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Jane Sykes- BVSc, PhD
Academic Administrator and Professor
Medicine & Epidemiology
2415B Tupper Hall
Davis, CA 95616
+1 530 752 1393
jesykes@ucdavis.edu
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Research Focus
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Infectious diseases of dogs and cats, especially those of immunocompromised patients; fungal diseases; bloodstream-associated bacterial infections. |
Specialty Focus
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Board Certified in the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Small Animal Internal Medicine) Clinical Infectious Diseases of Dogs and Cats Clinical Mycology Academic Hospital Administration |
Education
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1998 PhD Veterinary Microbiology, University of Melbourne, Australia
1993 BVSc (Hons) , University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Honors and Awards
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2013 Awarded for top downloaded article in the Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, "2010 ACVIM small animal consensus statement on leptospirosis: diagnosis, epidemiology, treatment, and prevention. Sykes JE, Hartmann K, Lunn K, Moore G, Stoddard R, Goldstein RE. J Vet Intern Med, 25(1):1-13, 2011". Awarded May 2013
2011 Award for the second most downloaded article in the Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine.
2011 Best abstract by a resident at the 29th Annual American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine Conference, Denver, CO, June 2011.
2011 Awarded for top downloaded article in the Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, "Canine Granulocytic Anaplasmosis: A Review. Carrade DD, Foley JE, Borjesson DL, Sykes JE. J Vet Intern Med 23(6):1129-41, 2009"
1997 School of Graduate Studies Traveling Scholarship
1997 Rowden White Prize (for achievement in research)
1996-1998 Australian Postgraduate Award
1996 John Nevill Research Scholarship
1995 ACVIM Forum research abstract and scientific poster session competition winner
1995 Barrenger Scholarship for Overseas Travel/Study
1994-1995 CSL Scholarship for Infectious Diseases
1993 First Class Honours Awarded - Dean's Honours List
1993 The AVA (Vic. Div.) prize in veterinary science for the top student in final year
1993 Hill's Pet Nutrition Prize in Small Animal Medicine
1993 The ASAVA/Uncle Ben's Award for Clinical Proficiency
1993 CVDL Prize for Excellence in Clinical Pathology
1993 Payne Exhibition for the Highest Aggregate marks in the Clinical Subjects of the Examinations in the Fifth Year of the BVSc Course
1993 Prize for the Best Bovine Case Report
1991/1992 Research Scholarship in Veterinary Science
1991 Chapter of Veterinary Pharmacology Prize for Excellence in Veterinary Pharmacology at the University of Melbourne
1991 CSL Prize for Veterinary Microbiology
1991 Dwight's Prize for Veterinary Microbiology, Parasitology and Pathology
1989 The Baldwin Spencer Prize in Zoology Practical Work
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Licenses
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Diplomate American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine
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Active Research Grants
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Co-Investigator, Molecular detection of bacteria in proliferative urethritis in dogs, Jodi Westropp (Principal Investigator), Center for Companion Animal Health
Co-Principal Investigator, Genetic analysis of the susceptibility of systemic Aspergillus infections in dogs, Jonathan Dear, Danika Bannasch, Jane Sykes (Principal Investigator), Center for Companion Animal Health
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Most Recent 10 Publications
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 2017 Cubilla MP, Santos LC, de Moraes W, Cubas ZS, Leutenegger CM, Estrada M, Vieira RFC, Soares MJ, Lindsay LL, Sykes JE, Biondo AW Occurrence of hemotropic mycoplasmas in non-human primates (Alouatta caraya, Sapajus nigritus and Callithrix jacchus) of southern Brazil Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases,- 2016 Lappin MR, Blondeau J, Boothe D, Breitschwerdt EB, Guardabassi L, Lloyd DH, Papich MG, Rankin SC, Sykes JE, Turnidge J, Weese JS Antimicrobial use Guidelines for Treatment of Respiratory Tract Disease in Dogs and Cats: Antimicrobial Guidelines Working Group of the International Society for Companion Animal Infectious Diseases. Journal of veterinary internal medicine,
- 2016 Sykes JE, Hodge G, Singapuri A, Yang ML, Gelli A, Thompson GR In vivo Development of Fluconazole Resistance in Serial
Cryptococcus gattii Isolates from a Cat Medical Mycology,
- 2016 Vishkautsan P, Reagan KL, Keel MK, Sykes JE Mycobacterial panniculitis caused by Mycobacterium thermoresistibile in a cat Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery,
- 2016 Grayzel S, Martinez-Lopez B, Sykes JE Risk factors and spatial distribution of canine coccidioidomycosis in California, 2005-2013 Transboundary and Emerging Diseases,
- 2016 Firacative C, Roe CC, Malik R, Ferreira-Paim K, Escandón P, Sykes JE, Castañón-Olivares LR, Contreras-Peres C, Samayoa B, Sorrell TC, Castañeda E, Lockhart SR, Engelthaler DM, Meyer W MLST and Whole-Genome-based Population Analysis of Cryptococcus gattii VGIII links Clinical, Veterinary and Environmental Strains, and Reveals Divergent Serotype Specific Sub-Populations and Distant Ancestors PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases,
- 2016 Mehrkens L, Mohr C, Sykes JE Clinicopathologic and histopathologic renal abnormalities in dogs with coccidioidomycosis Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine,
- 2016 Smith KM, Strom AR, Gilmour MA, LaDouceur E, Reilly CM, Byrne BA, Affolter VK, Sykes JE, Maggs DJ Utility of antigen testing for the diagnosis of ocular histoplasmosis in four cats: a case series and literature review Journal of Feline Medicine & Surgery,
- 2016 Vishkautsan P, Papich MG, Thompson GR, Sykes JE Pharmacokinetics of voriconazole after intravenous
and oral administration to healthy cats Am J Vet Res ,
- 2016 Wardrop KJ, Birkenheuer AJ, Blais MC, Callan MB, Kohn B, Lappin MR, Sykes JE Update on Canine and Feline Blood Donor Screening for Blood-Borne Pathogens J Vet Intern Med,
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Most Recent 5 Book Chapters
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2015 Sykes JE: Salmon poisoning disease, Tilley LP, Smith FWK, (ed), Blackwell's Five Minute Veterinary Consult 6e. 1196.
2015 Sykes JE: Chlamydiosis, Cote E, (ed), Clinical Veterinary Advisor, 3e, St Louis. .
2015 Sykes JE: Coccidioidomycosis, Cote, E, (ed), Clinical Veterinary Advisor, 3e, St Louis. .
2015 Kapatkin AS, Sykes JE: Coccidioidomycosis in a dog, Lewis D, (ed), Orthopedic Diseases: Self-Assessment Colour Review, London, UK. 71-74.
2015 Sykes JE: Viral infections, Silverstein SC, Hopper K, (ed), Small Animal Critical Care Medicine 2e. 504-508.
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