[ACVM] 2023 ACVM Distinguished Veterinary Microbiologist

[Terry Bowersock]

Congratulations, Linda!

Well deserved honor

Terry Bowersock

On Wed, Nov 30, 2022 at 3:21 PM Saif, Linda via ACVM_diplomates <
acvm_diplomates at lists.osu.edu> wrote:

> Thanks!
> Linda
>
> Linda J Saif, MS, PhD
> Distinguished University Professor
> Center for Food Animal Health (CFAH)
> CFAES/OARDC/CVM
> The Ohio State University
> 1680 Madison Ave
> Wooster, Ohio 44691
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> On 11/30/22, 3:20 PM, "ACVM_diplomates on behalf of Yung-Fu Chang via
> ACVM_diplomates" <acvm_diplomates-bounces at lists.osu.edu on behalf of
> acvm_diplomates at lists.osu.edu> wrote:
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>         Congratulations, Linda. You deserve this honor.  Yung-Fu
>
>     -----Original Message-----
>     From: ACVM_diplomates <acvm_diplomates-bounces+yc42=
> cornell.edu at lists.osu.edu> On Behalf Of Kristin A Clothier via
> ACVM_diplomates
>     Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2022 11:29 AM
>     To: ACVM - The American College of Veterinary Microbiologists Listserv
> <acvm_diplomates at lists.osu.edu>
>     Subject: [ACVM] 2023 ACVM Distinguished Veterinary Microbiologist
>
>     Hi All,
>
>     It is my pleasure to announce the 2023 ACVM Distinguished Veterinary
> Microbiologist Award recipient, Dr. Linda Saif.
>
>     Dr. Saif is a Distinguished University Professor in the Department of
> Food Animal Health Research Program and Veterinary Preventive Medicine,
> Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, The Ohio State
> University.  Dr. Saif has had a long and distinguished career, publishing
> over 400 peer-review scientific journal articles,  exceeding 17 million
> dollars of funded extramural support, and having mentored many successful
> graduate students and postdoctoral fellows.
>
>     I cannot describe her accomplishments any better than the individual
> who nominated her, Dr. Don Reynolds. Part of his nomination letter is
> provided below.
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>     "Unfortunately, the nomination letter for this award is limited to one
> page, which does not seem adequate to document the accomplishments of Dr.
> Saif.
>
>     She was elected to the US National Academy of Sciences in 2003, US
> Academy of Microbiology in 2004 and to the US National Academy of Inventors
> in 2016. She is recognized as one of the premier experts in the world on
> swine diseases and as a global expert on coronaviruses. In 2003 she
> received an Honorary Doctorate from Ghent University in Belgium. In 2009
> she was elected to the Argentine National Academy of Agronomy and
> Veterinary Medicine. In 2015 she was awarded the prestigious international
> Wolf Prize in Agriculture.
>
>      In 2003, she served as the World Health Organization's advisor on
> SARS and her laboratory was recognized as an International Reference
> Laboratory for Animal Coronaviruses. She was an expert consultant on MERS
> coronaviruses in animals for the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Agriculture from
> 2014-2018. More recently, she participated as a US National Academy of
> Science (NAS) Representative, China-U.S. Workshop on the Challenges of
> Emerging Infections, Laboratory Safety and Global Health Security,
> Co-sponsored by US NAS and Chinese Academy of Science (CAS).
>
>     I know of no person who is more deserving of the ACVM Distinguished
> Veterinary Microbiologist Award than Dr. Linda J. Saif."
>
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>
>     Please join the ACVM leadership in congratulating Dr. Saif.
>
>     Sincerely,
>
>     Kris Clothier
>
>     Kris A Clothier
>     ACVM Secretary
>     kaclothier at ucdavis.edu<mailto:kaclothier at ucdavis.edu>
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