Fajt, Virginia
individual record
Clinical Professor
Positions:
- Clinical Professor, School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University
education and training
- Ph.D. in Physiology, Iowa State University - (Ames, Iowa, United States) 2000
- D.V.M. in , Auburn University - (Auburn, Alabama, United States) 1995
selected publications
Academic Articles112
- Bray, E. E., Raichlen, D. A., Forsyth, K. K., Promislow, D., Alexander, G. E., MacLean, E. L., & Dog Aging Project Consortium. (2023). Associations between physical activity and cognitive dysfunction in older companion dogs: results from the Dog Aging Project.. Geroscience. 45(2), 645-661.
- Fajt, V. R., & Lubbers, B. V. (2023). Application and Interpretation of Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing.. Vet Clin North Am Food Anim Pract. 39(1), 115-128.
- Collins, D., Lee, H., Dunbar, M. D., Crowder, K., & Dog Aging Project Consortium. (2022). Associations between Neighborhood Disadvantage and Dog Walking among Participants in the Dog Aging Project.. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 19(18), 11179-11179.
- Yarborough, S., Fitzpatrick, A., Schwartz, S. M., & Dog Aging Project Consortium. (2022). Evaluation of cognitive function in the Dog Aging Project: associations with baseline canine characteristics.. Sci Rep. 12(1), 13316.
- Lubbers, B. V., Fajt, V. R., Teller, L. M., Apley, M. D., & Stillisano, J. (2022). Using telehealth clinical case vignettes to enhance clinical confidence and competence in veterinary students.. Front Vet Sci. 9, 1075752.
Chapters13
- Fajt, V. R., Brown, K. R., & Pugh, D. G. (2021). Appendix 1 Commonly used drugs and veterinary feed directive in sheep, goats, and cervids. Sheep, Goat, and Cervid Medicine. 517-538. Elsevier.
- Fajt, V. R. (2019). Introduction to Food Animal Pharmacotherapy. PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS FOR VETERINARY DISPENSING. 501-517. Wiley.
- Chaney, K. P., Rogers, K., & Fajt, V. (2017). Academic Standards and Progression. Hodgson, J. L., & Pelzer, J. M. (Eds.), Veterinary Medical Education A Practical Guide. 286-298. JOhn Wiley & Sons.
Conference Papers3
- Bublitz, C. M., Mzyk, D. A., Mays, T., Fajt, V. R., Hairgrove, T., & Baynes, R. E. (2018). Comparative urine residues of flunixin and meloxicam in show goats. JOURNAL OF VETERINARY PHARMACOLOGY AND THERAPEUTICS. 41, 24-24.
- Yaghi, N. K., Wei, J., Kong, L., Hashimoto, Y., Nduom, E. K., Huang, N., ... Heimberger, A. B. (2015). An optimized therapeutic nanoparticle delivery platform of miRNA in preclinical murine models of malignancy. CANCER RESEARCH, Clinical Research (Excluding Clinical Trials). 75(15_Supplement), 4291-4291.
- Fajt, V. R., Posey, R. D., Faries, F., Musser, J., Davidson, J., & Libal, M. C. (2010). Enhancing the Recruitment and Retention of Food Supply Veterinarians: Changes in Knowledge After the Food Animal Production Tour at Texas A&M University. Proceedings of the Forty-Third Annual Conference of the American Association of Bovine Practitioners, 2010. 225-225.
Repository Documents / Preprints8
- Bray, E. E., Raichlen, D. A., Forsyth, K. K., Promislow, D., Alexander, G. E., MacLean, E. L., & Consortium, D. (2022). Associations between physical activity and cognitive dysfunction in older companion dogs: Results from the Dog Aging Project.
- Bray, E. E., Zheng, Z., Tolbert, M. K., McCoy, B. M., Consortium, D., Kaeberlein, M., & Kerr, K. F. (2021). Once-daily feeding is associated with better health in companion dogs: Results from the Dog Aging Project.
- Nixon, E., Mays, T. P., Routh, P. A., Yeatts, J. L., Fajt, V. R., Hairgrove, T., & Baynes, R. (2020). Plasma, Urine and Tissue Concentrations of Flunixin and Meloxicam in Pigs.
- Merkatoris, P., Schleining, J., Krull, A., Borts, D., & Fajt, V. (2020). In vitro elution and E. coli and T. pyogenes killing profile of penicillin, ampicillin, tetracycline, tulathromycin, and florfenicol from Plaster of Paris beads.
open teaching materials
- Moberly, H. K., & Fajt, V. R. (2022). Building searching skills early in the veterinary school curriculum to support evidence- based practice.
- Fajt, V. R., & Moberly, H. K. (2022). Assignments, templates, and rubrics for teaching the skills of evidence-based veterinary medicine in veterinary professional programs.
in the news
- Texas A&M CVM’s Fajt Recognized With Bovine Practitioner Excellence Award Texas A&M CVMBS News October 18, 2018
researcher on
Co-Principal Investigator1
awards and honors
recent teaching activities
- VTPP420 Applied Pharmacology-germany Instructor
- VTPP420 Applied Pharmacology: Deu Instructor
- VTPP420 Applied Pharmacology:deu Instructor
- VTPP425 Pharmacology - Germany Instructor
- VTPP485 Directed Studies Instructor
chaired theses and dissertations
- Mays, Travis Parker (2019-08). Establishing Decision Limits for Therapeutic Drugs Detected in Animals Exhibited at Livestock Shows. (Doctoral Dissertation)
- Taiyeb-Ridha, Ahmed 1979- (2012-12). Evaluation of Contraceptive Properties of Cilostazol (A Phosphodiesterase 3A Inhibitor) in Mice. (Doctoral Dissertation)
Email
vfajt@tamu.edu
First Name
Virginia
Last Name
Fajt
mailing address
Texas A&M University; Vet Med - Physiology & Pharmacology; 4466 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-4466
USA