Liz Pluhar

Pluha006@umn.edu

Education

American College of Veterinary Surgeons Diplomate                            1999

Instructional Areas

• Small Animal Orthopedics - biomechanics, bone healing, fractures, orthopedic examinations, external coaptation, osteoarthrits, developmental bone diseases
• Animal models of orthopedic diseases
• Creating effective posters
• Canine neurosurgery - brain surgery

Publications

For a listing of recent publications, refer to PubMed, a service provided by the National Library of Medicine.

Current Funding

• Evaluation of Botulinum toxin Type A (BoNT/A) for the treatment of canine elbow osteoarthritis. Allergan, Principal Investigator.
• Hollow fiber catheters for drug delivery into brain tumors. National Institutes of Health (NINDS) and Twin Star Medical, co-Investigator.
• Role of NK cells in enhancing brain tumor immunotherapy. American Cancer Society, co-Principal Investigator.
• Gutless Adenovirus Mediated Gene Therapy for Glioma. National Institutes of Health (NINDS), Principal Investigator.
• FT-IR Microscopy of Mineral Structure in Osteoporosis. National Institutes of Health (NIAMS), Principal Investigator.
• Understanding and enhancing mechanisms of priming in cancer immunotherapy. National Institutes of Health (NIAMS), co-Principal Investigator.
• Improved pre-clinical model for orthopaedic trauma. US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, co-Principal Investigator.

Honors and Awards

• Resident Publication Award, mentor and co-author to Brian Rose, American College of Veterinary Surgeons, 2010
• Mark of Excellence Award, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, 2009
• Who's Who in 20th Century America, Marquis' Who's Who, 2003
• Hall of Fame Inductee, Oak Lawn Community High School, Oak Lawn, Illinois, 2003
• First Place Faculty Oral Presentation, Phi Zeta Research Day, Colorado State University, 2003
• First Place Faculty Poster Presentation, Phi Zeta Research Day, Colorado State University, 2003
• The William Harris Award (for outstanding work in orthopaedic research related to the hip), Orthopaedic Research Society and the Harris Fellows Club, 2002
• Second Place Faculty Oral Presentation, Phi Zeta Research Day, Colorado State University, 2000
• Annual Dissertator Travel Award, Animal Health and Biomedical Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1999
• First Place Pre-Doctoral Abstract Award, First Annual Department of Veterans Affairs Rehabilitation Research and Development National Meeting, Washington D.C., 1998

Current Students

• Michelle Goulart, Ph.D. major advisor, 2008-2013
• Kristina Keifer, Ph.D. major advisor, 2008-2012
• Olivia Kilian, combined D.V.M./Ph.D. major advisor, 2007-2012
• Justin Uhl, D.V.M. residency and research project mentor, 2010-2013