The AAVLD Lab Technology and Virology Committees co-hosted the Summer Virtual Mini-Symposium on 7/24/2024, which was well attended by 174 attendees across AAVLD laboratories.

The User Insights Unveiled: Real-world Perspectives on Liquid Handling Robots in Diagnostic Labs Symposium featured 10 speakers from AAVLD laboratories presenting their perspectives on the liquid handlers they utilized in their laboratories for molecular, serology, or next-generation sequencing workflows. This half-day event was geared toward laboratory staff that do not typically attend the annual AAVLD meeting, and provide the opportunity for laboratories to share valuable insights and learn from each other.

Feedback from the post-symposium survey was overwhelmingly positive and participants would like to see more of the similar events offered by AAVLD committees in the future.

Many thanks to the co-chairs Ailam Lim, Melanie Prarat Koscielny, Brandi Torrevillas and Roman Pogranichniy for organizing the event, and speakers Samuel Sterns, Duan Loy, Joanna Sawicki, Yung-Yi Mosley, Mani Lejeune, Deep Tewari, Rahul Nelli, Nicole Grosjean, Roman Pogranichniy and Brandi Torrevillas for their presentations.

The Committee Chair conference call is scheduled for September 5, 2024 Noon - 1:00 PM

If you are a committee chair or cochair, we will see you at noon on September 5. Please send Reda Ozuna rozuna@aavld.org any agenda items by August 31, 2024. Please download the 2024 AAVLD Committee Chair Package and review it before the meeting.

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The Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation is the official journal of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians. The mission of the Journal is to educate by informing readers of progress in veterinary laboratory medicine and related fields of endeavor. The key objectives of the JVDI are to promote the science of veterinary laboratory medicine and the betterment of animal and public health. JVDI fully supports diversity, equity, and inclusion in our publishing activities.

Editor-in-chief, Dr. Grant Maxie / https://journals.sagepub.com/home/VDI

Interstitial lung diseases frequently represent a diagnostic challenge for veterinary diagnosticians. This challenge can be identified at all stages of diagnosis, particularly with gross and histologic interpretation. Moreover, each animal species varies in pulmonary physiology, pathology, and frequency of different diseases, which add more layers of complexity to this already difficult pattern. We aim to expand our knowledge of this intricate pattern to better investigate our lung submissions, describe lesions, and finally diagnose interstitial lung diseases.

We are inviting submissions to a JVDI special section on Interstitial lung disease in domestic animals to be guest edited by Dr. Francisco R. Carvallo, Virginia Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Tech, and Dr. Jeff Caswell, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph.

If you are interested, please submit an abstract of up to 250 words describing your proposed topic by September 30, 2024.

Primary research papers, case series, and reviews of a focused topic will be considered, as will single-animal case reports if they are novel and include a review of the literature on the focused topic of the report. For abstracts on topics considered suitable for the special issue, authors will be notified by October 30, 2024, and full submissions will be expected by April 30, 2025. Submitted manuscripts will proceed through the usual JVDI peer-review and editorial processes, with publications expected in the fall of 2025. Page charges of $75/printed page will apply - there is no color page charge for online-only publications.

Please submit your abstract to guest editor Dr. Francisco R. Carvallo, fcarvallo@vt.edu

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