Latasha Ludwig, DVM, PhD, DACVP
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Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences
Assistant Clinical Professor
Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences
Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine
Ithaca, NY 14853
Research Interest
- Investigation of miRNAs in circulation and in situ of multiple canine neoplasms.
- Focus on canine osteosarcoma, lymphoma, and splenic masses.
- Investigation of the mutational landscape of canine and feline tumors (collaboration with the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Cambridge, UK).
- Immunohistochemistry in canine and feline neoplasms.
Education
- Ph.D, Pathobiology, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, 2024
- Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Pathologists, 2023
- DVM, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, 2019
Biography/Professional Experience
- 2019-2024, PhD Candidate Anatomic Pathology, Department of Pathobiology, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph
- 2020-2024, Companion Animal Tumour Sample Bank Quality Control Assessor, Health Sciences Centre, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph
Publications
- Rätsep, E., Ludwig, L., Dobromylskyj, M. (2024) Orofacial masses in domestic rabbits: A retrospective review of 120 cases from 2 institutions, 2000-2023. J Vet Diagn Invest OnlineFirst.
- Wong, K., Abascal, F., Ludwig, L., Aupperle-Lellbach, H., Grassinger, J., Wrigt, CW., Allison, SJ., Pinder, E., Phillips, RM., Romero, LP., Gal, A., Roady, PJ., Pires, I., Guscetti, F., Munday, JS., Peleteiro, MC., Pinto, CA., Carvalho, T., Cota, J., Du Plessis, EC., Constantino-Casas, F., Plog, S., Moe, L., de Brot, S., Bemelmans, I., Laufer Amorim, R., Georgy, SR., Prada, J., Del Pozo, J., Heimann, M., de Carvalho Nunes, L., Simola, O., Pazzi, P., Steyl, J., Ubukata, R., Vajdovich, P., Priestnall, SL., Suárez-Bonnet, A., Roperto, F., Millanta, F., Palmieri, C., Ortiz, AL., Barros, CSL., Gava, A., Söderström, ME., O’Donnell, M., Klopfleisch, R., Manrique-Rincón, A., Martincorena, I., Ferreira, I., Arends, MJ., Wood, GA., Adams, DJ., van der Weyden, L. (2023) A cross-species oncogenomics offers insight into human muscle-invasive bladder cancer. Genome Biol 24(191).
- Ludwig, L., Husnik, R., Rätsep, E., Beeler-Marfisi, J., Stalker, M., Wood, GA., Woods, JP. (2022) Unilateral primary carcinoma of the kidney with central nervous system invasion and vertebral lysis in a cat. JFMS Open Rep Jul-Dec; 8(2).
- Ludwig, L., Dobromylskyj, M., Wood, GA., van der Weyden, L. (2022) Feline oncogenomics: What do we know about the genetics of cancer in domestic cats? Vet Sci Oct 4;9(10):547.
- Wong, K.*, Ludwig, L.*, Krijgsman, O., Adams, DJ., Wood, GA., van der Weyden, L. (2021). Crossspecies comparison of the oncogenomic landscape of canine and feline hemangiosarcoma shows novel parallels with human angiosarcoma. Dis Model Mech Jul 1; 14(7). *These authors contributed equally to this work.
- Pinard, CJ., Ludwig, L., Egan, R., Tatiersky, L., Brooks, M., Richardson, D., Hocker, SE., Bienzle, D. (2021) Primary bone marrow T-cell lymphoma in a Golden Retriever. Vet Clin Pathol 50(1), 142-150.
- Zaheer, OA., Ludwig, L., Gardhouse, S., Foster, RA. (2021). Diagnosis, treatment, and characterization with advanced diagnostic imaging of an oral ectopic elodontoma in a pet rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus). J Exotic Pet Med 37, 28-31.
- Ludwig, L., Cai, H., Ledger, L., Lillie, B. (2021) Brainstem Parelaphostrongylus tenuis in a domestic sheep. AHL Newsletter 25(1), 8.
- Beaulieu, A., Stachewski Zakia, L., Ludwig, L., Kenney, D., Rätsep, E., Nykamp, S. (2020). Oesophageal muscular hypertrophy and pulsion diverticulum in a Friesian horse. Vet Rec Case Rep 8:e001093.
- Ludwig, L., Egan, R., Baquero, M., Mansz, A., & Plattner, B.L. (2019). WC1+ and WC1neg γδ T lymphocytes in intestinal mucosa of healthy and Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosisinfected calves. Vet Immunol and Immunopathol 216, 1-8.
- Schott, C. R., Ludwig, L., Mutsaers, A. J., Foster, R. A., & Wood, G. A. (2018). The autophagy inhibitor spautin-1, either alone or combined with doxorubicin, decreases cell survival and colony formation in canine appendicular osteosarcoma cells. PLoS ONE 13(10).
Professional/Academic Affiliations
- American College of Veterinary Pathologists
Awards and Honors
- Davis Thompson Foundation Trainee Scholarship Award, 2023
- Vanier Canadian Graduate Scholarship (NSERC), 2020
- Ontario Veterinary College Foundation, 2020