CVM Faculty and Staff Accolades

MU Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory Director and College of Veterinary Medicine Professor Shuping Zhang, PhD, was installed as the vice president of American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians (AAVLD) during the House of Delegates meeting on Oct. 20, 2018. Zhang will go on to serve as president-elect in 2019-2020, president in 2020-2021 and immediate past president in 2021-2022.

The AAVLD is a world leader in advancing the discipline of veterinary diagnostic laboratory science to promote global animal health and one health. Zhang will work with the executive committee members of AAVLD and U.S. Animal Health Association to promote solutions for animal disease diagnostics and animal health-related issues based on science, new technology, international standards, public policy and risk/benefit analysis. This new leadership role reflects MU VMDL’s recent progress in diagnostic service and development as well as the long-standing commitment of the MU CVM to animal health, animal agricultural industry, and one health.

Colin Reich, DVM, can add diplomate to his credentials after earning board certification through the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care. Reich was also promoted to assistant teaching professor effective Oct. 16, 2018. He works in the University of Missouri Veterinary Health Center in the Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care Section.

Reich earned his doctorate of veterinary medicine at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities in 2014. He undertook a small animal rotating internship at the University of Wisconsin-Madison before completing a small animal emergency and critical care residency at Michigan State University in July of this year.

Michael Lewis, PhD, a professor of tumor biology and radiopharmaceutical chemistry in the College of Veterinary Medicine Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, received the New Jersey Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Award for Basic Science for his research. The honor was announced during the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Annual Scientific and Tripartite Meeting in Seattle, Washington.

The research highlights collaborations between University of Missouri faculty in the College of Veterinary Medicine and School of Medicine. A SOM feature takes a look at the award-winning team’s work.

Shawn Bender, PhD, an assistant professor in the College of Veterinary Medicine Department of Biomedical Sciences, was recently elected as a Fellow of the American Heart Association (FAHA) by the AHA Council on Basic Cardiovascular Sciences in recognition of scientific and professional accomplishments, volunteer leadership, and service to AHA. Fellowship is open to physicians, scientists, nurses and other healthcare professionals with a major and productive interest in cardiovascular diseases and stroke. The American Heart Association (AHA) established the Council on Basic Cardiovascular Sciences in 1999 with a mission to promote basic science research and education.