Three CVM faculty selected as 2025-26 Research Communications Fellows
Faculty members Jeba R J Jesudoss Chelladurai, Amanda Gross and Katharine Horzmann are among the 21-member cohort for Auburn University’s 2025-26 Research Communications Fellows program.
Jesudoss Chelladurai is an assistant professor in the Department of Pathobiology, Gross serves as an assistant research professor with the Scott-Ritchey Research Center, and Horzmann is an associate professor in the Department of Pathobiology.
Sponsored by Auburn’s Office of the Senior Vice President for Research and Economic Development (OSVPRED), in collaboration with the Office of Communications and Marketing (OCM), the program equips researchers with the strategies and skills to communicate the broader impact of their work.
Jesudoss Chelladurai, who joined the CVM faculty in August 2024, explores parasite genomics, anthelmintic resistance in companion animal and ruminant helminths, and all aspects of diagnostic parasitology. She completed her undergraduate education at Madras Veterinary College in India, before earning a Master of Science at North Dakota State University and a Ph.D. at Iowa State University. She is an ACVM diplomate in parasitology and immunology.
Gross is a three-time Auburn University graduate, having earned a bachelor’s degree in animal sciences, a master’s degree in biomedical sciences and a doctorate in biomedical science. Her research explores efforts to develop molecular therapy for neurodegenerative diseases, including Tay-Sachs disease, GM1, rabies and Sandhoff.
Horzmann, who earned her DVM at Missouri before completing a Ph.D. in toxicology at Purdue University, explores connections between human, veterinary and environmental health. Her work focuses on the potential health effects of developmental exposure to common drinking water contaminants by using the zebrafish biomedical model.
