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Ana Alcaraz, DVM, PhD

Faculty member

Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences

Adjunct Professor

Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences
Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine
Ithaca, NY 14853

Email: ala2@cornell.edu

Education

  • Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Mexico City, Mexico (1987).
  • Residency in Veterinary Pathology, Department of Pathology, Cornell University (1991).
  • PhD in Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM), Cornell University, Ithaca NY (1998).
  • Diplomate in Veterinary Medical Education Royal Veterinary College. Great Britain London, (2016). P047973- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
  • Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Pathologists (ACVP)- USA. 1999
  • Certified Mexican Association of Anatomic Pathology- Mexico. 1999
  • PG Certificate in Veterinary Medical Education- Fellow of Higher Education Academy. Royal Veterinary College, London. 2014
  • Diplomate in Veterinary Medical Education Royal Veterinary College. London, 2016

Biography/Professional Experience

  • Professor, Anatomic Pathology. College of Veterinary Medicine, Western University of Health Sciences Pomona CA (July 2014 to present).
  • Associate Professor, Anatomic Pathology. College of Veterinary Medicine, Western University of Health Sciences. Pomona CA (April 2007- July 2014).
  • Adjunct Associate Professor. Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope, Division of Comparative Medicine. Duarte, California (2009 to 2015).
  • Antech Diagnostics -Irvine, California. Remote diagnostic anatomic pathologist (May 2008 to present)
  • Lecturer, Anatomic Pathology Section, Department of Biomedical Sciences, CVM, Cornell University (March 2001- March 2008).
  • Research Associate, Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, Cornell University (March 2000 - March 2001).
  • Postdoctoral Associate, Virology Section, Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, CVM, Cornell University (July 1999 - March 2000).
  • Postdoctoral Associate, Reproductive Physiology Laboratory, Biomedical Sciences Department, CVM, Cornell University (Oct 1998 - June1999).
  • Veterinary Research Assistant, New York State (NYS) Diagnostic Laboratory, CVM, Cornell University, (1991 –1998).
  • Resident, Veterinary Anatomic Pathology, Department of Pathology, NYS CVM, Cornell University, NY, USA (1988 –1991).
  • Teaching Assistant, Department of Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, UNAM, Mexico City. Mexico (1987 –1988).

Publications

  • Guo L, Bloom JS, Sykes S, Huang E, Kashif Z, Pham E, Ho K, Alcaraz A, Xiao XG, Duarte-Vogel S, Kruglyak L. Genetics of white color and iridophoroma in" Lemon Frost" leopard geckos. bioRxiv. Submitted 2020
  • Osteosarcoma in a young boxer Pathology in practice: JAVMA Pathology in Practice C. Liu, D. Forster, Alcaraz, A Submitted March 2020
  • Aortic Body Tumor and Congestive Heart Failure in a Labrador Retriever Pathology in practice: JAVMA Pathology in Practice A. Aceino and Alcaraz, A March 15, 2020, Vol. 256, No. 6, Pages 657-659
  • Rabbit hemorrhagic disease: Cross-protection and comparative pathogenicity of GI. 2/RHDV2/b and GI. 1b/RHDV lagoviruses in a challenge trial. Calvete, C., Mendoza, M., Alcaraz, A., Sarto, M.P., Jiménez-de-Bagüéss, M.P., Calvo, A.J., Monroy, F. and Calvo, J.H. Veterinary microbiology, 2018 (219), pp.87-95.
  • Clinicopathological and immunohistochemical description of an intrapelvic hepatoid gland carcinoma in a 14-year-old Teckel dog. Jardim J, Kobayashi PE, Cosentino PD, Alcaraz A, Laufer-Amorim R, Fonseca-Alves CE. Veterinary Quarterly. 2018 Jan 1;38 (1):9-13.
  • A case-based approach to teaching animal welfare in a veterinary curriculum. Peralta JM, Melco A, Alcaraz A. Journal of Animal Welfare Science, Ethics and Law, January 2018, 1-7.
  • Mycoplasma bovis pneumonia in feedlot cattle and dairy calves in Argentina. Margineda CA, Zielinski GO, Jurado S, Alejandra F, Mozgovoj M, Alcaraz A, López A. Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Pathology. 2017 Jul 31;10(2):79-86.
  • Marine Mammal Brucella Reference Strains Are Attenuated in a BALB/c Mouse Model. Nymo IH, Arias MA, Pardo J, Álvarez MP, Alcaraz A, Godfroid J, et al. PLoS One. 2016 Mar 9;11(3):e0150432.
  • Coinfection with Clostridium piliforme and Felid herpesvirus 1 in a kitten. Neto, R.T., Uzal, F.A., Hodzic, E., Persiani, M., Jolissaint, S., Alcaraz, A. and Carvallo, F.R. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation 27:4 (2015) 547-551.
  • Pathology and diagnosis of proliferative dermatitis produced by Tunga penetrans in cattle. Marin RE, Houston R, Omanska-Klusek A, Alcaraz A, Garcia JP & Uzal FA. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation. 27:1 (2015) 80-85.
  • Elucidating Sources and Roles of Granzymes A and B during Bacterial Infection and Sepsis. MA.Arias, MP Jiménez de Bagües, N Aguiló, S Menao, S Hervás-Stubbs, A de Martino, A Alcaraz, MM Simon, CJ Froelich, and JPardo. Cell Reports 8, no. 2 (2014): 420-429.
  • Feline Coronavirus in Multicat Environments. Y. Drechsler, A. Alcaraz, F. J. Bossong, E. W. Collisson, P. P. V.P. Diniz. Companion Animal Medicine: Evolving Infectious, Toxicological, and Parasitic Diseases. 41:6 (2011) 1133-1169. November.
  • Course of Infection with the Emergent Pathogen Brucella microti in immunocompromised Mice. Jiménez de Bagüés MP, de Martino A, Quintana JF, Alcaraz A. and Pardo J. Infect. Immun. (79)- 3934-3939. October 2011.
  • A Case of Naturally Occurring Sheep-associated Malignant Catarrhal Fever in a Pig. A. Alcaraz, A. Warren, J. Gold, S. Kimball, T. Divers, N. S. Taus, H. Li. JVDI, 21(2) 250-3 March 2009.
  • Postoperative use of Bevacizumab as an Antifibrotic Agent in Glaucoma Filtration Surgery in the Rabbit. F. Memarzadeb,R. Varma, L. Lin, J.G. Parkih, L. Dustin, A. Alcaraz, D. Elliot. IOVS (Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science) Jul, 50 (7) 3233-7. 2009.
  • Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma in a young Main coon cat Miller AD, Steffey M, Alcaraz A, Cooper B. J Am Anim Hosp Assoc. Jan-Feb;45(1):43-7. 2009.
  • Cardiac developmental defects and eccentric right ventricular hypertrophy in cardiomyocyte focal adhesion kinase (FAK) conditional knockout mice. X. Peng, X. Wu, J. Druso, H. Wei, A. Yong-Jin Park, M. S. Kraus, A. Alcaraz, J. Chen, S. Chien, R. A. Cerione, and J. Guan. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. May 6; 105(18): 6638–6643. 2008.
  • Tonsillar lymphangiomatous polyp in an adult dog. A. Miller, A. Alcaraz, S. McDonough. J. Comp. Path. May 138 (4) 215-217. 2008.
  • Notch2 is required for maintaining sustentacular cell function in the adult mouse main olfactory epithelium. S. Rodriguez, H. M. Sickles, C. DeLeonardis, A. Alcaraz, T. Gridley and D. M. Lin. Developmental Biology, 324, (1) 40-58, Feb 2008.
  • IL-10 regulates movement of intestinally derived CD4+ T cells to the liver. Susan K. Bliss, S. P. Bliss, D.P. Beiting, A. Alcaraz, J. A. Appleton. J. Immunology, 178: 7974-7983. 2007.
  • A viable allele of Mcm4 causes chromosome instability and mammary adenocarcinomas in mice. Shima N, Alcaraz A, Liachko I, Buske TR, Andrews CA, Munroe RJ, Hartford SA, Tye BK, Schimenti JC. Nat Genet. Jan; 39(1):93-8. 2007.
  • Role of FIP200 in cardiac and liver development and its regulation of TNFalpha and TSC-mTOR signaling pathways. Gan B, Peng X, Nagy T, Alcaraz A, Gu H, Guan JL. J Cell Biol. Oct 9;175(1):121-33. 2006.
  • Inactivation of focal adhesion kinase in cardiomyocytes promotes eccentric cardiac hypertrophy and fibrosis in mice. Peng X, Kraus MS, Wei H, Shen TL, Pariaut R, Alcaraz A, Ji G, Cheng L, Yang Q, Kotlikoff MI, Chen J, Chien K, Gu H, Guan JL. J Clin Invest. Jan;116(1):217-27. 2006.
  • Carboplatin for Treatment in a Sertoli Cell Tumor in a Mallard. Childs-Sanford SE, K. Rasnik. Alcaraz A. Veterinary and Comparative Oncology. March 4 (1) 51-56. 2006.
  • Udder development, lactation and ascites in a ewe with an ovarian granulosa cell tumour. Gardner RB, Alcaraz A, Porter BF, Divers TJ. Aust Vet J. Aug;83(8):486-8. 2005
  • Complete atrioventricular canal defect in a foal: Clinical and pathological features. Kraus MS, Pariaut R., Alcaraz A, Gelzer ARM, Malik N, Renaud-Farrel S, Charter ME, Fox PR, Moise NS. Journal of Veterinary Cardiology. (7) 59-64. 2005.
  • Sarcomatoid renal cell carcinoma in a binturong (ARCTICTIS BINTURONG). Childs-Sanford, S.,Peters,RM ., Morrisey,JK., Alcaraz,A. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine. Jun;36 (2):308-312. 2005.
  • Conditional knockout of focal adhesion kinase in endothelial cells reveals its role in angiogenesis and vascular development in late embryogenesis. Shen TL, ParkAY, Alcaraz A, Peng X, Jang I, Koni P, Flavell RA, Gu H, Guan JL. J Cell Biol. Jun 20;169(6):941-52. 2005.
  • Over expression of focal adhesion kinase in vascular endothelial cells promotes angiogenesis in transgenic mice. Peng X. Ueda H., Zhou H., Stokol T, Alcaraz A., Nagy T., Vassalli J.D. and Guan J-L. Cardiovasc Res. Dec 1;64(3):421-30. 2004.
  • Classification of pulmonary proliferative lesions of the mouse. A.Y. Nikitin, A. Alcaraz, M. Anver, R. T. Bronson, R. D. Cardiff, D. Dixon, A. E. Fraire, E. W. Gabrielson, W.T. Gunning, D. C. Haines, M. H. Kaufman, I. Linnoila, R. R. Maronpot, A. S. Rabson, R. L. Reddick, S. Rehm, N. Rozengurt, H. M. Schuller, E. N. Shmidt, W. D. Travis, J. M. Ward and T. Jacks. Cancer Research, April (64) 2307-2316. 2004.
  • Extradural sarcoma compressing the spinal cord in 2 horses, Van Biervliet J., Alcaraz A., Jackson C.A., Njaa B., de Lahunta A. J. Vet. Int. Med.18:248-251. 2004.
  • IL-10 prevents liver necrosis during murine infection with Trichinella spiralis, Bliss, S.K., Alcaraz, A. and Appleton, J.A. J. Immunol. Sep. 15;171(6):3142-7. 2003.
  • Neutrophil depletion during Toxoplasma gondii infection leads to impaired immunity and lethal systemic pathology. Bliss S.K., Gavrilescu L.C., Alcaraz A., Denkers E.Y. Infect. Immun. 2001 Vol-69, (8) 4898-4905.
  • Interleukin-12 promotes pathologic liver changes and death in mice co-infected with Schistosoma mansoni and Toxoplasma gondii, Araujo M.I., Bliss S.K., Suzuki Y., Alcaraz A., Denkers E.Y., and Pearce E.J. Infect. Immun. 2001 Vol-69, (3) 1454- 1462.
  • Toxoplasma gondii and Schistosoma mansoni synergize to promote hepatocyte dysfunction associated with high levels of plasma TNF- and early death in C57BL/6 mice, Marshall A.J., Brunet L.R., Van Gessel Y., Alcaraz A., Bliss S.K., Pearce E.J., Denkers E.Y. J. Immunol. 1999 163 (4): 2089-97.
  • Gm2 Gangliosidosis in a Mixed-breed dog, Rotmistrovsky R.A., Alcaraz A., Cummings J.C., de Lahunta A., Farmer S.F. Pro. Vet. Neur. 1991 2: 203-208.
  • Informe de un caso clínico de linfoma linfoblástico generalizado concomitante a neuritis y atrofia del nervio óptico: Estudio clínico e histopatológico (Report of a clinical case of optic neuritis, associated to generalized lymphoma), García- Sánchez G., Pineda F, Alcaraz A. Vet. Mex. 1990 21: 315-318.

Awards and Honors

  • S. Thompson Lectureship Award, CL Davis foundation. ACVP Monterrey CA December 5, 2009.
  • Phi Zeta- Honor Society of Veterinary Medicine, Alpha Chapter, Cornell University. 2002, Alpha Epsilon Chapter, Western University of Health Sciences 2007.
  • SCAVMA Excellence Teaching Award - Basic Sciences, Cornell University. 2006.
  • "Exceptional Merit Faculty Award" Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine. Biomedical Sciences Department 2003 and 2006.
  • Zoetis Excellent Teaching Award. Nominated,2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017,2018.
  • SCAVMA Teaching award, WUHS- College of Veterinary Medicine, nominated 2016-2017-2018
  • "2019 ACVP Excellence Award for Leadership in Education" American College of Veterinary Pathologists.

Professional/Academic Affiliations

  • American College of Veterinary Pathologists, Diplomate.
  • Spanish Society of Veterinary Anatomic Pathologists, Honorary Member.
  • Brazilian Veterinary Pathology Association Honorary/Emeritus Member
  • Mexican Society of Veterinary Anatomic Pathologists, Certified Member.
  • C.L. Davies Foundation for the Advancement of Pathology, On-site Coordinator.
  • Armed Force Institute of Pathology (AFIP)- Joint Pathology Center (JPC)- On site coordinator and Wednesday Slide-Conference coordinator 200-to present
  • American Veterinary Medical Association- member.2000-to present
  • American Association of Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratories- member. (2002-2012)
  • New York State Veterinary Medical Society- member.
  • California Veterinary Medical Association- member.2007-2012
  • American College of Veterinary Pathologist- Latin American Chapter- founding member to present/ president (2016-2010)
  • American Veterinary Medical History Society- Board member 2014
  • American Society for Veterinary Clinical Pathology 2016-to present