Maged Abdelmalak
Assistant Professor, Pharmacist
Rowan University Shreiber School of Veterinary Medicine
A Novel Drug Delivery Strategy to Improve Treatment Outcomes for Cryptosporidiosis

Teaching Hospital Pharmacist
Mohadeseh Abouhosseinitabari
Assistant Professor of Veterinary Pharmacology
Rowan University Shreiber School of Veterinary Medicine
A Novel Drug Delivery Strategy to Improve Treatment Outcomes for Cryptosporidiosis

Assistant Professor, Veterinary Pharmacology

Dr. Tabari served as Assistant and Associate Professor of Veterinary Pharmacology at the Department of Basic Veterinary Sciences at Amol University of Special Modern Technology in Amol, Iran as well as Postdoctoral Researcher for the Department of Neurology at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School at Rutgers University. Additionally, Dr. Tabari sat on the editorial board of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Elsevier.
Laura Adamovicz
Clinical Assistant Professor
University of Illinois
Comparison of two methods for analysis of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in turtle plasma
Plasma Protein Electrophoresis in Eastern Box Turtles (Terrapene carolina carolina) During Rehab

Laura is a wildlife veterinarian and a senior research scientist with the Wildlife Epidemiology Laboratory at the University of Illinois. She is a 2012 graduate of the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine and obtained her PhD in epidemiology from the University of Illinois in 2019. Her research focuses on improving health assessment and conservation strategies for wild reptiles and amphibians.
Matt Allender
University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
Comparison of two methods for analysis of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in turtle plasma

I received by Bachelors of Science degree in Ecology, Ethology, and Evolution prior to completing veterinary school at the University of Illinois in 2004. I was in small animal practice for 2 years while completing a Masters of Science focusing on Conservation Medicine. I then went on to complete a three-year residency in Zoological Medicine at the University of Tennessee and Knoxville Zoo before finally returning to the University of Illinois to join the faculty in 2009. Concurrently, I completed a PhD in Wildlife Epidemiology investigating ranavirus in free-ranging chelonians in the US. Since that time, I have taught, provided clinical service, and performed research in the epidemiology of infectious and non-infectious diseases of free-ranging and managed wildlife. Currently, I am in a joint position as the Director of the Wildlife Epidemiology Lab at the University of Illinois and Director of Conservation Medicine and Science at Brookfield Zoo Chicago. I have authored/co-authored over 200 peer-reviewed articles and 250 national presentations on wildlife and zoological medicine.
Jeffrey Applegate
Owner, Veterinarian
Nautilus Avian and Exotic Veterinary Specialists
Successful Medical Management of Liver Lobe Torsion in Domestic Rabbits: A Case Series

Dr. Jeff Applegate is the founder and owner of Nautilus Avian and Exotics Veterinary Specialists in New Jersey.

He attended Virginia Tech for undergraduate studies in animal science and biology and Kansas State University for his veterinary education.

Following a small animal rotating internship at the Animal Medical Center in New York City he worked for almost 6 years as an exotic animal clinician at the Oakhurst Veterinary Hospital in New Jersey.

He then served as faculty at North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine in the Exotic Animal Medicine Service for five and a half years where he remains involved as adjunct faculty.

He very much enjoys teaching and looks forward to continuing teaching opportunities within the confines of private practice through community outreach events.

Dr. Applegate is a founding officer of the Honey Bee Veterinary Consortium (HBVC), in which he has served various leadership roles.
Jeffrey Applegate, Jr
Owner/Medical Director
Nautilus Avian and Exotics Veterinary Specialists
RABBIT AND RODENT DENTISTRY LAB

DVM, DACZM
Nautilus Avian and Exotics Veterinary Specialists
Blue Jay Veterinary Consulting
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor
Exotic Animal Medicine Service, North Carolina State University
College of Veterinary Medicine