Annual Meeting Participation
Learn about veterinary student activities at the ACVP Annual Meeting
Veterinary Student Poster Award
Veterinary students are encouraged to submit abstracts of their research for possible presentation at the ACVP Annual Meeting. All accepted student abstracts will be presented as posters and a small number of student abstract submitters will also be invited to present orally. All student posters will be considered for ACVP Veterinary Student Poster Awards and may be entered for consideration for one other applicable award.
Read about abstract submission and deadlines.
Congratulations to all 2025 Veterinary Student Poster Winners
Best Diagnostic Pathology Poster
First Place: Katie-Ann Fu, Cornell University
EVALUATION OF METASTATIC CANINE APOCRINE GLAND ANAL SAC ADENOCARCINOMAS WITH IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL ASSAYS COMMONLY APPLIED TO NEUROENDOCRINE NEOPLASMS AND GRIMELIUS STAIN
Second Place: Lilly Hollingsworth, Michigan State University
METHOD VALIDATION OF TWO HUMAN HBA1C ASSAYS FOR DOGS
Third Place: Evelyn Sullivan, University of Tennessee
CHARACTERIZATION OF GLOMERULAR AND RENAL LESIONS IN CHAMELEONS
Best Experimental Disease Poster
First Place: Laurel Haines, Colorado State University
OSTEOSARCOMA EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES TARGET RESIDENT LUNG MACROPHAGES AND PROMOTE METASTASIS
Second Place: Sarah Hosking, University of Georgia
THE VIRULENCE FACTOR TCDB IS REQUIRED FOR FULL BURKHOLDERIA MALLEI PATHOGENESIS IN A MOUSE MODEL OF AEROSOL INFECTION
Third Place: Jeselle-Ann Laxa, Western University of Health and Sciences
AN ASSESSMENT OF THE PROTECTIVE ABILITY OF SUPPLEMENTAL BLF ON GUT EPITHELIAL INTEGRITY IN AN AVIAN COCCIDIOSIS VACCINE CHALLENGE STUDY
Best Natural Disease Poster
First Place: Dominic Pang, University of Wisconsin-Madison
CLINICOPATHOLOGIC STUDY OF FELINE OCULAR CHORIOCILIARY MELANOMAS (ATYPICAL PRIMARY OCULAR MELANOMAS) – A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY
Second Place: Tatianna Travieso, Colorado State University
A GENOMIC AND TRANSCRIPTOMIC ANALYSIS OF CANINE SMALL CELL B CELL LYMPHOMA
Third Place: Meredith Bellina, North Carolina State University
MICROPTERUS NIGRICANS ADOMAVIRUS-1 IN MELANOPHORE PROLIFERATIONS IN LARGEMOUTH BASS (MICROPTERUS NIGRICANS)
See winning student abstracts from previous years on the Past Annual Meetings page.
Veterinary Student Breakfast
This interactive event offers students to opportunity to connect with committee pathologists, enjoy breakfast, and win prizes. During the event the committee will also celebrate various achievements by announcing the Veterinary Student Poster Awards and recognizing the Mentor of the Year.
Pathletes
“Pathletes” is a live, pub-style trivia event for veterinary students interested in pathology held annually during the Veterinary Student Breakfast. Students from veterinary schools with ACVP-recognized pathology clubs compete in teams of 2-3 people answering multiple choice questions based on gross, histologic, or cytologic images of classic veterinary diseases. Images and questions are displayed on a projector screen, and students select their answers via PollEverywhere using a smartphone or tablet. The three teams with the highest scores following a preliminary round of 20 questions proceed to the final round of 5 challenging questions. Victors receive prize medals and have their school and team name memorialized on the Student Engagement Committee website.
Students can sign up online starting in August. Links to the sign-up sheet are emailed to pathology club advisors. If only one student from a particular school is able to attend ACVP, they will be paired with one or more students from another school to form a composite team. Pathletes is a fun, interactive way for students to test their knowledge of pathology and build connections with their colleagues. Join a team, and make your school a legend!
Previous Pathletes Winning Teams
First Place
University of Illinois (Cornfield Cadavers)
Heather McDavid and Hannah Accinelli
Second Place
Texas A&M University
Yumi Chang , Brooke Turley, and Sydney Buckner
Third Place
Ross University & Royal Veterinary College
Jasmine Folsom, Natalia Bednarska, and Isabel Garcia
ACVP Veterinary Student and Resident Forum
The Veterinary Student and Resident Forum offers an opportunity for current training program residents and faculty to showcase their programs for veterinary students at the Annual Meeting. The informal event offers students an opportunity to meet face-to-face with current residents and faculty, learn more about each program, and ask questions in a relaxed setting.
For more information, watch the Annual Meeting events page.