ISCAID Oral Abstract Presenters Bio

ISCAID-O-01
Alejandra Carranza Valencia
Alejandra completed her veterinary studies in Ecuador in 2012. From 2013 to 2015, she completed a residency in small animal medicine with a focus on internal medicine, emergency, and intensive care in Chile. Between 2015 and 2021, she completed a rotating internship and a residency in internal medicine at the University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna. She has been a Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine – Companion Animals since 2021. Alejandra works as a senior clinician with a research track focus in the Department of Small Animal Internal Medicine at the Small Animal Clinic. In February 2022, she began a PhD on feline infectious peritonitis.

ISCAID-O-02
Katharina Zwicklbauer
Katharina completed her studies in veterinary medicine at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University in Munich in 2021. Since then she has been working in the administrative area and in the consultation hour for preventive health care in cats at the LMU Small Animal Clinic in Munich, Germany. In the meantime, she has completed her dissertation on ‘Antiviral treatment of feline infectious peritonitis’ and is now continuing her research in this field.

ISCAID-O-03
Kelsey Renner
Kelsey competed her Bachelor of Veterinary Science at Massey University in New Zealand. She completed a rotating internship, followed by a specialty internship in internal medicine. She has completed her residency is small animal internal medicine at the Animal Referral Centre in Auckland, New Zealand.

ISCAID-O-04
Solène Meunier
Studied at the National Veterinary School of Toulouse in France
Did ACVIM Residency at the Clinic for Small Animal Internal Medicine in Zurich in Switzerland
Now senior clinician for clinical infectiology at the same veterinary university hospital

ISCAID-O-05
Celia de Witt Curtius
Celia de Witt Curtius obtained her veterinary degree from Justus Liebig University in Giessen, Germany, in 2021, graduating with honors. Since December 2023, she has been a veterinarian and PhD candidate at the Clinical Laboratory, Department of Clinical Diagnostics and Services, and the Centre for Clinical Studies at the Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich. Celia C. de Witt Curtius is part of a bi-center feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) treatment study in collaboration with the LMU Munich and a member of the CICK (Coronaviruses in Cats and Kids) research team. Her research primarily focuses on FIP in cats, particularly examining the disease's various manifestations, with an emphasis on antiviral treatment options and both short- and long-term monitoring of their side effects.

ISCAID-O-06
Jennifer Wenk
Jennifer Wenk obtained her veterinary degree from the Ludwig-Maximilian University (LMU) in Munich, Germany in 2022. She is currently performing a doctoral thesis (Dr. med. vet.) at the Clinical Laboratory, Department of Clinical Diagnostics and Services, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Switzerland. With her thesis she contributed to a large multicenter feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) treatment study. Her research interest focus specifically in the area of co-infections in cats with FIP.

ISCAID-O-07
Jared Jaffey
I am a small animal internist and Associate Professor at the Midwestern University College of Veterinary Medicine in Arizona, USA. I graduated from the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine in 2012 before completing 3 internships and then a small animal internal medicine residency at the University of Missouri before heading to Midwestern University in 2018 for a faculty position. My clinical and research interests include hepatobiliary disorders, respiratory tract diseases, infectious diseases, endocrinology, hereditary abnormalities, and the immunologic effects of vitamin D. My partner (Casandra Jacobs DACVIM) and I share 2 dogs (Luna and Roscoe) and 3 mischievous cats (Odie, Sylvie, and BamBam).

ISCAID-O-08
Chloe Cheung
Chloe was born and raised in Hong Kong. She was graduated from the University of Sydney in 2016 and since then had been practicing as a general practitioner in Hong Kong for a few years before decided to embark on her journey of specializing. She developed a strong interest and passion for internal medicine with the wide exposure of cases and decided to relocate back to Sydney in 2021 for the 3-year residency training. She is passionate about continuing education and has attained various post-graduate certifications e.g. CertAVP, ANZCVS memberships in both small animal medicine and feline medicine.

ISCAID-O-09
Kristina Museux
After my graduation in 2006 from Berlin Vet school, I worked in a small animal practice in Germany and completed my thesis at the clinical laboratory of Zurich Vet School. I then completed a one year rotating internship in small animal studies at Dick White Referrals. I worked as a medical consultant for 9 years at IDEXX and since 2019 at Cerba Vet which became Antech laboratories. I am medical director at Antech laboratories since 2023. I am the author of multiple publications, mostly about infectious diseases.

ISCAID-O-10
Ingo Schäfer
Approbation: Freie Universität Berlin, March 2025

ISCAID-O-11
Conor O'Halloran
Conor O’Halloran graduated as a Veterinary Surgeon from the University of Liverpool in 2015 and then studied for an MSc in One Health at the University of Edinburgh. Conor's thesis focussed on zoonotic infections with a particular emphasis on RNA viruses and the risks they pose as emerging pathogens.
In 2019 Conor completed his PhD in Companion Animal Mycobacterial disease; examining the clinical presentations, investigating new diagnostic methods and evaluating the host immune responses in both dogs and cats.Following this, Conor worked in a Companion Animal General Practice for three and a half years eventually becoming Clinical Lead and Partner of a small animal clinic in central Scotland. It was there that he hand-reared and adopted a trusty sidekick - the mischievous kitten Nuala!Conor took the opportunity in 2022 to return to the University of Edinburgh as an ECVIM Resident in Companion Animal Internal Medicine and is continuing research studying companion animal infectious and immune mediated diseases alongside clinical work and teaching both undergraduate and postgraduate students.

ISCAID-O-12
Kamila Biernat
Kamila Biernat is currently working as a rotating intern at Evidensia Animal Hospital in Gothenburg Sweden. She graduated from Warsaw University of Life Sciences in the spring of 2024. During her studies, she spent her summers working as a Veterinary Care Assistant at Animal Hospitals in Sweden. During the last years of her veterinary education she found an interest in research by presenting cases and reviews at student conferences. She has a particular interest in emergency and critical care as well as anaesthesia and analgesia.

ISCAID-O-13
Robin Vlassenbroek
After graduating from Ghent University in Belgium in 2022, Robin completed a rotating internship at the University of Liège in Belgium followed by an assistantship in small animal internal medicine at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital of the University of Liège in Belgium. He is now a ECVIM-CA (internal medicine) resident in the Internal Medicine department of the University of Liège in Belgium.

ISCAID-O-14
Vera Geisen
Veterinary degree and licensure (Approbation) in 2000, Gießen, Germany3 years in private practiceResidency in Internal Medicine in Munich (Germany) and Athens, Georgia (USA)Currently: Diplomate ECVIM-CA; Faculty of Internal Medicine, Munich, Germany

ISCAID-O-15
Rowena Watson
Rowena Watson qualified with a BVSc from the University of Pretoria in 2013. She subsequently completed her honours degree in 2017. Rowena is currently completing her internal medicine specialisation through the University of Pretoria (MMedVet). She has a keen interest in feline medicine and coagulation.

ISCAID-O-16
Marina Carrasco-Martin
I am an Industrial PhD at Nano1Health SL and the Molecular Genetics Veterinary Service of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. I hold a BSc in Biotechnology (2021, Universitat de Barcelona) and an MSc in Zoonosis and One Health (2022, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona). My expertise lies in infectious diseases, drug resistance, genomics, and next-generation sequencing techniques.Throughout my career, I have contributed to five scientific publications in veterinary and genetics journals and actively participated in seven international congresses. My research focuses on applying molecular genetics to improve diagnostics and treatment strategies, bridging the gap between genomics and veterinary medicine.