Pelotonia, Year 2 – Ride Success with the CVM Team!

The Pelotonia is an annual bike ride that raises money for Ohio State University James Cancer Center Research. The Hale Lab is a part of this research, and also a part of the ride! To donate, click here.

OSU College of Vet Med Sunday Riders – 37 miles!

11 miles in and going strong!

Finish lime!

We ride for the people, animals, and science that we love! #OneGoal #EndCancer

37 miles… that’s a wrap until next year!

Vanessa and Zach attend the Bladder Cancer Think Tank 2023

Vanessa and Zach attended the Bladder Cancer Think Tank 2023 in Washington D.C.

We also attended the associated “Urothelial Carcinoma Across Species” Translational Summit put on by the CTSA One Health Alliance. Zach presented a poster evaluating effects of urine sample volume and DNA extraction method (with and without host cell/DNA removal) on urobiome profiles. Vanessa presented a talk about dogs as a translational model for microbiome research in bladder cancer.

We were joined at the summit by Dean Rustin Moore (left) and Duncan Alexander (right) – CVM Supporter, BCAN Board Member, and strong believer in the dog as a model for human medicine!

Hale Labbies shine at Midwest Microbiome Symposium!

Tessa Cannon featured ground-breaking work on field-friendly methods testing for SIV in wild and captive sooty mangabeys using saliva swabs.

Zach Lewis shared a poster demonstrating how urine sample volume impacts urobiome profiles. Zach also chaired a fantastic Trainee Career Panel that featured (Left to right): Drs. Zakee Sabree, Dubraska Diaz-Campos, Lexie Blalock, Andrea McConnell, and Seth Faith.

Vanessa Hale headed the Steering Committee that planned the Midwest Microbiome Symposium: Creating and responding to change. Heather Curtis (below left), Associate Project Manager with the Center of Microbiome Science, also played a major role in planning and this symposium wouldn’t have happened without her!

There was amazing science all around, and lots of fun too! (Below: Vanessa Hale and Audra Crouch)

Zach and Andrew present on the urobiome at Research Day

The urobiome was on full display at @OSUVetCollege Research Day! Andrew McGlynn shared research on longitudinal dynamics in the healthy canine urobiome. Zach Lewis evaluated varying urine volumes and dilutions for 16S and metagenomics – all key foundations for low biomass urine studies.