Speaker Biography
Serena Ceriotti
DVM, MS, PhD, DACVIM-LA
Assistant Professor, Large Animal Emergency Medicine & Surgery, Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine
Dr. Ceriotti’s journey began in Italy, where her love for horses ignited at a young age. Graduating as a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine with honors from the University of Milan in 2013, she focused her experimental thesis on the use of ultrasound for diagnosing inflammatory bowel diseases in horses.
Her passion for science and horses led her to pursue further graduate studies. During her Ph.D. in Veterinary Sciences (2014-2018), which she completed in collaboration with the University of Montréal (Canada), Dr. Ceriotti solidified her interest in equine respiratory medicine and translational research. Her Ph.D. thesis investigated pulmonary vascular remodeling in severe equine asthma. She then earned a Master’s degree in Biomedical Sciences from Auburn University in 2023, exploring age-related changes in β2-adrenergic receptor expression and activity in the equine respiratory tract.
Lectures
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Friday, October 30, 2026 10:45 - 11:35 a.m. Terrace
Beyond Antibiotics: Advances in Understanding and Treating Equine Sepsis Equine
Lecture Objectives
- To define equine sepsis and septic shock using contemporary concepts extrapolated from the human Surviving Sepsis Campaign
- To clinically differentiate sepsis from uncomplicated infection, systemic inflammatory response syndrome, and noninfectious critical illness in adult horses and foals.
- To describe the major pathophysiologic mechanisms of equine sepsis and their clinically relevant impact on sepsis diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis
- To recognize the clinical manifestations and common sources of sepsis in horses.
- To develop an initial treatment plan for the septic horse, including judicious use of antimicrobial therapy and indications, potential benefits, limitations, and adverse effects of adjunctive therapies (such as plasma products, vasopressors, inotropes, anti-inflammatory agents, anticoagulant strategies, blood purification techniques, and antioxidant therapy)