UK DIAGNOSTIC LAB NEWS
Dr. Alan Loynachan has been recently appointed as the Interim Director of the University of Kentucky Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory.
Dr. Alan Loynachan, Interim Director of the University of Kentucky Diagnostic Laboratory
Alan grew up outside of Ames, Iowa, where he was engaged in agriculture at a young age. He attended Iowa State University (ISU) and received degrees in Microbiology (BS), Veterinary Medicine (DVM), and Veterinary Microbiolo- gy (PhD). Following his PhD research in the field of swine salmonellosis, he completed a residency in Anatomic Veterinary Pathology at the University of Kentucky (UK). Alan returned to ISU as an assistant professor in 2007, and became board certified by the American College of Veterinary Pathologists in 2008.
While in Iowa, Alan served as a veterinary diagnostician and managed a heavy caseload in production animal pathology, primarily swine and rumi-
nant. From 2007 until 2010, Alan served as a pathology consultant to Sirrah-Bios/Harrisvaccine, Inc, which specialized in the research, development, and production of various animal vaccines. In 2009, he returned to UK as an assistant professor, and was promoted to associated professor in 2014. Since 2009, Alan has served as a diagnostic veterinary pathologist with a heavy large animal, predominantly equine and ruminant, pathology caseload.
With a varied background in veterinary medicine, microbiology, and pathology, Alan has collaborated on numerous research projects with investigators at the Gluck Equine Research Center, with others at UK, and with individuals throughout the United States. Prior research projects have focused on salmonellosis, por- cine clostridial enteritis, porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus, swine and equine influenza, equine proliferative enteropathy, equine rhodococcosis, equine cyathostomiasis, equine viral arteritis, mouse models of equine herpesvirus infection, rat models for glioma development, equine hydroallantois, equine postpartum uterine involution, equine cervical remodeling, and pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction.
Dr. Loynachan has authored or co-authored 50 peer-reviewed publications and has contributed to approximately 100 presentations within Kentucky and throughout the world. Additionally, Alan has helped train 25 graduate students or residents of various veterinary disciplines. In 2020, he became an adjunct faculty member of the Lincoln Memo- rial University (LMU) School of Veterinary Medi- cine and he currently contributes to the pathology instruction of senior LMU veterinary students. Dr. Loynachan has agreed to serve a one-year term as Interim director and looks forward to interact- ing with the KVMA, other pertinent stakehold- ers, and citizens throughout the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
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