VALERIA C. ARTUSO-PONTE DVM, PhD Candidate Curriculum Vitae Business Address Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine The Ohio State University 1920 Coffey Road Columbus, Ohio 43210 Ph: 614-292-4142 E-mail: artuso-ponte.1@buckeyemail.osu.edu Home Address 631 Olde Towne Ave Apt B Columbus,OH 43214 Cell: 614-404-9737 E-mail: valeartuso@gmail.com EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATES 2010-Present PhD Candidate - Graduate Research Associate. Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, The Ohio State University. Current GPA: 3.825 2006 Accredited Veterinarian by SENASA (National Service for Animal Health), National Plan for the Control and Eradication of Swine Diseases. 1999-2005 DVM. Graduated from Catholic University of Cordoba. Cordoba, Argentina. GPA: 8.25/10 WORKING EXPERIENCE 2005-2006 Veterinary private practice in Small Animal Veterinary Hospital, emergency and urgent care. Cordoba, Cordoba, Argentina. 2006 Internship assisting veterinary activities related to swine production in intensive systems. Salsipuedes, Cordoba, Argentina. 2006-2008 Swine Veterinary Extension, Rural Change program, National Institute for Agricultural Technology (INTA EEA Manfredi). Manfredi, Cordoba, Argentina. TEACHING EXPERIENCE 2004-2008 Teaching Assistant. Department of Swine Production, Catholic University of Cordoba. Cordoba, Cordoba, Argentina. RESEARCH EXPERIENCE 2006-2007 Internship at the Department of Veterinary Parasitology. National
Institute for Agricultural Technology (INTA EEA Manfredi). Manfredi, Cordoba, Argentina. Research project: Oviposition dynamics of gastrointestinal nematodes in bovine cattle treated with antihelmintics during the winter season at the beef module EEA Manfredi. 2008-2009 Research Assistant. Department of Swine Production, Catholic University of Cordoba. Cordoba, Cordoba, Argentina. Research project: Development of a communication network for small and medium size swine production systems in Argentina. 2009-2010 Internship at Infectious Disease Molecular Epidemiology Laboratory, Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, The Ohio Sate University. Columbus, Ohio, United States. Research project: Salmonella enterica in commercial swine feed and subsequent isolation of phenotypically and genotypically related strains from fecal samples. RELEVANT SKILLS 1. Field skills: Practicing swine veterinarian for three years in Cordoba, Argentina. Direct collaboration with veterinarians, swine producers and personnel on planning, executing, and outcome monitoring of management strategies in swine production systems. Artificial insemination. Disease diagnosis and control. Training of personnel. 2. Communication: Fluent in Spanish and English. 3. Laboratory skills: Phenotypic characterization of bacteria, using selective and nonselective media, catalase, coagulase, latex agglutination tests. Genotypic-based methods, including DNA extraction, Polymerase Chain Reaction, traditional and realtime, PFGE, MLST. Good organizational skills for running a microbiology laboratory, training of personnel. 4. Software: Microsoft office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint). SAS statistical software. NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PRESENTATIONS 1. Gearhart, T.E., Abley, M.J., Farias D. Tiao, N., Artuso-Ponte, V., Lopez, W., Oliveria C.B., Gebreyes, W.A. Prevalence and genotypic characterization of Staphylococcus spp. isolated from Northeastern Brazil dairy production environment. CRWAD Conference 2010. Chicago, IL, USA. 2. Gearhart, T.E., Abley, M.J., Farias D. Tiao, N. Artuso-Ponte, V., Lopez, W., Oliveria C.B., Gebreyes, W.A. Prevalence and genotypic characterization of Staphylococcus spp. isolated from Northeastern Brazil dairy production environment. Presented at 2010 Annual College Research Day, to Researchers, veterinarians, and students. College of Veterinary Medicine. Columbus, Ohio, USA (Poster presentation). 3. B. Z. Molla, M. Abley, V. Artuso-Ponte, W. Farmer, C. Martin, J. Mathews, A. Sterman, P. Rajala-Schultz, W.E. M. Morrow, W.A. Gebreyes. Phenotypic and genotypic relatedness of Salmonella enterica isolates recovered from swine feed and fecal samples. Presented at 2010 Annual College Research Day, to
Researchers, veterinarians, and students. College of Veterinary Medicine. 4. V. Artuso-Ponte, M. Abley, B. Z. Molla, G. Rajashekara, M. Drozd, P. Boyaka, pigs and its impact on gut physiology and host immunity. Presented at 2011 Annual College Research Day, to Researchers, veterinarians, and students. College of Veterinary Medicine. 5. V. Artuso-Ponte, M. Abley, B. Z. Molla, G. Rajashekara, M. Drozd, P. Boyaka, pigs and its impact on gut physiology and host immunity. Presented at Allen D. Leman Swine Conference 2011. St. Paul, MN, USA (Poster presentation). 6. V. Artuso-Ponte, M. Abley, B. Z. Molla, G. Rajashekara, M. Drozd, P. Boyaka, pigs and its impact on gut physiology and host immunity. Presented at SafePork Conference 2011. Maastricht, The Netherlands (Poster presentation). 7. V. Artuso-Ponte, M. Abley, B. Z. Molla, G. Rajashekara, M. Drozd, P. Boyaka, pigs and its impact on gut physiology and host immunity. Presented at the Phytobiotics International Animal Nutrition Seminar 2011. Eltville, Germany (Oral presentation). 8. B. Molla, A. Sterman, J. Mathews, V. Artuso-Ponte, M. Abley, W. Farmer, P. Rajala-Schultz, WE. Morrow, WA. Gebreyes. Salmonella enterica in commercial swine feed and subsequent isolation of phenotypically and genotypically related strains from fecal samples. Presented at 2011 Annual College Research Day, to Researchers, veterinarians, and students. College of Veterinary Medicine. 9. Valeria Artuso-Ponte, Gireesh Rajashekara, Mary Drozd, Melanie Abley, Jennifer Mathews, Bayleygn Z Molla, Wondwossen Gebreyes. Activity of Quaternary Benzo(c)phenanthridine Alkaloids (QBA) on production performance of pigs and effect against Lawsonia intracellularis. Veterinary Preventive Medicine Graduate Seminar. May 11 th, 2011 (Oral presentation). 10. Valeria Artuso-Ponte, Paivi Rajala-Schultz, Steven Moeller, Wondwossen Gebreyes. Stress in swine production and association with Salmonella shedding and antimicrobial resistance. Veterinary Preventive Medicine Graduate Seminar. November 13 th, 2012 (Oral presentation). 11. J. Medardus, V. Artuso-Ponte, B. Z. Molla, M. Nicol, W.E. Morrow, P. Rajala- Schultz, W. A. Gebreyes. The use of heavy metals micronutrients in swine feed and its association with the occurrence of copper and zinc tolerant and multidrug resistant Salmonella. Presented at 2013 Annual College Research Day, to Researchers, veterinarians, and students. College of Veterinary Medicine. 12. N. Diana, O. Benear, V. Artuso-Ponte, WA. Gebreyes. Comparison of biocide tolerance in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Presented at 2013 Merial Symposium, Michigan State University (Poster presentation).
ABSTRACTS 1. Molla, Z. B., M. J. Abley, V. Artuso-Ponte, W. Farmer, C. Martin, W. E. M. Morrow, P. Rajala-Schultz, W. A. Gebreyes. Antimicrobial resistance and association with biocide in Salmonella enterica in conventional swine production environment. Proceedings of the 8 th International Symposium on Epidemiology and Control of Foodborne Pathogens in Pork, Safe pork 2009 September 30 th to October 2 nd, 2009,Québec city, Québec, Canada, pp173-176. 2. Molla, Z. B., M. J. Abley, V. Artuso-Ponte, W. Farmer, C. Martin, W. E. M. Morrow, P. Rajala-Schultz, W. A. Gebreyes. Antimicrobial resistance and association with biocide in Salmonella enterica in conventional swine production environment. 2 nd ASM Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance in Zoonotic Bacteria and Foodborne Pathogens in Animals, Humans and the Environment. June 8-11, 2010, Toronto, Canada. 3. Artuso-Ponte, Valeria, Abley, Melanie, Molla, Bayleygn Z, Rajashekara, Gireesh, Boyaka, Prosper, Gebreyes, Wondwossen. Activity of Sangrovit against Lawsonia intracellularis in grower pigs and its impact on gut physiology and host immunity. Allen D. Leman Swine Conference 2011. St. Paul, MN, USA. 4. Artuso-Ponte, Valeria, Abley, Melanie, Molla, Bayleygn Z, Rajashekara, Gireesh, Boyaka, Prosper, Gebreyes, Wondwossen. Activity of Sangrovit against Lawsonia intracellularis in grower pigs and its impact on gut physiology and host immunity. SafePork Conference 2011. Maastricht, The Netherlands. 5. Valeria Artuso-Ponte, Gireesh Rajashekara, Mary Drozd, Melanie Abley, Jennifer Mathews, Bayleygn Z Molla, Wondwossen Gebreyes. Activity of Quaternary Benzo(c)phenanthridine Alkaloids (QBA) on production performance of pigs and effect against Lawsonia intracellularis. 27th Annual Edward F. Hayes Graduate Research Forum, The Ohio State University. November 30 th, 2012. PEER-REVIEW PUBLICATIONS 1. Bayleyegn Molla, Allyson Sterman, Jennifer Mathews, Valeria Artuso-Ponte, Melanie Abley, William Farmer, Paivi Rajala-Schultz, W. E. Morgan Morrow, and Wondwossen A. Gebreyes. Salmonella enterica in commercial swine feed and subsequent isolation of phenotypically and genotypically related strains from fecal samples. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 2010;76(21): 7188 7193. 2. Daniel A. Tadesse, Peter B. Bahnson, Julie A. Funk, W.E. Morgan Morrow, Melanie J. Abley, Valeria A. Ponte, Siddhartha Thakur, Thomas Wittum, Fred J. DeGraves, Paivi J. Rajala-Schultz, and Wondwossen A. Gebreyes. Yersinia enterocolitica of Porcine Origin: Carriage of Virulence Genes and Genotypic Diversity. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease. January 2013, 10(1): 80-86. 3. Rebecca C. Robbins, Adam J. Moeser, W.E. Morgan Morrow, Jerry W. Spears, Valeria Artuso-Ponte, Wondwossen A. Gebreyes. Effect of Quaternary Benzo(c)phenanthridine Alkaloids on growth performance, Salmonella shedding and gut integrity in pigs infected with multi-drug resistant Salmonella (Accepted July 24, 2013 for publication in the American Journal of Veterinary Research).
4. Valeria Artuso-Ponte, Gireesh Rajashekara, Mary Drozd, Melanie Abley, Jennifer Mathews, Bayleygn Z Molla, Wondwossen Gebreyes. Activity of Quaternary Benzo(c)phenanthridine Alkaloids (QBA) on production performance of pigs and effect against Lawsonia intracellularis. (Submitted to the Journal of Swine Health and Production). FINANCIAL SUPPORT 1. Phytobiotics Futterzusatzstoffe GmbH, Eltville, Germany. Tuition and stipend for PhD Graduate Research Assistant. January 2010-2014. 2. Phytobiotics Futterzusatzstoffe GmbH, Eltville, Germany. Grant proposal application accepted on June 2013. Title of the project: Activity of Quaternary Benzo-phenantridine Alkaloids (QBA)/ Sangrovit in market-age pigs and its effect on transportation stress response and Salmonella shedding. Role on project: Co- Principal Investigator. Amount: US$ 78,489.79. 3. USDA animal health (formula funds), Intramural Grants, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, 2013. Title of the project: Activity of Sangrovit in market-age pigs after transportation to slaughter and its effect on Salmonella shedding and food safety. Role on project: Co-Principal Investigator. Amount: US$ 2,912.00. AWARDS and HONORS Advances in Veterinary Medicine Research Day Award, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University. April 2013. REFERENCES 1. Wondwossen Gebreyes, DVM, PhD, DAVPM, Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, The Ohio State University. A100R Sisson Hall, 1920 Coffey Road, Columbus, Ohio 43210. Ph: (614) 292-9559 Fx: (614) 292-4142 gebreyes.1@.osu.edu