Training Programs

Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN

Programs Offered
The postdoctoral training program of the pathology section includes a residency/non-thesis masters degree program in both anatomic and clinical pathology and a thesis PhD program. Most trainees are initially accepted into the residency/non-thesis masters option. Promising residents are encouraged to identify a research problem during the residency and continue with the PhD program.

The non-thesis MS program is three years long and includes both graduate course work and practicums. Core courses for anatomic pathology trainees are General Pathology, Neoplastic Diseases, Laboratory Animal Pathology, Ultrastructural Pathology, and Avian Pathology. Core courses in clinical pathology are General Pathology, Neoplastic Diseases of Animals, and Ultrastructural Pathology. Elective courses can be selected from a wide variety within the Department of Veterinary Pathology and on campus in areas such as biochemistry, immunology, molecular and cell biology, pharmacology, and statistics and experimental design. Practicums in anatomic pathology are in necropsy and mail-in pathology through the ADDL; practicums in clinical pathology are in clinical chemistry, hematology, cytology, and surgical pathology through the clinical pathology laboratory in the Veterinary Teaching Hospital. Residents in both disciplines obtain teaching experience in the pathology and clinical pathology courses of the professional veterinary curriculum.

Trainees going on for the PhD usually identify a thesis advisor and thesis problem between the end of the first and second year of the residency. A thesis advisory committee is selected and the PhD plan of study outlining graduate course work is usually completed by the end of the second year. A research proposal is written and preliminary examinations are completed by the end of the last year of the residency. PhD research generally requires an additional two to three years to complete.

Opportunities for PhD research exist within the Pathology Section, in the Microbiology/Immunology/Public Health Section and the Clinical Epidemiology Section of the Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, and in departments on campus. The Department participates in the newly established program in Comparative Medicine, a collaborative research and training program with the Department of Animal Sciences and the Indiana University School of Medicine. The program focuses on the generation and the use of animal models of human disease and comparative analysis and use of stem cells. Opportunities for PhD projects exist within this program.

Stipend
Stipend support is guaranteed for the residency, but the trainee and advisor are expected to generate support for the PhD component of the graduate program.

Departmental Research Areas
Research programs are diverse and are focused in the areas of infectious diseases, cancer, and toxicology. Investigations are conducted at the whole animal, tissue, cellular, and molecular level and are supported by state of-the-art electron microscopy and flow cytometry facilities within the school, and proteomics, gene-sequencing, and mass spectrometry facilities on campus. Infectious disease research addresses the areas of novel vaccine development, mechanisms of mucosal immunity, zoonoses, and pathogenic mechanisms. Other projects include mechanisms of microcystin toxicity and eosinophilic inflammation, and stem cell differentiation. Epidemiologic studies investigate risk factors for the vaccine reactions and hyperthyroidism in cats, and model outbreaks of nosocomial infectious and emerging infectious diseases.

Eligibility and Application
Applicants must hold the DVM or equivalent and must be approved for admission both by the Department of Veterinary Pathobiology and the Purdue University Graduate School. We are particularly motivated to recruit minorities and women into the program because these groups are under represented in this area of our profession and, therefore, vital to our future.

Interested candidates should send letters of inquiry to:

Department Head
Veterinary Pathobiology Department
School of Veterinary Medicine
725 Harrison St, VPTH
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2027

Faculty

Pathology Section Faculty

• J.A. Christian, DVM, PhD, Associate Professor of Veterinary Clinical Pathology, Director, Clinical Pathology Laboratory, and Veterinary Cytology Resource Center
• D.D. Harrington, DVM, PhD, Associate Professor of Veterinary Pathology, Diplomate, ACVP
• H. HogenEsch, DVM, PhD, Department Head, Professor of Immunopathology, Diplomate, ACVP
• C. Hanika-Holland, DVM, PhD, Clinical Assistant Professor of Veterinary Pathology, Diplomate, ACVP
• S.B. Hooser, DVM, PhD, Associate Professor of Toxicology; Head of Toxicology Section, Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory
• E.A. Kazacos, DVM, PhD, Associate Professor of Veterinary Pathology, Diplomate, ACVP
• Z.V. Kounev, DVM, PhD, Associate Professor of Avian Health and Food Safety
• R.A. Kreisle, MD, PhD, Professor of Pathobiology
• T. Lin, DVM, PhD, Professor of Veterinary Pathobiology
• M.A. Miller, DVM, PhD, Professor of Veterinary Pathology, Diplomate, ACVP
• S.I. Mohammed, DVM, PhD, Assistant Professor of Cancer Biology
• J.A. Ramos-Vara, DVM, PhD, Associate Professor of Veterinary Pathology, Diplomate, ECVP
• R.E. Raskin, DVM, PhD, Professor of Veterinary Clinical Pathology, Diplomate, ACVP
• A.H. Rebar, DVM, PhD, Dean, School of Veterinary Medicine, Professor of Veterinary Clinical Pathology, Diplomate, ACVP
• P.W. Snyder, DVM, PhD, Associate Professor of Veterinary Pathology, Diplomate, ACVP
• G.W. Stevenson, DVM, PhD, Professor of Veterinary Pathology, Diplomate, ACVP
• H.L. Thacker, DVM, PhD, Professor of Veterinary Pathology, Director, Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, Diplomate, ACVP
• C.A. Thompson, DVM, Clinical Assistant Professor of Veterinary Clinical Pathology
• W.G. Van Alstine, DVM, PhD, Professor of Veterinary Pathology, Diplomate, ACVP
• J.F. Van Vleet, DVM, PhD, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, School of Veterinary Medicine, Professor of Veterinary Pathology, Diplomate, ACVP

Epidemiology Section Faculty:

• A.M. Beck, MA, ScD, Director, Center of the Human-Animal Bond, Dorothy N. McAllister Professor of Animal Ecology
• L.T. Glickman, VMD, MPH, DrPH, Professor of Epidemiology and Environmental Health, Fellow, ACE
• G.E. Moore, DVM, PhD, Associate Professor of Clinical Epidemiology, Diplomate, ACVIM, ACVPM
• H. Ochoa-Acuna, DVM, PhD, Assistant Professor of Environmental Epidemiology
  

Microbiology/Immunology Section Faculty:

• J.W. Camp, PhD, Professor of Veterinary Parasitology
• J.K. Davis, DVM, PhD, Professor of Laboratory Animal Medicine
• P. Guo, DVM, PhD, Professor of Molecular Virology
• H. HogenEsch, DVM, PhD, Department Head, Professor of Immunopathology, Diplomate, ACVP
• K.R. Kazacos, DVM, PhD, Professor of Veterinary Parasitology, Director, Clinical Parasitology Laboratory
• C.H. Kim, PhD, Assistant Professor of Immunology
• T. Lin, DVM, PhD, Professor of Veterinary Pathology
• S.K. Mittal, DVM, PhD, Associate Professor of Molecular Virology
• P.W. Snyder, DVM, PhD, Associate Professor of Veterinary Pathology, Diplomate, ACVP
• R. Vemulapalli, MVSc, PhD, Assistant Professor of Veterinary Immunology/Microbiology
• C.C. Wu, DVM, PhD, Professor of Microbiology, Head, Bacteriology and Mycology Section, Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory

Applications: Candidates must be graduate veterinarians. Deadline for residency applications is December 1 with appointments beginning July 1. Applications should include a curriculum vitae, a letter stating career goals, official college and professional school transcripts, and the names of three persons to serve as references for your professional qualifications.

Address Other Inquiries to:

Anatomical Pathology
Dr. Peg Miller DVM, PhD, DACVP
Purdue University
Animal Disease Diagnostic Lab
406 S. University  St.
W. Lafayette, IN 47907
pegmiller@purdue.edu
765-494-7456

Clinical Pathology
Dr. Rose Raskin
Purdue University
School of Veterinary Medicine
725 Harrison St, VPTH
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2027
(765) 494-8014
(765) 494-9830 (FAX)