Jane E Sykes

Professor

Medicine & Epidemiology

Office
2415B Tupper Hall, Davis, CA 95616

Licenses
Diplomate American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (SAIM)
California University Veterinarian Licensure
Graduate Certificate of Public Health
Education
1993, BVSc (Hons), University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
1998, PhD, University of Melbourne, Australia
2020, MBA, University of Georgia Terry School of Business,
2022, GCPH, Kansas State University,
Active Research Grants
Co-Principal Investigator, CCAH Equipment Call, Dear JD (Principal Investigator), Center for Companion Animal Health
Honors and Awards
1989 The Baldwin Spencer Prize in Zoology Practical Work
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
1991/1992 Research Scholarship in Veterinary Science
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
1994-1995 CSL Scholarship for Infectious Diseases
1995 ACVIM Forum research abstract and scientific poster session competition winner
1995 Barrenger Scholarship for Overseas Travel/Study
1996 John Nevill Research Scholarship
1996-1998 Australian Postgraduate Award
1997 School of Graduate Studies Traveling Scholarship
1997 Rowden White Prize (for achievement in research)
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"
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
Most Recent Five Book Chapters
2023 Sykes JE, Qurollo B: Ehrlichiosis, anaplasmosis, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, and neorickettsiosis, Ettinger S, Feldman E, Coté E, (ed), Ettinger's Textbook of Veterinary Internal Medicine 9th edition, Philadelphia, PA. .
2023 Sykes JE: Coccidioidomycosis, Ettinger S, Feldman E, Coté E, (ed), Ettinger's Textbook of Veterinary Internal Medicine 9th edition, Philadelphia, PA. .
2022 Hodzic E, Sykes JE, Rankin SR: Chapter 6: Molecular Diagnostic Methods for Pathogen Detection, Sykes JE, Rankin SR (section editor), (ed), Greene's Infectious Diseases of the Dog and Cat Expert Consult 5th edition, Philadelphia, PA. 51.
2022 Sykes JE, Rankin SR, Sellon RK, Evermann J: Chapter 2: Immunoassays, Sykes JE, Rankin SR (section editor), (ed), Greene's Infectious Diseases of the Dog and Cat Expert Consult 5th edition, Philadelphia, PA. 11.
2022 Nevitt B, Sykes JE: Cryptococcosis, , American Association of Zoo Veterinarians Infectious Disease Committee Manual., . .
Research Focus
Infectious diseases of dogs and cats, especially those of public health significance (leptospirosis, fungal diseases, vector-borne diseases, antimicrobial resistant bacterial infections)
Specialty Focus
Board Certified in the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Small Animal Internal Medicine)Clinical Infectious Diseases of Dogs and CatsPublic HealthVeterinary Leadership, Business, Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Ten Recent Publications

2023
Beaudoin AL, Bollig ER, Burgess BA, Cohn LA, Cole SD, Dear JD, Fellman CL, Frey E, Goggs R, Johnston A, Kreuder AJ, KuKanich KS, LeCuyer TE, Menard J, Reagan KL, Sykes JE, Veir JK, Viviano K, Wayne A, Granick JL
Prevalence of antibiotic use for dogs and cats in U.S. veterinary teaching hospitals, August 2020

2023
Sutter CM, Dear JD, Fine J, Pires J, Sykes J, Segev G, Westropp JL
Evaluation of a rapid immunoassay for bacteriuria in dogs

2023
Woerde DJ, Reagan KL, Byrne BA, Weimer BC, Epstein SE, Schlesener C, Huang BC, Sykes JE^
Characteristics of Extended-Spectrum ß-Lactamase Producing Enterobacterales Isolated from Dogs and Cats, 2011-2021

2022
Sykes JE, Haake DA, Gamage CD, Mills WZ, Nally JE
A Global One Health Perspective on Leptospirosis in Humans and Animals

2022
Monroy-Nieto J, Bowers JR, Montfort P, Adame G, Taverna C, Yaglom H, Sykes JE, Brady S, Mochon AB, Meyer W, Komatsu K, Engelthaler DM
Phylogenomic placement of American Southwest-associated clinical and veterinary isolates expands evidence for distinct Cryptococcus gattii VGVI (C. decagattii).

2022
Reagan KL, Deng S, Sheng J, Sebastian J, Wang Z, Huebner S, Wenke LA, Michelak SR, Strohmer T, Sykes JE
Use of machine learning algorithms to aid in the early detection of leptospirosis in dogs