Biography: Daniela Denk
SeaWorld Abu Dhabi, Dr med vet, MRCVS, DiplECVP, RCVS Recognised Specialist in Veterinary Pathology (Zoo and Wildlife) Daniela graduated from Munich Veterinary School in Germany in 2006 and completed her pathology residency at the University of Liverpool in the UK. Between 2011 and 2021 she worked for the Pathology Division of the International Zoo Veterinary Group, UK, specialising in diseases of avian, mammalian, reptile, and aquatic species. Following an interlude as associate professor at the LMU Munich, she joined the pre-opening veterinary team of SeaWorld Yas Island Abu Dhabi in 2022 and is currently responsible for all pathology needs of the collection and associated research and rescue program. Daniela is a Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Pathologists, an RCVS Recognised Specialist in Zoo and Wildlife Pathology, and a veterinary advisor to the EAZA penguin TAG. She has a longstanding expertise in penguin pathology and a special interest in infectious diseases of zoo animals and wildlife, in particular Yersiniosis, Toxoplasmosis and EEHV. She is the author of two book chapters, more than 40 scientific papers and regularly speaks at national and international scientific conferences. Raising her daughter has fuelled Daniela’s passion for empowering young scientists and she serves as a mentor for the WDA/EAZWV/EAAV Mentoring Program and is a founding member of the ESVP/ECVP Task Force for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
Biography: Ivan-Conrado Šoštarić-Zuckermann
Associate professor Ivan-Conrado Šoštarić-Zuckermann, DVM, Ph.D., Diplomate ECVP Born in Mexico City in 1979, Ivan-Conrado Šoštarić-Zuckermann moved early to Zagreb, Croatia where he completed his elementary and high school education. In 2006, he graduated from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, and obtained his Ph.D. in 2014 from the same institution. Serving as a resident at the European College of Veterinary Pathologists training center in Zagreb from 2017 to 2020, he successfully passed the ECVP board exam in February 2020. Since 2007, Ivan has been dedicated to the Department of Veterinary Pathology, progressing from junior researcher and research assistant to higher assistant, assistant professor, and finally, in 2021, he was elected as an Associate Professor in the same department. Alongside his academic role, and duties as a head of Veterinary pathology departmet, Ivan has actively contributed to diagnostic work, performing necropsies, biopsies, and cytology, predominantly for small animals and animals from the ZOO Zagreb, due to their collaborative partnership. Notably, Ivan played a significant role in the organizational committees of two ECVP Summer Schools (2021, 2022). He is also an active member of the Residents Committee of the ECVP, showcasing his commitment to veterinary pathology education. During his professional journey, he spent nine months in veterinary pathology training at the Institute of Veterinary Pathology, Vetsuisse Veterinary Faculty, University of Zürich, Switzerland. Ivan has actively participated in various scientific meetings, summer schools, and workshops on veterinary pathology. Fluent in English and Spanish, Ivan's primary research focus lies in small animal oncology, reflecting a broader interest in infectious diseases' pathogenesis and pathology.
Biography: Julie Engiles
University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine (PennVet), VMD, DACVP Julie Engiles is a Professor of Pathology at the University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine (PennVet). After receiving her VMD from PennVet in 2002 she completed a Surgical Internship (NJ Equine Clinic, 2003), followed by an Anatomic Pathology Residency (PennVet, 2006) with ACVP boards-certification. Dr. Engiles was appointed on faculty at PennVet, New Bolton Center in 2007, where she provides autopsy and biopsy services for the Pennsylvania Animal Diagnostic Laboratory System (PADLS) and teaching hospital. Dr. Engiles also provides research-related services that support clinical and translational large animal models. As a diagnostic pathologist, she employs a multi-disciplinary approach that correlates gross and histologic lesions with clinical and radiologic manifestations to improve diagnostic and prognostic accuracy and expand understanding of disease pathogenesis. Her research expertise includes equine pathology and orthopedic pathology, including equine laminitis. https://www.vet.upenn.edu/people/faculty-clinician-search/JULIEENGILES