2023 Annual Meeting of the Davis-Thompson Board of Directors

27th October, Gurnee, Illinois, US by Francisco Uzal and Bruce Williams This year’s meeting of the Foundation’s Board of Directors was held at our Gurnee headquarters (only a short trip from the ACVP meeting being held the next day in Chicago). For many attendees, it was their first chance to see the Foundation’s headquarters and … Read more

Dr. Francisco (Paco) Uzal ACVP Distinguished Member

by Javier Asin Paco Uzal, Foundation’s CEO, was recognized as a Distinguished Member of the ACVP during the annual meeting in Chicago. This is the highest recognition that a Diplomate can have. Paco’s dedication to research, teaching and service to the veterinary pathology and biomedical community has been astonishing and worthy of this award. During … Read more

Meet our volunteers!

Behind-the-Scenes of the educational opportunities and materials the Davis-Thompson Foundation offers is a skilled team of volunteers. These professionals carve personal time for tasks and projects that directly impact the Foundation’s mission.
To showcase our volunteers’ efforts, we are launching a space on our blog, newsletter and social media to bring awareness to their hard work and express our gratitude. Please join us in applauding their noble gestures and helping each see the great impact their efforts have made on our pathology community and beyond.

LCPG-ACVP Travel Award 2023

We will be live-streaming the Award Ceremony. Come celebrate with us! Click here: https://davisthompsonfoundation.org/event/davis-thompson-foundation-award-ceremony-2/ LCPG-ACVP travel award was the first monetary award created by the Latin Comparative Pathology Group to help LCPG members to attend and present their research (poster or oral presentation) to the American College of Veterinary Pathologists annual meeting. Juliana Mariotti Guerra … Read more

Davis-Thompson Foundation Veterinary Pathology Journal Award 2023

We will be live-streaming the Award Ceremony. Come celebrate with us!Click here: https://davisthompsonfoundation.org/event/davis-thompson-foundation-award-ceremony-2/ The 2023 Veterinary Pathology Journal Award will be presented to Dr. Avery J. (Jim) Cooley, author of “Vascular, cardiac, and renal lesions attributed to primary systemic hypertension in western pygmy marmosets (Cebuella pygmaea).”  Avery J. (Jim) Cooley did his vet path residency at … Read more

Barbara Jean Thompson Service Awards 2023

We will be live-streaming the Award Ceremony. Come celebrate with us!Click here: https://davisthompsonfoundation.org/event/davis-thompson-foundation-award-ceremony-2/ The Barbara Jean Thompson Service Awards are given to Foundation volunteers who have provided outstanding service to the Foundation. One of the two 2023 Barbara Jean Thompson Service Awards will be presented to Dr. Javier Asin. Dr. Javier Asin is an Assistant Professor … Read more

Barbara Jean Thompson Service Awards 2023

We will be live-streaming the Award Ceremony. Come celebrate with us!Click here: https://davisthompsonfoundation.org/event/davis-thompson-foundation-award-ceremony-2/ The Barbara Jean Thompson Service Awards are given to Foundation volunteers who have provided outstanding service to the Foundation. One of the two 2023 Barbara Jean Thompson Service Awards will be presented to Dr. Jennifer L. Chapman. Dr. Jennifer Chapman currently works for … Read more

Bruce Williams Award for Sustained and Exemplary Service to the Foundation and its Faculty of Discussants 2023

We will be live-streaming the Award Ceremony. Come celebrate with us!Click here: https://davisthompsonfoundation.org/event/davis-thompson-foundation-award-ceremony-2/ The Bruce Williams Award for Sustained and Exemplary Service to the Foundation and its Faculty of Discussants will be presented to Dr. Robert A. Foster.  Rob is primarily a student and educator of Veterinary Pathology. Rob is a Professor in the Department of … Read more

Davis-Thompson Foundation Best Diagnostic Exercise Award 2023

We will be live-streaming the Award Ceremony. Come celebrate with us! Click here: https://davisthompsonfoundation.org/event/davis-thompson-foundation-award-ceremony-2/ The Best Diagnostic Exercise Award is sponsored and selected by the Latin American Comparative Pathology Group.  The 2023 Best Diagnostic Exercise Award will be presented to Dr. Igor R. Santos for the publication of “Enzootic Bovine leukosis in a Cow.” Igor … Read more

Pathology Trainee and Scholarship Awards 2023 

We will be live-streaming the Award Ceremony. Come celebrate with us! Click here: https://davisthompsonfoundation.org/event/davis-thompson-foundation-award-ceremony-2/ Awardees in this category are a select group of residents or graduate students from university members of the Foundation. These individuals are chosen by their faculty for having demonstrated superior scholarship, exceptional diagnostic skills, mentorship, leadership in addition to talent and enthusiasm … Read more