May 23, 2013
The Department of Pathobiology and Diagnostic Investigation and the Diagnostic Center for Population and Animal Health (DCPAH) at Michigan State University (MSU) College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) is inviting applications for two positions in the area of endocrinology and metabolic disease.
Please see the position announcement for further details.
April 18, 2013
Dinner 6 pm - Networking and informal discussions
7:00 am Breakfast
8:00 am - Introductions and acknowledgment of sponsors
8:10 am Dr. Claudia Kirk Update on the feline obesity/diabetes ACVIM consensus statement (30 min lecture plus 20 minutes discussion)
9:00 am Dr. Richard Nelson Use of insulin analogs in dogs (30 min lecture plus 20 minutes discussion).
9:50 am Dr. Paul Robertson MD Glucose toxicity
10:50 am Coffee/snack break
11:15 am Dr. Paul Robertson MD Pancreatic islet transplantation
12:15 pm Dr. Jacquie Rand Diagnosis of pre-diabetes and diabetes in cats
12:45 pm Adjourn
Boxed Lunches
Afternoon Free Time
7:00 pm Dinner – Networking and informal discussions
7:00 am Breakfast
8:00 am - Introductions and acknowledgment of sponsors
8:10 am Dr. Hattie Syme Oral anti-thyroid drugs for treatment of feline hyperthyroidism
8:40 am Dr. Dave Bruyette Nutritional management of hyperthyroidism using iodine limited diets
9:10 am Dr. Catharine Scott-Moncrieff Effect of iodine limited diets on thyroidal iodine uptake in hyperthyroid cats
9:40 am Dr. Mark Peterson Update on radioactive iodine treatment in cats
10:00 am Panel discussion (Peterson, Syme, Bruyette, Scott-Moncrieff) on treatment of feline hyperthyroidism Moderator Dr. Johan Schoeman
10:30 am Coffee/snack break
11:00 am Dr. Peter Graham/Markus Rick
Update on EQUAS and early experiences of the ESVE External QA scheme
11:30 am Kent Refsal/Markus Rick An update on the measurement of 21-hydroxylase antibodies in dogs with hypoadrenocorticism
12:00 pm Kent Refsal/Markus Rick ‘Diagnosis of Primary Hyperaldosteronism in Cats: Current Status and Questions for the Future’
12:30 pm Dr. Alan Poppl Insulin binding studies in muscle of bitches and tyrosine quinase activity, during different estrous cycle phases, and in bitches suffering from pyometra.
1:00 pm Adjourn
Boxed lunches and shuttle bus back to Seattle
March 31, 2013
We are pleased to announce that the recipient of the 2013 Jack Oliver Graduate research award is Ms. Van de Bergh, a graduate student from Utrecht University. Her proposal is entitled “Therapeutic potential of steroidogenic factor 1 (SF-1) inverse agonist in canine cortisol-secreting adrenocortical tumors: in vitro investigation”. We look forward to hearing the results of this study. Congratulations to Ms. Van de Bergh and her mentor Dr Sara Galac!
February 21, 2013
The 2013 SCE meeting will be held from Sunday, June 9, to Tuesday, June 11, in Woodinville, WA, about 30 minutes away from Seattle. Twenty five rooms have been reserved at the impressive Willows Lodge. Check it out at: www.willowslodge.com.
The meeting will begin with a “networking” dinner Sunday evening, followed by lectures and discussion on Monday and Tuesday mornings. With the help of gracious sponsors, we are offering the meeting and delicious meals at no cost to the members. The Society will also be providing shuttle transportation from Willows Lodge to the downtown Seattle hotels after lunch on Tuesday afternoon. However, members will be responsible for their accommodations. We have worked out a group rate for the meeting.
Please contact Dr Patty Lathan, SCE secretary to register for the meeting.
Willows Lodge, Woodinvile WA
February 11, 2013
Annual subscriptions for the calendar year 2013 are now due. You can pay your annual SCE dues ($25) online using Paypal’s secure server. Follow this link or navigate to Membership – Pay Dues using the top menu.
If you have yet to pay last year’s dues, or would like to pay for 2014 as well, please select the two year subscription. Also, please enter your name in the box provided so that your payment can be correctly attributed.
PayPal will email you a receipt for your records.
If payment via PayPal is not possible, please contact the Dr Patty Lathan, SCE treasurer for instructions for payment by check.
October 30, 2012
We are delighted to announce the following winners of awards for the best veterinary endocrine publications of 2011 that were announced at the SCE Business Meeting in New Orleans, LA. The awards are given in two categories – basic science and clinical science. We thank Oxford Laboratories for their generous support of these awards. Congratulations to these research teams- we all appreciate the high quality of work you achieve!
Basic Science Category:
Hoenig M, Jordan ET, Glushka J, Kley S, Patil A, Waldron M, Prestegard JH, Ferguson DC, Wu S, and Olson, DE. Effect of macronutrients, age, and obesity on 6- and 24-hour postprandial glucose metabolism in cats. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 301: R1798-R1807, 2011.
Verkest KR, Fleeman LM, Morton JM, Ishioka K, and Rand JS. Compensation for obesity-induced insulin resistance in dogs: assessment of the effects of leptin, adiponectin, and glucagon-like peptide-1 using path analysis. Domestic Animal Endocrinology 4: 24-34, 2011.
Clinical Science Category:
Hill KE, Gieseg MA, Kingsbury D, Lopez-Villalobos N, Bridges J, and Chambers P. The efficacy and safety of a novel lipophilic formulation of methimazole for the once daily transdermal treatment of cats with hyperthyroidism. J Vet Int Med 2011; 25:1357-1365.
Coradini M, Rand J. S, Morton J. M~ and Rawlings J.M. (2011). Effects of two commercially available feline diets on glucose and insulin concentrations, insulin sensitivity and energetic efficiency of weight gain. British Journal of Nutrition, 106, S64–S77.
Congratulations to these research teams- we all appreciate the high quality of work you achieve!
Also, thanks to this year’s judges, Drs. Hans Kooistra, Claudia Reusch, and Hattie Syme!
September 5, 2012
The minutes of the 2012 SCE Annual Meeting in New Orleans, LA are now available for review.
June 7, 2012
The University of Tennessee is seeking a Veterinary Endocrinologist in the Department of Biomedical and Diagnostic Science at the College of Veterinary Medicine. Please download the full job posting for further information.
May 1, 2012
The Clinic for Small Animal Internal Medicine, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Switzerland, invites applications for a position in the field of small animal endocrinology.
The successful candidate will be part of our research group, which works with cats naturally affected by diabetes mellitus and with experimental models of the disease. Our research is focused on normal and abnormal ß- cell function and morphology and on new treatment strategies in feline diabetes.
Projects are conducted in close collaboration with senior clinicians of the Clinic for Small Animal Internal Medicine, the Institute of Veterinary Physiology and the Institute of Virology of the Vetsuisse faculty as well as with other research groups in Zurich and abroad.
The successful candidate should have completed an ECVIM-CA/ACVIM or ECVCP residency program and should be board certified or board eligible; previous research experience is advantageous.
He/she will be expected to participate in ongoing projects and actively contribute to further development of the research group. Supervision and guidance of endocrine projects of master students, residents and doctoral students are further responsibilities of the position.
The employment will be full-time; payment according to the salary guidelines of the University of Zurich. Starting date will be preferably September 2012 or upon mutual agreement.
We invite interested candidates to submit their CV together with two letters of reference.
For further information please contact Dr Eric Zini, ezini@vetclinics.uzh.ch.
Electronic applications can be addressed to: msekey@vetclinics.uzh.ch.
Postal address for applications:
Prof. Dr. Claudia Reusch, University of
Zurich, Vetsuisse Faculty, Winterthurerstrasse 260, 8057 Zurich,
Switzerland
March 10, 2012
We are pleased to announce that the recipient of the Jack Oliver Graduate research award is Ms. Isabelle Padrutt from the University of Zurich for her proposal “Use of an implantable pump to deliver insulin in cats”. We look forward to hearing the results of her study. Congratulations to Ms. Padrutt!