraduate Student Nebiat Gebreselassie, PhD Candidate Support Specialist Joy Tseng, Undergraduate Student Lucille F. Gagliardo, Research Technician Svetlana V. Temnykh, part-time Research Scientist Melissa Restifo, Undergraduate Student Shirley Cheng, Undergraduate Student Lucie Chevallier, Veterinary Student, Cara McNamee, Summer 2008 Havemeyer Fellow Lucas Dawson, Undergraduate Student Summer 2008 Leadership Program Kari Walsh, Summer 2008 Havemeyer Fellow Rama El Yafawi, Undergraduate Student Kate Justus, Undergraduate Student Grants: Grants: Christopher Orapello, Undergraduate Student 2004 – 2009. Principal Investigator. “Models of hereditary 2005 – 2010. Principal Investigator. Split immunological Michelle Patterson, Undergraduate Student retinal degeneration.” National Institutes of Health. 5 R01 tolerance to trophoblast.” National Institutes of Health. 5 R01 Pathamet Khositharattanakool, Visiting Graduate Student EY06855. Current year direct costs: $475,844. Total project HD049545. Current year direct costs: $162,032. Total project direct costs: $2,368,271. direct costs: $834,055. Grants: 2007 – 2011. Co-Principal Investigator. “Molecular 2005 – 2008. Principal Investigator (subcontract). “Horse mechanisms of social behavior” (with A. Kukekova, PI). National Genomics: Linear mapping and microarray development” 2004 – 2010. Principal Investigator. “Immunity to parasitic Institutes of Health. 5 R01 MH077811. Current year direct costs: (with E. Bailey, University of Kentucky, Project PI). University of infection.” National Institutes of Health. 5 R01-AI014490. $228,600. Total project direct costs: $914,400. Kentucky/Morris Animal Foundation. Subcontract #304696620- Current year direct costs: $209,288. Total project direct costs: 2008 – 2012. Principal Investigator. “Tools for genetic and 06-296. Current year direct costs: $8,333 (Cornell). Total project $1,092,342. genomic studies in the dog.” National Institutes of Health. 1 direct costs: $24,999 (Cornell). 2006 – 2008. Co-Investigator. “Immune Modulation by R24GM082910. Current year direct costs: $225,000. Total 2008 – 2011. Noronha (Fellow); Antczak (Mentor). Intestinal Cell Differentiation” (with G. Wu, University of project direct costs: $890,399. “Characterization of T lymphocyte modulation in pregnancy.” Pennsylvania, PI). National Institutes of Health. R01 AI39368. 2004 – 2009. Principal Investigator. “Pre-Clinical Medical National Institutes of Health, NRSA 1 F32 HD055794. Current Current year direct costs: $10,191 (Cornell). Total project direct Therapy Evaluation Center (Cornell Module).” Foundation year direct costs: $71,366. Total project direct costs: $209,636. costs: $20,085 (Cornell). Fighting Blindness. C-NY01-0404-0247. Current year direct 2008 – 2009. Principal Investigator. “Intrabodies as novel costs: $256,962. Total project direct costs: $1,345,002. Foundation Support to Dr. Antczak neurological therapeutics.” National Institutes of Health, 2007 – 2010. Principal Investigator. “Pooled association 1995 – 2009. Principal Investigator. “Umbrella support for Wadsworth Center. #3546-01. Current year and total project mapping for canine hereditary disorders.” Morris Animal horse genome project.” Dorothy Russell Havemeyer Foundation. direct costs: $26,995. Foundation. D07CA-085. Current year direct costs: $71,925. Current year direct costs: $50,000/year. Total project direct 2008 – 2009. Principal Investigator. “Vaccination against Total project direct costs: $178,530. costs: $750,000. infection with Parelaphostrongylus tenuis.” University of 2007 – 2009. Principal Investigator. “Grants for Growth: 1980 – ongoing. Principal Investigator. “Equine Massachusetts. Current year and total project direct costs: Genetic test for hereditary cataract in dogs.” (Acland project). Histocompatibility Antigens.” Dorothy Russell Havemeyer $6,390. Funding awarded to both OptiGen LLC and Dr. G. Acland. Foundation. $40,000/year. 2007 – 2008. Principal Investigator. “Production of NYS Metropolitan Development Assoc./Optigen LLC. Current 1986 – ongoing. Principal Investigator. “Summer Fellowship recombinant nanobodies for diagnostic and research year direct costs: $16,028 (Cornell). Total project direct costs: Program for Veterinary Students.” Dorothy Russell Havemeyer applications” (with Drs. Mendez, Parker, Parrish, Co- $43,632 (Cornell). Foundation. $11,000/year. Investigators). Collaborative Research in Preclinical and Clinical 17 Sciences Program, Cornell University. Current year and total Christopher J. Torre, Research Technician Douglas McGregor, PhD project direct costs: $20,012. Robert Brody, Undergraduate Student Director of Leadership and Training Initiatives 2008. Principal Investigator. “Biosensor based on Riaz Karmali, Undergraduate Student electrochemical/gravimetric detection of intrinsic antibody Leadership and Training Initiatives catalysis.” Cornell Nanobiotechnology Center. Current year and Emily van den Blink, Undergraduate Student total project direct costs: $25,787. Piraye Yurttus, Visiting PhD Candidate, Weill Medical Team members: Hannes Bergmann, Veterinary Student, Summer 2008 Adriana Blossom, part-time Administrative Assistant Susan K. Bliss, DVM, PhD Leadership Program Christina Bainbridge, part-time Administrative Assistant Jennell Bigrigg, Veterinary Student, Summer 2008 Senior Research Associate Cynthia Kwong, part-time Administrative Assistant Leadership Program Laboratory of Immunoparasitology Jessica Mooney, part-time Administrative Assistant Melissa Restifo, part-time Administrative Assistant Grants: Team members: 2007 – 2012. Principal Investigator. “Role of maternal PADI6 Grants: Diana Douglas (nee Brunsman), Research Technician in embryonic development.” National Institutes of Health. 5 R01 2007 – 2012. Principal Investigator. “Short-term training Elsa Garcia, Veterinary Student, Summer 2008 HD 38353. Current year direct costs: $180,810. Total project direct costs: $811,810. program for students in health professions.” National Institutes Leadership Program of Health. 2 T35 AI07227. Current year direct costs: $67,633. 2007 – 2009. Principal Investigator. “Contraceptive potential Total project direct costs: $338,165. of ooctye-restricted cPLA2g.” National Institutes of Health. 5 Grant: R03 HD052241. Current year direct costs: $49,000. Total project 2005 – 2010. Principal Investigator. “Graduate training 2005 – 2008. Principal Investigator. “Induction of hepatic direct costs: $52,602. program in comparative medicine.” National Institutes of Health. tolerance to parasitic nematodes” (J. Appleton, Mentor/Co- 5 T32 RR07059. Current year direct costs: $410,568. Total 2007 – 2012. Principal Investigator. “Epigenetic analysis of project direct costs: $1,670,404. Investigator). National Institutes of Health. 5 K08 DK067290. breast cancer.” Department of the Army. W81XWH-07-1-0372. Current year direct costs: $104,254. Total project direct costs: Current year direct costs: $402,570. Total project direct costs: $312,832. $2,012,850. Foundation/Corporate Support to Dr. McGregor Ongoing. Principal Investigator. “Leadership Program for Scott A. Coonrod, PhD Veterinary Students.” Albert C. Bostwick Foundation. $50,000/ George Lust, PhD year. Associate Professor of Epigenetics and Professor of Physiological Chemistry Ongoing. Principal Investigator. “Leadership Program for Reproductive Biology The Albert C. Bostwick Foundation Laboratory: Veterinary Students.” Pfizer Inc. Current Year: $41,600. Laboratory of Epigenetics and Canine Hip Dysplasia and Osteoarthritis Reproductive Biology Grant: Team members: 2008 – 2010. Co-Investigator. “Fibrillin 2 and developmental Rui Kan, Research Associate genetics of hip dysplasia in a canine model” (with R. Todhunter, PI). National Institutes of Health. 1 R21AR055228. Percent effort only. Brian Cherrington, Postdoctoral Associate Eric Morency, Postdoctoral Fellow Xuesen Zhang, Postdoctoral Associate Boram Kim, PhD Candidate John L. McElwee, PhD Candidate Lynne J. Anguish, Research Support Specialist Ashley Palmer, Research Technician

18 Susana Mendez, DVM, PhD Vicki Meyers-Wallen, VMD, PhD Undergraduate Student) Assistant Professor of Immunology and Associate Professor of Genetics and Reproduction Rachel Mays, Undergraduate Student Infectious Diseases Laboratory for the Study of Inherited Canine Anna Heymer, Veterinary Student, Summer 2008 Laboratory of Immunology of Animal Models of Reproductive Diseases Leadership Program Infectious Diseases Team member: Grants: Team members: 2005 – 2009. Principal Investigator. “Reovirus factories: Shashikant Pujar, Research Associate structure, function, and dynamics.” National Institutes of Health. Wenhui Wu, Postdoctoral Associate 5 R01 AI063036. Current year direct costs: $186,033. Total Lu Huang, PhD Candidate Grants: project direct costs: $857,002. Meleana Hinchman, part time Lab Manager 2008 – 2009. Principal Investigator. “Candidate gene 2005 – 2010. Principal Investigator. “Reovirus-induced David Byun, Undergraduate Student expression: Validation of directly sequenced canine cDNA apoptosis: the role of the viral outer capsid protein mu1.” library database and in silico screening.” (with G. Acland, Co- Burroughs Wellcome Fund. #1005528. Current year direct costs: Jasmine Chiang, Undergraduate Student Investigator). Cornell Collaborative Research Program. Current $80,000. Total project direct costs: $450,000. Patricia Green, Undergraduate Student year and total project direct costs: $25,000. 2006 – 2008. Principal Investigator (US). “The vesicular Diana Magee, Undergraduate Student 2008 – 2010. Co-Investigator. “Genotyping Small Breed Dogs trafficking machinery: a crossroad of virus reproduction, virally Thomas McConville, Undergraduate Student with Portosystemic Vascular Anomalies and Microvascular induced apoptosis and cellular defense in Reovirus infection” Byung Joo (Justin) Nahm, Undergraduate Student Dysplasia” (with S. Center, PI, Dept. of Clinical Sci., Cornell). (with Dr. M. Ehrlich, University of Tel Aviv, PI). United States American Kennel Club Canine Health Foundation. #963. Israel Binational Science Foundation. #2005283. Current year Mark Scurrah, Undergraduate Student Current year direct costs: $26,296 (VMW). Total project direct direct costs: $3,000 (Cornell). Total project direct costs: $9,000 Hussaina J. Makun, Visiting Fulbright Scholar costs: $52,591 (VMW). (Cornell). José Maria Alunda, Visiting Scientist 2007 – 2008. Principal Investigator. “Interactions between Jennifer Irving, Veterinary Student, feline calicivirus and its receptor - Feline Junctional Adhesion John S. L. Parker, BVMS, PhD Molecule-A.” Cornell Feline Health Center. Current year and Summer 2008 Leadership Program Assistant Professor of Virology total project direct costs: $18,936. 2008 – 2009. Principal Investigator. “Are differences in feline Grants: Laboratory of Virology: Feline Caliciviruses and Mammalian Orthoreoviruses calicivirus (FCV) tissue tropism and virulence determined by 2007 – 2008. Principal Investigator. “Study of the changes in virus interactions with cell surface glycans?” Winn immunomodulatory effect of the hookworm molecule Ac-TMP Feline Foundation-Miller Trust. Current year and total project in the intestinal mucosa.” Affinito-Stewart Grant Program, Team members: direct costs: $15,750. President’s Council of Cornell Women. Current year and total Louis G. Hom, Postdoctoral Associate project direct costs: $12,500. Jae-Won Kim, Postdoctoral Associate Colin R. Parrish, PhD 2007 – 2008. Principal Investigator. “Immunogenecity and protective potential of L. Infantum Kmp-11 antigen using Susanne Moessmer, PhD Candidate John M. Olin Professor of Virology different vaccination strategies in dogs.” MERIAL LTD. Current Robert J. Ossiboff, DVM/PhD Candidate Albert C. Bostwick Laboratory of Molecular year and total project direct costs: $82,617. Meagan L. Wisniewski, PhD Candidate Biology: Canine and Feline Parvoviruses 2007 – 2009. Co-Principal Investigator. Brenda Werner, Research Support Specialist “Immunomodulatory effect of two Leishmania recombinant antigens encapsulated in nanocapsules of phosphatidylcholine- Sally Iverson, Veterinary Student Team members: Anne Poujol, Foreign Veterinary Student Externship cholesterol (Quil-ISCOM).” (with Dr. A. Osuna, Univ. Grenada, Sang-Bom (Michael) Lyi, Research Associate Spain). Center for Technologic and Scientific Research (CICYT), Jegath Athilingham, Undergraduate Student AGL2007-60123/GAN. Total project direct costs: $16,422 USD Laura B. Goodman, Postdoctoral Associate Stephen Berds, Undergraduate Student (Mendez). Carole E. Harbison, DVM/PhD Candidate Sharilyn Brandel, Undergraduate Student Karin Hoelzer, Post-DVM/PhD Candidate Meg Crapster-Pregont, (Hughes Scholar, Christian Nelson, PhD Candidate Undergraduate Student) Karla M. Stucker, DVM/PhD Candidate Patrick Lightfoot, Undergraduate Student Virginia Scarpino, Research Technician Sarah Mattmiller, (McNair Scholar, Wendy S. Weichert, Research Support Specialist

19 Isaac Greenhut, temporary Technician Alexander J. Travis, VMD, PhD Shelagh M. Johnston, part-time Office Assistant Assistant (Associate 11/08 –) Professor of Melanie Ho, Undergraduate Student Reproductive Biology Natalie Johnson, Undergraduate Student Laboratory of Reproductive Biology Jason Kaelber, Undergraduate Student Siddharth Khasnavis, Undergraduate Student Team members: Tyler Lillie, Undergraduate Student Atsushi Asano, Research Associate Eveliina Minkkinen, Visiting Fellow Chinatsu Mukai Kazama, Postdoctoral Associate Ming Lui, Veterinary Student, Summer 2008 Danielle Buttke, DVM/PhD Candidate Leadership Program Yeunhee (Yoni) Kim, PhD Candidate Vimal Selvaraj, Post-DVM/PhD Candidate Grants: Jacque L. Nelson, Research Support Specialist 2003 – 2009. Principal Investigator. “Parvovirus structure, capsid assembly and receptors” (with M. Rossmann, Purdue Yevgeniya Mogilevskaya, Undergraduate Student University). National Institutes of Health. 5 R01 AI033486. Jeremy Salerno, Undergraduate Student Current year direct costs: no cost extension. Total project direct Sophie Kay, Veterinary Student, Summer 2008 costs: $1,231,170. Leadership Program 2007 – 2011. Principal Investigator. “Mechanisms of Lauren Wu, Lab Volunteer parvovirus infection and host range.” National Institutes of Health. 5 R01 AI028385. Current year direct costs: $245,250. Total project direct costs: $1,201,833. Grants: 2007 – 2012. Consortium Principal Investigator. “The 2004 – 2009. Principal Investigator. “Organization and evolutionary and biological bases of host switching in viruses” function of lipid rafts in spermatozoa.” National Institutes of (with Dr. Eddie Holmes, Penn State University, PI). National Health. 5R01 HD045664. Current year direct costs: $167,260. Institutes of Health/Pennsylvania State University. 5 R01 Total project direct costs: $873,703. GM080533. Current year direct costs: $95,975 (Cornell). Total 2006 – 2009. Project Director, Co-PI. “Developing a project direct costs: $528,790 (Cornell). Participatory Socio-Economic Model for Food Security, Improved 2007 – 2009. Principal Investigator. “Antigenic structure of Rural Livelihoods, Watershed Management, and Biodiversity adeno-associated virus capsids and antibody escape mutants” Conservation in Southern Africa.” (Travis, Project Director and (with M. Agbandje-McKenna, University of Florida-Gainesville, Co-PI with Dr. A. Torres and D. Lewis; approx. 20 investigators Co-PI). National Institutes of Health. 5 R21 AI072341. Current from multiple institutions). SANREM CRSP, US AID/Virginia Tech. year direct costs: $173,637. Total project direct costs: $325,637. 19024D-425632. Current year direct costs: $317,417. Total project direct costs: $1,119,656. 2006 – 2011. Principal Investigator. “Training in molecular virology and pathogenesis.” National Institutes of Health. 5 T32 2007 – 2009. Principal Investigator. “Analyzing the function AI007618. Current year direct costs: $151,820. Total project of feline sperm produced by testis xenografting.” Morris Animal direct costs: $742,423. Foundation. D07ZO-097. Current year direct costs: $49,500. Total project direct costs: $99,000. 2008 – 2010. K. Hoelzer (Fellow); C. Parrish (Mentor). “Mechanisms of canine and feline parvovirus emergence and 2008 – 2009. Co-Investigator. “NYSTEM Grant for institutional spread.” Morris Animal Foundation, Fellowship Training grant; development of stem cell research capabilities” (with Dr. A. D08FE-403. Current year direct costs: $35,595. Total project Nikitin, PI, Biomed. Sci., Cornell). NYS Department of Health. direct costs: $72,970. C023050. Current year and total project direct costs: $26,730 (Travis). 2008 – 2009. Co-Investigator. “Bioengineering to optimize monoclonal antibodies for passive immunotherapy” (with Dr. M. Jin, PI, Biomed. Engr., Cornell; Dr. A, Moscona, Weill Med. College, Cornell). Northeast Biodefense Center; NYS Dept. of Health. Current year and total project direct costs: $7,500 (Parrish).

20 News and Events

Dog lovers join the Baker Institute at the AKC/ Leela Noronha wins her own and foreign genetic Eukanuba National Championship prestigious NIH award material. Dr. Antczak’s lab has raised this question: why For the second year, faculty and staff from the Baker Institute for Leela Noronha, DVM, received does the mother not reject Animal Health and the College of Veterinary Medicine ventured to a National Research Service this foreign tissue as bodies southern California for the AKC/Eukanuba National Championship. Award, granted by the National frequently do with organ Long Beach welcomed breeders, owners, handlers and dog Institutes for Health. Dr. transplants? aficionados to enjoy three national AKC events: the AKC Agility Noronha is one of three female Invitational; the AKC National Obedience Invitational; and the main equine researchers at the “With transplants, doctors event, a conformation dog show. Agility, one of the fastest-growing College of Veterinary Medicine wait for the perfect genetic Mary Sloane Peggy Reed dog sports, features dogs with great conditioning, coordination, to earn this accolade, intended match,” said Dr. Noronha, and concentration as they maneuver through obstacles. Obedience to bridge a researcher from “and, still, rejection is an Mary Sloane and issue and the recipient must Peggy Reed, Baker tests the relationship between a dog and its handler. The dogs must mentorship to independence. respond to commands such as, “sit,” “heel,” and “down,” in an take immunosuppressant Institute Advisory Council Dr. Noronha, who works with drugs forever. The goal of environment filled with distractions. During conformation shows, Dr. Doug Antczak, focuses members, host luncheon judges are looking at how well a dog matches the ideal size, color, our research is to gain a her research on equine detailed understanding of the Mary Sloane and Peggy Reed disposition, proportion, structure, and movement described in the immunology— specifically, the immunological mechanisms hosted a special luncheon breed standard. This year Holly (Ch Cookieland Seasyde Hollyberry), immunological tolerance of a of maternal-fetal tolerance. presentation for friends, Institute a Pointer, took home Best In Show. mother to her fetus. During Such information can lead to donors, and dog enthusiasts Not only were guests treated to exciting competitions, but they pregnancy, the mother not only applications in fields as diverse at the Aspetuck Valley Country enjoyed an Institute-hosted hospitality room; a private tour of tolerates a fetus, but nurtures as infertility, contraception, Club in Weston, Connecticut. the AKC/Eukanuba National Championship; entertaining dog this organism comprised of transplantation, cancer and Dr. Doug Antczak, Baker demonstrations; and “Meet the Breeds,” an up-close and personal auto-immune diseases.” Institute Director, and the look at all 140 AKC registered breeds. Each breed has a booth Dorothy Havemeyer McConville staffed by breed experts, breeders, and owners. Guests can pet the More specifically, Dr. Noronha’s Professor of Equine Medicine, dogs, chat with experts, and learn more about each of the breeds. research with Dr. Antczak will and Dr. Rodney Page, Alexander help researchers understand de Lahunta Chair of the Baker Institute Holiday Card wins CASE award how to nurture some foreign materials (like organ transplants) Department of Clinical Sciences The Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) and how to eliminate other and Director of the Sprecher announced the winners of the 2009 Accolades Awards, in foreign bodies (like cancer Institute for Comparative Cancer recognition of outstanding projects completed in 2008. The Baker tumors). Research, gave presentations Institute’s Holiday Card, featuring an elongated daschund, received on equine and canine health. the Gold Medal in the category of Visual Design in Print-Illustrations, Guests enjoyed the beautiful judged on overall excellence in design, including typography, use club, delicious food, and of color, photography/illustration, design, format, printing quality, informative conversation. and budget. The Institute received high praise from the judges and positive feedback from the recipients of the holiday card.

21 Bicknese Prize winner Yeun Hee Kim is the 2008 Bicknese Prize winner. As a member of Dr. Alex Travis’s lab, Kim’s research focused on preserving male genetic information with spermatogonial stem cells. These cells, which male animals use to produce sperm, may one day be used in conservation and as a tool for biomedical research. The cells can be transplanted from one animal to another. Kim’s research Dr. Karin Hoelzer wins centered on developing these transplantation technologies. Young Investigator Award Kim used the Bicknese Prize to purchase a new computer, to help Dr. Karin Hoelzer was awarded her analyze data and prepare manuscripts for publication. a Young Investigator Award Kim is now working in Dr. Diane Krause’s laboratory at Yale and presented her research at University as a postdoctoral fellow. She is studying hematopoietic the 2008 Merck-Merial NIH stem cells as an extension of stem cell research. Scholars Symposium in August. Dr. Hoelzer, a graduate research The Bicknese Family Prize was established in 2005 by Dr. Joanne assistant and PhD candidate, Bicknese, CALS ‘76, DVM ‘78, MS, ELS, as an annual award for offered The road to viral research activities of a woman scientist-in-training. The award emergence—understanding the aims to provide support at a critical point in the trainee’s academic emergence of canine parvovirus, development and to help launch her into a successful career. Yeun Conference participants exploring Cornell’s suspension bridge over which is based on research Hee Kim was chosen in recognition of her cumulative efforts, Fall Creek gorge. conducted in the laboratory of excellent Institute citizenship, and exemplary academic performance. American Society of Virology conference held at Cornell Dr. Colin Parrish and in close Dr. Bicknese, one of the Institute’s most devoted and generous In July 2008, Drs. Colin Parrish, John M. Olin Professor of Virology, collaboration with Dr. Edward supporters, is a current member of the Institute’s Advisory Council and Sondra Lazarowitz, a professor of Plant Pathology, hosted the Holmes, Professor of Biology at and served six years as chairperson during the Institute’s fiftieth American Society of Virology’s Twenty-seventh Annual Meeting the Pennsylvania State University. anniversary and the building of the new wing. The fund honors of the Society at Cornell University. Over the course of the five- Prior to the 1970s, the ancestor Dr. Bicknese’s parents, Helen and Louis Bicknese, and her aunt and day conference, approximately 1,400 participants selected among of the parvovirus that we now uncle, Grace and Carl Bicknese. 540 oral presentations and 400 posters presented in seminar, know as canine parvovirus was workshop, and symposium format. Esteemed guests such as Dr. found only among cats. Today Mary Estes, Professor of Molecular Virology and Microbiology at canine parvovirus is found the Baylor College of Medicine and Dr. Mavis Agbandje-McKenna, among dogs and relatives of Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the dogs throughout the world, University of Florida, were featured daily. Dr. Parrish, with help with slightly different forms of from his administrative assistant Shelagh Johnston, provided the virus appearing in different outstanding opportunities for formal and informal discussions to geographic regions. take place at the receptions, meals, and presentations that were The Merck-Merial NIH Veterinary part of the annual event. Founded in 1981, the American Society Scholars Symposium brings for Virology provides a forum for dialogue among investigators of together outstanding scientists human, animal, insect, planet, fungal, and bacterial viruses, whether and veterinary scholars who the research involves the use of clinical, ecological, biological or have been engaged in mentored biochemical approaches. Cornell University has a long history with research experiences over the ASV, having hosted its first meeting in 1982. course of the summer in colleges of veterinary medicine in the United States and Canada. Veterinary scholars share their Dr. Richard Henry, Dr. Judith Appleton, Yeun Hee Kim, and research findings in poster Dean Michael Kotlikoff. sessions and have the chance to hear and interact with scientists from diverse fields.

22 Graduate Students Complete PhDs 132nd Westminster June 2008 trip to Greenwich Kennel Club All-Breed Dog Kennel Club Dog Show Show, Obedience, and Rally Linda Hunter: January 2008 In February 2008, friends, For the second time, Dr. Doug Antczak, Director, and Lynne Williams, donors, Advisory Council Director of Development and Public Affairs, staffed the Baker Graduate field: Comparative Biomedical Sciences members, and dog lovers joined Institute booth at the American Kennel Club-sanctioned show Major advisor: Dr. Vicki Meyers-Wallen the Baker Institute and the held at Taylor Farm Park in Norwalk, Connecticut. Dr. Antczak and Thesis title: Mapping of cataract genes in the canine genome, College of Veterinary Medicine Lynne spoke with donors and friends of the Institute who stopped and molecular analysis of PAX6 for causal at the 132nd Westminster by to visit, and met new friends interested in the Institute. Institute association with cataract, aniridia, and other Kennel Club Dog Show. Guests Advisory Council member, Peggy Reed, and long-time supporters ocular diseases. enjoyed the judging and finals of the Baker Institute, Ellen Frenkel and Joy Brewster, are officers of the show from the Institute’s of the Greenwich Kennel Club. The Institute receives Greenwich Current position: Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Clinical sky box suite and were able to Kennel Club funds to support canine research. Following the day at Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. get a behind-the-scenes tour of the show, Dr. Antczak and Lynne attended the prestigious Belmont the show’s benching area. More Stakes horse race and watched Da’Tara take home the victory over than seventy people enjoyed the Triple Crown-hopeful Big Brown. Vimal Selvaraj: January 2008 prestigious show and cheered Graduate field: Immunology on the fifteen-inch Beagle, Uno, Renovation of Institute offices Major advisor: Dr. Alex Travis (Ch K-Run’s Park Me In First), to “Best In Show” victory. The Baker Institute main office and reception area was renovated in Thesis title: Membrane organization and dynamics in 2008. Designed by HOLT Architects, the space is modern, functional, mammalian sperm. and a fitting representation of the Institute’s illustrious history. Purposeful work-stations, abundant storage, and contemporary Current position: Postdoctoral Associate, Shriners Hospital for designs provide staff with the tools to perform their jobs most Children, Sacramento, CA. efficiently in a comfortable work environment.

Dual-Degree Program Graduate Student Completes DVM Fall Steeplechase in Aiken, South Carolina Karla Stucker completed her DVM degree in May 2008 in Large and In October, Dr. Antczak traveled to Aiken, South Carolina for the Small Animal Medicine and Surgery. She is now working toward her 17th Renewal of the Aiken Fall Steeplechase. The prestigious PhD, anticipated by August 2011. Holiday Cup is a one-day event, with a pre-race party on Friday night, featuring several races and including a carriage parade. Steeplechasing mixes the speed of the flat track with the precision Dr. Doug Antczak and Patricia of jumping to create a high-speed, high-stakes race. Dr. Antczak Hearst Shaw enjoying the pre-show joined Institute Advisory Council member and Aiken Steeplechase set-up. Association Board of Directors member, Albert Bostwick, in furthering the legacy and tradition of steeplechasing in Aiken.

23 Volunteer and Donor Highlights longer, healthier lives.” It is developmental biology and her love of animals and her breast cancer research ex- support for cancer research plores the idea that epigenet- at Baker that led her to en- ics—tiny chemical changes Judy Wilpon dow the Judy Wilpon Profes- to DNA that affect how a sorship in Cancer Biology. gene is expressed without An alumna of the University changing its sequence—may of Michigan, with a degree Judy experienced the unearth missing pieces to in English Literature, Judy devastation of canine cancer the puzzle of breast cancer. Wilpon has always been an firsthand. Already a supporter While this work focuses on animal lover, active in horse of the Baker Institute, when dogs, it has the potential to and dog competitions for Judy bred her beloved Golden improve testing and treat- most of her life. She has also Retrievers, she donated the ment of human cancers as been an Advisory Council proceeds from the sale of the well. Judy’s sister is a breast member and donor to the puppies to the College of cancer survivor, so the op- Baker Institute for Animal Veterinary Medicine and the portunity to support cancer Health for almost twenty Baker Institute. Every puppy research on both humans years. from those three separate and animals was a perfect fit. litters died of cancer. (As a Judy first learned about result, Judy’s dogs are now The Wilpon Family Founda- the Institute from her vet- bred from different blood- tion gift also supports train- erinarian on Long Island, Dr. lines which seem less sus- ing programs in the College Hank Travis, a former Baker ceptible to the disease.) of Veterinary Medicine’s Institute Advisory Council While she is grateful for the Department of Clinical member, who introduced her health of her own dogs, she Sciences for post-graduate to Dr. Doug McGregor, then remains passionate about veterinarians specializing in Director of the Baker Insti- supporting the search for two areas of cancer treat- tute. Later, Judy joined the better diagnosis, treatment, ment: Medical Oncology and Institute’s Advisory Council, and prevention of cancer Radiation Oncology. “We’re an experience she describes as in animals. blessed to be able to fund fascinating and educational. these programs, trying to She states, “The people I’ve Judy learned about Dr. make life better for people met are wonderful and so Coonrod’s cancer research and animals,” she says. Judy Wilpon with her Golden Retrievers Lefty and Tug. dedicated to their research. through friends at Cornell- They work hard to make life Weill Medical College where better for our animals. Noth- he started his research in ing gives unconditional love cancer cell biology before like dogs do, and I want to coming to the Baker Insti- do all I can to help them live tute. Dr. Coonrod’s work in

24 Jane Engel “I’m amazed by dogs who already restored sight to a to be a leader in the scientific Natalie Yakimoff bequest lead the blind and the hear- handful of dogs and humans. community, and an invalu- to the Baker Institute When Jane Engel took her ing impaired, so that people able source of information for yellow Labrador, Valerie, to In addition to her involve- Natalie Yakimoff left be- can maintain their indepen- members of the Greenwich the Blessing of the Animals ment with Baker, Engel has hind an enduring legacy. dence. Their ability and the Kennel Club and dog owners at The Cathedral Church of also served for twenty-five By honoring the memory training they’re capable of worldwide.” St. John the Divine in New years on the board of the of her beloved pets Rover, is awe-inspiring,” she says. York City, she worried that American Kennel Club’s The relationship between the Peer, Twiggy, Yoda, Zorba, Engel often notices vestiges the dog would be fearful of Museum of the Dog, which is GKC and the Baker Institute Alfie, Terry, Vixen, Hutchie, of that training in her dog: the large space, the strange dedicated to art and literature has flourished over the last and Shaka Zulu, through a Valerie not only knows animals on either side of her portraying dogs. She also ten years, with the Institute bequest to the Institute, she churches and refuses to chase in the pews, or perhaps the works with the Bronx Zoo, attending the Greenwich has jumpstarted an impor- squirrels, she also stops at elephant parading down the supporting an internship that Kennel Club’s dog show the tant fundraising campaign. every street corner on her aisle. But her worries were allows students to work with past four years. Furthermore, Her kindness will help fulfill morning walk to sit and unfounded: Valerie showed the curator of mammals at some of the Institute’s most a million dollar goal toward carefully watch the traffic. unusual calmness and fa- the zoo. dedicated supporters, Ellen funding the Judy Wilpon miliarity with the situation. Supporting the Baker Frenkel and Joy Brewster, are Professor of Cancer Biology “I know she has been in a Institute was “a natural,” Greenwich Kennel Club officers on the GKC Board. at the Baker Institute. church before,” says Engel. says Engel, as a dog lover supports the Baker Institute Since 1930, the Greenwich Along with Ms. Yakimoff’s “She was just perfect.” with multiple Cornell gradu- Kennel Club has hosted an gift in 2008, the Institute ates in the family. Engel’s son Since 1999, the Greenwich Valerie was once a seeing-eye all-breed show featuring con- received generous bequests and two daughters each own Kennel Club (GKC) has dog, before her career was formation, obedience, and from Dr. R. George Wiswall two dogs. “We’re a very dog- generously donated funds cut short by canine hepati- performance events. Today, and Ms. Emily R. Reading. oriented family,” she says. to the Baker Institute and its tis. Engel adopted her eight this well-established outdoor Their support has made a research programs. years ago, and Valerie contin- “I think Baker has always dog show is one of the largest significant impact on the ues to inspire her by showing been very forward-looking Peggy Reed, President of held in the New England area. Institute, and has provided in canine and animal health. the Greenwich Kennel Club a means to maintain and how dedicated and capable a The Institute receives support The research they do en- and member of the Baker strengthen the Institute’s dog can be. from kennel clubs interested hances the lives of dogs, and Institute Advisory Council, preeminent reputation. in furthering canine research filters down to people,” she describes why GKC supports and preventing diseases in says, remembering that she the Institute: “The research dogs. The Finger Lakes Ken- was particularly impressed being conducted at the Baker nel Club, Mid-Hudson Kennel by work done in Dr. Acland’s Institute is forward-thinking Club, and the Collie Club of lab investigating the genes and has immediate and long- America, among other kennel that cause blindness in Briard term effects on our pets. clubs, made generous gifts to dogs. The resulting gene From vaccines to genetic the Institute in 2008. therapy techniques have tests, the Institute continues

25 A & A Veterinary Hospital: Bayview Animal Hospital Companion Animal Hospital of Virginia Memorial Gift Program Robert B. Altman, DVM Bellerose Animal Hospital: James F. Cone, DVM Abundance of Care Pet Hospital: Larry Andrew Karmin, DVM Mauer, DVM and Allen Wachter, DVM Corfu-Darien Veterinary Clinic: Berkeley Dog and Cat Hospital: Barbara Scheffl er, DVM We Extend Our Gratitude to Adirondack Animal Hospital: Richard N. Benjamin, DVM James R. Glendening, DVM Countryside Animal Clinic: Participating Veterinarians Blair Animal Hospital: R. A. Swanson, DVM All Pets Medical Center John W. Wells Jr., VMD Croton Animal Hospital: American Animal Hospital: Blandford Animal Hospital: Bruce Hoskins, DVM Brian T. Voynick, DVM Hazel Holman, VMD Davis Companion Animal Hospital: Our success in improving animal health through Amsterdam Animal Hospital, P.C.: Blue Cross Small Animal Clinic: Brad Davis, DVM John A. Contino, DVM Wm. James Brown, DVM research is dependent, in large measure, upon Deer Park Animal Hospital: Animal Care Center: Bolton Veterinary Hospital: Scott Rosen, DVM, Cindy Meyer, DVM our association with practicing veterinarians who Nancy D. Kay, DVM David S. Coley, DVM and Lori Goeders, DVM Animal Care Clinic: Bond Animal Hospital: Delmar Veterinary Associates keep our faculty and staff aware of important Merrill K. Johnson, DVM Douglas G. Aspros, DVM Eagle Animal Hospital: issues in veterinary medicine. The Institute’s Animal Clinic of Mt. Vernon: Briar Patch Veterinary Hospital: David D. Matunis, DVM Alan Meyer, DVM Carolyn A. McMaster, DVM Memorial Gift Program is a valuable vehicle for Eagle Rock Veterinary Hospital: Animal General: Brockton Animal Hospital: Howard Miller, DVM Steve C. Feldman, DVM Ronald Hirschberg, DVM facilitating communications between the research East Meadow Animal Hospital: Animal General Brook Farm Veterinary Center: William J. Thonsen, DVM environment and veterinary practices. New Donald E. Kanouse, DVM Animal General of East Norwich Easthampton Animal Hospital: treatments and techniques such as gene therapy, Bryan Animal Hospital: James G. Hayden, DVM Animal Hospital of Kent: Carolyn Slavin, VMD Mark I. Feldman, DVM Easton Animal Hospital: genetic testing, and counseling for inherited Burlington Veterinary Center: Mitchell Greenberg, VMD Animal Hospital of Niskayuna: Richard K. Esherick, DVM diseases, are advanced through support from this Ronald Scharf, DVM Eastview Veterinary Clinic: Burrstone Animal Hospital Glenn Fahnestock, DVM Animal Hospital of Pittsford: program. Paul Black, DVM Canandaigua Veterinary Hospital: Ellicott Small Animal Hospital: William Randall, DVM, Steve Smith, Robert Stevens, DVM Animal Kind Vet Hospital: DVM, Sue Ferraglio, DVM and Mark C. Gibson, DVM Caroline Barnum, DVM Englewood Animal Hospital: We extend our heartfelt thanks to the follow- Robert Groskin, DVM Animal Medical of New City: Cape Ann Veterinary Hospital: Jeffrey B. Howard J. Gittelman, DVM French and Barbara J. Reid, DVM Estates Animal Hospital: ing veterinarians and animal practices for their Barry Eisenkraft, DVM Animal Medicine & Surgery of Little Carnegie Hill Veterinarians: contributions to the Institute’s Memorial Gift Neck: Edward Parver, DVM Alexander J. Miller, DVM Fairfi eld Veterinary Hospital: Timothy Plunkett, DVM Program in 2008. Animal Wellness of Skaneateles Cassidy Animal Care: Sharon Capone, DVM Fairview Veterinary Hospital: Robin L. Aqueduct Animal Hospital: Lovelock, DVM and Mark Pessin, DVM Franklin Rapp, DVM Central Animal Hospital: Michael Woltz, VMD Farmington Veterinary Clinic: Ardda Animal Hospital: Andrea Bergman, DVM James P. Kutrybala, DVM Central Virginia Veterinary: Samuel Baum, DVM Farmingville Animal Hospital: Richard Arlington Dog & Cat Hospital: Jacobson and Dennis Zawie, DVM Herbert Leary, DVM, Marguerite Hoey, Centreville Animal Hospital: DVM and Rachel Esrig, DVM Fred G. Garrison, DVM Flower Valley Veterinary Clinic: James J. Burns, DVM Arlington South Veterinary Hospital: Clark Animal Care Center: Angela S. Milligan, DVM Amy D. Charpentier, DVM and Ford Veterinary Associates: Walter K. McCarthy, DVM Arrowhead Veterinary Clinic: Kathleen E. Wakefi eld, DVM John W. Paeplow, DVM Clarkson Veterinary Hospital: Fountain House Veterinary Clinic: Alan Tausz, DVM Aspetuck Animal Hospital: Jess Buttery, DVM Michael F. Gorra, DVM Clover Hill Animal Hospital: Gearhart Veterinary Hospital: Martha S. Gearhart, DVM Baldwin Animal Hospital: Ann Ascher, DVM Neal J. Saslow, DVM Cobleskill Veterinary Clinic: Vernon R. Georgetown Veterinary Hospital: Durie, VMD and Kevin S. Baldwin, DVM Stanley J. Truffi ni, DVM, and Baldwin Harbor Animal Hospital: Carol J. Gamez, DVM Leslie B. Dattner, DVM Companion Animal Hospital German Flatts Vet Clinic: Batavia Animal Hospital: Companion Animal Hospital: Nicholas C. Chuff, DVM Raymond Pray, DVM Earl Mummert and Margaret Mummert, Glen Animal Hospital Bay Street Animal Hospital DVM

26 Godspeed Mobile Veterinary: Linwood Animal Hospital: North Country Veterinary Services Ruxton Animal Hospital: Thorn Avenue Animal Hospital: Pamela N. Dumont, DVM, B.J. Schiller, Carol A. Cookingham, DVM Michael H. Kaplan, DVM John S. Clauss, DVM North Shore Animal Hospital: DVM, Chantal J. Mullins, DVM and Locust Valley Veterinary Clinic: Ronald Rosen, DVM, Michael Ferber, Rye Harrison Veterinary Hospital Thornwood Veterinary Hospital: Erin B. Evine, DVM Stuart E. Gross, DVM DVM, and Robert Foley, DVM Raymond J. Schuerger, DVM Sakonnet Veterinary Hospital: Kenneth Goodman Animal Hospital, Ltd.: Lyndon Veterinary Clinic: North Shore Veterinary Hospital: E. Rix and William E. Condon, DVM Three Village Veterinary Hospital: L. William Goodman, DVM Eric M. Davis, DVM Russell W. Fredericks and Richard W. John DeVerna, DVM Salmon Brook Veterinary Hospital Goosepond Animal Hospital: Fredericks, DVM Manchester Veterinary Clinic: Joshua Titusville Veterinary Clinic: Howard Rothenberg, DVM, Christopher Saugerties Animal Hospital: Atz, Cornell ‘84, Dr. Lenka Babuska, North Windham Animal Hospital: Jonathan P. Walker, DVM Alwang, DVM, Marci Scarano, DVM and Howard W. Rothstein, DVM Cornell ‘84, Dr. Alexis Soutter, Tufts ‘03 Todd B. Friedland, DVM Kevin Corr, DVM Town and Country Hospital for Pets Schulhof Animal Hospital: Manetto Hill Animal Hospital: Northern Lakes Veterinary Hospital: Goshen Animal Clinic: Curt C. Benyei, DVM Triboro Animal Hospital: Neil Weiss, DVM Donald Lester, DVM Kenneth Ostroff, DVM William H. Marienberg, DVM Rebecca Seacord, DVM Manhasset Animal Hospital: Northern Tier Vet Clinic: Great Neck Animal Hospital: Trylon Veterinary Care: Robert L. Henrickson, DVM Philip C. Saxton, DVM Brian Rind, DVM Sleepy Hollow Animal Hospital: Stephen Wyler, DVM Brian Green, DVM Manheim Pike Veterinary Hospital Norwell Veterinary Hospital: Greece Animal Hospital Tyngsborough Vet Hospital: Kathryn Sneider, VMD Smithaven Veterinary Hospital: Manlius Veterinary Hospital: Thomas P. Walsh, DVM Greenwich Animal Hospital: Clifford N. Conarck, DVM Jennifer Goetz, DVM Oakton-Vienna Veterinary Hospital David Kramer, VMD University Animal Hospital: Somers Animal Hospital: Seymour J. Manorville Pet Vet: Pamela Moks, DVM Old Brookville Veterinary Practice: Marc S. Wallach, DVM Dr. and Mrs. Martin Gruber Schimelman, DVM, Martin G. Randell, Sarah F. Ehrenson, DVM Marsh Hospital for Animals: Mark DVM and Timothy D. Walker, DVM Valley Cottage Animal Hospital: Hamilton Animal Hospital: Milwicki and Kimberly Taggart, DVM Olde Towne Animal Hospital Patricia Collins, DVM Francis S. Marturana, DVM and Somerset Animal Hospital: Danny T. Gerard E. Kolb, DVM Matawan Animal Hospital: Oneida Animal Hospital Noble and James L. Thompson, DVM Veterinary House Calls: Barry N. Kopp, VMD Raymond Hayes, DVM Harlingen Veterinary Clinic: Christine Oradell Animal Hospital South Towne Veterinary Hospital A. Newman, DVM, Kriten Ripberger, Mattapoisett Animal Hospital Veterinary Housecall Service of DVM, Stephen Schwirck, DVM, Lauren Otterkill Animal Hospital: South Wilton Veterinary Group Rochester: William Murphy, DVM Feldman, VMD, Charles T. Schenck, Meadowridge Veterinary Clinic, P.C. James C. Zgoda, DVM South Windsor Veterinary Clinic: Veterinary Internal Medicine Clinic DVM and Carole Zydiak, DVM Medway Animal Hospital: Oyster Bay Animal Hospital: Carole Werkhoven, DVM Hartsdale Veterinary Hospital Michael P. Robinson, DVM Surindar Wadyal, DVM Veterinary Multi-Imaging: Southwick Animal Hospital: Victor Rendano, DVM Hawthorn Animal Hospital: Meker Veterinary Clinic: Palmyra Animal Hospital: Patricia Kuzmickas, DVM James M. Jorgenson, DVM Gafur N. Memon, DVM Bill Murphy, DVM Veterinary Specialty Hospital: Springville Animal Hospital: Keith P. Richter, DVM William Herbold, DVM Middle River Veterinary Hospital: Park Ridge Animal Hospital: Michael Reilly, DVM Kathryn Dobyns, DVM Donna M. Manderino, DVM Viking Community Animal Hospital: Highland Animal Hospital: St. Francis Animal Clinic: Angela Gamber, DVM Kathryn J. Smith, DVM Middletown Veterinary Hospital: Patchogue Animal Hospital: Gafur Memon, DVM Michael Brothers, DVM Harvey S. Atlas, DVM Village Animal Clinic: Hillsborough Veterinary Hospital: Stack Hospital For Pets: Patricia Lucia Martin De Angelis, DVM Charles Schwirck, DVM Milford Animal Hospital: Penfield Veterinary Hospital and Marcia Ziegler-Alexander, DVM R. A. Dubensky, DVM Wantagh Animal Hospital: Hilton Veterinary Hospital: Perinton Veterinary Hospital Stafford Veterinary Hospital: Glenn A. Anderson, DVM Milford Animal Hospital: David L. Ronald F. Hurley, VMD Susan Cousins, DVM Pet House Calls Veterinary Clinic: McGee, DVM, John W. O’Neil, DVM, Watertown Animal Hospital JoAnne Leja, DVM Star Meadow Animal Clinic Home Veterinary Services: Valerie Blasi, DVM, Jeffrey Sachar, VMD Jeanne Baines, VMD West Chelsea Veterinary Hospital: and Melissa Moore, DVM Pine Plains Veterinary Assoc: Stone Ridge Veterinary Hospital Michael E. Farber, DVM Huntington Animal Hospital: Michael J. O’Neill, DVM Miller - Clark Animal Hospital: Stratford Animal Hospital Harold M. Zweighaft, DVM Jeffrey M. Kramer, DVM John E. Pinckney, DVM Pleasant Valley Animal Hospital: Suburban Animal Hospital Martha Gearhart, DVM West Park Veterinary Services: Irondequoit Animal Hospital Millwood Animal Hospital: Suffield Veterinary Hospital: Keri Mackey, DVM, Lauren Ellender, Robert A. Mavian, DVM Pleasantville Animal Hospital: Linda Jacobson, DVM Ann L. Huntington, DVM, Anita C. DVM, and Tara Farmer, DVM Alan B. Schreier, VMD Mobile Veterinary Services: Jeffersonville Animal Hospital: Sabellico, DVM, Dawn M. Burke, DVM, Whiting Veterinary Clinic: Steven J. Cohen, DVM Richard L. Schwalb, DVM Ridge Animal Hospital: Jean M. Herrman, DVM and Griffin B. Lisa Schorr, DVM David Monti, DVM O’Connor, DVM Montague Veterinary Hospital: Katonah Veterinary Group: Windsor Veterinary Clinic: Richard H. Coburn, DVM David Sachs, DVM Ridgewood Veterinary Hospital: Sunrise Animal Hospital Darryl S. Praul and Erika Praul, DVM Dean J. Cerf, DVM Montrose Animal Health Center: Keating Animal Hospital: The Animal Hospitable Veterinary Clinic: Winsted Hospital For Animals Nolan P. Rubin, DVM Mary Keating, DVM River Forest Animal Hospital: Teresa Labuszewski, DVM Ezekiel Thomas, DVM Wolfe Animal Hospital: Mt. Lakes Veterinary House Call Service: Mark Helfat, DVM The Country Vet: Robert Wolfe, DVM Kim Slade, DVM Rockledge Veterinary Clinic: Thomas DeVincentis, DVM Layhill Animal Hospital: Francie L. Rubin, DVM Woodbury Animal Hospital: Nanuet Animal Hospital Robert A. Adelman, DVM The Moriches Hospital For Animals: Marc A. Franz, DVM Rondout Valley Veterinary Associates: Kevin G. Lynch, DVM New Milford Animal Hospital: Leicester Animal Clinic: Eric Hartelius, DVM Wright’s Corners Animal Care Center: Robert H. Belden, DVM George M. Yancey, DVM Veterinary Center of East Northport: David Monti, DVM, Bethann Lewis- Rupert Veterinary Clinic: Kenneth R. Gantt and Margaret B. Newport Veterinary Hospital: Strothmann, DVM, Amy Schreiner, DVM Lexington Animal Hospital: Jean R. Ceglowski, DVM and Ullmann, DVM Durward W. Starr, DVM and Charles McCausland MS, DVM Sheryl H. Carls, DVM Eugene C. Ceglowski, DVM Harold M. Zweighaft, DVM 27 Honor Roll of Giving Founder’s Circle Institute Patrons Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Nardini Contributions of $5,000 or more Contributions of $1,000 to $2,499 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Nolan (in honor of Dr. Douglas Antczak) David A. Behnke and Paul F. Doherty Douglas Antczak Dr. and Mrs. Philip Reilly Partners in Progress: Private Support for the (in honor of Maggie and Quinn) (in memory of Rosie and Edward) (in honor of Zoe) Baker Institute in 2008 Joanne Bicknese Australian Cattle Dog Club of America Mary Rockefeller The Albert C. Bostwick Foundation Estate of Katharine N. Baker Barbara Selvitella Butler Family Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Lewis Berman Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Shaw Bonnie L. Coble Sally and Philip Bogdanovitch (in honor of Peggy Reed) Since its founding in 1950, the Baker Institute has Maria Daversa and David Gulley Dr. and Mrs. John Brennan Sloane Family Foundation depended upon donations from veterinarians and The Robert G. and Jane V. Engel Linda Butler Michael Strianese private individuals for much of the fi nancial support Foundation Collie Club of America Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Jan Suwinski that has made its practical research programs Ellen Frenkel The Strachan & Vivian Donnelley The Suwinski Family Foundation possible and successful. Peter J. Frenkel Foundation Foundation Joan Willson William Haines Mr. and Mrs. George Edwards (in memory of Ch. Thenderin O’Toole) (in memory of Dr. and Barbara Wood The Baker Institute is also privileged to enjoy Nancy Hamilton (in honor of Dr. and Mrs. Charles E. Fletcher) Mrs. Dean J. Cerf) Harold Zweighaft support from an extensive community of dedicated Robert Ferber Dorothy Russell Havemeyer Foundation people who care deeply about animal health issues William Field and the advancement of veterinary medicine. Such Dr. and Mrs. Richard Henry Sustaining Members (in honor of Doug Antczak) Finger Lakes Kennel Club Contributions of $500 to $999 gifts are vital to the continued strength of the Jane Ponty and Alexander Cox William Gratz Institute’s companion animal research programs. (in memory of Emmy and Beamer) Greenwich Kennel Club Barry Albano (in memory of KC Shadow Raptor and Brandy Alexander Sunset) Dr. and Mrs. Donald Powell The Shirley W. and William L. Griffi n The following pages highlight the generous spirit Estate of Emily R. Reading Foundation Dr. and Mrs. James Apostolides of the many supporters—individuals, veterinarians, James B. Richardson Trust Barbara Herndon George Bagley kennel clubs, and corporate friends—who have Mr. and Mrs. Dean Sloane Joanne Hess (in memory of Lucy, Karen Bailey (in memory of Kahla) Nestor, Izzee, Pepper, Kate, Ashley, demonstrated their concern for the health and welfare Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw Joanne Baldasarra Cujo, Panzer, Hexi, Bean, Montrose, (in memory of Peanut and Sissy) of our animal friends by supporting the work of Charitable Trust Micah, Lucy Lou, Charlie’s Angel, scientists at the Baker Institute. Mary Clare Ward and Duncan) Dr. and Mrs. Alan Baum Fred and Judy Wilpon Dr. and Mrs. David Jenkins Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Beaudin (in memory of all their dogs) This report refl ects gifts received from January 1 – Mr. and Mrs. W. Weldon Wilson Dr. and Mrs. Du Bois L. Jenkins Dr. and Mrs. Albert Beck December 31, 2008. Every effort has been made to George Wiswall Charitable Remainder Malcolm Kram and Mark Zwanger (in memory of Mikey and Drummer) UniTrust (in memory of Christopher and ensure the accuracy of the information in the Honor Champion Spirit of the Sun) Mr. and Mrs. Warren Bicknell Estate of Natalie Yakimoff Roll of Giving. Please alert us to any discrepancies or (in memory of Rover, Peer, Twiggy, Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Lauer Wendy Bicknell omissions by contacting Jennifer Benson at 607-256- Yoda, Zorba, Alfi e, Terry, Vixen, Jennifer Loggie (in memory of Ripley) Margaret Bliss Hutchie and Shaka Zulu) (in memory of F. Walter Bliss) 5604 or [email protected]. James A. Macdonald Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Sean Bolks Sharon Lee MacDonald Charitable Director’s Circle Trust: Donna MacDonald Wendy Bowditch (in memory of Maggie) Contributions of $2,500 to $4,999 Peter Malnati Clements Family Charitable Trust Molly McCarthy and Anne Fowler Claire Fraser (in memory of Shadow) (in memory of Penny) Florence Cusano (Richard A. Cusano Memorial Fund) The Greater Milwaukee Foundation Edward C. Melby, Jr. Corp.: Steven S. Lindsay Memorial Fund Nancy Dickenson Mid-Hudson Kennel Association Andrew Henschel (in memory of Linka, Annie, Chrissy, Fuliang Du and Fei Xue Tighe, Sweetie, Lincoln, Twister, Angel Anne Lynne Torda Martin Elias (in memory of Merlyn, Tristan, Nimue, and Canala) Cavall and Heathcliff) Frank Murphy Elmira Kennel Club

28 Nancy Fantom: Saddleback Pet Service Sponsors Elizabeth Oberdorfer Leo M. Alves and Patricia A. Grove Judith Budner (in memory of Belladonna Took, (in memory of Edward Carr) Firman Fund Contributions of $250 to $499 Frances Oldfield Gandalf, Musetta and Jock) (in memory of Cinnamon and Misty) Doris Burkett (in memory of Buttercup, Kathy Georgianna Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Anthony Winston, Schmoo and Princess) Karen Oros Jeffry and Susan Grabel Amelia Annunziata (in honor of Dr. Harold M. Zweighaft) Mr. and Mrs. Ray Deborah Bury (in memory of Abbie, Sydney and Fluff) Ann Parziale (in memory of Emily Rose) (in memory of Barbara Bennett) Hana Appel (in memory of Max) (in memory of Manny and Odie) Gracelane Kennels Mr. and Mrs. Edward Arienti Stephen Busack Lynn Phillips (in honor of Joan Willson) Mr. and Mrs. Antonio Gross (in memory Andrea Aufiero (in memory of Chester) (in memory of Simon) (in memory of Mugsie and Skipper) of Samantha, Apollo and Gecco) Mr. and Mrs. W. Malcolm Barksdale Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Picano Steven and Karen Austin Robert Byles (in memory of Jake) (in memory of Carol A. Burns) (in memory of Merli) Ronald Jacobs (in memory of Tangles, Gerald Pogue (in memory of Maxwell) Jean Cahill (in memory of Morgon) OJ, Tyler and Kiba) Richard and Jappie K. Black Deborah Aviles Joseph Russo (in memory of Danny) Sheila Cahoon (in memory of Morgan) Wilma Joyce (in memory of Dakota, (in memory of Dixie) (in memory of Rocky and Winkel) Robert Scalise (in memory of Anubis) Rufi, Rikki, Shannon, Annie and Ginger) Robert Bottrell Jo Ann Aymar Christine Calamia (in memory of Buster, Alesia Schauf Mookie, Aldo and Sunny) Saul Korduner (in memory of Jason) Joseph Bukowski Marygrace Baergen (in memory of Barbara Bennett) Laura Calderwood Dr. and Mrs. David Lawrence (in memory of Honey and Bunny) Mr. and Mrs. William Sims Mr. and Mrs. Steven Baran (in memory (in memory of Ming Toy) Cynthia Camargo of Blitzer, Lady, Jeep and Kipper) Marta Jo Lawrence (in memory of Sabrina) Eva Cancel Lehnus Family (in memory of BJ) Margaret Cone Spring Hill Kennels: Hank and Mary Judy Barcy (in memory of Butch Cassidy) (in memory of Christopher Walter) Tschorn Stephen and Amy Leibeck Dr. and Mrs. Robert Decher Rosanne Barsamian Mr. and Mrs. James Caron Mary DeKlyn (in honor of Peggy Reed) Cathy C. Stein (in memory of Cleo, (in memory of Margaux and Jiggers) (in memory of Murphy) Mr. and Mrs. James Leo Luka, Terra and Clancy) (in memory of Dusty and Shadow) Elmer Fredd and Marion Bingert Roger Batchelder Mr. and Mrs. Mark Carty Howard Steiner Ben Littauer and Kathy Kerby Helen Friderici Mike and Patti Bates (in memory of Victoria Caruso (in memory of MaryLou Steiner) Mader, Joey, Lakota, Mama Kitty, Mikey (in memory of Beta Littauer-Kerby) Sal Casoria (in memory of Deanna) Joseph and Loreen Friedlander John Sullivan Hooter and Hoppy) Carol Mead Roland Gregg Donna Baumer Donna Cattano and Isreal Simoes Andrea Tessler and Michael Scarsella (in memory of Banjo) Holly Mignogna (in memory of Sunny, (in memory of Snuffy, Snoopy and Sally) (in memory of Mesa and Jackson) (in memory of Hershey and Cody) Niles, Tucker and Travis, in honor of Robert Chalfont (in memory of Bama) Homer and Miller Clark Animal Hospital) Maura High Susan Train (in memory of Gogo) Herman Baumgarten Lois Hilgeman (in memory of Tory) Arnold and Lourdes Benus Darlene Chauvin Olympic Kennel Club Hank and Liz Tucker (in memory of Teddy and Lucky) Germaine Hodges (in memory of Taz and Sam) (in honor of Judy and Fred Wilpon) John Parker and Tracy Stokol Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Chinsky (in memory of Tiger Lily and Homer) Margaret Valbona Sandra Blanco (in memory of Rex, Little, Susan Parti Millie, Toby, Portia, Oreo, Blaze, Jenny, (in memory of Pat Pearson) (in memory of Daisy and Molly) Kaye Hughes Vallarino Family (in memory of Coco) (in honor of Dr. John Clauss) Huggy Bear, Murphy, Molly, Sport, Mr. and Mrs. David Christa Robert San Filippo and Chris McGeachy Karen Warner Sophie, Daniel, Nala, Lester, Sonya, (in memory of Jack) (in memory of Katie, in honor of Louise King (in memory of Vivian Swan, Leyla, Daisy Yoyo, Scooby and Laddie) (in memory of Mr. Fritz and Mancha) Mr. and Mrs. Don Cloud Dr. Michael Kaplan) and other pets, living and deceased and Denise Block (in memory of Luka) Darlene and David Klein in honor of Henry Euler) William Selden Michael Bloom (in memory of Max) Carola Coburn (in memory of Boomer and Cassius) Camilla Knapp (in memory of Fudge) James Young Haig Boyadjian Robert Coley (in memory of Bertie) Mr. and Mrs. Sanford Siegelstein Janis L. Koch (in memory of Christy, William E. Zitek (in memory of Dare and Chico) Piobaireachd and Braemar) Mr. and Mrs. Gene Conklin Sarah Sparkowski (in memory of Wolfer Edward Bragg (in memory of Baron) (in memory of Grunt, Morris and Candy) and Dr. Forrest Davis) Alexandra Langner (in memory of Benefactors Oliver, Sylvester, Bons and Ruby) Margaret Brantley Michael Corn Virginia Strunk (in memory of James A. Contributions of $100 to $249 (in memory of Barbara Bennett) Strunk, Peppy Baby, Tiger Baby, Tweetie Judith Litt (in memory of Leader) James Brayton Bird and Jack) V. Costantino (in honor of Bonnie Jean) Richard Lunna (in memory of Jewel) Janie Abbott (in memory of Melinda) Ann Brogan The David and Sylvia Teitelbaum Fund (in memory of Shep and Buddy) Lesley Cowenhoven Judy Mangin Richard and Liz Adams (in memory of Zoey Marie) Dina and Paul Tresnan (in memory of Lady) Mr. and Mrs. Brant Brooks (in memory of Cory) Jean Martin (in memory of Maddie) Thomas D’Amore (in memory of Tucker) Kimberly McKean and Scott McCaul Susan Adler Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Warmuth (in honor of Judy and Fred Wilpon) Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bruns Joyce M. Dalton (in memory of Bally) (in memory of Sterling) (in honor of Dr. Steven Hill) (in memory of Misty) Lynn Alexander (in honor of Emmett) Patricia Daly (in memory of Harley) Max Weintraub Lloyd Miller Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Buckland Jody Daulton (in honor of Ellen Frenkel) Joan Mizer Catherine Allard (in memory of Jessie) (in memory of Tucker and Heidi) Sally Davidson Shirley Moyer (in memory of Boo) Almost Home Kennels Mr. and Mrs. Bruce A. Bucklinger Mary and Kevin Davis Ronald Nehring and Kristina Hindert Susan Alpern Fisch

29 The Baker Institute Memorial Dr. and Mrs. Gerald Dean Ellen Goldsmith (in memory of Reggie) Elaine Hopson (in memory of Rusty, Mary Laviola (in memory of Sundance) Lindy, Foxy, Sunshine, Moonshine, (in memory of Teddy and Jordy) Gift Program Susan Goody (in memory of Starshine, Minnie, Twinkle, Blackfoot, Mr. and Mrs. James Dearborn (in Mrs. Bunting and Fern Phiel) Bandit, Fluffy and Pinkie) Ann Leary (in memory of Pongo) Many people learn of the Baker memory of Baby, Amy, Kakoa and Bud) Institute when their veterinarian makes Spencer Gordon (in honor of Trixie) Garfield Horn Mr. and Mrs. Ray Leib Susie Del Biaggio (in memory of Shadow and Emily Rose) a gift to the Institute in memory of a Anne and David Griffin pet that has passed away. We receive (in memory of Jigs, Miter and Skill) Sharon Hughes (in memory of Obie) (in memory of Foxy and Nipper) Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Levin many wonderful letters from these Mr. and Mrs. Owen F. Devereux (in memory of Marley, in honor of pet owners telling us of their (in memory of all their dogs and cats) Diane Griott (in memory of Cera, LeeAnn Hughes-Martin Mollie and Maddie) beloved pets, their antics, and their Geronimo and Reba) (in memory of Ninja and Cinder) Dale Lindholm (in memory of Sophie) illnesses. These tribute gifts from the Rosemarie DiBuono and YMCA friends (in memory of Frankie) Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Haas Joan Jackson Constance Lindsay-Stewart veterinarians, and also the pet owners, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Haitz (in memory of Dr. Stanley Jackson, provide the much-needed funds to Katherine Dollinger (in memory of Nard) Michail, Timothy, Paddy McGintity, (in memory of Wellington) support our very successful research Mr. and Mrs. Lee DuBois Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Hall Macpherson, Casey and Clancy) Judith Lipton (in honor of the English, programs. We are working hard so (in memory of Buffy Noel) (in memory of Benji and Jeb, in honor Mr. and Mrs. Philip Jensen Art and Library Departments of FLHS) that all of our pets may live longer, of the doctors and staff at Olney-Sandy Marion Hamblett (in memory of Maria Long (in memory of Rusty) more disease-free lives. Springs Veterinary Hospital) Willy, Nancy, Elina M. Blais, Valentine, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Johnson (in memory of Bebe) Mr. and Mrs. Terry Ludwig A complete listing of our participating Patricia Duda Nebraska and John Kaelin) veterinarians and clinics is on pages 26–27. (in memory of Buster and Deckett) Caryl Handelman Cydney Johnson (in memory of Brinkley) Richard Auer (in memory of Wart, Mort and Myrle) David J. Dueland (in memory of Max, Cashew, Ginger, Joan Jonas (in memory of Zina) Riffle, Coffee, Arrow, Sophie and Sheba) Thomas Marino (in memory of Oscar) Margaret Dungan Mr. and Mrs. H. Wayne Jones Gifts May Be Made On Mr. and Mrs. Anthony J. Hannett (in memory of Chelsea, Pee Wee, (in memory of Buffett) Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Martin Our Web Site Lindsay, Black Cat and Gunther) (in memory of Red and Shadow) Margaret Jurmark (in memory of Millie and Jack) Ganon Harish In just a few minutes on your Debra Eldredge (in memory of Paradox, Faye, Sweet John Mascia computer you can make an on-line Constance Harris (in memory of Fellini) Pea, Jingles, Sammy and Albie) (in memory of Debby Simon) gift to the Baker Institute for Animal Luella Ellingwood (in memory of Daisy) Lila Kalnins (in memory of Simba) Susan Matheson Health in memory or in honor of a Claire Engle Corinne Harrison (in memory of Bailey’s English Dream) cherished pet or person. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kaman Gregory Matthei Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Evershed Carole Hawkes (in memory of Nick Mickelson) (in memory of Bailey) Dorothea Matthews (in memory of CH. Using our secure web server, you can (in memory of Rapheal and Winkey) Linda Karl (in honor of Angela Baldanza) Ha’Penny Horwood Woodstock) use your Visa, MasterCard, American Mr. and Mrs. Gary Farrell Douglas Hayes Express, or Discover to make a gift. (in memory of Jazz) Dennis and Ann Katz Mr. and Mrs. Everette Mayer (in memory of Hogan and Suzie) Visit us at bakerinstitute.vet.cornell. (in memory of Dudley) (in memory of Bailey, K.C.C. and B&W) Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Feidler III edu and select the Giving section. You Michael Healey John Kehoe (in memory of Boz) Diana McConnell will see a tab “Make an On-line Gift Mr. and Mrs. Jack Feintisch (in memory of Skye and Frisbee) Now.” Click here and complete the (in memory of Romeo) Sharon Henderson Fran King (in memory of Annie) on-line form. It’s that simple. Patrick McCord (in memory of Cassie) Chris and Red Ferry (in memory of Bella) John Hendricks (in memory of Brandy) Richard Kingdon If you would like to mail your gift, Sharron McDaniel (in memory of Coco) Nancy Frantz Paul Herbert Linda Kleet please send it to Jennifer Benson, (in memory of Toby, Amos and Andrew) (in memory of J.T. and Bertha) Maureen McDaniel (in memory of Reilly) Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Fraser Baker Institute for Animal Health, Barbara Herendeen (in memory of Mika) Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853. (in memory of Ben, Ruffles and Charlie, Louise Koetters Mr. and Mrs. Crane McDonald You can also make a gift by telephone in honor of Dr. Keith Richter) Diantha Hertzog (in memory of Sonny and Barney) (in memory of Mitzie and Ginger) (in memory of Barbara Bennett) to Jennifer at 607-256-5604 or by Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Garrett Margaret Kotek Patricia McHugh email at [email protected]. (in memory of Clifford and Charlie) Bonny and Brian Geitlinger Elizabeth Hess (in memory of Killin, Pele, Diane Kranz Lono, Kiwi, Zoe and Bit) (in memory of Josh) (in memory of Ruff and Mr. Bear) Rosemary McLaughlin (in memory of George A. Mitchell) Mr. and Mrs. Paul Ghaffari Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hesser Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Kreinheder (in memory of Chelsea, Edward, Ralph (in memory of Nicholas) Dr. and Mrs. Roderick Meier Davies, Tina, Baby and beloved Kitty) Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Krysiak Beverly Gidley (in memory of Sundae) Christopher Mesh (in memory of Ashes) Karen Hoehn Carol Lambert (in memory of Hannah) Brenda Giovanneillo (in memory of Scout and Benson) Judith Lang Larry Messner (in memory of Mandy) Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Giovannoli Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Hogan Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Langan Gail Miller (in memory of Kisco and Sam) (in memory of Simon, Peaches and Sam) (in memory of Sammy and Wylie) Mae Miller (in memory of Marilyn) Neal Glass (in memory of Jacques) Susan Holmes (in memory of Sasha, Muppet, Tucker and Bino) William Lange (in memory of Tucker, Deborah S. Mintz Stanley Glasser in honor of Stewart L. Ketchum, DVD) (in memory of Nutmeg) (in memory of Prof. Robert Foote) George Holmes (in memory of Henrietta Robinson Curtis) Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lauria Donna Mochi (in memory of Dusty) Alvin and Ellie Goldman (in memory of Sarge and Kookee) (in memory of Darrow, Bailey and Brody) Mr. and Mrs. Gary Montano (in memory of Sir Bailey Boy)

30 Mr. and Mrs. Gareth Morgan Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Scavelli John Thomas Ronald Willis (in memory of Jake) (in memory of Charlie) (in memory of Coco and Shadow) Pipestone Associates Gary Tokatlian Mary Anne Wilmot Carole Morrow Bonnie Schubel (in memory of Copper and Lottie) Mr. and Mrs. Edward Tory (in memory of Callie, in honor of Rick Pisani Priscilla Schummrick (in memory of Ricky) Richard Winey (in memory of Laddie, Thornwood Veterinary Hospital) (in honor of Judy and Fred Wilpon) (in honor of Dr. David McGee) Bow Bow and George) Lorili Toth (in memory of Newt) Mr. and Mrs. John Mosser Anne Plimpton Susan Schwinger WNY Federation of Hunting Dog Clubs (in memory of Thomas Wood Mosser, Matthew and Sarah Poggi Laura Trainor Ruth Preston Mosser and Scruffy) (in memory of Rugby) Rebecca Scroggins (in memory of Oscar) Eileen Wolin Mr. and Mrs. Brian Tureski Mr. and Mrs. John Murphy Jerome Pollitt Larry Shackman Edward Worden (in memory of Stub-ee) Mr. and Mrs. James Turner (in memory of P.K. and Rusty) Michael J. Pulizotto Shames Family Foundation (in memory of Kodi and Misty) Andrew Nadell (in memory of Charlie Shames) William Young Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Ray Mr. and Mrs. Paul Twining (in memory Paul Naintre (in memory of Elvis) (in memory of Ansel) Robert Shearer (in memory of Parker) of Ajax, Max and Carolyn Maguire) Wen Yuan Jodi Nankof (in memory of Burt, Teddy, Geraldine Rebescher Gladys Sheil David Tyrell (in memory of Jenny and Lois Zarembo (in memory of Whitby) Poonie and Shamrock O’Malley) (in memory of Sara Jane) Dr. Forest Davis) Shirwill Trim Shop Debra Ziegler (in memory of Jazzy) Roberta Needleman (in honor of Igor) Janet and Frank Redl Unified Waste Consultants Prof. and Mrs. Robert Zubaly (in memory of Alexandria) Georgann Siano (in memory of Fluffy) Mr. and Mrs. Steven Neitz (in memory of Krystal and Aragorn) (in honor of Richard P. Henry, DVM) Reliable Temps (in memory of Bailey) Pete Valdata (in memory of Dudley) Marguerite Neuhaus Mr. and Mrs. Barry Silverstein (in memory of Cotton) David Van Hart (in memory of Bailey) New Inn Kennels Rebecca Renaud Friends Fred Sindel (in memory of Babette) Elizabeth Vantine Mr. and Mrs. John Nicholl Mr. and Mrs. Peter Ricca (in memory of Mike and Holly) (in memory of Theresa and Khodi) Mr. and Mrs. Mark Slavinski Mr. and Mrs. Michael Vaughn Ron and Mary Jane (in memory of Charlie Brown) (in memory of Jessie, Charlie, Emma (in memory of Harry) Mr. and Mrs. Denton Nichols Mr. and Mrs. Steven Richman (in memory of Missy and Sheba) and Randy) (in memory of Dusty) Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Small Estelle and Phil Aaron (in memory of Beluga, Chaz, Wicket, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Vellone (in memory (in memory of Katherine) Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Norwood Sharlee and Guy Rodd Lacey and Ariel) of Friar Tuck and Nottingham) (in memory of Casey, Susie, Angel and (in memory of Sawyer and Flea) Kim Abplanalp Gracie) Dr. and Mrs. George Roff Mr. and Mrs. Donald Smith Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Vickers (in memory of Midnight and Chopper) (in memory of Max) (in memory of Mo Pierre and Spencer) Mr. and Mrs. Robert O’Connell John Rose and Carolyn Pedone Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Acton (in memory of Mabel) Joseph Solda (in memory of Amber) Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Vogl (in memory of Lexi) Dr. and Mrs. Richard Rosenberg (in memory of Benjamin) Mr. and Mrs. Ron Orr (in honor of Bendel and Cooper) Ron and Nanette Sorrentino Gerald Adamski and Rachel Zweighaft (in memory of Harry and Sebastian) (in honor of Dr. Paul Black) Beate von Stutterheim Virginia Adcook (in memory of Ginger) Lewis Rosenblum (in memory of Dana) Pacific Veterinary Center: Maria (in memory of Jealous Jelly) Robert Speiser Marie Adelmann Castiglione (in memory of Taters, Jacob, (in honor of Dr. Harold Zweighaft) Mr. and Mrs. Robert Walin (in memory of Duchess) Polly, Cowboy and Indian) Mr. and Mrs. Eduardo Rostenberg (in memory of Nena) Mr. and Mrs. Jim Stalzer Dr. and Mrs. Jonathan Walker Mort Adelson (in memory of Cleo) Joan Padilla (in memory of Frodo) Kenneth and Jill Rotondo Marion Steinberg Mr. and Mrs. David Walowitz Pat Adler Mary Lou Paletta (in memory of Sophie) (in honor of Dr. Steve C. 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31 Karen Allison and Elana Rich Sherry-Anne Baker Kevin Benson (in memory of Max) Gladys Broome (in memory of Sheba, Mr. and Mrs. James Cannistra (in memory of Douglas De Carlo) (in memory of Donnie and Holly) Ram Sing and Belle) (in memory of Mackie and Howie) Jay Berch (in memory of Sammy) Mindy Aloff James Ball (in memory of Butch) Carol-Ann Brown (in memory of Bru) Brenda Capacola Eric Bernabe (in memory of Butch) (in memory of Chitterling, in honor of (in memory of Miss Cotton) Denise Adel Brown Animal Kind Veterinary Hospital) Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Barbeau (in memory of Hunter) Greg Bernhardt (in memory of Otto) (in memory of Charme, Willow, Tiger, Carl Cappadona Lori Amatucci (in memory of George) Kayla and Sparky) Maxine Barber (in memory of Roxie) Harry Bernstein (in memory of Hyvan) Mr. and Mrs. Donald Capra Mr. and Mrs. Edward Ammann Karen Berson Helen Brubaker (in honor of Patsy and Peter Hollister) (in memory of Buttons and Binky) Mr. and Mrs. Philip Barcomb (in memory of Herbert Bandemer, DVM) (in memory of Jeremiah and Rusty) Doris Bryant John Capsouras Betty Anderson (in memory of Shannon) (in memory of Sambucca) Barbara Barthol Linda Best Mary Brytowski (in memory of Bailey and Moet) Douglas Anderson (in memory of Barbara Bennett) (in memory of Jim Kanealey) Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Caria (in memory of Nimrod) (in memory of Dillan) Diane Bartosik (in memory of Storm) Kathleen Biastoff Raymond Buck (in memory of Sneakers) Anita Andrews (in memory of Bailey) Kim Carlisle Richard and Robin Bascetta Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Biddle Larry Budion and Family (in memory of Gizmo) (in memory of Bruno and Tucker) Laura Andrews (in memory of Dutch) (in memory of Lily and Harry) Debbie Buglisi (in memory of Cody) Marianne Biondo and Cynthia Smith Teresa Usher Carlson Michele Andrews (in memory of Toby) Susan Bass Janet Bugosh (in memory of Janie Jones) (in memory of Dolly and Kiwi) (in memory of Casey) John and Marsha Andzans (in memory of Corky and Shelby) Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Bitter (in memory Marie Carmardella (in memory of Tyson and Nike) Sharon Battistelli Elizabeth Bullock (in memory of Spunker) (in memory of Cindy and Coley) Snickers, Ginger and Chelsea) Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Annese Francis Blanco Merry Bunting (in memory of Kelsey) Terry Carpenter (in memory of Max) (in memory of Brandy) Dr. and Mrs. Joshua Baum Pamela Blum and Richard Frumess Mona Burger (in memory of Ebbie) Christa Carrington Virginia Anoli (in memory of Henry) Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Baum (in memory of Jack and Sadie) (in memory of Chelsea) (in memory of Harley) Gayle Burgess Richard and Diana Anthony Carla Boatti (in memory of Patchuly and (in memory of Barbara Bennett) Mr. and Mrs. Walter Carroll (in memory of Jingles) Mr. and Mrs. William Baum Suni Maria Ann) (in memory of Barney) (in memory of Blackie) Emil Burgos (in memory of Hopey) Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Apatoff Calvin Bobseine (in memory of Mo) Sheila Carroll (in memory of Dozer) (in memory of Guinness) Mr. and Mrs. James Baxter Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Burke Michelle Bonomi-Huvala (in memory of Ace) Mr. and Mrs. Richard Castrianni George and Karen Aposporos Carole Bayer (in memory of Peaches) (in memory of Tasha) (in memory of Lucy) (in memory of Dylan and Bear) Alma Bush (in memory of Silkee) Christopher Bean (in memory of Tanner) JoAnn Bordeaux and Doug Whall Elizabeth Cauthers (in memory of Fluke) Evelyn Arcabascio Mr. and Mrs. William Bustard Brian Beaudin (in memory of Kibbi) (in memory of Scooby) Janet Celly (in memory of Snuggles) Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Arcesi Dr. and Mrs. Ahmet Becene Mr. and Mrs. Roger Bossert (in memory of Sierra) Frederick Butler (in memory of Minnie) Maryalice Chaifetz (in memory of Taz) Erica Bove (in memory of Jerry) (in honor of Leela Noronha’s research) Leslie Arluck (in memory of K.G.) 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33 Foundations Jane Dygert (in memory of BeBe, Dr. and Mrs. Jonathan Ferencz Robert Frederick (in memory of Spuds) Richard Girards Carmel, Jerry, Bridget and Sammy) (in memory of Emerson and Mostro) (in memory of Sammy Baker) The Albert C. 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34 Mr. and Mrs. Philip Griffith Shirley Hayden Mr. and Mrs. Keith Hoffman Irene Jeyowski Patsy Kei (in memory of Winston and Nick) (in memory of Ladie) (in memory of Leo Jeyowski) (in honor of Dr. Pamela Dumont) Mr. and Mrs. David Grimaldi (in memory of Ralphie) Tom and Grace Hayes (in memory of Jerry Hoffman Shelly Johannessen (in memory of Dr. and Mrs. Joel Keilson Newt, Cub, Leia and Nutmeg) Frankie and Magnolia Blues Addison) (in memory of Howard) Mr. and Mrs. Raoul Grossi Walter Hoffman (in memory of Morgan and Reggie) Mr. and Mrs. David Head Bob and Sandy Johnson Cindy Keith (in memory of Millie) Marie Holko (in memory of Pookie (in memory of Jake) (in memory of Barbara Bennett) Mr. and Mrs. Martin Gruber Holko and Kumo Guinta) (in memory of Sam Hart) Jodi Head (in memory of Molly) Mr. and Mrs. Everett Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Richard Keller Julie Holland (in memory of Rusty) (in memory of Cho Cho) (in memory of Buster) Alfred Gruhler Lois Head (in memory of Hans) Mr. and Mrs. Carl Holland (in memory of Gussie and Goldie) Janice Johnson Lois Kelley (in memory of Rolle) Anne Healey (in memory of Franzi) (in memory of Barbara Bennett) Dr. and Mrs. Gordon Grundy (in memory of Loretto Goulet) Lucia Kerr (in memory of Diana) Marilyn Hollenbeck Marion Johnson (in memory of Wings) Kathy Guissi (in memory of Asta) Mr. and Mrs. Michael Healy (in memory of Midnight) Lillian Keyes (in memory of Perry and Tanner) Mr. and Mrs. Robert Johnson (in memory of Coltrane and Dizzy) Anita Gurge (in honor of Bailey) JoAnn Holmes (in memory of Shadow) (in memory of Hudson) Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Hedrick Sharon Kiefer (in memory of Parker) Mr. and Mrs. Bob Gurka (in memory of Barbara Bennett) Susan Holmes (in memory of Parker) Sandra Johnson (in memory of Leto) (in memory of Bill and Diamond) Joan Kincy (in honor of Daisy) Janet Heinis Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hommel Christine Johnston Mr. and Mrs. John Hackett (in memory of Sasha, Muffin, Heidi, (in memory of Snoops and Louise) Jane King (in memory of Jane Doe) (in memory of Kodi) David Helfant Odine and Sandy) Sharon Julien (in memory of Zara) Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence King Dr. and Mrs. George Hahn (in memory Scott Hemenway Therese Hopper (in memory of Puddin) (in memory of Mollie) of Eppie, Brownie and Casey) Donna Jungenberg (in memory of Katy) Mr. and Mrs. Robert Henckel Joan Horak (in memory of Caleb) Barbara Kingsborough and Robert Doreen Haiduk (in memory of Romeo) (in memory of Sunny) Lucille Kaiser (in memory of Nellie) Beringer (in memory of Serendipity) Stephen Horecky (in memory of Cory) Mr. and Mrs. William Hake Deb Hendrickson and Pete Atwater Andrew Kalter (in memory of Molly) Marilyn Kipple John Hornyak (in memory of Tobie) (in memory of Jake) Joyce Kamanitz and Thomas Feldman Pamela Kirk and John Violette Mr. and Mrs. Jan Horowitz Barbara Haley (in memory of Abby) Mr. and Mrs. Craig Henrikson (in memory of Daisy) (in memory of Finnie) (in memory of Argus) (in memory of Fred) Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hall Myrna Kampner (in memory of Zemoria) Peter Kirk Horse Pharm International: John Miller (in memory of Lola) Nicole Herbert (in memory of Guiness) (in memory of Pepe) Laura Kaplan (in memory of Charlie) Ian Klassen (in memory of Spirit) Carol Halpern (in memory of Beaty) Mr. and Mrs. Joe Herman Ann and Andrew Karmin Edith Klein (in memory of Oberon) (in memory of Roxie) Amy Houbre (in memory of Webster) Mr. and Mrs. Jim Halter (in memory of Bailey) Mr. and Mrs. David Houser Mr. and Mrs. Donald Kling (in memory of Darrell M. Zazen) Phoebe Herman (in memory of Zoe) (in memory of Emmitt) Mr. and Mrs. Martin Karpenski (in memory of Alex) Ann and Doug Hamnes Cathrine Herndon (in memory of Jake) Susan Howard (in memory of Portia) Marianne Klotz (in memory of O.B.) (in memory of Little Dog and Big Dog) (in memory of Mandy) Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kasten Hudson Valley Boundaries, Dogwatch Mr. and Mrs. Jan Knepshield Candace Berman Haney and Richard Dorothy Hess (in memory of Cosmo) (in honor of Bruce and Joan Behrend) (in memory of Kayla) (in memory of Cody and Bear) Haney (in memory of Gunther) Mr. and Mrs. William Hess David Kaufman (in memory of Polo) Linda Hulse Mr. and Mrs. Robert Korabik Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Harrigan Mr. and Mrs. Michael Kaufman (in memory of Jeannie) (in memory of Max) Mr. and Mrs. Gregor Hetzel (in honor of Ruth Lee Brooks) Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hunt (in memory of Brooklyn) (in memory of Beau Bo) Marian Korosec (in memory of Sassy) Mr. and Mrs. Carl Harris Fran Hicks and Chris Manfredo William and Linda Kay (in memory of Frederick) Audrey Kotas (in memory of Murphy-Buddha Boy) Nadine Hunter (in memory of Maxi and Hunter) Steve Kayser (in memory of Bosco) Karen Harris Susan Kovach Janet Higgins (in memory of Betty and Ruby) Carla Kazanjian (in memory of Spring, (in memory of Alex and Patrick) Rita Hussey (in memory of McKenna) Maxwell and Ronan) Andree Kozaczek Mr. and Mrs. William Harris (in memory (in memory of Debby Simon) Lynn Higgins (in memory of Bumper) Mr. and Mrs. Pete Hutto of Cole, Crystal and Blondie Girl) (in memory of Jake and Norton) Tom and Carol Kazmark Mr. and Mrs. Gary Kraft Drew Hildebrand (in memory of Molly) Jill Harsin (in memory of Reese) (in memory of Millie Beatrix) Renee Idone (in memory of Junior) (in memory of Annie and Gretchen) Christopher Kearney Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kramer Elizabeth Hillwig Stefan Ilnitzki (in memory of Lenny) (in memory of Bustopher) Sean and Teresa Hart (in memory of Priscilla Irwin, DVM) (in memory of Winslow) Dianne Hinaris (in memory of Cooper) Barbara Isenberg (in memory of Magic) Mr. and Mrs. Charles Keast (in memory of Shiloh) Irma Krell (in memory of Lady) Jacquelyn Harvey (in memory of Duke) Helen Hinchcliffe Pamela Jacques and Bill Galpin (in memory of Gertie) Honor Keegan (in memory of Marco) Joanne and Steve Kril Doris Hattin (in memory of Ping) Gil Hint (in memory of Xena) (in memory of Jake and Chelsea) Susan Jahnke (in memory of Fergie) John Keegan Dorothy Hatton and Ann Fitzgibbon Klaus Hirnschal (in memory of Aly) Tracy Kroll (in memory of Rascal, in honor of Albina Janus (in memory of Archie) Wayne and Jacqui Keen (in memory of Peanut and Boomer) Dr. Mark Masucci) Joan Hirsch (in memory of Soli) (in memory of Leo) Mr. and Mrs. Peter Janus Maryanne Krzewicki Dorothy Hauk (in memory of Helga) Roslyn Hirst (in memory of Ruby) (in memory of Archie) Patrice Keenaghan (in memory of Polo) (in memory of Jill and Spanky) Susan Hauser George Hiza Mr. and Mrs. Donald Jayson A. Kumschick (in memory of Lara) (in memory of Lacey)

35 Agnes La Corte (in memory of Lucky) Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Liebowitz Kevin Mahaney (in memory of Edward) Cheryl Matteson (in memory of Shana) Elizabeth Mercer (in memory of Snowflake) Constance La Forgia Mark Lieto (in memory of Lucky) Kathleen and Francis Mahodil Barbara Matura (in memory of Sasha and Nickolaus) (in memory of Sirius and Buddie) Mr. and Mrs. John Mercurio Linda Liller (in memory of George, Linda and John Mauck (in memory of Barbara Bennett) Stephen Labate (in memory of Cisco) Smokey and Jaguar) Ryan Mahoney (in memory of Rascal) (in memory of Dutch Chocolate) Owen Messenger Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lacerda Victoria Lillicrapp (in memory of Scout) Dorothea Maibaum Carol Mawn (in memory of Lizzie) (in memory of Copper) Dolores LaFontaine Wendy Lindblom (in memory of Brandy, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Majewski Terry Maxfield Amee Messina (in memory of Prissy) (in memory of Brooke and Seal) Peaches, Bailey and Jilly) (in memory of Pride and Colette) Jack May Mr. and Mrs. Robert Metzdorf Irene and Wayne LaHullier Jami Linehan (in memory of Jake) Mona Malanga Mr. and Mrs. James Maynard (in memory of Ruba) (in memory of Dennis and Schnitzie) Cheryl Lines (in memory of BJ) Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Malett (in memory of Mason) Mr. and Mrs. Phil Meunier Lorraine Laken (in memory of Maggie) (in memory of Maxx) Virginia Lippa Judith Mazurkiewicz Mr. and Mrs. Robert Meunier Jack Lambert (in honor of Dr. Borzio and Dr. Salemine) Brenda Maloney (in memory of Leo) (in memory of Kerry and Piper) (in memory of Mao) (in memory of Jazz and Badger) Barbara C. Lippe (in memory of Angus) Evelyn Manca (in memory of Maxie) Megan Mazzulli (in memory of Bo-bo) Richard Meyer (in memory of Cody) Alisa Landry (in memory of T Boy) Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lisk Louis Mancuso (in memory of Tippy III) Robert McAllister Dr. and Mrs. Frederick Meyerowitz Mr. and Mrs. Richard Landry (in honor of Dr. Howard Rothstein) Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Mandato Marlene McBrier (in memory of Bruno) (in memory of Guffey) Patricia Lisowski (in memory of Caeser) (in memory of Joshi) Maria McCaffrey Mid-States Stock Dog Association Betsy Landsman (in memory of Cody, Marsha and Merv Lloyd Frances Mandel (in memory of Molly) (in memory of Barbara Bennett) Wilson and Denise Decco) Elizabeth McCarter (in memory of Vanessa) Kerri and Frank Maner (in memory of Marky) Barbara Miles Carol Lantiegne (in memory of Elle) Marianne Loffredo (in memory of Hudson) (in memory of Uzi and Quincy) Pamela McCarter (in memory of Toby) Barbara Larson (in memory of Bandit) (in memory of Charlie Brown) Mr. and Mrs. Mark Manfresca Mr. and Mrs. Randy Miles Diane and John McCarthy Eric Laubmeier Stephanie Londrigan (in memory of Lizzie) (in memory of Brody, Max and Bubba) (in memory of Dallas) (in memory of Lady and Samantha) Jayne Le Roux Mr. and Mrs. Michael Mangano Gina Militello (in memory of Tyson) Gary McCarthy (in memory of Buddy Boy) Lone Pine Kennel: Phyllis Roitsch (in memory of Nugget and Crystal) (in memory of Stone Ridge Seabee) Don, Donna and Cassie Miller (in memory of George and Charley) Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lechler Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mara (in memory of Lucy) Robert McCarthy (in memory of Killian) (in memory of Tasha) Louise Lopez (in memory of Duke of Mara) Don and Joan Miller Edith McCormick Cheryl Lee and Claire Anne Stefanucci Mr. and Mrs. Herb Loughery Stacey Marchak (in memory of Blackie) (in memory of Molly) (in memory of Bud and Bucca) (in memory of Harley and Moe) William and Emmanuel Marchak Susan McDaniel Jane Miller (in memory of Edward) (in memory of Duncan and Baby) Rosanna Lee Mr. and Mrs. William Lovelett (in memory of Maddy, Sheeba, Sparky, Joanne Miller (in memory of Muffin) (in honor of Angela Baldanza) (in memory of Cherry) Mrs. Lester Miller and Dierdre Maher) Janice McDonald (in memory of Sweet Pea and Norman Dashefsky) Dr. and Mrs. Keith Miller Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lefebvre Leslie Lowenthal Peter Marcus (in memory of Echo) (in memory of Trouble) (in memory of Balanchine and Dante) (in memory of Rudy and Mandy) Linda and Jim McGlen (in honor of Diane and Jerry Bluff) Leah Miller (in memory of Lady) Pepi Leids (in memory of Chip, Ezra, Dr. and Mrs. Harold Ludman Marilyn Marino Dakota, Benny and Bailey) (in memory of Opie and Ginko) (in memory of Arlene James) Elizabeth McGrade (in memory of Polly) Marcia Miller (in honor of Dr. James Burns and Staff) Frank Lelonek (in memory of Muffin) Barbara Lukas (in memory of Matilda) Kimberly Marrese Mr. and Mrs. William Mckinzie (in memory of Sherman) (in memory of Barbara Bennett) Marian Miller Dr. and Mrs. Richard Lennon Taasha Lundy (in memory of Zoli Bett (in memory of Nicki) and Cosmo Kramer) Charles Marshall (in memory of Archie) Jeanine McLaughlin Suzanne Miller (in memory of Nicke) Carolyn Lesseos Glenna Lunn (in memory of Jealousy) Karen Mason (in memory of Yelrah) Kathleen Mills (in memory of Riven) Lisa McNeece Donald Levin (in memory of Lady) Adrienne Lustig George and Karen Massorotti Sharon Mills (in memory of Fergie) (in memory of Taylor) Maureen McShane (in memory of Joe) Susan and Gary Levine Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Lynch Mr. and Mrs. Elliot Mininberg (in honor of Judy and Fred Wilpon) (in memory of Buffy, Molly and PJ) Mr. and Mrs. Allen Mastandrea John McSweeney (in memory of Buck) (in memory of Easy) (in memory of Maggie, Hildy and Sandy) Linda Levins (in memory of Chloe, in Marjorie MacAllister Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Melander Risa Mish (in honor of Lynne Williams) (in memory of Gizmo) Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Mastrapasqua honor of John and Terry Kiernan) (in memory of Cindy) Mae Marie Modifica (in memory of Pucky) Robert Lewandowski Annie Mack (in memory of Barnum) Irene Melander (in memory of Sam) (in memory of Axel) Mr. and Mrs. Richard Mastroianni (in memory of Morgan) Julie Moews (in memory of Kirby) Angela and David Mackintosh (in memory of Duncan and Brandy Lee) Mr. and Mrs. Michael Melerski (in memory of Cameo) Mr. and Mrs. Ted Lewinski (in memory of Kiley Henry and Maggie) Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Mogan Mr. and Mrs. James Matala (in memory of Marie Sarro) (in memory of Dusty) Thomas Mackowiak (in memory of Kasey and Libby) Darlene Melville (in memory of Miguel) (in memory of Lucky Morgan) Barbara Lewis (in memory of Alki) Diane Mogavero (in memory of Rosie) Jean Matala Barbara Mendelson Mr. and Mrs. Rod MacNeil Rita Lewis (in memory of Bess, Ruby, (in memory of Libby and Kasey) (in memory of Ronan) Mr. and Mrs. Terry Monahan (in memory of Phoenix) Taffy and Max) (in memoryof Shadow) Lolita Matczynski (in memory of Baby) Mr. and Mrs. Ricardo Menendez Mr. and Mrs. Eric Madura Phyllis Licari (in memory of Harley) (in memory of Snoopy) Angela Mondelli (in memory of Shelby) (in memory of Henry Guerin)

36 Barbara Mongelut Mr. and Mrs. Michael Newler Rita Oyola Mr. and Mrs. Roy Pisetsky Kennel Clubs (in memory of Precious) (in memory of Allie, Maverick, Rico (in memory of JoJo) and Kansas) Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Paczosa (in Australian Cattle Dog Club of Mr. and Mrs. John Montgomery memory of Candy Kiss) Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Pitre America (in memory of Jake) Mary Jane Newler (in memory of Sadie) (in memory of Cameo) Kathleen Paine (in memory of Willie, in Elmira Kennel Club Jane Moore (in memory of Moiseylein) honor of Bridgette) Edward Platt (in honor of Scruffy) Mr. and Mrs. Peter Nichols Finger Lakes Kennel Club Karen Moore (in memory of Makita) Mr. and Mrs. Robert Palazzolo (in Dr. and Mrs. Paul Podell Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Nickerson memory of Jake) (in memory of Bear) Greenwich Kennel Club Judy Moran (in memory of Tara) (in memory of Belle) Patricia Pargament (in memory of Melanie and Keith Poirier Mid-States Stock Dog Association Mr. and Mrs. Michael Moretti Mr. and Mrs. Richard Noe Venus) (in memory of Michael McDowell Smith) (in memory of Marilyn) (in memory of Tipper) Mid-Hudson Kennel Association Jean Parker (in memory of Sierra) Janine and Marlene Polito Joann and Gene Moroz Lisa Noel (in memory of Althea) (in memory of Maxwell Pieri) Olympic Kennel Club (in memory of Chestnut) M. Jean Parker Karen Nolan (in memory of Natasha) (in memory of Clementine, Patch, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Pollinger Ramapo Kennel Club Mary June Morrell Magee and Jack Gunning) (in memory of Kodi and Cinnamon) (in memory of Rufus and Daisy) Mr. and Mrs. Edward Norman WNY Federation of Hunting Dog Nancy Paschke and Mary Durlak Russell Pollinger Clubs Judith Morrison (in memory of Jolie) Mr. and Mrs. Michael Norman (in memory of Maxwell) (in memory of Cinnamon) (in memory of Virginia Allen) Stanley Morytko, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Frances Passafaro Lorraine Poore (in memory of Bucky) Mitchell Novick Mr. and Mrs. Robert Moulder (in memory of Sandy, in honor of Matching Gift Companies (in memory of Frosty and Tawny) Dr. Mandarino and staff of Park Ridge Jen Porter Mr. and Mrs. John Mueller Leonard Nowak (in memory of Teddy # Animal Hospital) Roger and Judith Powell Bank of America (in memory of Pookie) 2 & Teddy #3) Belgica Pastrana (in memory of Max and Alex) Bell-Carter Foods Dr. and Mrs. Michael Mulshine Mark Nye (in memory of Brewster) Holly Patrick Rimma Pozknyakova Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (in memory of Remy) (in memory of Sparky) Paula and Sean O’Brien (in memory of (in memory of Loretto Ann Goulet) Mr. and Mrs. George Mulvaney Computer Associates Inc. Simba) Natalie Patrico Mr. and Mrs. Santo Pratico (in memory of Max) (in memory of Blaze) GE Foundation Karen O’Connell (in memory of Happy) (in memory of Pee Wee and Gin) Mr. and Mrs. Robert Murphy IBM Susanne Patunas (in memory of Byron) Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Pretory (in memory (in memory of Buffy) Mr. and Mrs. Ray O’Connor (in memory of Barney, Chester and Gilbert) of Elmo and Bailey) Shirley Paul ING Foundation Ann Marie Murray Patricia Prezioso (in memory of Midget) Timothy O’Connor (in memory of (in memory of Barbara Bennett) Johnson & Johnson Ann Murray (in memory of Chaka and Via) Laura Price (in memory of C.J.) Mr. and Mrs. Henry Romeo) Serafino Pavone LandAmerica Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Patrick O’Farrell (in Karen Paxton (in memory of Cindy) Susan Priest (in memory of Casey) Helen Murray (in memory of Gracie) memory of Juliette) Microsoft Mr. and Mrs. Henry Pedersen Nancy Prifti (in memory of Sean) Mary and John Murray Christine O’Rourke (in memory of Felix) Unilever (in memory of Bear) (in memory of Honey) Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Provencher Christine O’Shea (in memory of Hunter) (in memory of Mulligan) Xerox Foundation Theresa Murray (in memory of Kelsie) Claire Pelle Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Oakes (in memory (in memory of Sassy and Cassie) Ann Bernadette Pryer Verizon Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Muto of Sage) (in memory of Milo) (in memory of Taz and Sam) Ann Marie Pember Emily Obern (in memory of Chulo) Thomas Quirk (in memory of Traveler) Candy and John Myers Mercedes Penalver Legacy Walk bricks: (in memory of Tippy) Patricia Offerman (in memory of (in memory of Mr. Bungle) Robert and Marcia Rachow (in memory Peaches) of Chloe and George L. Beagley) Doug Antczak Judy Myers (in memory of Dakota) Susan Penny (in memory of Jazzy) Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Ondayko (in memory Diane Perazzo (in memory of Mushu) Linda Radulich (in memory of Spike) Donna Baumer Charles Nardino of Roxy, Elsa, Duncan and Chase) (in memory of Buster and Bridget) Noelle Perry (in memory of Dozer) Mr. and Mrs. Richard Raffa Jane Miller Eleanor Opolinsky (in memory of Riva) (in memory of Randy) Sandra Nardone Francis Person, Jr. Sara Sparkowski Emily Orben (in memory of Chulo) William Raldiris (in memory of Sandy) Mr. and Mrs. Elby Nash (in memory of Angus, Starr and Jesse) Harold Zweighaft (in memory of Max) Judy Orena (in memory of Peanuts) Claudine Peters (in memory of Droopy) Ramapo Kennel Club (in memory of Phoebe R. Wolff) Katherine Nathan Robert Ortman Mr. and Mrs. Gary Petersen (in memory of Maggie) Sumant and Kavitha Ranade Mr. and Mrs. Robert Nelson Arthur Osborne (in memory of Ozzie) (in memory of Dexter) (in memory of Bruno and Cocoa) Mr. and Mrs. Larry Osterberg (in Louise Phillips (in memory of Miss Ashley) Ranch Entertainment Inc. Karen Nenni-Quaranto memory of Gucci and Magic) (in memory of Barbara Bennett) (in memory of Missy) Carol and Fernando Picorelli Sandra Oteri (in memory of Pogie) Minnie Randall (in memory of Pilat) Jeannette and Paul Neveu (in memory of Bear Paws) Jill Otto (in memory of Stache) (in memory of Nana) Ron and Pat Pilling (in memory of Blaze) Jackie Randour Robert and Bernadette Outwater (in (in memory of Sassie Shannon Bell) memory of Emily Belle)

37 Ranney Farms (in memory of Daisy) Rona Rosenberg Christian Schick Carol and Larry Shapiro (in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Smith (in memory of Bambi and Howard) Kali and Jack) (in memory of Luna and Amber) Mr. and Mrs. Subhakar Rao David and Paula Rossi (in memory of Qristy) (in memory of Hoss) Pamela Schider (in memory of Jean Paul, Judith Shapiro (in memory of Madeline) Mr. and Mrs. Terry Smith in honor of Darla) (in memory of Lulu) Judith Rapp Sylvia Rossi (in memory of Spritz) Veronica and Leonard Sharkey (in Charlotte Schiffman memory of Princess) James Sneddon (in memory of Brandy) JoBeth Rath Mr. and Mrs. Frank Roth (in memory of Shuku) (in memory of Logan) Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Shaver (in Mr. and Mrs. Robert Snedeker Constance Reed (in memory of Buttons, Barbara Schildhorn (in memory of memory of Heidi and Buffy) (in memory of Terry Bunnell and Sammi) Butterscotch and Georgia) Vivian Roufeh (in memory of Brandy) Sweetheart, Tonchie and Rari) Terry and Dee Dee Shaw (in memory of Julie Snell Ida M. Reeder Mr. and Mrs. James Rowe Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Schlissel Jenny, Bentley, Oreo and Jenny) Mr. and Mrs. Frank Snyder (in memory (in memory of Max and Brandy) (in memory of Fanner) (in memory of Chelsea and Wiggle Butt) William Shea (in memory of Mandy) of Brandy, Gentleman Jim and Bo) Stephanie Regensburg Patricia Roy (in memory of Mocha) Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schmidt Irene and David Snyder (in memory of Kobi) (in memory of Shadow) Mr. and Mrs. John Shea (in memory of Elizabeth Rubach Sasha) (in memory of R.J.) Phyllis and Jerry Regnaud (in memory of Gunner) Sally Schmoll (in memory of Newton) (in memory of Tigger) Hildy and Marc Sheinbaum (in memory Marilyn Snyder Darlene Rubenstein Richard Schneider (in memory of Bitsy) of Dakota) (in memory of Big Bertha) Mr. and Mrs. Edward Reilly (in memory of Bowzer and Fuzzy) (in memory of Rosie) Mr. and Mrs. Robert Schneider Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Shell (in memory Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Snyder Ana Rubiano of Oscar) Ken Reinman (in memory of Ranger) Lisa Schorr (in memory of Lucy) Rochelle Soble (in memory of Merlin) Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Ruggiero Doris Lee Shenk-Huber Donna Reuthe (in memory of Chloe) (in memory of Maggie) Alice Schreibman (in memory of Zoi) Mr. and Mrs. Rocco Sollecito Kenneth Shepard (in memory of Fudge) Valerie Riccardi Mary Beth Rusin and Magic River Vizslas James Schriber (in honor of Smoke) (in memory of Heidi and Princess) (in memory of Crater and Amber) Lisa and Ross Sheridan (in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Joel Solomon (in memory Kathryn Schroeder Martha Stewart and Minnie) of Monster, Scooter Pie and Roxie, in Laverne Rich (in memory of Madison, Peter Rustin Donnie Schuler (in memory of Charlie) honor of Joy and Stanley Mandel) Rikki and Annie) (in memory of George, Casey and Nike) Susan Sherman (in memory of Tiffany, Judith Schultz Molly, Lulu, Sido and Whitney) Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Solomon Lisa Rich and Family Patrick Ryan (in memory of Spunky) (in memory of Tom and Geri) (in memory of Jake) (in memory of Duke) Mr. and Mrs. Arnie Sholovitz (in Eugene Ryscavage (in memory of Spots) Laura Schuster memory of Duncan) Lucille Soto Maryellen Riche (in memory of Casey) (in honor of Angela Baldanza) Tom Ryther (in memory of Pug) (in honor of Angela Baldanza) Mr. and Mrs. Richard Siegel Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Ricker (in memory Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sciame Linda Southworth (in memory of Faye) of Misty, Benson and Irish Whiskey) Michael Sabatino, Jr. and Robert Mr. and Mrs. Larry Simmons (in memory Voorheis (in memory of Sam) (in memory of Cassie and Max) of Maxie) Robert Sowers Mr. and Mrs. Jay Riedinger Domenica Scimeca (in memory of Noel) (in memory of Rosie, Buffy and Fox) (in memory of Joy) Millie and Gabe Saland Mr. and Mrs. Philip Simonetti (in (in memory of Sheba) Mr. and Mrs. Craig Scott memory of Zook) Mr. and Mrs. Onofrio Spampinato Mildred Riley-Dorion (in memory of Sylvester) David Salmon (in memory of Jack) Bridget and Ed Simovich (in memory of Sara Ring (in memory of Jacquot of Plattekill) Carol Sebastian Tiger and Buster) Donna Sparks (in memory of Momo, (in memory of Barbara Bennett) Piglet, Max and Jerry Barr) Mr. and Mrs. Pete Sama (in memory of Harley Jack) Robert Simpson Mr. and Mrs. David Rivet (in memory of Buddy) Lynn Speer Margaret Seeley Linda Siple (in memory of Otto) Mr. and Mrs. James Robbins Anne Samoska (in memory of Nikki) (in memory of Sheridan) (in honor of Dr. Richard Schwalb) (in memory of Sandy) Marcia Sippil (in memory of Shayna) Therese Sansone and Stuart Fisher Barbara Seiden (in memory of Bailey) Mr. and Mrs. John Spenader Mr. and Mrs. James Robinson (in memory of Cappuccino) Sitting Pretty Petsitting: Paula Cutcomb (in memory of Major and Pugsley) Chris Seidner (in memory of Holly) (in memory of Keesha) (in memory of Mikayla, Holly, Alekos, Mr. and Mrs. John Sartoris Dot Spencer (in memory of Leia) Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Seiford Bear and Jenny) Mr. and Mrs. Richard Rodgers (in memory of Shiver and Pepe) (in memory of Pervis) Marcia Spencer (in memory of Buster) Carol Sklarsky (in memory of Luke) Mr. and Mrs. Robert Scancella (in memory of Jake Newell) Anna Seits (in memory of Petey) Debra Roe and Roseanne Murphy (in memory of Toby) Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Slaninka (in Mary Ellen Spennacchio (in memory of Paul C. Wolters) memory of Bear) Virginia Scarpino (in memory of Brandy) Pam Selden (in memory of Helen Clement) (in memory of Eloise, Libby and Curry) Mr. and Mrs. Robert Romanowski Carrie Smith and David Murray (in Mr. and Mrs. John Scarpitti Mr. and Mrs. Austin Sperbeck Denise Sellin (in memory of Pedro) memory of Hannah) John Romansky (in memory of Barney) (in memory of Butch) (in memory of Beauty and Max) Thelma Sells Gertrude Smith (in memory of Mary W. Loretta and Bill Spittle Richard Ronan (in honor of Dr. Clark) Mr. and Mrs. William Schaefer Harvey) (in memory of King) (in memory of Barbara Bennett) (in memory of Tiger Lily and Spencer) Rosemarie Ronchini (in memory of Billie) Mr. and Mrs. James Smith (in memory Mr. and Mrs. George Schak Vera Selvaggio (in memory of Simba) Kim and Michael Spolarich Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Rosen of Pupper) (in memory of Luther) Linda Sepe (in memory of Dutch) (in memory of Lucy and Ollie) Kathleen Smith (in memory of Sasha) Linnea Scheck Mansukh Shah Mr. and Mrs. Robert Srubas Marvin Rosenberg Lynette Smith (in honor of Terry Smith) (in memory of Clarice) Barbara Scheffler (in memory of Wilma) Mr. and Mrs. Jack Shanahan Mr. and Mrs. Richard Rosenberg (in memory of Reilly) Marjorie Smith (in memory of Mary) Michelle St. James (in memory of Maggie, Celienan Mr. and Mrs. Mark Scher (in memory of Monte) Guillory and Sheba) (in memory of Grizzly) Elizabeth Shankin Mary and Calvin Smith (in memory of Buddy)

38 Alan and Diane St. Martin (in memory Dr. and Mrs. Frank Takacs Mr. and Mrs. Gary Van Deursen Lisa Weiss and John Plunkett Esther Woltz (in memory of Sadie) of Aldo, Helen Lucille and Arthur) (in memory of Jasmine) (in memory of Missy) David and Jessica Wells Bonita and Todd Woodring (in memory Mr. and Mrs. Howard Stackpole Sue and Tojo Taney (in memory of Rhonda) Doug and Amy Van Tassell (in memory of Prescious) of Wiley, Silvano and Stormy) (in memory of Ginger and Stoney) (in memory of Rorey) Mr. and Mrs. Richard Tannenbaum Mr. and Mrs. James Welsch Donna Wright Debby and Meadow Stahman (in memory of Baci) Mr. and Mrs. Russell Van Wetering (in memory of Sporty) (in memory of Cassie, Fred and Molly) (in memory of Mary J. McDonald) (in memory of April Chaos) Mr. and Mrs. David Taylor Frances Werthman Mr. and Mrs. James Wright Susan Stanco (in memory of Charlie) (in memory of Honey and Brandy) Jacqueline and Jim VanLoan (in memory of Loretto Goulet) (in memory of Jessy) Mr. and Mrs. Martin West Rosemary Stanfield Ruth Taylor (in memory of Cubby, in (in memory of Beau) Deborah Yates (in memory of Lady) (in memory of Basha, Nikki and Charlie) honor of Dr. Jeffrey French and the staff Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Vaughan Mr. and Mrs. George White Steven Yellen (in memory of Bogey) at Cape Anne Veterinary Hospital) (in memory of Rosabella and Ming) (in memory of Snoopy and Snickers) Mr. and Mrs. Leo Staroselsky Mr. and Mrs. Robert Yonkers Stacey Teixeira (in memory of Shadow) Steven and Bambi Venezia (in memory of Diesel) (in memory of Dusty) (in memory of Jax) Martha White (in memory of Lucy) Dr. and Mrs. Durward Starr Mr. and Mrs. Chester Tekieniewski Mr. and Mrs. Ron White Mr. and Mrs. George Young (in memory of Mac) Felicia Villari (in memory of Mick) Mr. and Mrs. Ken Steadman (in honor (in memory of Oscar) (in memory of Bear) of Dr. Richard Esherick and Staff) Jill and Bob Ten Eyck Brian Visokay (in memory of Thumper, Mr. and Mrs. Stephen White Robert Young (in memory of Toto) (in memory of Duke, Cricket and Lucky) Tulip, Clarence and Topper) (in memory of Lily, Oscar and Sasha) Barbara Steffensen (in memory of Leo, Roxanne Young (in memory of Martha in honor of Ralph Hersom) Cliff and Ginger Terry Jo Ann Vitale Susanna White (in memory of Patsy) L. Allen, Corinne Cannan and Watson) (in memory of Sage) Joan Stegman Jill and Larry Vogel Mr. and Mrs. Thomas White Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Zadrosny (in memory of The Skipper) Sherri Tessitore (in memory of Scooter) (in memory of Roxie and Baby) (in memory of Nick) (in memory of Chester) Carl Steike (in memory of Dingo) Sylvia Thomas Deborah Vogel (in honor of Roundout Debbie Whiting (in honor of Panda) Mr. and Mrs. James Zanella (in memory of Tomo and Shinju) Valley Veterinary Associates) Christine Steinberg (in memory of Pina) (in memory of Heather) Janet and Marvin Whitman (in memory Peter Thompson (in memory of Ivy) Kim Vukov and Geri Epstein Margaret Zajaczkowski Adelaide Stella (in memory of Otis) of Casey, Rusty and Jerimiah) (in memory of Llilihamer Hope Stella) William Thomson (in memory of Sissy) (in memory of Ginger) Ellen Wade (in memory of Ashrei) Larry and Tawn Whittemore Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery Stern (in memory Jessica Thorpe (in memory of Sidney, (in memory of Alexandra Pearl) Mr. and Mrs. Michael Zak (in memory of Fluffy, Lulu, Katie, Mookie and Torrie) Boots, Pebbles and Howie) Larry Wahler (in memory of Max) of Max, in honor of Dr. Ripberger) Frances Whittles (in memory of Ollie) Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Stevenson Claire Tierney and Ben Piteo Mr. and Mrs. Craig Wakeley Mr. and Mrs. Jack Zakim (in memory Charles and E. Barbara Wiggins (in memory of Viper) of Teddy, Sammy, Klondike and Rosie) Margaret Stiff James Walberg and Joshua Smirin Winthrop Wilcox (in memory of Abby) Karen Lee Tobey (in memory of Brandie) (in memory of Birdie) Mr. and Mrs. Edward Zamory Lyman Stinson Dawn Wildrick-Cole (in memory of (in memory of Kashi and Saffire) (in memory of Patch, Ditto and Precious) Patricia Tolchin (in memory of Igor) Stephen Waldrop (in honor of Angela Baldanza) Belle) Patti Zellmer (in memory of Molly) Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stoll Mr. and Mrs. Howard Toomay Lynda Wilkie (in memory of Hudson) (in honor of Karen McCarney) (in memory of Barbara Bennett) Dayl Walker (in memory of Buddy) Mr. and Mrs. Michael Zenobia Joanne Willcox (in memory of MacDuff) (in memory of Bart and Urs) Shirley Stratton Patricia Townsend (in memory of Buddy) Janice Wallinger (in memory of Urban) (in memory of Jay Stratton and Sheba) Anne and Michael Willenborg Linda and Andrew Zeswitz Nanette Tramont Jean Walters (in memory of Niko and Bauer) (in memory of Star) Mr. and Mrs. John Strollo (in memory of Duchess) Byron Wampler and Lawson Waring (in memory of Meg and Sapphire) Deborah Williams David Zibura (in memory of Tracy) Lois and Nutmeg Trask (in honor of Fay Fayerman) (in memory of Midnight) Arlene Sturm (in memory of Mike) (in memory of Splash) Randy Zicht (in memory of Winslow) Samantha Wang Mr. and Mrs. Edward Williams Roy Sumfleth Mr. and Mrs. John Turner (in honor of Angela Baldanza) Eileen Zigman (in memory of Luka) (in memory of Buddy and Midnight) (in memory of Schoena) Melinda Sunnarborg Betsey Warne (in memory of Elmo) Beth Zils (in memory of Desmo) Jeanne Williams (in memory of Rudy) Michelle Turner Debe Sutherland (in honor of Sukie) Janice Washburn (in memory of Molly) Patricia Zingale Jess and Mary Williams John Tuyn (in memory of Zoe) Rita Zorc Thomas Sweeney (in memory of Buddy) (in memory of Duffy and Meisha) Deborah Waters Megan Williams (in memory of Piggy) Judie Zuber (in memory of Champ) Elizabeth Swenson Karen Tyler (in memory of Norman) William Watkins (in memory of Laddy I, (in memory of Rambo and Frosty) Laddy II, and in honor of Laddy III) Pauline Williman (in memory of Wofat) Selma Zucker (in memory of Trapper Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Tyminski Christine and Ian Swift Carolyn and Frank Watson and Schatz) (in memory of Nissan) Ronald Winfield (in memory of Tela) (in memory of Phoebe Regio Wolff) (in memory of Loretto Goulet) Dana Zwanziger (in memory of Charlie) Anne and Steve Udell: Marilyn Szymanowski Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Weed Happy Tails Pet Care Shellie and Dean Winkler Mr. and Mrs. Edward Zwick (in memory of Coco) (in memory of Diva) (in honor of Honey) (in memory of Baron) Mr. and Mrs. John Usuriello Mr. and Mrs. Chester Szymkuc Geraldine Weeks (in memory of Zeus) Susan Winnick (in memory of Zook) Dr. and Mrs. Carl Zymet (in memory of Reese) William and Emily Weierstall Donna Vale (in memory of Dallas) Joan Winoker (in memory of Gizmo) Mr. and Mrs. Philip Tabor (in memory of Persey) (in memory of Siggy, Winston and Max) Mr. and Mrs. Paul Valentine Lisa Weigand (in memory of Tiny) Roger Wissman (in memory of Mandy) Gail Taddeo (in memory of Bailey) Paula Vallee (in memory of Baby) Doris Weiss (in memory of Rosebud) Thomas Witt (in memory of Big Dog)

39 Dear donors and friends, Dear friends, Nothing brings comfort like the unconditional love of a dog, a For so many of us—individuals and institutions—2008 commenced with a wave of cat, or any other cherished pet. In their eyes, we are the most optimism, only to diffuse, and test our spirits in the last four months of the year. Despite important people in the world—at least for that moment while the global economic crisis that ensued (and lingers yet), the Baker Institute stands firm in we are near the treat jar. our commitment to basic and applied research for the benefit of our pets. We all know the depth of feeling we have for our pets, and that Cancer, genetics, fertility, infectious disease, virology, wildlife conservation—even blind- they have for us. That’s what makes us animal lovers—a breed ness: these are the domain of Baker Institute study. As you have learned in this report, unto our own. In earnest, I am happy to say that every time I am scientific questions often lead to ever more and intriguing questions. But, although the attending a dog show, an Institute event, or just corresponding Baker Institute may be described as an impressive research campus, it is no ivory tower; on the phone or via e-mail with one of you, I know that we con- the results of our study have real-world, practical applications today, as well as far-reach- nect and understand each other, because of our shared affection ing promise for the future of both animals and people. for these creatures. Let me tell you, it’s a great feeling to be sur- Consider, for instance, Twilight, the superstar of Doug Antczak’s research herd, and rounded by such like-minded people! living source of the horse genome map. Or, Lancelot, the dog cured of congenital night As I write, another Thanksgiving holiday has passed, and we all blindness through the application of gene therapy developed by Greg Acland. Or future have so much to be grateful for. At the top of my list are the generations of miniature schnauzers who, through a genetic test developed in Vicki wonderful, generous donors who support the Baker Institute. Meyer-Wallen’s lab, may be spared from a syndrome causing male dogs to develop You might expect such sentiment from a development officer, uteruses. Or the people of eastern Zambia, who—right now—though the insight and but read the stories in this report and be assured: our esteemed outreach from Alex Travis’s lab—are rearing healthier livestock for better nutrition, faculty, superb graduate trainees, exceptional undergraduate increased income, and reduced poaching of wild species. students and technicians, who conduct research on animal health The breadth of the research, and the range of its impact, is astounding. But the mission issues, are grateful to you too. Scientists, administrators, support is made possible only through your giving—our giving. staff and—above all—the animals, are willfully and forever in- debted to you. Your loyal support, through gifts great and small, In an age like no other, your generosity and loyalty earns our deepest thanks. reaps a harvest beyond measure. It is often said that “the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.” At the Baker Institute, we are not truly whole without you. As champions of our cause to improve the health of animals, your support—financial and otherwise—sustains us David Behnke in every way. Advisory Council Vice Chair Thank you so very much.

Lynne S. Williams Director of Development Richard Henry, DVM and Public Affairs Advisory Council Chair

40 Competitive Research Grants (44%) Endowment Income (23%) Private Donations (12%) College Support (12%) Indirect Cost-Return (7%) Other Sources (2%)

Financial Summary 2008

2008 Revenue 2008 Expenses

Competitive Research Grants (44%) Endowment Income (23%) Private Donations (12%) College Support (12%) Research (77%) Indirect Cost-Return (7%) Infrastructure Support (16%) Other Sources (2%) Administration (7%)

Revenue Summary Expense Summary

• Close to 45% of our income comes from competitive research grants. • More than 75% of our budget continues to be directed towards our research programs, which allows us to maintain a leadership position in • The percent of endowment income was less in 2008, compared to recent both basic and applied research for companion animals. years, as our grant funding increased. • In 2008, we used about 15% of our research budget to enhance and • Private donations are gifts from individuals, veterinary practices, kennel complement our research programs funded by competitive research clubs, foundations and corporations. grants. • College support represents funds from the College of Veterinary Medicine • Infrastructure costs were slightly higher in 2008, compared to recent for faculty salaries. years, because we renovated the administrative space for our support • Indirect costs represent the non-research expenses associated with staff. In total, however, we spent less than 25% of our budget on Research (77%) conducting research at Cornell. This usually increases when grant support support costs such as building maintenance, utilities, administrative and increases. Infrastructure Support (16%) public affairs staff and programs. Administration (7%) • Other sources represent miscellaneous income, such as royalties.

41 David Behnke (Vice Chair) Gerry Hickey, MVB, PhD Margaret A. Reed, PhD Baker Institute Advisory Council Washington, Connecticut Westfield, New Jersey Wilton, Connecticut Managing Partner Director, Regulatory Affairs Canine Training and Behnke Doherty & Associates, LLC Merck Research Laboratories Behavior Services, LLC

Joanne M. Bicknese, William J. Kay, DVM Philip Reilly, MD DVM, MS, ELS Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania Concord, Massachusetts The Baker Institute Advisory Council is comprised Cream Ridge, New Jersey Hickory Veterinary Hospital/ Emeritus Chairman of the Board of scientists and veterinarians at the forefront of Principal Documentation Director Pennsylvania Veterinary Specialists Interleukin Genetics, Inc. Bristol-Meyers Squibb Andrew G.C. Sage II the animal and human health worlds. It also in- Research and Development Joseph Kinnarney, DVM, MS Wilson, Wyoming Reidsville, North Carolina cludes devoted pet owners, accomplished dog and Sarah Rockefeller Bogdanovitch, horse breeders, exhibitors, and dog trainers and Emerita General Veterinary Practitioner Sara Sanders, DVM Paul Smiths, New York Reidsville Veterinary Hospital, Inc. Pittsford, New York behaviorists, a number of whom are Cornell Uni- Associate Professor of Forestry Darlene L. Klein General Veterinary Practitioner Paul Smiths College Mendon Village Animal Hospital versity and College of Veterinary Medicine alumni. Ithaca, New York Albert C. Bostwick Mary Sloane They provide invaluable guidance, financial sup- Robert Marshak, DVM port, and assistance to the director and staff of the Aiken, South Carolina Emeritus Weston, Connecticut Newtown Square, Pennsylvania Institute, ensuring that our research programs, fa- Philip B. Carter, PhD Dina Tresnan, DVM, PhD, Raleigh, North Carolina Dean Emeritus/Professor Emeritus Diplomate ACVM University of Pennsylvania Old Lyme, Connecticut cilities, and outreach are not only the best possible Professor Emeritus of Microbiology today, but that we have the knowledge and insight and Immunology Frederick A. Murphy, DVM, PhD, Director, Safety and Risk Management North Carolina State University Pfizer, Inc. to prepare the Institute for the future. MD (hc), DSc (hc) Galveston, Texas Ezra Cornell Judith Wilpon Ithaca, New York Department of Pathology Frost Creek Farm The University of Texas Lattingtown, New York President Medical Branch Cornell Pochily Investment Jan Witkowski, PhD Advisors, Inc. Roy V.H. Pollock, DVM, PhD Cold Spring Harbor, New York Emeritus Richard P. Henry, DVM (Chair) Ithaca, New York Executive Director, Banbury Center Dix Hills, New York Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Chief Learning Officer Past Director and Fort Hill Company Chief Executive Officer Scott, Henry, & Rosen, P.C. Gene M. Pranzo, Esq. Deer Park Animal Hospital New York, New York President Dorothy Russell Havemeyer Foundation, Inc.

42 Faculty, Staff and Student Directory Laboratory of Immunology Maria Valeria Fabre Brenda Werner of Animal Models of Postdoctoral Associate: Research Support Specialist: MD, University of Buenos Aires Infectious Diseases BS, Cornell University; MSCIT, (Argentina) Regis University Susana Mendez Andrew Moorhead Assistant Professor of Immunology Postdoctoral Associate: Genetics and and Infectious Diseases: PhD, Cornell University Reproductive Biology Administration Karin Hoelzer DVM, PhD, University Complutense Lisa K. Blum Post-DVM PhD Candidate: of Madrid The Albert C. Bostwick Foundation Douglas F. Antczak DVM, Hannover Veterinary School PhD Candidate: Laboratory: Canine Hip Dysplasia Director and Dorothy Havemeyer (Germany) Meleana Hinchman BS, Cornell University and Osteoarthritis McConville Professor of Equine Lab Manager: Nebiat Gebreselassie George Lust Medicine: Christian Nelson BS, Cornell University PhD Candidate: Professor of Physiological BA, Cornell University; PhD Candidate: BS, Cornell University; PhD, Lu Huang BS, Salem College Chemistry: VMD, University of Pennsylvania; PhD Candidate: Cornell University (1/09) Lucille F. Gagliardo BS, University of Massachusetts; PhD, Cambridge University (UK) BS, Zhejiang University, China Research Technician: PhD, Cornell University Joseph E. Bennett Karla M. Stucker DVM/PhD Candidate: Wenhui Wu BS, Southhampton College Facilities Manager: Postdoctoral Associate: Laboratory of Epigenetics AALAS accreditation BS, Cornell University; DVM, Cornell University (5/08) MD, Bengbu Medical College Laboratory of Virology: and Reproductive Biology Jane M. Miller (China) Feline Caliciviruses Scott A. Coonrod Administrative Manager: Virginia Scarpino and Mammalian Research Technician: Associate Professor of Epigenetics BS, MPS, Cornell University Laboratory of Orthoreoviruses BS, Edinboro State College; MA, Immunoparasitology and Reproductive Biology: Lynne S. Williams SUNY College at Geneseo BS, MS, PhD, Texas A&M University John S. L. Parker Director of Development Susan K. Bliss and Public Affairs: Wendy S. Weichert Assistant Professor of Virology: Rui Kan Research Support Specialist: Sr. Research Associate: BVMS, University of Glasgow Research Associate: BA, Seton Hill College; BA, Lawrence University; DVM, MA, Slippery Rock University BS, Cornell University (Scotland); PhD, Cornell University BS, MS, Inner Mongolia University PhD, Cornell University (China); PhD, Chinese Academy of Louis G. Hom Diana Douglas (nee Brunsman) Sciences (China) Research Units Equine Genetics Center: Postdoctoral Associate: Research Technician: BA, Cornell University; PhD, Brian Cherrington Equine Immunology BS, Truman State University Infectious Diseases and University of California-Berkeley Postdoctoral Associate: Douglas F. Antczak PhD, Colorado State University Immunology Dorothy Havemeyer McConville Leadership and Training Jae-Won Kim Professor of Equine Medicine: Initiatives Postdoctoral Associate: Eric Morency Albert C. Bostwick Laboratory of BA, Cornell University; VMD, BSc, MSc, Yonsei University Postdoctoral Fellow: Molecular Biology: Canine and University of Pennsylvania; PhD, Douglas D. McGregor (Korea); PhD, North Carolina State PhD, University Claude Bernard Feline Parvoviruses Cambridge University (UK) Director of Leadership and Training University-Raleigh Lyon (France) Colin R. Parrish Leela Noronha Initiatives: Susanne Moessmer Xuesen Zhang John M. Olin Professor of Virology: Post-DVM PhD Candidate: BA, MD, University of Western PhD Candidate: Postdoctoral Associate: BSc, Massey University (New ScB with Honors, Brown University; Ontario; D.Phil., Oxford University MS, Technical University Munich BA, MSc, Dalian Medical University Zealand); PhD, Cornell University DVM, Virginia-Maryland Regional (Germany) (China); PhD, Chinese Academy of Laboratory of Mucosal Sciences (China) Sang-Bom (Michael) Lyi College of Veterinary Medicine Robert J. Ossiboff Research Associate: Immunity, Nematodes and DVM/PhD Candidate: Boram Kim Donald C. Miller Immunoparasitology PhD, Cornell University Research Support Specialist: BS, Loyola University; PhD Candidate: Laura B. Goodman Cornell University PhD, Cornell University (1/09) BS, Yonsei University, Seoul Judith A. Appleton University (Korea) Postdoctoral Associate: Christina Costa Alfred H. Caspary Professor of Meagan L. Wisniewski BS, University of Michigan at Ann Research Technician: Immunology: PhD Candidate: John L. McElwee Arbor; PhD, Cornell University BS, SUNY at Buffalo BS, Indiana University; MS, PhD, BS, University of North Carolina- PhD Candidate: Carole E. Harbison University of Georgia Charlotte; PhD, Cornell University BS, Binghamton University DVM/PhD Candidate: (1/09) BS, Oberlin College

43 Lynne J. Anguish Julie Jordan Ben E. Sheffy Gail M. Sullivan Elsa Garcia Research Support Specialist: Research Technician: Caspary Professor of Nutrition, Department Safety Representative: 2008 Leadership Program, Bliss BS, University of New Hampshire; AS, Tompkins-Cortland Community Emeritus: AAS, SUNY Agricultural and Laboratory MS, University of Guelph (Canada) College BS, MS, PhD, University of Wisconsin Technical College at Canton; BA, Anna Heymer Ashley Palmer SUNY College at New Paltz 2008 Leadership Program, Parker Research Technician: Laboratory of Administrative Support Edward H. Thompson, Jr. Laboratory Reproductive Biology BA, Wellesley College Jennifer L. Benson Laboratory Attendant Jennifer Irving Christopher J. Torre Development Assistant: 2008 Leadership Program, Mendez Alexander J. Travis Vivarium/Animal Care Research Technician: Assistant (Associate 11/08-) BS, Temple University Laboratory BS, Cornell University Professor of Reproductive Biology: Nancy Cusumano Kevin T. Draiss Sally Iverson AB, Princeton University; Assistant to the Director (to 3/08): Animal Technician: Parker Laboratory Laboratory for the Study VMD, PhD, University of Pennsylvania BA, SUNY College at Stonybrook, NY AAS, SUNY Agricultural and Sophie Kay of Inherited Canine Atsushi Asano Technical College at Delhi; Reproductive Diseases Anita S. Hesser 2008 Leadership Program, Travis Research Associate: Administrative Assistant and BS, Cornell University; AALAS Laboratory BAgr, Kochi University (Japan); accreditation Vicki N. Meyers-Wallen Assistant Network Administrator: Ming Lui MAgr, PhD, Okayama University AS, SUNY Empire State College Shannon D. Kellogg Associate Professor of Genetics (Japan) 2008 Leadership Program, Parrish and Reproduction: Laurie A. Lychalk Animal Technician: Laboratory BS, University of Maryland; VMD, Chinatsu Mukai Kazama AALAS accreditation Administrative Assistant, Public Cara McNamee PhD, University of Pennsylvania; Postdoctoral Associate: Affairs: Julie D. Reynolds Diplomate, American College of PhD, Tokyo University (Japan) 2008 Havemeyer Fellow, Antczak AAS, Tompkins Cortland Animal Technician: Laboratory Theriogenologists Danielle Buttke Community College AALAS accreditation Anne Poujol Shashikant Pujar DVM/PhD Candidate: Dawn M. Milbyer Emily J. Silvela Research Associate: BA, University of South Dakota Foreign Veterinary Student Assistant to the Director (from 7/08): Animal Technician: Externship, Parker Laboratory BSc, Vijaya College, Bangalore Yeun Hee (Yoni) Kim AAS, Manchester Community BS, Cornell University (India); MSc, St. Joseph’s College, Kari Walsh PhD Candidate: College Scott M. Soprano Bangalore (India); PhD, University of MS, University of Seoul (Korea) 2008 Havemeyer Fellow, Antczak Pune (India) Dorothy K. Scorelle Animal Technician: Laboratory Vimal Selvaraj Administrative Assistant: AAS, Finger Lakes Community Inherited Eye Disease Post-DVM PhD Candidate: BS, SUNY College at New Paltz College Undergraduate Students Studies Unit BVSc, Madras Veterinary College Susan M. Williams Jonathan R. Wood (India); MS, University of Illinois at Office Receptionist/Administrative Animal Technician: Jegath Athilingham Gregory M. Acland Urbana-Champaign; PhD, Cornell Assistant AAS, Finger Lakes Community Parker Laboratory University (1/08) Professor of Medical Genetics: College; AALAS accreditation Stephen Berds BVSc, University of Sydney Jacque L. Nelson Maintenance And Grounds Parker Laboratory (Australia); Diplomate, Jackie L. Wright Research Support Specialist: Vivarium Supervisor: American College of Veterinary AS, Jamestown Community College; David H. Edwards, Jr. Sharilyn Brandel Ophthalmologists Maintenance Mechanic AAS, SUNY College of Technology Parker Laboratory BS, Cornell University at Delhi; BS, Syracuse University; Anna V. Kukekova Russell F. Haus AALAS accreditation Robert Brody Research Associate: Emeritus Faculty Maintenance Mechanic Coonrod Laboratory MS, St. Petersburg State University Veterinary Students Max J. G. Appel Carl J. Hazen David Byun (Russia); PhD, Institute of Cytology, Head Custodian Mendez Laboratory Russian Academy of Science (Russia) Professor of Virology, Emeritus: Hannes Bergmann Dr.med.vet, University of Hannover Wayne C. Weldner 2008 Leadership Program, Coonrod Jennifer Cassano Orly Goldstein (Germany); PhD, Cornell University Custodian Antczak Laboratory Research Support Specialist: Laboratory Leland E. Carmichael Shirley Cheng BS, the Hebrew University (Israel); Technical Support Jennell Bigrigg MS, Tel-Aviv University (Israel) John M. Olin Professor of Virology, 2008 Leadership Program, Coonrod Appleton Laboratory Emeritus: Laboratory Jennifer L. Johnson AB, DVM, University of California; Timothy W. Anguish Jasmine Chiang Research Support Specialist: PhD, Cornell University; PhD(hc), Manager, Core Scientific Lucie Chevallier Mendez Laboratory BS, Cornell University University of Liège (Belgium); Instruments and Equipment: 2008 Leadership Program, Acland Meg Crapster-Pregont Diplomate, American College of BS, SUNY College at Cortland Laboratory (Hughes Scholar) Veterinary Microbiologists Parker Laboratory Lucas Dawson Sarah Widger Hussaina J. Makun Appleton Laboratory Public Affairs/Development Visiting Fulbright Scholar, Rama El Yafawi Mendez Laboratory Appleton Laboratory Horse Barn Crew Carolyn McGuinnes Patricia Green Bethany Austin Rotating Graduate Student, Appleton Laboratory Mendez Laboratory Erin Baum Eveliina Minkkinen Melanie Ho Katherine Boyd Parrish Laboratory Visiting Fellow, Parrish Laboratory Marine de Marcken Natalie Johnson Rachel Pfuntner Parrish Laboratory Caitlin Hokanson Rotating Graduate Student, Parker Laboratory Kate Justus Sasha Korn Appleton Laboratory Victor Tse Tyler Lillie Rotating Graduate Student, Jason Kaelber Rachel Mays Parrish Laboratory Parrish Laboratory Nichole Moon Piraye Yurttus Riaz Karmali Visiting PhD Candidate, Coonrod Laboratory Paula Patton Weill Medical, Coonrod Laboratory Siddharth Khasnavis Carolyn Payne Yueting Zhang Parrish Laboratory Amanda Scheitinger Rotating Graduate Student, Parker Laboratory Patrick Lightfoot Jason Siegelheim Parker Laboratory Sophie Smith Part-Time Assistants Tyler Lillie Parrish Laboratory Ashley Vail Christina Bainbridge McGregor Office Diana Magee Visiting Scientists and Mendez Laboratory Students Adriana Blossom Sarah Mattmiller (McNair Scholar) McGregor Office Parker Laboratory Leah Alabanza Isaac Greenhut Rotating Graduate Student, Parrish Laboratory Rachel Mays Mendez Laboratory Parker Laboratory Shelagh M. Johnston José Maria Alunda Parrish Laboratory Thomas McConville Visiting Scientist, Mendez Laboratory Mendez Laboratory Cynthia Kwong McGregor Office Yevgeniya Mogilevskaya Emily Cornwell Travis Laboratory Rotating Graduate Student, Ausra Milano Byung Joo (Justin) Nahm Mendez Laboratory Acland Laboratory Mendez Laboratory Christine Decarlo Jessica Mooney Christopher Orapello Rotating Graduate Student, McGregor Office Appleton Laboratory Antczak Laboratory Susan E. Pearce-Kelling Michelle Patterson Pathamet Khositharattanakool Acland Laboratory Appleton Lab Visiting Graduate Student, Melissa Restifo Appleton Laboratory Jeremy Salerno Antczak Laboratory; Travis Laboratory Beth Licitra McGregor Office Rotating Graduate Student, Svetlana V. 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