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Judges, Moderators, and Organizing Committee

2026 Keynote Speaker

Aimee Colbath

Aimee Colbath, VMD, PhD, MS, ACVS

Assistant Professor, Section of Large Animal Surgery, Department of Clinical Sciences, Cornell University

“CLINICAL RESEARCH:
THE SHORT vs LONG GAME”

8:30 AM Friday, February 27, 2026 in VRT LH3

2026 Judges

Jenn Asher

Jenn Asher, MLAS, DVM, DACLAM

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences; CARE Co-Director, Cornell University

Sarah Caddy

Sarah Caddy, MA, VetMB, PhD, DACVM, FRCVS

Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Cornell University

Jess Hayward

Jessica Hayward, PhD

Senior Research Associate, Department of Biomedical & Translational Sciences, Cornell University

 

Latasha Ludwig

Latasha Ludwig, DVM, PhD, DACVP

Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, Cornell University

Priscila Serpa

Priscila Serpa, DVM, MSc, DSc, DACVP

Assistant Professor, Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, Cornell University

2026 Moderators

Renata Ivanek

Renata Ivanek, DVM, MS, PhD

Professor, Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, Cornell University

Noah Mishkin

Noah Mishkin, DVM, DACLAM

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Biomedical & Translational Sciences; CARE Assistant Director, Cornell University

Karla Stucker

Karla Stucker, DVM, PhD

Senior Lecturer, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Cornell University

Tracy Stokol headshot

Tracy Stokol, BVSc, PhD, DACVP(Clinical Pathology)

Professor, Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, Cornell University

Clare Wang

Clare Wang

Combined DVM/PhD student, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University

Organizing Committee

NameDepartment
Mr. Doug FinkClinical Sciences
Dr. Rob Goggs, Co-ChairClinical Sciences
Dr. Elizabeth Moore, Co-ChairBiomedical Engineering
Dr. Tracy Stokol, Co-ChairPopulation Medicine & Diagnostic Sciences

Previous Year's Judges and Moderators

2025

Judges

  • Beth Bennett, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Cornell University
  • Roy Cohen, Research Assistant Professor, Department of Public  & Ecosystem Health, Cornell University
  • William Katt, PhD, Senior Research Associate, Department of Molecular Medicine, Cornell University
  • Rory Todhunter, PhD, BVSc, MS, ACVS, Professor Emeritus, Section of Small Animal Surgery, Department of Clinical Sciences, Cornell University

Moderators

  • Kimaya Bakhle, combined DVM/PhD student, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University
  • Colleen Lau, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Cornell University
  • Sarah Caddy, MA, VetMB, PhD, DACVM, FRCVS, Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Cornell University
  • Tracy Stokol, BVSc, PhD, DACVP(Clinical Pathology), Professor, Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, Cornell University

2024

Judges

  • Doug Antczak, VMD, PhD, Dorothy Havemeyer McConville Professor of Equine Medicine, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Cornell University
  • Galina M. Hayes, BVSc, DVSc, PhD, DACVECC, DACVS, Associate Professor of Small Animal Surgery, Department of Clinical Sciences, Cornell University
  • Margaret McEntree, DVM, DACVIM, DACVR, Professor of Medical and Radiation Oncology, Department of Clinical Sciences, Cornell University
  • Peter V. Scrivani, DVM, Professor of Diagnostic Imaging, Department of Clinical Sciences, Cornell University

Moderators

  • Kimaya Bakhle, combined DVM/PhD student, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University
  • Megan Fahey, combined DVM/PhD student, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University
  • Stephanie Hon, DVM, DACVAA, Assistant Professor, Section of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

2023

Judges

  • Parminder Basran, PhD, FCCPM, Associate Research Professor, Department of Clinical Sciences, Cornell University
  • Luis Campoy, LV CertVA, DECVAA, Clinical Professor, Department of Clinical Sciences, Cornell University
  • Ruth Collins, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Medicine, Cornell University
  • Jeongmin Song, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Cornell University

Moderators

  • Kimaya Bakhle, combined DVM/PhD student, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University
  • Mason C. Jager, DVM, PhD, DACVP, Assistant Research Professor, Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences
  • Erin M. Scott, VMD, DACVO, Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Sciences, Cornell University

2022

Judges

  • Scott Coonrod, PhD, Judy Wilpon Professor of Cancer Biology, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Director Baker Institute for Animal Health
  • Kevin Cummings, DVM, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Public & Ecosystem Health, Cornell University
  • Julia Felippe, M.V., M.Sc., Ph.D.’02, Diplomate ACVIM, Professor of Medicine and Provost’s Fellow for Public Engagement, Cornell University
  • Toby Pinn-Woodcock, DVM, DACVIM, Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Population Medicine, Cornell University

Moderators

  • Carrie Adler, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular Medicine, Cornell University
  • Jacquelyn Evans, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Baker Institute for Animal Health, Cornell University
  • Tim Hackett, DVM, Professor of Emergency and Critical Care and Chair of the Department of Clinical Sciences
  • Megan Fahey & Sydney Womack, Combined DVM/PhD students, Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine

2020

Judges

  • Philippe Baneux, DVM, Diplomate ECLAM, Attending Veterinarian, Director - CARE
  • Tom Divers, DVM, DACVIM, DACVECC, Rudolph J. and Katharine L. Steffen Professor of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University Department of Clinical Sciences
  • Elisha Frye, DVM '10, Veterinary Support Services, Animal Health Diagnostic Center, Cornell University
  • John Parker, BVMS, Ph.D. '99, Associate Professor of Virology, Baker Institute for Animal Health, Cornell University

Moderators

  • Elizabeth Moore, DVM '12, PhD '19;  Postdoctoral Associate and Visiting Lecturer, Cornell University School of Biomedical Engineering
  • Joy Tomlinson, DVM '10, DACVIM, Research Associate Baker Institute for Animal Health, Visiting Lecturer Department of Clinical Sciences

2018

Judges

  • Dorothy P. Debbie, PhD, Senior Lecturer, Cornell University Department of Microbiology and Immunology
  • Laura Goodman, PhD '07, Assistant Research Professor, Cornell University Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences
  • Scott Palmer, VMD, Adjunct Professor, Cornell University Department of Population Medicine & Diagnostic Sciences; New York State Equine Medical Director
  • Heidi Reesink, VMD, PhD '16, DACVS-LA, Assistant Professor, Cornell University Department of Clinical Sciences

Moderators

  • Bryant Blank, DVM, MS, DACLAM, Assistant Director, Agriculture Animals, Center for Animal Resources and Education (CARE) at Cornell University
  • April Choi, DVM, PhD, DAVCP, Clinical Instructor, Cornell University Department of Biomedical Sciences
  • Sabine Mann, VMD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Ambulatory and Production Medicine Clinic, Cornell University Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences
  • Elizabeth Moore, DVM, Assistant Professor, Cornell University Department of Biomedical Sciences

2017

Judges

  • Theodore G. Clark, PhD, Professor of Parasitology and Immunology, Cornell University Department of Microbiology and Immunology
  • Susan Fubini, DVM, Professor of Large Animal Surgery, Department of Clinical Sciences; Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine
  • Hélène Marquis, DVM, PhD, Professor, Cornell University Department of Microbiology and Immunology
  • Scott Palmer, VMD, Adjunct Professor, Cornell University Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences; New York State Equine Medical Director
  • Mark Rishniw, BVSc, MS, PhD, Adjunct Professor, Cornell University Department of Clinical Sciences

Moderators

  • Bryant Blank, DVM, MS, DACLAM, Assistant Director, Agriculture Animals, Center for Animal Resources and Education (CARE) at Cornell University
  • Erika Gruber-Hollingshead, DVM, Graduate Student, Cornell University Department of Microbiology and Immunology
  • Heidi Reesink, VMD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Large Animal Surgery, Cornell University Department of Clinical Sciences
  • Andrew Miller, DVM, Assistant Professor of Anatomic Pathology, Cornell University Department of Biomedical Sciences

2016

Judges

  • Craig Altier, DVM, PhD, Professor and Chair, Cornell University Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences
  • James W. Casey, PhD, Associate Professor of Virology, Cornell University, Department of Microbiology and Immunology
  • Scott Palmer, VMD, Adjunct Professor, Cornell University Department of Population Medicine & Diagnostic Sciences; New York State Equine Medical Director
  • Heidi Reesink, VMD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Large Animal Surgery, Cornell University Department of Clinical Sciences

Moderators

  • Bryant Blank, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACLAM, Assistant Director, Agriculture Animals Cornell Center for Animal Resources and Education (CARE)
  • Bethany Cummings, DVM, PhD, Assistant Professor, Cornell University Department of Biomedical Sciences
  • Kelly Hume, DVM, Assistant Professor of Oncology, Cornell University Department of Clinical Sciences and Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences
  • Andrew Miller, DVM, Assistant Professor of Anatomic Pathology, Cornell University Department of Biomedical Sciences

2015

Judges

  • Philippe Baneux, DVM, Diplomate ECLAM, Professor (Adjunct) Departments of Biomedical Sciences and of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, and Department of Animal Science, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences; faculty member, Field of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School, Cornell University
  • James W. Casey, PhD, Associate Professor of Virology, Cornell University Department of Microbiology and Immunology
  • Susan Hackner, BVSc, MRCVS, Chief Medical Officer, Cornell University Veterinary Specialists (CUVS)
  • Drew Noden, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Embryology and Animal Development, Cornell University Department of Biomedical Sciences
  • Janet Scarlett, DVM, MPH, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Epidemiology, Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences

Moderators

  • Kyla Ortved, DVM, PhD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Sciences, Cornell University; Equine Surgeon and Emergency Clinician, Cornell Ruffian Equine Specialists
  • Scott Palmer, VMD, Adjunct Professor, Department of Population Medicine & Diagnostic Sciences, Cornell University; New York State Equine Medical Director
  • Rolfe M. Radcliffe, DVM, Diplomate ACVS, Instructor, Large Animal Surgery and Emergency Critical Care, Department of Clinical Sciences, Cornell University
  • Brian VanderVen, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Cornell University