2022 American Heartworm Society Triennial Symposium
Student Research Poster Competition
Authors: Katie Izenour1*, Fayez Salib2, Jordan Eckert3, Anwar Kalalah4, Lindsay Starkey1, Byron Blagburn1, Christine Sundermann5, Sarah Zohdy1,6
Affiliations:
1) Department of Pathobiology, Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine, 166 Greene Hall, Auburn, Alabama, USA
2) Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Giza Governorate, Cairo Egypt
3) Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Auburn University College of Science and Mathematics, 211 Parker Hall, Auburn, Alabama, USA
4) Department of Molecular Microbiology & Immunology, South Texas Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA
5) Department of Biological Sciences, Auburn University College of Science and Mathematics, 101 Rouse Life Sciences Building, Auburn, Alabama, USA
6) College of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences, Auburn University, 600 Duncan Drive, Auburn, Alabama, USA
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