College of

Veterinary Medicine

Annually, the Nu Chapter of The Society of Phi Zeta hosts Phi Zeta Research Day to recognize veterinary students, interns, residents, graduate students, and post-doctoral associates for their outstanding work.

Participants presented on clinical cases and research findings; winners were selected for each group. Winners received a certificate and generous monetary award thanks to this year’s sponsors.

Congratulations to the winners in each category!

Clinical Case Presentations [Resident/PhD]

1. Rachel Christina Smith
2. Nicholas Lani
3. Barbara da Silva Andrade

Clinical Case Presentations [Student/Intern]

1. Taylor Fidler-Jarzyniecki
2. Emma Caroline Zompa
3. Mary Neff

Clinical Research Presentations [Resident/PhD]

1. Greta Doden
2. Ndode Herman Okah-Nnane
3. Nicholas Lani

Clinical Research Presentations [Undergrad/Master]

1. Carolina Rodrigues
2. Bennett Upton
3. Ellie Mennen

Basic Research Presentations [PhD/Post-Doc]

1. Sarah Meyers
2. Diani Nanayakkara
3. Xueying Liang

Honorable Mention: Afsana Parveen Jahir Hussain

Honorable Mention: Bhuvana Plakkot

Clinical Research Posters [Resident/PhD]

1. Ndode Herman Okah-Nnane
2. Jeeviya Murugesan
3. Martin Garces

Clinical Research Posters [Student/Intern/Undergraduate]

1. Victoria Lindsay
2. Calee Lyon
3. Dana Kusch

Basic Science Research Posters [PhD/Post-Doc]

1. Prince Jhandai
2. Dharanya Muthiah
3. Matheus Iuri Fruhauf

Basic Science Research Posters [Masters/RS/Student/Intern]

1. Anna Enos
2. Emma Quintana
3. Helen Hunter

Manuscript Awards:

Clinical Sciences: Rakshya Shrestha

Basic Sciences: P. David Wallace

Best Overall - John King award

Established in honor of the late Dr. John King, a member of the veterinary center’s class of 1955, the John King Award recognizes the most outstanding presentation by an Oklahoma State University veterinary student.

• Anna Enos

Keynote Speaker:

Dr. Cyril R. Clarke, Professor at Virginia Tech, Former Executive Vice President and Provost, and Former Dean of Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine. His presentation was “The Role of the Veterinary Scientist in Translational Research and Scholarship.”

Industry partners included Zoetis, Merck Animal Health, Platinum Performance, Boehringer Ingelheim, IDEXX and the Oklahoma Veterinary Medical Association. Support was also provided from within the CVM including the Department of Research, Associate Dean’s Office for Academic and Student Affairs, Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Department of Physiological Sciences, Oklahoma Animal Diagnostic Disease Laboratory and Veterinary Clinical Sciences.

A special thanks to the Phi Zeta executive team of Drs. Madhan Subramanian, Dale Kelley, Kathryn Duncan, Mike Schoonover, as well as all the new inductees, members, judges, and participants who were able to attend the evening banquet and made it a wonderful event.