Jennifer Michelle Cassano

Jennifer Michelle Cassano

Assistant Professor

Medicine & Epidemiology


Licenses
California Veterinary License
USDA Category II Accredited Veterinarian
Drug Enforcement Agency Licensure
National Incident Management System (NIMS) Course Federal Emergency Management Association IS-0700
Introduction to the Incident Command System Course Federal Emergency Management Association IS-0100
Education
2009, BS, Cornell University, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Ithaca, New York
2013, DVM, Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Ithaca, New York
2016, PhD, Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Ithaca, New York
Active Research Grants
Principal Investigator, Evaluation of two immunochromatographic point of care tests for detection of Coccidioides antigen, (Principal Investigator), Center for Equine Health
Principal Investigator, Comparing the benefit of autologous protein solution versus corticosteroid for treatment of distal interphalangeal joint osteoarthritis, (Principal Investigator), Zoetis
Principal Investigator, Equipment to support large animal field imaging at the UC Davis VMTH, (Principal Investigator), TS & KD Glide Foundation
Research Focus
Regenerative medicine and improving equine field medicine practice
Specialty Focus
My research interests and expertise are in regenerative medicine and improving equine field medicine practice, and my research seeks to better understand regenerative medicine modalities' clinical performance and to improve equine field medicine by evaluating clinical practice questions through research. My clinical focus is equine preventative medicine, management of equine metabolic diseases, and ophthalmology. As an educator I seek to promote mental health and wellness in the veterinary profession.
Ten Recent Publications

2025
Khajili E, Marycz K, Horna M, Morgan JM, Galuppo LD, Vapniarsky N, Cassano JM^
Platelet-derived mitochondrial preparation did not alter early inflammatory markers in a bilateral LPS-induced model of equine synovitis

2025
Wanakumjorn P, Kimura K, Castillo D, McLarty E, Formaker R, Qiao R, Farrell K, Brostoff T, Ramarapu R, Pires J, Cohen-Davidyan T, Cassano J, Murphy B, Reagan K, Kol A.
Mesenchymal stem/stromal cell therapy improves immune recovery in a feline model of severe coronavirus infection

2024
Renaudin C, Wensley F, Morgan J, Cassano J, Spriet M
Transrectal ultrasonographic assessment of the fetal proximal phalanx: A new tool to assess fetal age and bone development in horses

2024
Best ATK, Morgan JM, Burgy CLD, Flynn H, Barter LS, Cassano JM^
A blinded crossover study design to evaluate midazolam as an adjunct for equine standing sedation for routine oral examinations

2023
Cassano JM, Leonard BC, Martins BC, Vapniarsky N, Morgan JT, Dow SW, Wotman KL, Pezzanite LM
Preliminary evaluation of safety and migration of immune activated mesenchymal stromal cells administered by subconjunctival injection for equine recurrent uveitis

2023
Hisey EA, Martins BC, Donnelly CG, Cassano JM, Katzman SA, Murphy CJ, Thomasy SM, Leonard BC
Identification of Putative Orthologs of Clinically Relevant Antimicrobial Peptides in the Equine Ocular Surface and Amniotic Membrane

2023
Cassano JM, Marycz K, Horna M, Perez Nogues M, Morgan JM, Herrmann DB, Galuppo LD, Vapniarsky N
Evaluating the Safety of Intra-Articular Mitotherapy in The Equine Model: A Potential Novel Treatment for Osteoarthritis

2022
Bernardino PN, Smith WA, Galuppo LD, Mur PE, Cassano JM^
Therapeutics prior to mesenchymal stromal cell therapy improves outcome in equine orthopedic injuries.

2018
Cassano JM, Fortier LA, Hicks RB, Harman RM, Van de Walle GR
Equine mesenchymal stromal cells from different tissue sources display comparable immune-related gene expression profiles in response to interferon gamma (IFN)-?.

2018
Cassano JM, Schnabel LV, Goodale MB, Fortier LA
Inflammatory licensed equine MSCs are chondroprotective and exhibit enhanced immunomodulation in an inflammatory environment.