Chiara Palmieri

Biography

Chiara Palmieri DVM, PhD, Diplomate ECVP 2014-2016: President of the Australian Society of Veterinary Pathologists I'm a veterinary pathologist, graduated with a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from the University of Teramo (Italy) in 2002 and a PhD in Ultrastructural Pathology in 2006. After completing a residency program at the School of Veterinary Medicine of Milan, I became a Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Pathologists (ECVP) in 2009. Before joining UQ in 2012, I was a full-time researcher in Veterinary Pathology at the University of Teramo (Italy). My international work experience and collaborations include the Institute of Animal Production (Prague) and the California Animal Health and Food Safety (CAHFS) Laboratory System (Tulare, California, US). I'm the Director of the training programme for the ECVP board examination at the School of Veterinary Science (approved residency training center) and I assist in the supervision of the advanced training program in veterinary pathology for the ACVP and MANZCVS examination. Roles at the School of Veterinary Science: postgradute coursework co-ordinator, member of the Research Committee of the SVS, member of the Research Higher Degree (RHD) Committee of the SVS, co-ordinator of undergraduate (VETS2007) and postgraduate (VET7611, VETS7618, VETS7704, VETS7711) courses. Research interests: reproductive pathology (canine prostate and testis cancer, female genital system pathology and infertility in farm animals), evaluation of pregnancy losses and placental abnormalities associated with assisted reproductive techniques, ultrastructural characterization of neoplastic diseases in domestic animals, male reproductive pathology induced by Chlamydia infection in koalas, avian pathology. Professional skills and competences: 1) Veterinary Pathology diagnostic service: necropsy, histopathology, cytology; 2) technical skills: histology, cytology, immunohistochemistry, fluorescence microscopy, transmission electron microscopy. Publications: 51 papers on international journals with referees, 1 paper on national (Italian) journal with referee, 2 scholarly book chapter, 15 meeting abstracts published on normal or special issues of referred journals indexed on ISI Web of Knowledge; 78 abstracts (in proceedings of Italian and international conferences with referees), oral communications, poster. Membership: European Society of Veterinary oncology (2014 -), Veterinary Surgeon Board of Queensland (2013-), CL Davis Foundation for the advancement of veterinary and comparative pathology (2013-), Australian Society of Veterinary Pathologists (2012-), International Veterinary Pathology Coalition (2012-), European College of Veterinary pathologists (2009-), European Society of Veterinary Pathology (2004-), Italian Association of Veterinary Pathologists (2003-). Ad hoc reviewer: Research in Veterinary Science, Avian Pathology, Journal od Lavoratory Diagnostic Investigation, Histology Histopathology, Veterinary Pathology, Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine Diplomate of the Euro.College of Vet. Pathologists Doctor of Philosophy, University of Teramo Doctor in Veterinary Medicine, University of Teramo

Research Interest

Pathogenesis of prostate cancer in dog, used as animal model for the spontaneous disease in men Collaborators: Prof. Angelo De Marzo (The John Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA) Prof. Valeria Grieco (University of Milan, Italy) Prof. Renee Laufer Amorim (Sao Paulo State University) Placental insufficiency in pregnancies obtained through assisted reproductive techniques (ARTs) in livestock Collaborators: Prof. Pasqualino Loi and Dr. Grazyna Ptak (University of Teramo, Italy) Prof. Larry Reynolds and Dr. Pawel Borowicz (Center for Nutrition and Pregnancy, Dep. Animal Sciences, NDSU, USA) Avian pathology Collaborator: Prof. HL Shivaprasad (CAHFS - UCDavis, USA) Effects of Chlamydia infection on the male reproductive system of koalas Collaborators: Dr. Steve Johnston (SAFS, UQ) Ultrastructural characterization of neoplastic diseases in domestic animals Collaborators: Prof. Paola Roccabianca (University of Milan, Italy) Dr. Giancarlo Avallone (University of Bologna, Italy) Placental features and foal development in Thoroughbred horses Collaborators: Dr. John Chopin (NSW) Dr. Wynne Collins (SVS, UQ) Dr. John Wright (SVS, UQ) Veterinary oncology