RESEARCH WEEK 2024
Ross Vet Research Week is an annual, campus-wide event designed to elevate and amplify the diversity of research and scholarship across our key stakeholders including faculty, students, alumni, industry, government, and the wider community. Research Week activities are open to all Ross Vet students, faculty, and staff to attend, regardless of research involvement or competition participation.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Tuesday, November 5th
12pm – 1pm
Lunch ‘n’ Lime with Dr. Alea Harrison, DVM
Join us for an informal Q&A session with our very own Ross alum, Dr Alea Harrison. Learn about her career path from leaving RUSVM to becoming the current Chief Medical Officer of Banfield Pet Hospital
Classroom 1
Wednesday, November 6th
12pm-1pm
Leptospirosis: A Perfect One Health Paradigm
Dr. Sree Rajeev, Professor of Infectious Diseases, Tennessee
Classroom 1
Thursday, November 7th
12pm - 1pm
Research Day Welcome
Dr Samson Mukaratirwa, RUSVM Associate Dean for Research
RUSVM 3MTTM Competition
Watch SIX RUSVM students present their research in just 3 minutes!
followed by lunch and voting for The People’s Choice
Follow Your Heart: My Path from DVM to MSc to Community Outreach,
Dr Ysabel Wright, CEO Veterinary Alliance (SK) for Accessible Care
Another Ross alum tells their story since graduating from Ross to setting up an NGO and working with the St Kitts Government to provide accessible care in the Federation
Announcement of 3MT Winners & Closing
Dr Rob Gilbert, Dean RUSVM
Dr Nicole Herbert, Post Doctoral Fellow, RUSVM
RUSVM Auditorium - Open to all
LIVESTREAM LINK
4pm - 6pm
One Health: Bridging the Human-Animal Health Divide Panel Discussion
- Dr Sree Rajeev, Professor of Infectious Diseases, Tennessee
- Dr Ysabel Wright, Founder, SKN Vet Alliance for Accessible Care
- Dr Alea Harrison, Chief Medical Office, Banfield
- Dr Christa Gallagher, Associate Professor of Epidemiology, RUSVM
- Dr Souvik Ghosh, Professor Virology, RUSVM
RUSVM Auditorium - Open to all
Evening LIVESTREAM LINK