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CURRICULUM VITAE Karen F. Snowden DVM PhD DACVM (Parasitology)
(2012) PRESENT POSITION AND ADDRESS: Title Professor Office - Phone 979 862-4999 Office – Fax 979 862-2344 E-mail [email protected] EDUCATION:
Degree Conferring Institution Field Year PhD DVM BS
North Carolina State University, Raleigh N.C. Auburn University, Auburn, AL University of Montevallo, Montevallo, AL
Veterinary Medicine Veterinary Medicine Biology/Chemistry
1988 1979 1974
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS: 1970-1973 Teaching Assistant, University of Montevallo, Montevallo, AL 1974-1979 Research Assistant, Dept. of Fisheries, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 1979-1983 Veterinary Practitioner, Lincolnton Animal Hospital, Lincolnton, NC 1983-1988 Research Graduate Assistant, North Carolina State Univ. Raleigh, NC 1989-1992 Post Doctoral Senior Research Associate, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, England 1992-1993 Lecturer in Veterinary Parasitology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, England 1993-1999 Assistant Professor, TAMU CVM 2000-2011 Associate Professor, TAMU CVM 2011-present Professor, TAMU CVM CLINICAL SPECIALTY/BOARD CERTIFICATION: 2011 Founding Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Microbiologists (Parasitology) AWARDS AND HONORS: 1988 Phi Zeta Veterinary Honor Society (North Carolina State Univ.) (1997-'98 TAMU Eta Chapter President) 1995 TAMU Faculty Award for International Excellence 1995 Phi Beta Delta Honor Society for International Scholars (TAMU Alpha Eta Chapter Secretary 1998-00) 1998 Texas Veterinary Medical Association Faculty Achievement Award, Teaching 1998 TAMU Montague Scholar Award, Center for Teaching Excellence
CV – K Snowden Page 2 2001 Texas Veterinary Medical Association Faculty Achievement Award, Research 2010 TAMU Association of Former Students College Level Distinguished
Achievement Award in Teaching 2012 John Milliff Teaching Award TEACHING EXPERIENCE: * indicates course coordinator Undergraduate: VTPB 487 Biomedical Parasitology* spring semesters VTPB 405 Biomedical Microbiology (guest lectures) summer semesters Professional: VTPB 920 Veterinary Parasitology (2VM) fall semesters VTPB 913 Infectious Diseases (2VM) (guest lectures) spring semesters VTPB 948-317 Shelter Medicine Elective (3VM) * spring semesters VMID 927 Community Connections (4VM rotation)* year-round small group rotation Graduate: VPAR 601 Helminth Parasitology (guest lectures) alternating spring semesters VPAR 604 Protozoology (guest lectures) alternating spring semesters VPAR 605 Molecular and Immunological Parasitology alternating spring semesters VPAR 685 Directed Studies flex scheduling VPAR 691 Graduate Research flex scheduling Graduate Students and Resident Advisory Committees (compiled for TAMU career) Graduate Committee Chair 2 PhD completed 1 PhD candidate current 1 DrPH completed 1 MSc (parasitology) completed 1 MSc (lab animal medicine) completed Graduate Committee Member 6 PhD completed 3 PhD candidates current 8 MSc completed 1 MSc candidate current Resident Advisor Committee 4 completed (pathology or large animal medicine) TEACHING - OTHER PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES
Adjunct Faculty appointment University of Texas Health Science Center, School of Public Health, Houston, 2001 - 2007 in order to serve on graduate research committees
International Experience: University of Zambia - Visiting Lecturer, summer, '92 TAMU Faculty Abroad - UNAM, Mexico City, Mexico, summer, '94 St. George's University, Grenada, West Indies - Visiting Professor, fall, '00; spring '02
CV – K Snowden Page 3 RESEARCH/SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES: Publications in Refereed Journals: I strongly encourage students to submit scientific publications and give them first authorship if they play a major role in experimental design, data collection and first draft writing. ^ indicates student/resident supervised by Snowden. 1) Snowden K, B. Hammerberg and JE Smallwood. Clinical and xeroradiographic
lymphangiography studies of acute and chronic Brugia pahangi infections in dogs. Annals Trop Med Parasitol. 80: 197-209. 1986.
2) Snowden K and B Hammerberg. Vascular patterns in the filaria-infected canine limb.
Lymphology 19: 77-78. 1986. 3) Snowden K and B Hammerberg. Dynamics of immune responses related to clinical status in
Brugia pahangi- infected dogs. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 37: 143-151. 1987. 4) Snowden K and B Hammerberg. The lymphatic pathology of chronic Brugia pahangi
infection in the dog. Trans Roy Soc Trop Med Hyg. 83: 670-678. 1989. 5) Miller S, K Snowden, D Schreuer and B Hammerberg. Selective breeding of dogs for
segregation of limb edema from microfilaremia as clinical manifestations of Brugia infections. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 43: 489-497. 1990.
6) Snowden K and M Hommel. Antigen detection immunoassay using dipsticks and colloidal
dyes. J Immunol Methods. 140: 57-65. 1991. 7) Kashiwasaki Y, K Snowden, DH Smith and M Hommel. A multiple antigen detection
dipstick colloidal dye immunoassay for field diagnosis of bovine trypanosomiasis. Vet Parasitol 55:57-69. 1994.
8) Domingos MO, HA Takehara, G Laing, KF Snowden, PG Sells, I Mota and RDG Theakston.
Detection and neutralization of B. jararaca venom in mice. Braz J Med Biol Res. 27: 2613-2622. 1994.
9) Buback J, KS Schulz, K Snowden and MA Walker. Antemortem diagnosis of
neurocysticercosis in a dog using MRI. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 208: 1846-1848. 1995. 10) Craig PS, RB Gasser, L Prada, P Cabrera, S Parietti, C Borgues, A Acuttis, J Agulla, K
Snowden and E Paolillo. Diagnosis of canine echinococcosis: comparison of coproantigen and serum antibody tests with arecoline purgation in Uruguay. Vet Parasitol. 56: 293-301. 1995.
11) Snowden KF, ES Didier, JM Orenstein and JA Shadduck. Animal models of human
microsporidial infections. Lab Animal Sci. 48: 589-592. 1998.
CV – K Snowden Page 4 12) Cohen H, E Paolillo, R Bonifacino, B Botta, L Parada, P Cabrera, K Snowden, R Gasser, R
Tessier, L Dibarboure, H Wen, JC Allan, HS deAlfaro, MT Rogan and P Craig. Human Cystic Echinococcosis in a Uruguayan community: a sonographic, serologic and epidemiologic study. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 59: 620-627. 1998.
13) ^Cole, DJ, ND Cohen, K Snowden and R Smith. Prevalence of and risk factors for fecal
shedding of Cryptosporidium parvum in horses. Am J Vet Med Assoc. 213: 1266-1302. 1998.
14) Didier ES, JA Maddry, CD Kwong, LC Green, KF Snowden and JA Shadduck. Screening of
compounds for antimicrosporidial activity in vitro. Folia Parasitol. 40: 135-140. 1998. 15) ^Pulparampil, N, D Graham, D Phalen and K Snowden. Encephalitozoon hellem in two
eclectus parrots (Eclectus roratus): Identification from archival tissues. J Eukaryot Microbiol. 45: 651-655. 1998.
16) Snowden K, K Logan and ES Didier. Encephalitozoon cuniculi strain III is a cause of
encephalitozoonosis in both man and dogs. J Inf Dis. 180:2086-88. 1999.
17) Snowden KF and K Logan. Molecular identification of Encephalitozoon hellem in an ostrich. Avian Dis. 43:779-782. 1999.
18) ^Wasson K, K Snowden, ES Didier, JA Shadduck and H Gelberg. Rabbit intestinal
xenograft model for human Encephalitozoon infections in mice. Lab Anim Sci 49: 189-196. 1999.
19) ^Cole DJ, K Snowden, ND Cohen and R Smith. Detection of Cryptosporidium parvum in
horses: threshold of acid-fast stain, immunofluorescence assay and flow cytometry. J Clin Micro. 37: 457-460. 1999.
20) Young, Kerry, ^V Garza, K Snowden, R Dobson, D Powell and TM Craig. Parasite
diversity and anthelmintic resistance in two herds of horses. Vet Parasitol. 85: 205-214. 1999.
21) Snowden K, K Logan and DN Phalen. Isolation and characterization of an avian isolate of
Encephalitozoon hellem. Parasitol. 121:9-14. 2000. 22) Snowden K, P Holman, K Logan, C Blozinski and J Hoevers. RFLP analysis of small
subunit ribosomal RNA genes of Blastocystis isolates from animal hosts. Parasitol Res. 86:62-66. 2000.
23) ^Hoevers, J, P Holman, R Ashford, M Hommel and K Snowden. RFLP analysis of small
subunit ribosomal RNA genes of Blastocystis hominis isolates from geographically diverse human hosts. Parasitol Res. 86:57-61. 2000.
CV – K Snowden Page 5 24) Snowden KF, B Daft & RW Nordhausen. Morphological and molecular characterization of
Encephalitozoon hellem in hummingbirds. Avian Path. 30: 251-255. 2001. 25) Barling KS, DK Lunt, KF Snowden & JA Thompson. The association between the presence
of antibodies for Neospora caninum and post-weaning feed efficiency in beef steers. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 219: 1259-1262. 2001.
26) ^Millership JJ, ES Didier, PC Okhuysen, J Maddry, C Kwong, KF Snowden. In vitro and In
vivo evaluation of aminopeptidase inhibitors as antimicrosporidial therapies. J Eukaryot Micro. supplement pp. 95S-98S. 2001.
27) ^Moore RP, DN Phalen, KS Snowden. A method of preventing transmission of so-called
"Megabacteria" in budgerigars (Melopsittacus undulatus). J Avian Med Surg. 15: 283-287. 2001.
28) Carslile M, K Snowden, J Gill, M Jones, P O'Donoghue & P Prociv. Microsporidiosis in a
Gouldian finch [Erythrura (Chloebia) gouldiae]. Aust Vet J. 80: 41-44. 2002. 29) ^Millership JJ, CL Chappell, PC Okhuysen & KF Snowden. Characterization of a cytosolic
aminopeptidase from Encephalitozoon intestinalis. Parasitol. 124: 1-7. 2002. 30) ^Millership JJ, CL Chappell, PC Okhuysen & KF Snowden. Characterization of
aminopeptidase activity from 3 species of microsporidia: Encephalitozoon cuniculi, Encephalitozoon hellem and Vittaforma corneae. J Parasitol. 88: 843-848. 2002.
31) Snowden KF, K Logan and B Vinson. Simple, filter-based PCR detection of Thelohania
solenopsae (Microspora) in fire ants (Solenopsis invicta). J Eukaryot Microbiol. 49: 447-448. 2002.
32) Tomaszewski E, K Logan, K Snowden, C Kurtzman and DN Phalen. Phylogenetic analysis
identifies the 'megabacterium' of birds as a novel anamorphic ascomycetous yeast, Macro-rhabdus ornithogaster gen. nov., sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 53:1201-1205. 2003.
33) Hoevers JD, KF Snowden, S Graham and K Barling. Comparison of PCR and in vitro
culture for detection of Tritrichomonas foetus in bovine preputial scrapings. J. Eukaryot Microbiol. 50: 699-700. 2003.
34) ^Chen JSC, K Snowden, F Mitchell, J Sokolova, J Fuxa and SB Vinson. Sources of spores
for the possible horizontal transmission of Thelohania solenopsae (Microspora: Thelohaniidae) in the Red Imported Fire Ant, Solenopsis invicta. J Invert Path. 85: 139-145. 2004.
35) Milks ML, YY Sokolova, IA Isakova, JR Fuxa, F Mitchell, KF Snowden and BS Vinson.
Comparative effectiveness of light-microscopic techniques and PCR in detecting
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Thelohania solenopsae (Microsporidia) infections in Red Imported Fire Ants (Solenopsis invicta). J Eukaryot Microbiol. 51: 187-191. 2004.
36) ^Barton, CE, DN Phalen & KF Snowden. Prevalence of microsporidial shedding in
asymptomatic lovebirds: Evidence for a potential emerging zoonosis. J Avian Med Surg. 17: 197-202. 2004.
37) ^Waters PF, KF Snowden and PJ Holman. A comparison of homologous genes encoding
aminopeptidases among bird and human Encephalitozoon hellem isolates and a rabbit E. cuniculi isolate. Parasitol Res. 93: 410-418. 2004.
38) Snowden KF and DN Phalen. Encephalitozoon infection in birds. Sem Avian Exot Anim
Med. 13: 94-99. 2004. 39) Barling KS, RE Field, KF Snowden and J Hoevers. Case Report-Acute trichomoniasis and
sub-optimal bull fertility in a cow/calf herd: An investigation and case management. Bov Pract. 39:1-5. 2005.
40) ^Hoevers JD and KF Snowden. Analysis of the ITS region and partial ssu and lsu rRNA
genes of Blastocystis and Proteromonas lacertae. Parasitol. 131: 187-196. 2005. 41) Jordan CN, AM Zajac, KF Snowden and DS Lindsay. Direct agglutination test for
Encephalitozoon cuniculi. Vet Parasitol. 135: 235-240. 2005. 42) Phalen DN, KS Logan and KF Snowden. Encephalitozoon hellem infection as the cause of
a unilateral chronic keratoconjunctivitis in an umbrella cockatoo (Cacatua alba). Vet Ophthal. 9: 59-63. 2006.
43) ^Nabity, MB, K Barnhart, SK Logan, RI Santos, A Kesell, C Melmed and KF Snowden.
An atypical case of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in a young English Mastiff. Vet. Parasitol. 140: 356-361. 2006.
44) Mitchell FL, KF Snowden, JR Fuxa and SB Vinson. Distribution of Thelohania solenopsae
(Microsporida: Thelohaniidae) infecting red imported fire ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Texas. SW Entomol. 31: 297-306. 2006.
45) Nimmo JS, K Snowden and P O'Donoghue. Fatal encephalitozoonosis in two koalas. Aust
Vet J. 85: 428-432. 2007. 46) Ferrell SK, K Snowden, AB Marlar, M Garner, NP Lung. Fatal hemoprotozoal infections in
multiple avian species in a zoological park. J Zoo Wldlf Med 38: 309-316. 2007. 47) ^Barton, CE, LF Mayberry, JR Bristol, KD Mena, J Martinez-Onaca, A Flisser, VM
Cardenas and KF Snowden. Population-based binational survey of Taeniasis along the Texas-Mexico border. Ann Trop Med Parasitol 102: 325-333. 2008.
CV – K Snowden Page 7 48) ^Kjos SA, KF Snowden, TM Craig, B Lewis, N Ronald and JK Olson. Distribution and
characterization of canine Chagas Disease in Texas. Vet Parasitol. 152: 249-256. 2008. 49) Snowden KF, C Barton, K Bice, A Blue, TM Craig, K Durham, L Howe, M Jarrett, E Jeter,
D Kochevar, L Shears, RB Simpson, M Stickney, AW Wesp, A Wolf. Vertically integrated educational collaboration between a college of veterinary medicine and a non-profit animal shelter. J Vet Med Ed. 35 (4): 637-640. 2008.
50) ^Kjos SA, KF Snowden, JK Olson. Biogeography and Trypanosoma cruzi infection
prevalence of Chagas disease vectors in Texas. Vector-Borne Zoonot Dis. 9: 41-49. 2009. 51) ^Kjos SA, KF Snowden. Detection of Blastocrithidia spp. (Kinetoplastida:
Trypanosomatidae) in Chagas disease vectors from Texas. Vector-Borne Zoonot Dis. 9: 213-216. 2009
52) Snowden KF, B Lewis, J Hoffman, KJ Mansell and B Abbitt. Encephalitozoon cuniculi
infections in dogs: a case series. J Am Anim Hosp Assoc. 35: 225-231. 2009 53) Cardenas V, K Mena, M Ortiz, S Karri, E Variyam, CB Behravesh, KF Snowden et al.
Hyperendemic H. pylori and tapeworm infections in a US-Mexico border population. Public Health Reports. 125: 441-447. 2010.
54) ^Trainor K, BF Porter, KS Logan, RJ Hoffman and KF Snowden. Eight cases of feline
cutaneous leishmaniasis in Texas. Vet Pathol. 47: 1076-1081. 2010. 55) Corapi WV, SM Birch, KL Carlson, MK Chaffin and KF Snowden. Heterobilharzia
americana as a cause of hepatic parasitic granulomas in the horse. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 239: 1117-1122. 2010.
56) Corapi WV, DH Ajithdoss, KF Snowden and KA Spaulding. Multi-organ involvement of
Heterobilharzia americana infection in a dog presented for systemic mineralization. J Vet Diag Invest. 23(4): 826-831. 2011.
57) ^Jackson EE, C Ashley, K Snowden, V Gresham, C Budke, B Eichelberger, D Taylor.
Novel intraosseous device performance and longevity in a goat model (Capra hircus). JAALAS 50(3): 365-373. 2011.
58) Bhattarai R, CM Budke, H Carabin, JB Proano, J Flores-Rivera, T Corona, LD Cowan, R
Ivanek, KF Snowden, A Flisser. Quality of life in patients with neurocysticercosis in Mexico. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 84(5): 782-786. 2011.
59) Bhattarai R, CM Budke, H Carabin, JV Proano, J Flores-Rivera, T Corona, LD Cowan, R
Ivanek, KF Snowden, A Flisser. Estimating the non-monetary burden of neurocysticercosis in Mexico. PLOS Neg Trop Dis. accepted for publication. 2011.
CV – K Snowden Page 8 60) Carlson, Kelly, K Chaffin, WV Corapi, KF Snowden, DG Schmitz. Starry Sky Hepatic
Ultrasonographic Pattern in Horses: 18 cases (1989-2010). Vet Radiol Ultrasnd 52(5), 568-572. 2011.
61) Corapi, WV, KF Snowden, A Rodrigues et al. Natural Heterobilharzia americana
infection in horses in Texas. Vet Pathol. 49(3): 522-556. 2012.
62) Beall MJ, AR Alleman, ED Breitschwerdt, LA Cohn, CG Couto,….KF Snowden …. (19 authors). Ehrlichia canis, Ehrlichia chaffeensis and Ehrlichia ewingii seroprevalence in dogs in North America – a multi-institutional study. Vet Internal Med. in press
63) Corapi WV, KF Snowden, KB Eden, DB Whitley, A Rodrigues, JF Edwards. Heterobilharzia americana infection resulting in heart disease in a llama and 2 horses. Vet Pathol. in press
64) ^Rodriguez JY, KF Snowden, FN Oliveira. Haemoabdomen secondary to granulomatous periarteritis due to parasitism with Halicephalobus gingivalis in a mare. Eq Vet Edu. in press.
Book Chapters: 1) Snowden K. 1994. "Dipstick methods for diagnosis of parasitic diseases" in: Rapid Methods
and Automation in Microbiology and Immunology. Eds. RC Spencer, EP Wright, SWB Newsom. Intercept Press, Andover, UK. pp. 145-151.
2) Didier, Peter J, Elizabeth S. Didier, K Snowden and John A. Shadduck. 1997.
“Encephalitozoonosis and Microsporidiosis” in: Infectious Diseases of the Dog and Cat 2nd Edition. Ed. Craig E. Greene. WB Saunders, Philadelphia. pp. 465-470.
3) Didier ES, KF Snowden and JA Shadduck. 1998. "Biology of Microsporidian Species
Infecting Mammals" in: Advances in Parasitology series. Vol 40, pp. 284-310. 4) Snowden K and JA Shadduck. 1999. “Microsporidiosis in Higher Vertebrates” In:
Microsporidia and Microsporidiosis. Ed. Murray Wittner, ASM Press, Washington, DC. pp. 393-417.
5) Didier ES, K Snowden and JA Shadduck. 2000. Microsporidiosis in Mammals. Microbes
and Infection (invited review) 2:709-720. 6) Ashford, RW and KF Snowden. 2000. "Protozoan Zoonoses" In: Dogs, Zoonoses and
Public Health. eds. CNL Macpherson, FX Meslin and AI Wandeler. CABI Publishing, Oxon UK. pp. 123-149.
7) Didier, PJ, ES Didier, KF Snowden and JA Shadduck. 2003. “Encephalitozoonosis and
Microsporidiosis” in: Infectious Diseases of the Dog and Cat 3rd Edition. Editor CE Green; WB Saunders, Philadelphia.
CV – K Snowden Page 9 8) Snowden KF. 2004. "Zoonotic microsporidia from animals and arthropods with a discussion
of human infections" in: World Class Parasites: Opportunistic Infections. eds. D Lindsay and LW Weiss. Kluwer Academic Publishers. Vol. 9, pp. 123-134.
9) Didier, PJ, KF Snowden, X Alvarez and ES Didier. 2006. “Microsporidiosis” in: Infectious
Diseases of the Dog and Cat 3rd Edition. Ed. Craig E. Greene. WB Saunders, Philadelphia. 10) Holman PJ and KF Snowden. 2009. "Canine Hepatozoonosis and Babesiosis, and Feline
Cytauxzoonosis" in: Veterinary Clinics of North America Vol 39, pp. 1035-1053. 11) Snowden KF and SA Kjos. 2011. "Canine Trypanosomiasis" in: Infectious Diseases of the Dog
and Cat 4th Edition. Ed. Craig E. Green. WB Saunders, Philadelphia. 12) Snowden KF and C Budke. 2012 "Protozoan Zoonoses in Dogs" in: Dogs, Zoonoses and
Public Health 2nd edition. Ed. CNL Macpherson FX Meslin and AI Wandeler. CABI Publishing, Oxon UK.
13) Snowden KF. "Chapter 4: Immunodiagnostic and Molecular Diagnostic Tests in Veterinary
Parasitology" in Clinical Veterinary Parasitology 8th edition, ed. A. Zajac & G. Conboy, Blackwell Publishing, 2012.
Non-Refereed Publications: 1) Snowden K. 1995. "Cryptosporidiosis” In: Health Hazards in Veterinary Practice 3rd
Edition. Texas Department of Veterinary Public Health, Eds. R Farris, J Mahlow, E Newman and B Nix
2) Snowden K. 1995. "Giardiasis” In: Health Hazards in Veterinary Practice 3rd Edition.
Texas Department of Veterinary Public Health, Eds. R Farris, J Mahlow, E Newman and B Nix.
3) Cohen N and K Snowden. 1996. "Cryptosporidial diarrhea in foals" in: Compendium Contin
Educ Pract Vet. 18(3): 298-302. 4) Pulparampil N, K Snowden & D Phalen. 1998. "Encephalitozoon (Phylum: Microspora)
Infections in Psittacine Birds". Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Association of Avian Veterinarians, Minneapolis, MN, Sep. 1998.
5) Cole DJ, ND Cohen and K Snowden. 1998. "Equine Cryptosporidiosis". American College
of Veterinary Internal Medicine Proceedings. 16: 183-184. 6) Didier, PJ, ES Didier and KF Snowden. 1998. "Microsporidiosis: Not just a disease of
rabbits". Invited article in ACLAD Newsletter. 19(1): 3-7.
CV – K Snowden Page 10 7) Snowden K, C Barton, N Pulparampil and DN Phalen. 1998. "Avian Microsporidiosis".
Proceedings of Annual Conference, Association of Avian Veterinarians, Canberra, Australia, Sep. 1998.
8) Snowden K, D Phalen and C Barton. 1999. "Microsporidia: A Common Inapparent Infection
in Pet Birds". Proceedings of Annual Conference of Association of Avian Veterinarians, New Orleans, LA, Sep. 1999, pg. 215-217.
9) Moore RP, KF Snowden, DN Phalen. 2001. "Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention of
Megabacteriosis in the Budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus)". Proceedings of Annual Conference of Association of Avian Veterinarians, Orlando, FL. Aug 22-24, pp 161-163
10) Tomaszewski, EK, KF Snowden and DN Phalen. 2001. "The Whipple Paradox:
Megabacteria Exposed as Fungi". Proceedings of Annual Conference of Association of Avian Veterinarians, Orlando, FL. Aug 22-24, pp. 99-100
11) Snowden KF. 2003. "Microsporidiosis and Cryptosporidiosis in Exotic Pets" proceedings
for Exotic Pet Conference (CE course, Dec 2003, TAMU CVM). 12) Barton CE, LF Mayberry, JR Bristol, V Cardenas, KF Snowden. 2006. "Taeniasis and
neurocysticercosis: review of an important public health problem in the United States and Mexico. Published proceedings for Lineae Terrarum: International Borders Conference. Mar 2006, El Paso, TX
Abstracts: Abstracts / presentations related to RESEARCH (* indicates presenter) (I strongly encourage students to present their work and participate in scientific meetings) ^ indicates student/resident supervised by Snowden Snowden K* and B Hammerberg. "Characterization of E-S proteins from Brugia pahangi" at
American Society of Parasitologists annual meeting, Summer, 1985. Snowden K* and B Hammerberg. "Pathologic changes and immunologic responses in Brugia
pahangi infected dogs" at XIth International Congress of Lymphology, Vienna, Austria, Sep 24-27, 1987.
Snowden K* and B Hammerberg. "Xeroradiographic imaging of lymphatic vessel changes in
Brugia pahangi infected dogs" at XIth International Congress of Lymphology, Vienna, Austria, Sep 24-27, 1987.
Snowden K* and B Hammerberg. "Cellular responses to lymphatic infections with Brugia
pahangi in the dog" at American Society of Parasitologists annual meeting, Jun 1988.
CV – K Snowden Page 11 Marshall I, C Dourado and K Snowden* "Urine dipstick antigen detection assay for visceral
leishmaniasis" at International Conference for Malaria & Tropical Diseases, Bangkok, Thailand, 1991.
Snowden K* and C Blozinski. "Blastocystis hominis: pathogen with zoonotic potential or benign
commensal?" at Southeastern Conference on Animal Parasitology/Animal Disease Research Workers in Southern States Joint Meeting, Gainesville, FL. Mar 5-7, 1995.
^Buback JL, K Snowden*, KS Schulz and MA Walker. "Antemortem diagnosis and treatment of
Neurocysticercosis in a dog" at Southwestern Association of Parasitologists annual meeting, Lake Texoma, OK. Apr 20-22, 1995.
Cohen N* and K Snowden. "Cryptosporidial diarrhea of foals" at 13th Annual Forum of
ACVIM, Orlando, FL. May 20, 1995. Kashiwazaki Y*, K Snowden, DH Smith and M Hommel. "A multiple antigen detection
immunoassay for bovine trypanosomiasis" at World Veterinary Congress, Yokahama, Japan, Aug, 1995.
Snowden K* and P Holman. “ssu rRNA Gene RFLP Analysis of Blastocystis isolates from
human and animal hosts” at American Society of Parasitologists/International Society of Protozoologists joint meeting, Tucson, AR. Jun 11-15, 1996.
Didier ES*, DC Bertucci, LB Rogers, K Snowden and JA Shadduck. “Immunology of Micro-
sporidiosis” at American Society of Parasitologists/International Society of Protozoologists joint meeting, Tucson, AR. Jun 11-15, 1996.
^Wingo S*, K Logan and K Snowden. In vitro culture of mammalian microsporidia in avian
tissues” at TAMU Gamma Sigma Delta Symposium, College Station, TX. Mar 18, 1997. Snowden K*, ES Didier, KJ Mansell and AB Angulo. “Fatal microsporidiosis in puppies:
zoonotic potential?” at American Society of Parasitologists annual meeting, Nashville, TN. Jun 24-28, 1997.
^Hoevers J*, K Logan, P Holman, R Ashford, M Hommel and K Snowden. “A comparison of
geographically different human Blastocystis hominis isolates by SSU rRNA gene RFLP analysis” at American Society of Parasitologists annual meeting, Nashville, TN. Jun 24-28, 1997.
^Wasson K, K Snowden*, ES Didier and H Gelberg. “An intestinal xenograft model for human
microsporidial infections” at 2nd Workshop on Microsporidiosis and Cryptosporidiosis in Immunodeficient Patients, Ceské Budjovice, Czech Republic. Jun 30-Jul 3, 1997.
Didier ES*, JA Maddry, CD Kwong, LC Green, KF Snowden and JA Shadduck. “Screening of
compounds for anti-microsporidial activity in vitro” at 2nd Workshop on Microsporidiosis
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and Cryptosporidiosis in Immunodeficient Patients, Ceské Budjovice, Czech Republic. Jun 30-Jul 3, 1997.
^Cole D*, N Cohen, K Snowden and C Chappell. “Comparison of diagnostic techniques for
detection of Cryptosporidium parvum in horses” at American Association of Veterinary Parasitologists annual meeting, Reno, NV. Jul 19-22, 1997.
Shadduck JA, KF Snowden* and ES Didier. “Development of antimicrosporidial therapies and
drugs” NIH NIAID NCDDG investigators meeting, Bethesda, MD. Jul 28-30, 1997. Snowden K* GW Latimer, BL Jones and NE Bauer. “A common source outbreak of Taenia
saginata in feedlot cattle in Texas, Oklahoma and Colorado” Epidemiology and Economics Symposium ‘97, Ft. Collins, CO. Aug 19-20, 1997.
Shadduck JA*, K Snowden, ES Didier and J Orenstein. “Animal models of human microspori-
dial infection” Animal Models of Human Disease for the 21st Century. Organized by the Registry of Comparative Pathology conference. NIH, Bethesda, MD. Dec 8-10, 1997.
^Cole D*, R Smith, K Snowden and N Cohen. “Detection of Cryptosporidium parvum using
flow cytometry” at International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases, Atlanta GA. Mar 8-11, 1998.
^Pulparampil N, D Graham, D Phalen and K Snowden*. “Encephalitozoon hellem infection in
an Eclectus Parrot - zoonotic potential?” at International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases, Atlanta GA. March 8-11, 1998.
^Cole D*, ND Cohen and K Snowden. "Equine Cryptosporidiosis" at ACVIM Forum, San
Diego, CA. May 25, 1998. Snowden K*, N Cohen and D Cole. “Probable zoonotic transmission of Cryptosporidium
parvum from horses” at Southwest Conference on Diseases in Nature Transmissible to Man, College Station, TX, Jun 3-4, 1998.
Snowden K*, E Didier and D Phalen. “What is the source of Encephalitozoon infections in
immunocompromised humans?” at Southwest Conference on Diseases in Nature Transmissible to Man, College Station, TX. Jun 3-4, 1998 [Voted best of 26 presentations at meeting]
^Dutton D*, K Snowden and L Perino. “Assessment of preharvest, antemortem detection and
epidemiology of bovine cysticercosis in a recent outbreak” at Southwest Conference on Diseases in Nature Transmissible to Man, College Station, TX, Jun 3-4, 1998.
^Dutton D*, K Snowden and L Perino. “Antemortem detection and epidemiology of bovine
cysticercosis in a recent outbreak” at Southern Animal Health Association meeting,
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Amarillo, TX. Jun 22-25, 1998. (invited speaker to this meeting based on presentation at Diseases in Nature Conference, given several weeks prior and listed above)
Snowden K* and E Didier. "Canine Microsporidiosis" at American Association of Veterinary
Parasitology annual meeting, Baltimore, MD. Jul 25-28, 1998. Snowden K*, J Shadduck and ES Didier. "Evaluation of antimicrosporidial drug therapies using
an immunodeficient mouse model" at NIH NIAID NCDDG Investigator Meeting, Washington DC, Jul 27-28, 1998.
Didier ES*, JA Maddry, CD Kwong, JM Orenstein, KF Snowden and JA Shadduck. "Effects of
tubulin-binding compounds and antiangiogenic agents on microsporidium growth in vitro" at NIH NIAID NCDDG Investigator Meeting, Washington, DC, Jul 27-28, 1998.
^Barton C*, D Phalen, N Cohen and K Snowden. "Microsporidia detection in psittacine birds"
student presentation at TAMU CVM GSA Fall Forum, Aug 27-28, 1998.
^Hoevers J*, K Logan, P Holman and K Snowden. "Blastocystis hominis: Genetic diversity among isolates" student poster at TAMU CVM GSA Fall Forum, Aug 27-28, 1998.
Snowden K, C Barton, N Pulparampil and DN Phalen*. "Avian Microsporidiosis" at
Association of Avian Veterinarians annual conference, Canberra, Australia, Sep, 1998. Snowden K*, D Phalen and ES Didier. "Where are the reservoirs of human microsporidial
infections?" at European Congress on Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK. Sep 14-18, 1998. ^Hoevers J*, K Logan, P Holman and K Snowden. "Genetic differences among animal
Blastocystis isolates", at Lost Pines Conference, Smithville, TX. Oct 9-11, 1998. Didier ES*, LC Green, DC Bertucci, JM Orenstein, KF Snowden and JA Shadduck. "Effects of
angiogenesis and protease inhibitors on microsporidia growth in vitro" at 6th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, Alexandria, VA, Jan 31-Feb 4, 1999.
^Millership JJ*, P Okhuysen, C Chappell and K Snowden. "Characterization of a methionine
aminopeptidase from Encephalitozoon intestinalis" at TAMU Student Research Week Competition, Mar 24-25, 1999.
^Millership JJ, LC Chappell, PC Okhuysen, ES Didier and K Snowden*. "Identification of an
aminopeptidase as a potential drug target in Encephalitozoon intestinalis. International conference, "Drugs against parasitic diseases", Montpellier, France, May 23-26, 1999.
Bauer N*, F Rogers, K Snowden, T McDougal and R Engelmann. "Sparganosis in Florida and
Texas feral swine detected at federally inspected slaughter establishment" at Southwest Conference on Diseases in Nature Transmissible to Man, Tyler, TX. May 25-26, 1999.
CV – K Snowden Page 14 Snowden K*, ES Didier and DN Phalen. "Detection of microsporidia in animal samples" at IX
International Symposium of World Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, College Station, TX. Jun 2-5, 1999.
Snowden K*, K Logan, ES Didier and DN Phalen. "Molecular identification of microsporidia in
animal tissues" at IX International Symposium, World Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, College Station, TX. Jun 2-5, 1999.
Snowden K*, D Cole, N Cohen, C Chappell and R Smith. "Cryptosporidium parvum - Which
Method Works Best?" at IX International Symposium, World Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, College Station, TX. Jun 2-5, 1999.
Snowden K*. "Environmental detection of water-borne parasites" at 2nd meeting of Gulf Coast
Tropical Medicine Club, UTMB, Galveston, TX. Jun 26, 1999. ^Hoevers JD*, P Holman and K Snowden. "SSU rRNA sequencing of different animal
Blastocystis isolates: How similar are they?" American Association of Veterinary Parasitologists annual meeting, New Orleans, LA. Jul 10-13, 1999.
^Barton C*, D Phalen and K Snowden. "Comparison of diagnostic techniques for microsporidia
in lovebirds" American Association of Veterinary Parasitologists annual meeting, New Orleans, LA. Jul 10-13, 1999.
Snowden K*, D Phalen and C Barton. "Microsporidia: A common inapparent infection in pet
birds", Association of Avian Veterinarians annual meeting, New Orleans, LA. Aug 31-Sep 4, 1999.
^Millership JJ*, C Chappell, P Okhuysen and K Snowden. "Aminopeptidases of microsporidia"
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene annual meeting, Washington DC, Dec, 1999.
^Barton CE*, D Phalen and K Snowden. "Epidemiology and diagnosis of microsporidia in
psittacine birds", Southwestern Association of Parasitologists annual meeting, Lake Texoma, OK. April, 2000.
Snowden K*, K Logan and D Phalen. "Molecular characterization of an avian isolate of
Encephalitozoon hellem", American Association of Veterinary Parasitologists annual meeting, Salt Lake City, UT. Jul 22-25, 2000.
^Hoevers J* and K Snowden. "Phylogenetic analysis of Blastocystis spp. from animal hosts",
American Association of Veterinary Parasitologists annual meeting, Salt Lake City, UT. Jul 22-25, 2000. (Received "Best Student Presentation" cash award)
CV – K Snowden Page 15 ^Matson CE* and K Snowden. "Experimental infections of budgerigar (Melopsittacus
undulatus) chicks and eggs with Encephalitozoon hellem", TAMU Student Summer Research Conference, Aug 3, 2000.
^Reichert M* and K Snowden. "Experimental study of Encephalitozoon hellem infections in
psittacine birds", TAMU Student Summer Research Conference, Aug 3, 2000. Tomaszewski, E*, K Snowden, D Phalen and I Tizard. "Rethinking Megabacteria" Association
of Avian Veterinarians annual meeting, Portland, OR. Aug 30-Sep 4, 2000. Snowden KF*, ES Didier and JA Shadduck. "Evaluation of antimicrosporidial therapies using
an immunodeficient mouse model", at 40th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ASM) meeting, Toronto, Canada, Sep 17-20, 2000.
^Hoevers J* and K Snowden. "Phylogenetic analysis and identification of 3 human Blastocystis
genotypes" at "New Challenges in Tropical Medicine and Parasitology" for British Society of Parasitology / Royal Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene / American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene joint conference, Oxford, UK, Sep 18-22, 2000.
^Millership JJ*, CL Chappell, PC Okhuysen and K Snowden, "Microsporidial Aminopeptidases
as a Target for Therapeutic Agents" at "New Challenges in Tropical Medicine and Parasitology" for British Society of Parasitology / Royal Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene / American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene joint conference. Oxford, UK, Sep 18-22, 2000.
Snowden K* and BM Daft. "Encephalitozoonosis in hummingbirds" American Society of
Tropical Medicine and Hygiene annual meeting, Houston, TX. Oct 29 - Nov 2, 2000. ^Reichert M* and KF Snowden. "Encephalitozoon hellem experimental infections in psittacine
birds" TAMU Spring Student Research Symposium, Mar 19-23 2001. (best poster, Gamma Sigma Delta judging)
Snowden KF* and DN Phalen. "Experimental infection of budgerigars (Melopsittacus
undulatus) with Encephalitozoon hellem", at VII International Workshop on Opportunistic Protists, Cincinnati OH. Jun 13-16, 2001.
^Millership JJ*, ES Didier, CL Chappell, PC Okhuysen and KF Snowden. "Microsporidial
aminopeptidases as targets for therapeutic agents", at VII International Workshop on Opportunistic Protists, Cincinnati OH. Jun 13-16, 2001.
^Hoevers JD* and KF Snowden. "Molecular characterization of the ITS region of the ribosomal
RNA gene from Blastocystis hominis isolates" at American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene annual meeting, Atlanta, GA. Nov 11-15, 2001.
CV – K Snowden Page 16 Lewis B* and KF Snowden "Encephalitozoonosis in a Yorkshire terrier pup" Case BL/CLD
2001. CL Davis Pathology meeting, Galveston, TX. Nov, 2001. ^Martin C* and KF Snowden "Prevalence of parasitological infections in feral cats in the
Brazos Valley" at TAES Agricultural conference, Jan 2002, repeated at TAMU Student Research Week, Mar, 2002.
^Waters P*, KF Snowden, K Logan and PJ Holman "Molecular comparison of human and bird
Encephalitozoon hellem - Zoonotic Potential?" at Gulf Coast Tropical Medicine Association meeting, UTMB, Galveston, TX. Apr 27, 2002.
Snowden KF* and DN Phalen. "Experimental microsporidial infections in budgerigars
(Melopsittacus undulatus)" at ICOPA X, Vancouver, Canada. Aug 4-9, 2002. ^Waters P*, K Snowden, K Logan, K Barling and P Holman. "Comparative studies of
Encephalitozoon hellem isolates from human and bird hosts" at ICOPA X, Vancouver, Canada. Aug 4-9, 2002.
^Chen J*, K Snowden and SB Vinson. "Presence of Thelohania solenopsae (Microsporida:
Thelohaniidae) spores in fire ant secretions: implications in horizontal transmission" at International Entomological Conference, Japan, Aug, 2002.
^Waters P*, K Snowden and P Holman. "Identification and characterization of microsporidian
aminopeptidase genes" Lost Pines Conference, TX, Oct, 2002. Mitchell F*, Y Sokolova, J Fuxa, K Snowden, T Cook and SB Vinson. "Development of a
survey protocol for Thelohania solenopsae in populations of red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta" at Entomological Society of America annual meeting, Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Nov 17-20, 2002.
^Hoevers J* and K Snowden. "Analysis of internal transcribed spacer regions, 5.8S and partial
SSU and LSU rRNA genes from seven Blastocystis isolates" International Conference on Molecular Biology and Biotechnology of Ciliates and Anaerobic Protozoa. Netherlands, Mar 4-6, 2003.
Millership JJ*, JD Hoevers, S Taddeo, N Turner, J Lupton and KF Snowden. "Volatile short
chain fatty acid analysis of Blastocystis hominis isolates" International Conference on Molecular Biology and Biotechnology of Ciliates and Anaerobic Protozoa. Netherlands, Mar 4-6, 2003.
Snowden KF* and DN Phalen. "Ocular infection of an Umbrella Cockatoo (Cacatua alba) with
Encephalitozoon hellem" at VIII International Workshop on Opportunistic Protists, Hilo, HI, Jul 25-29, 2003.
CV – K Snowden Page 17 Barling K, K Snowden, S Graham and J Hoevers*. "A comparison of PCR and in vitro culture
for detection of Tritrichomonas foetus in bovine preputial scrapings" at International Conference on Anaerobic Protists, Hilo, HI. July 25-29, 2003.
^Howard G and K Snowden*. "Diagnosis and prevalence of tapeworms in horses in the
southwestern USA" at 19th International Conference of World Association for the Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology. New Orleans, LA. Aug 10-14, 2003.
^Hoevers J* and KF Snowden. "Diagnosis of Tritrichomonas foetus infection in a cat with
chronic recurrent diarrhea" American Society of Parasitologists /American Association of Veterinary Parasitologists joint conference, Philadelphia, PA, Jul 24-27, 2004.
Jordan C*, KF Snowden, AM Zajac and DS Lindsay. "Comparison of the serum antibody
responses of mice to infection with Encephalitozoon cuniculi. American Society of Parasitologists / American Association of Veterinary Parasitologists joint conference, Philadelphia, PA, Jul 24-27, 2004.
^Millership JJ*, K Logan and KF Snowden. "Expression and analysis of the Encephalitozoon
cuniculi leucine aminopeptidase" American Society of Parasitologists /American Assoc-iation of Veterinary Parasitologists joint conference, Philadelphia, PA. Jul 24-27, 2004.
^Shelton LD*, K Logan and KF Snowden. "Microsporidia infection and host cell apoptosis"
American Society of Parasitologists /American Association of Veterinary Parasitologists joint conference, Philadelphia, PA, Jul 24-27, 2004.
^Ashbaugh EA*, F Mitchell, K Logan and KF Snowden. "Correlation of colony social behavior
and infection with Thelohania solenopsae (phylum Microspora) in red imported fire ants in Texas" 5th Merck Merial Veterinary Scholars Symposium, Auburn, AL. Jul 29-30, 2004.
^Nabity M*, K Barnhart, A Kessell, K Snowden, C Melmed and K Logan. "Atypical protozoal
disease in a young mastiff" American College of Veterinary Pathologists annual meeting, Nov 4, 2004.
^Ashbaugh EA*, KS Logan, FL Mitchell, BS Vinson and KF Snowden "Biological control of
fire ants in Texas", TAMU Student Research Week, poster presentation, Mar 29, 2005. ^Shelton, LD*, R Smith, W Porter and KF Snowden "Effects of microsporidial infection on
host cell apoptosis" TAMU Student Research Week, poster presentation, Mar 29, 2005. ^Ashbaugh EA, KS Logan, FL Mitchell, BS Vinson* and KF Snowden "Correlation of colony
social behavior and infection with Thelohania solenopsae (Phylum Microspora) in Red Imported Fire Ants in Texas" poster, Imported Fire Ant Regional meeting, Biloxi, MS. Mar 30-Apr 1, 2005.
CV – K Snowden Page 18 ^Ashbaugh EA*, KS Logan, FL Mitchell, BS Vinson and KF Snowden "Correlation of colony
social behavior and infection with Thelohania solenopsae (Phylum Microspora) in Red Imported Fire Ants (Solenopsis invicta)" oral presentation at American Society of Parasitologists annual meeting, Mobile AL. Jul 8-10, 2005.
Nimmo JS*, KF Snowden and P O'Donoghue "Enteric microsporidiosis in two koalas" oral
presentation at Australian Veterinary Pathologists conference, summer, 2005. ^Reeves A* and KF Snowden "The prevalence of Encephalitozoon cuniculi in the domestic
rabbit population" oral presentation at Merck-Merial Summer Vet Student Research Program Symposium, Athens, GA. Aug, 2005.
^Kjos SA*, JK Olson, CJ Coates, TM Craig and KF Snowden "Geospatial analysis of Chagas'
Disease vectors in Texas" oral presentation at Society of Vector Ecology, International meeting, Santa Fe, NM, Aug, 2005.
^Buote M*, B Porter, T Craig and K Snowden "Fascioliasis in a foal" oral presentation at CL
Davis Pathology conference. Galveston, TX. Oct 8-9, 2005. ^Barton CE*, LF Mayberry, JR Bristol, VM Cardenas, KD Mena, J Martinez-Ocana, A Flisser
and KF Snowden. "Population-based binational survey of Taeniasis presents unexpected findings on the U.S. side of the Texas-Mexico border" oral presentation at American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene annual meeting, Washington DC, Dec 2005.
^Barton CE*, LF Mayberry, JR Bristol, VM Cardenas and KF Snowden. "Taeniasis and
Neurocysticercosis: A review of an important public health problem in the United States and Mexico" oral presentation at 2006 Lineae Terrarum International Borders Conference/ Conferencia Internacional Sobre Fronteras, El Paso, TX, Mar 2006.
Mitchell FL*, KF Snowden, EA Ashbaugh, J Fuxa and SB Vinson. " Statewide survey for
Thelohania solenopsae infecting red imported fire ants (Solenopsis invicta)" oral presentation at Southwest branch of Entomological Society of America conference, New Orleans, LA. March, 2006.
Vinson SB*, T Aziz and KF Snowden. "The historical occurrence of Thelohania solenopsae in
the red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta) colonies in the Brazos Valley region of Texas" oral presentation at the Regional Fire Ant Annual Meeting, Mobile, AL. Mar 27-30, 2006.
Snowden KF*, B Lewis and K Logan. "Encephalitozoonosis in a Pomeranian Puppy" oral
presentation at American Association of Veterinary Parasitologists annual meeting, Honolulu HI, Jul 15-18, 2006.
Snowden KF*, M Buote, B Porter, T Norman, D Schmitz and T Craig. "Multiple trematode
infections in a young horse" oral presentation at American Association of Veterinary Parasitologists annual meeting, Honolulu HI, Jul 15-18, 2006.
CV – K Snowden Page 19 Holman PJ, TM Craig, EH Lee, A Buchanan, S Wilson and KF Snowden*, "An unusual case of
nonfatal cytauxzoonosis in a 10-week-old Texas kitten" oral presentation at American Association of Veterinary Parasitologists annual meeting, Honolulu HI, Jul 15-18, 2006.
Holman PJ, EH Lee, KG Bendele, A Buchanan, S Wilson and KF Snowden*, "Babesia gibsoni
infection in American pit bull terriers in Texas" oral presentation at American Association of Veterinary Parasitologists annual meeting, Honolulu HI, July 15-18, 2006.
^Kjos S, T Craig and KF Snowden* "Overview of Canine Chagas Disease in Texas" oral
presentation at American Association of Veterinary Parasitologists annual meeting, Honolulu HI, Jul 15-18, 2006.
Snowden KF* and CE Barton. "Population based binational survey of Taeniasis at the
Texas/Mexico Border". oral presentation at International and Southwest Conference on Diseases in Nature Transmissible to Man. San Antonio, TX. Aug 1-4, 2006
^Flores V*, T Cyr, K Snowden and S Ferrell. "Lurking in the Wings: Avian hemoparasites and
their insect vectors at the Fort Worth Zoo" oral presentation at Merck-Merial Summer Veterinary Student Research Program symposium, Baton Rouge, LA. Aug 3-5, 2006.
Mayberry LF*, CE Barton, JR Bristol, VM Cardenas and KF Snowden. Taeniasis among
residents of El Paso, Texas and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico: A population-based cross-sectional study. Poster presentation at ICOPA, Glasgow, Scotland, Aug, 2006.
Ferrell ST*, KF Snowden, A Marlar, M Garner and NP Lung. "Fatal hemoprotozoal infections
in multiple avian species in a zoological collection" oral presentation at American Association of Zoo Veterinarians annual conference, Tampa, FL. Sep 20-24, 2006.
^Kjos SA*, TM Craig, KJ Olson and KF Snowden. "Evidence of an active peridomestic Chagas
Disease transmission cycle in Texas." poster presentation at Cardiovascular Research Institute conference, College Station, TX. Oct, 2006.
^Kjos S*, J Gillespie, K Logan, J Olson and K Snowden. poster and oral presentations on
"Genetic characterization of Trypanosoma cruzi isolates from Triatoma spp. in the United States based on SSU ribosomal RNA gene sequences" American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene annual meeting, Atlanta, GA. Nov 12-16, 2006.
Cyr T*, V Flores, K Snowden and S Ferrell. "Lurking in the Wings: Avian hemoparasites and
their insect vectors at the Fort Worth Zoo". poster presentation at Entomological Society of America annual meeting, San Diego, CA. Dec 2006.
^Barton J* and K Snowden. "Comparison of in vitro culture methods for Trypanosoma cruzi."
poster presentation at TAMU Agricultural Conference student poster competition, Jan 8, 2007; poster presentation at TAMU Student Research Week, Mar 28-29, 2007.
CV – K Snowden Page 20 Vinson SB*, W Hale, T Azizi and K Snowden. "Is there potential for the use of Thelohania
solenopsae for the management of the Imported Fire Ant, Solenopsis invicta?" invited presentation at the International Ant Control Conference, Keanhou, HI. May 22-25, 2007.
^Flores V*, T Cyr and K Snowden "Lurking in the Wings: Avian hemoparasites and their insect
vectors at the Fort Worth Zoo. poster presentation, TAES Agricultural Conference, Jan 8, 2007; also poster presentation, Morris Animal Foundation annual donor/science conference, Boulder, CO. Jun 22-24, 2007.
^Kjos S*, K Snowden, T Craig, J Olson, B Lewis and N Ronald. "Characterization of canine
Chagas disease and triatomine vectors in Texas" oral presentation at Diseases in Nature Transmissible to Man conference, Austin, TX. Jun 2007.
Snowden K*, T Cyr, V Flores and S Ferrell. "Avian Hemoprotozoa: avian fatalities and vector
surveillance in a zoo" oral presentation at American Association of Veterinary Parasitologists annual meeting, Washington DC. Jul 14-17, 2007.
Snowden K*, W Wigle and J Flanagan. "Fatal Amoebiasis in Oriole Warblers (Hypergerus
atriceps)" oral presentation, American Association of Veterinary Parasitologists annual meeting, Washington DC. Jul 14-17, 2007.
Snowden K*, N Ronald, T Craig, C Collins and D Huebner. "Dioctophyma renale infection in a
dog" oral presentation, American Association of Veterinary Parasitologists annual meeting, Washington DC. Jul 14-17, 2007.
Snowden K and SB Vinson*. "Simulation of horizontal transmission of Thelohania solenopsae
in the Red Imported Fire Ant (Solenopsis invicta) using fluorescent microspheres in nutrient substrates" oral presentation, 2008 Imported Fire Ant and Invasive Ant Conference, Charleston, SC. Mar 24-26, 2008.
^Kjos S*, K Snowden and J Olson. "Characterization of canine Chagas Disease in Triatomine
vectors in Texas, oral presentation, Diseases in Nature Transmissible to Man conference, Austin, TX. Jun 11, 2008.
^Everett A, K Snowden* and T Craig. "A coughing canine can confuse a clinician" oral presen-
tation American Association of Veterinary Parasitologists annual meeting, New Orleans, LA. Jul 19-22, 2008.
Snowden K*, T deMaar and W Wigle. "Fatal toxoplasmosis in a rainbow lory (Trichoglossus
haematodus haematodus)" oral presentation, American Association of Veterinary Parasitologists annual meeting, New Orleans, LA. Jul 19-22, 2008.
Snowden K*, S White, B Lewis and T Craig. "Distribution and characterization of
Heterobilharzia americana infections in dogs in Texas" oral presentation, World
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Association for the Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology / American Association of Veterinary Parasitologists joint conference, Calgary, Canada, Aug 9-13, 2009.
Heskitt T*, B Sheppard, K Snowden. "Equine Aborted Fetus Case #09-346" presentation at the
Southeastern Veterinary Pathology Conference, Tifton, GA. Feb 10, 2010. Snowden KF*, T. Heskitt, B Sheppard. "Equine Abortion Caused by Encephalitozoon
cuniculi", oral presentation, American Association of Veterinary Parasitologists annual meeting, Atlanta, GA. July 30-Aug 3, 2010.
Corapi WV*, Birch SM, Snowden KF. "Hepatic parasitic granulomas in a horse". Proceedings,
C.L. Davis DVM Foundation, Pathology Conference, Galveston, TX, October 15-16, 2010. ^Smith J*, A Calixto, M Harris, B Drees, K Snowden, B Vinson . "Recommendations on
collecting methods and DNA extraction technique on red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta Buren) specimens when screening for microsporidians and social form using PCR. (Poster), Annual meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Dec. 2010
Snowden KF, SB Vinson*, BM Drees - "Comparison of morphologic and molecular methods
for identification of native and imported fire ant species". (Poster), 2011 Imported Fire Ant Conference, Galveston, TX. Apr. 4-6, 2011
Little, S*. + 18 co-authors/collaborators including Snowden. "Seroprevalence of three Ehrlichia
spp. in dogs - a multi-institutional study". oral presentation at ACVIM annual conference, Jun, 2011
^Sayre RS*, H Kvitko-White, CV Corapi, KA Spaulding, KF Snowden. "Heterobilharzia
americana infection in a dog" student oral presentation at annual meeting of the American Association of Veterinary Parasitologists, July 16-19, 2011, St. Louis, MO.
^Rodriguez JY, KF Snowden, F Oliveira, TM Craig. "New site of infection of Halicephalobus
gingivalis in a horse" student oral presentation at annual meeting of the American Association of Veterinary Parasitologists, July 16-19, 2011, St. Louis, MO.
Corapi WV*, KF Snowden, A Rodrigues, BF Porter, J Hardy. "Natural Heterobilharzia
americana infections in horses" oral presentation at annual meeting of the American Association of Veterinary Parasitologists, July 16-19, 2011, St. Louis, MO.
Snowden KF*. "Survey for Encephalitozoon cuniculi in a Boston Terrier breeding kennel" oral
presentation at annual meeting of the American Association of Veterinary Parasitologists, July 16-19, 2011, St. Louis, MO.
Snowden KF*, TW DeMaar, BC Lewis and S Vanhooser. "Hepatozoonosis in wild felids in
Texas". oral presentation at annual meeting of the American Association of Veterinary Parasitologists, Aug 4-7, 2012, San Diego, CA.
CV – K Snowden Page 22 Corapi WV*, KF Snowden, KB Eden, DB Whitley, A Rodrigues, JF Edwards. "Heterobilharzia
americana infection resulting in heart disease in a llama and 2 horses". oral presentation at annual meeting of the American Association of Veterinary Parasitologists, Aug 4-7, 2012, San Diego, CA
Kent ML, TS Peterson, KF Snowden, LM Weiss. "Modified Luna stain for Encephalitozoon
cuniculi and Enterocytozoon bieneusi (Microsporidia) in histological sections". oral presentation at annual meeting of the American Association of Veterinary Parasitologists, Aug 4-7, 2012, San Diego, CA
^Rodriguez JY*, KF Snowden, BC Lewis. "Heterobilharzia americana, an under recognized
parasite that can lead to death in dogs". oral presentation at annual meeting of the American Association of Veterinary Parasitologists, Aug 4-7, 2012, San Diego, CA
Abstracts / Presentations related to TEACHING (* indicates presenter) Snowden KF* "Successful Teaching Partnership between a College of Veterinary Medicine and
a Non-Profit Animal Shelter" poster presentation at World Association for Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology conference, Christchurch, New Zealand, Oct 16-19, 2005.
Snowden KF* and 14 co-authors. "Vertically Integrated Educational Collaboration Between a
College of Veterinary Medicine and a Non-profit Animal Shelter" oral and poster presentation at American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges Educational Symposium, Washington DC, Mar 9-10, 2006.
Snowden KF* "Animal Use in Veterinary Medical Teaching: AAVMC Symposium Update",
presentation at TAMU CVM College Hour, May 5, 2006, reporting on the AAVMC Symposium in Mar, 2006.
Snowden K*, T Craig and T Cyr. "Practical Parasitology at Texas A&M University" - oral
presentation at American Association of Veterinary Parasitologists, Parasitology Educators meeting, Dec, 2006, Atlanta, GA.
Snowden K*, C Farnsworth, TM Craig and E Jeter. "Monitoring Student Clinical Performance
at an Animal Shelter by using a Skills Check-off List" poster presentation at American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges Educational Symposium, Mar 12-15, 2008, Washington, DC
Participation in AAVP/CAPC Educators Symposium, Dec. 11-12, 2009, Stillwater, OK. Snowden K*. "What is NAVMEC?" scheduled oral presentation at the American Association of
Veterinary Parasitologists Education Symposium, Jul 30-Aug 3, 2010, Atlanta, GA.
CV – K Snowden Page 23 Conboy G*, S Little, KF Snowden, and T Krecek. "2009 Veterinary Parasitology Education
Symposium" .scheduled oral presentation at the American Association of Veterinary Parasitologists Education Symposium, Jul 30-Aug 3, 2010, Atlanta, GA.
Little S*, A Edwards, G Conboy, KF Snowden. "Survey of parasitology teaching at North
American veterinary colleges: initial results from the 2009 AAVP/CAPC Education Symposium" scheduled oral presentation at the American Association of Veterinary Parasitologists Education Symposium, Jul 30-Aug 3, 2010, Atlanta, GA.
Snowden KF*. 2011 AAVP Educators Symposium - Meeting Summary Report. oral
presentation at annual meeting of the American Association of Veterinary Parasitologists, Aug 4-7, 2012, San Diego, CA
Continuing Education (CE) / Training Presentations (past 10 years): "Encephalitozoonosis in Birds", Exotic Pet Conference, TAMU CVM, Dec 6, 2003 "Update on Zoonotic Parasites" (3 hr) at Diseases of Nature Transmissible to Man Conference,
College Station, TX. Jun 1, 2005 "Worms, Germs, Creepy Crawlies and Flying Things - Parasitology Update for Animal Control"
2 hr CE, regional meeting, Texas Animal Control Association, Bryan TX, Aug 21, 2006. TX DSHS & Brazos Animal Shelter Euthanasia Training Workshop (4 hr), Bryan TX, Apr 5-6,
2008 TX DSHS & Brazos Animal Shelter Euthanasia Training Workshop (4 hr), Bryan TX, Jul 12,
2008 TX DSHS & Brazos Animal Shelter Euthanasia Training Workshop (4 hr), Bryan TX, Mar 14,
2009 "Parasites: Diagnosis and Control in a Shelter Setting" - 3 hr CE, Texas Unites Sheltering
Agencies conference, Austin, TX. Apr 21, 2009 "Challenges of Shelter Medicine: Parasite Control" - 2 hr CE, Merial sponsored regional shelter
personnel meeting, San Antonio, TX, Aug 20, 2009 "Ins and Outs of Parasite Control in Shelters" - 1.5 hr CE, Texas Unites Sheltering Agencies
conference, Austin, TX. Mar 27, 2010. "Parasites: Little Buggers in Shelters" - 1.5 hr CE, Texas Unites for Animals conference, Austin,
TX. Mar 19, 2011 CE: 1.5 hr. Texas Unites for Animals (animal sheltering/welfare conference), Mar 19, 2011
CV – K Snowden Page 24 CE: 6 hours, Central Vet Conference series, Kansas City, MO. Aug 28-29, 2011 CE: 6 hours Western Vet Conference series, San Diego, CA. Dec, 2012 SERVICE ACTIVITIES: Professional Organizations: (committee membership / service) American Association of Veterinary Parasitologists 1997-current 4 year term of office 2008-2012 - VP, President Elect, President, Past President American Heartworm Society 2000-current American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 1988-current American Veterinary Medical Association 1979-current American Society of Parasitologists 1988-current Association of Shelter Veterinarians 2008-current Brazos Valley Veterinary Medical Association 1994-current Society of Protozoologists 2001-current Texas Veterinary Medical Association 1996-01, 2009 - current Shelter Medicine Committee 2010-current OTHER SCHOLARLY ACTIVITY: Conferences, Symposia: Organized/Chaired Organizer of Education Symposium portion (1/2 day program) of the annual meeting of the
American Association of Veterinary Parasitologists, Jul 30-Aug 3, 2010, Atlanta, GA. ACVM Organizing Committee for board specialty in Veterinary Parasitology 2008 - current awarded founding diplomate status 2011 Examination Development Committee, 2011 - current Invited Research Lectures / Presentations: "Dipstick methods for diagnosis of parasitic diseases" invited speaker at the Tropical Diseases
Research planning session of World Health Organization, NY, NY. winter, 1992. "Dipstick methods for diagnosis of parasitic diseases" invited speaker 7th International Congress
on Rapid Methods & Automation in Microbiology and Immunology, London, UK, 1993. "Environmental detection of protozoan parasites" TAMU Toxicology Seminar series speaker,
Sep, 1999 "Microsporidiosis in pets: Underdiagnosed pathogens with zoonotic potential?" presented as a
departmental seminar, Dept. of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Univ. of Illinois, Champagne-Urbana, ILL. June 10, 1999
CV – K Snowden Page 25 "Public Health Importance of Microsporidiosis in Pet Birds", TAMU VTPB departmental
seminar Sep. 12, 2000 "Microsporidiosis: An Unrecognized Zoonosis?" Invited Research Seminar presentation, St.
George's University, Grenada, West Indies, Nov. 20, 2001 "Parrot Poop Poses Problems in People" Invited Research Seminar presentation, St. George's
University, Grenada, West Indies, April 26, 2002 "Is Encephalitozoon hellem an Avian Parasite?" invited seminar, UT Health Science Center,
School of Public Health, Houston, TX, Oct. 23, 2002 "Molecular comparisons of ribosomal RNA genes from geographically diverse isolates of
Thelohania solenopsae (phylum Microspora) from red imported fire ants (Solenopsis invicta). Invited speaker at NATO First United workshop on microsporidia from invertebrate and vertebrate hosts: Emergent Pathogens in the 21st century. Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic, July 12-15, 2004.
"Update on Zoonotic Parasites" invited speaker (3 hr) at Diseases of Nature Transmissible to
Man Conference, College Station, TX. Jun 1, 2005 "Microsporidia with Zoonotic Potential" invited speaker at World Assoc for Advancement of
Veterinary Parasitology conference, Christchurch, New Zealand, Oct 16-19, 2005. "Microsporidiosis: emerging and opportunistic infections in animals and humans" - plenary
platform presentation, Am Assoc Veterinary Parasitologists annual meeting, July 2008, New Orleans, LA
"Who's the real host: Encephalitozoon hellem as an avian parasite" - invited speaker at Oregon
State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Corvallis, OR, Feb. 2010 Veterinary Licensure:
I maintain veterinary licensure in two states and complete an average of 22 Continuing Education credit hours/year. Active licensure is necessary to fulfill my teaching responsibilities as a supervisor of veterinary students at the Brazos Animal Shelter North Carolina - #1422, current Texas - #0152-S, current
Alabama - inactive Georgia - inactive