ESVCN Oral Abstract Presenters Bio

ESVCN-O-1
Aulus Carciofi

ESVCN-O-2
Aulus Carciofi

ESVCN-O-3
Lucas Henríquez

ESVCN-O-4
Carla Giuditta Vecchiato
Carla Giuditta Vecchiato received her DVM degree from the University of Bologna in 2014. She finished her PhD in Veterinary Sciences in 2018 on dietary strategies to improve intestinal health by modulating the gut microbiota of dogs and cats. After temporary positions in companion animal practice, she worked as a post-doc and adjunct professor on small animal nutrition at the Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences at the University of Bologna, and as a veterinary nutrition consultant for clinicians. Currently, she is involved in an alternative residency program at the European College of Veterinary and Comparative Nutrition, ECVCN (supervisor Dr. B. Dobenecker, LMU, Munich, Germany). Since 2023, she has been employed as a junior assistant professor at the Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences at the University of Bologna.

ESVCN-O-5
Stephanie de Souza Theodoro

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Stephanie de Souza Theodoro

ESVCN-O-7
Allison Kavanagh
Allison Kavanagh is a veterinary student in her fourth year clinical rotations at The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine. Prior to veterinary school, Allison graduate from the University of Michigan with a bachelors degree in neuroscience in 2020. During her time at The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Allison has been an active member of the Comparative Hepatobiliary and Intestinal Research Program (CHIRP) where she has taken the lead on multiple projects regarding nutritional management and antimicorbial effects on the gastrointestinal tract. Her current clinical and research interests in gastroenterology, pancreatology, and hepatology and she plans to pursue a residency in Small Animal Internal Medicine upon graduation.

ESVCN-O-8
Becky Mullis

ESVCN-O-9
Nadine Paßlack
2002-2008: Study of Veterinary Medicine, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Germany
2008-2020: Research Assistant, Institute of Animal Nutrition, Freie Universitat Berlin, Germany
2010: Doctoral degree
2014/2015: Research stay, University of California, Davis, USA (6 months)
2016: Veterinary Specialist for Animal Nutrition and Dietetics [Fachtierarztin fur Tierernahrung und Diatetik]
2017: Habilitation
2019: Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary and Comparative Nutrition (ECVCN)
12/2020 - 03/2024: Professorship in Basic Sciences in Veterinary Internal Medicine of Small Animals, Small Animal Clinic (Internal Medicine), Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Giessen, Germany
Since 04/2024: Head of the Chair for Animal Nutrition and Dietetics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat Munchen, Germany

ESVCN-O-10
Giulia Pignataro
Born in L'Aquila, Italy, in 1987 she graduates in veterinary medicine at the University of Pisa in 2014 with an experimental thesis "Follow-up of chronic enteropathies in dogs: 150 cases", subsequently published by Italian Academic Editions. In 2016 obtained the first level Master in Food Quality Management at the University of Pisa. In her working years as a freelancer, she worked in different veterinary clinics and hospitals dealing with internal medicine with attention to gastroenterology and nutrition of pets.
In 2021 obtained the PhD in the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Teramo with an experimental project on intestinal microbiota of dogs, her internal tutor is Alessandro Gramenzi, Professor in animal nutrition.
From April to November 2018 did an internship in ProDigest company in Ghent, Belgium, developing an in vitro model to simulate the intestinal ecosystem of the dog, lately presented in ECVIM 2019 Congress as a poster. From January to March 2020, she spends a period in Texas A&M University in the GI Lab.
From December 2021 is a post-doctoral researcher in University of Teramo, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and also obtained the second level Master in Small Animals nutrition. From 2022 is in the Research & Development Manager of NBF Lanes, Milan.Author of several publications in the field of animal nutrition and gut microbiota of dogs, she has presented her studies in many International Congresses.