Research

Profiling species-specific elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus (EEHV) antibodies in a fatal case of EEHV2 hemorrhagic disease in an African elephant

2023 case study by: Tiffany Kim, VG26, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine student at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine

Mentors: Felicia Nutter, DVM, PhD, DACZM, Christine Molter, DVM, DACZM and Paul Ling, PhD

Orchestrating the management of human-elephant crisis in Babile Elephant Sanctuary

2023 case study by: Neeraja Kulkarni, MGA24, Global Affairs student at The Fletcher School

Mentor: Alnoor Ebrahim, PhD, MS

Tech for Tuskers: Leveraging Technology for Elephant Conservation in India’s Elephant Corridors / Elephant Odyssey: Safeguarding Elephant Corridors in India and Beyond

2023 case study by: Anushka Shah, MALD24, International Relations student at The Fletcher School

Mentor: Sulmaan Khan, MA, PhD

Foraging behavior and plant preferences among a family of rewilded Asian elephants and implications for anthropogenic changes to the native elephant habitat

2023 case study by: Sonali Shah, BS24 Biology student at Tufts University

Mentors: Allen Rutberg, PhD, Liv Baker, MS, PhD

Potential diagnostic biomarkers for pulmonary tuberculosis in humans are not elevated in Mycobacterium tuberculosis culture–positive Asian elephants (Elephas maximus).

2021 case study by: Laura Coughlin, V23, DVM/MPH student at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine. Published in American Journal of Veterinary Research online on June 21, 2022.

Mentors: Gillian Beamer, PhD, VMD, DACVP, Department of Infectious Disease and Global Health, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University and Felicia Nutter, PhD, DVM, DACZM Department of Infectious Disease and Global Health, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University

Citation: Coughlin, L. L., Sanchez, C. R., Monti, M. I., Griffioen, J. A., Nutter, F. B., & Beamer, G. L. (2022). Potential diagnostic biomarkers for pulmonary tuberculosis in humans are not elevated in Mycobacterium tuberculosis culture–positive Asian elephants (Elephas maximus). American Journal of Veterinary Research83(8), ajvr.22.01.0016. https://doi.org/10.2460/ajvr.22.01.0016

A comprehensive review of the scientific methods used to assess the welfare status of captive Asian elephants, Elephas maximus

2020 case study by: Arial (Haomiao) Wei, VG20, MS in Conservation Medicine student at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine

Mentor: Liv Baker, MS, PhD, Animal Behavior and Conservation Program, Hunter College

Complex post-traumatic stress disorder in Thai elephants

Prevalence and Management Implications

2019 case study by: Danielle Carnahan, VG19, MS in Conservation Medicine student at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine

Mentor: Chris Whittier, PhD, DVM, Program Director, Center for Conservation Medicine, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University