Research Day
Monday 12 May 2025, 9.00am-5.30pm
Room C3.2, ICC Sydney
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The AVA is collaborating with the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists (ANZCVS) to bring you the most up to date veterinary research with the 2025 AVA Conference Research Day. From prevention, control, diagnosis and treatment to biology and welfare, veterinary research plays a crucial role in the health of our animal and human population. Join us for a captivating day of research and discussion with our best and brightest veterinary researchers as we work together to support and advance veterinary science.
research day prizes
The AVA is offering two $5,000 prizes for the best research presentation. The prizes will be awarded at the AVA Conference Research Day on 12 May 2025 at the ICC Sydney.
The Mary Barton Prize will be offered for veterinarians with specialist qualifications or higher degree holders (Masters and PhD).
Now retired, Professor Barton enjoyed a remarkable career, contributing to government task forces on antibiotic use in food animals, food safety, and public health, as well as serving as an educator and postgraduate research supervisor. She made significant contributions to the study of animal diseases caused by microbial agents, focusing on their diagnosis and control through vaccines and antimicrobial use. Barton holds two patents for diagnostic technology and a vaccine for Rhodococcus equi in horses. A Fellow of the AVA and a specialist in veterinary bacteriology and pathobiology, she has also led efforts to promote animal welfare, including chairing the Animal Welfare Advisory Committee and serving on the RSPCA South Australia Council.
The Daria Love Prize is offered for interns, residents and generalist clinicians.
Associate Professor Love made history as the first woman to be awarded the University of Sydney Medal for Veterinary Science in 1969, the first female PhD recipient in the Faculty of Veterinary Science (1973), and the first woman appointed Associate Professor at the age of 34 in 1981. Daria excelled in bacteriology and protozoology, advancing research on mycobacterial diseases, antibiotic pharmacokinetics in horses, and equine respiratory disease. Her groundbreaking work on Equine Herpes Virus 1 (EHV1) led to major advances in understanding herpesvirus infections and the development of a trial vaccine. Love's collaborations with over 40 researchers worldwide and her dedication to mentoring more than 30 postgraduate students solidified her legacy as both a brilliant scientist and compassionate mentor.
Winners of the Mary Barton Prize and the Daria Love Prize will each receive $5,000 in recognition of their outstanding research.