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<strong>Aesculapian</strong><br />

<strong>Spring</strong>/<strong>Summer</strong> <strong>2012</strong> Vol. 12, No. 2<br />

EDITOR IN CHIEF<br />

Kat Yancey Gilmore<br />

MANAGING EDITOR<br />

Laura Smith<br />

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS<br />

Laura Smith<br />

Kat Yancey Gilmore<br />

Sue Myers Smith<br />

Hannah Jackson<br />

Sarah Freeman<br />

Alexandra Lanier<br />

PHOTOGRAPHY<br />

Sue Myers Smith<br />

Christopher B. Herron<br />

Laura Smith<br />

Andrew Davis Tucker<br />

Robert Newcomb<br />

Nancy Evelyn<br />

Flint Buchanan<br />

Wingate Downs Photography<br />

Hannah Jackson<br />

DESIGN<br />

Laura Smith<br />

ADMINISTRATION<br />

Michael F. Adams, President<br />

Jere W. Morehead, Provost<br />

Sheila W. Allen, Dean<br />

Gary Baxter, Director <strong>of</strong> Hospital<br />

Kat Yancey Gilmore, Director <strong>of</strong> Public<br />

Relations<br />

Sarah Freeman, Director <strong>of</strong> Hospital<br />

Communications<br />

Kathy Bangle, Director <strong>of</strong> Veterinary External<br />

Affairs<br />

<strong>Aesculapian</strong> is published by the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>Georgia</strong> College <strong>of</strong> Veterinary Medicine’s Office<br />

<strong>of</strong> Public Relations for alumni and friends.<br />

Please send story ideas, class notes or letters<br />

to the editor to:<br />

Editor, <strong>Aesculapian</strong><br />

The <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong><br />

College <strong>of</strong> Veterinary Medicine<br />

Athens, GA 30602-7371<br />

or email: kygilmor@uga.edu<br />

Copyright © <strong>2012</strong> by the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong>.<br />

No part <strong>of</strong> this publication may be reproduced<br />

without permission from the editor.<br />

The <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Georgia</strong> is committed to<br />

principles <strong>of</strong> equal opportunity and affirmative<br />

action.<br />

UGA COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE<br />

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD<br />

Dr. Flynn Nance, President<br />

Dr. Michael J. Topper, Immediate Past-President<br />

Dr. Chad Schmiedt, President-elect<br />

Dr. Doris Miller, Secretary-Treasurer<br />

Dr. Stephen Arbitter<br />

Dr. Charlie Broussard<br />

Dr. Scott Bryant<br />

Dr. Alan Herring<br />

Dr. Jan Sosnowski Nichol<br />

Dr. Thomas Hutto<br />

Dr. Ginger Macaulay<br />

Dr. Catherine McClelland<br />

Dr. Bill Seanor<br />

Dr. Sheila W. Allen, Dean; Ex <strong>of</strong>ficio<br />

Volunteers bag pet food for the Athens Pet Food Bank, a program that<br />

provides pet food for owners in need.<br />

Features<br />

13 The Perfect Blend: Wine and veterinary medicine mix well for CVM alumna<br />

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Disease Detectives: Veterinarians serving public health in the Epidemic<br />

Intelligence Service<br />

A Message from the Dean<br />

CollegeNews<br />

4 Jackwood now heads Department <strong>of</strong> Population Health<br />

5 Major Impact: The far-reaching benefits <strong>of</strong> regenerative medicine<br />

7 AAVMC Conference: Addressing the changing dynamics <strong>of</strong> food animal production<br />

8 CVM among four veterinary schools to receive $700,000 dairy grant<br />

8 NIH includes veterinarians as eligible for loan repayment<br />

9 Through the years: Repeat clients bring generations <strong>of</strong> pets to the VTH and CPC<br />

12 News from the Veterinary Teaching Hospital<br />

StudentNews<br />

24 <strong>2012</strong> Phi Zeta Veterinary Honor Society Induction<br />

25 Valentine’s Day on Capitol Hill<br />

26 CVM students selected for bovine externship program<br />

27 UGA veterinary students establish Athens Pet Food Bank<br />

30 Soyoung Kwon: First graduate <strong>of</strong> the PhD in veterinary and biomedical sciences<br />

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