Rate My Professor Ildiko Erdelyi

Dr. Ildiko Erdelyi serves as Lecturer in Veterinary Pathology in the School of Veterinary Science at the University of Queensland, a position she has held since September 2024. She is a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and a veterinary anatomic pathologist with verified expertise in pathology, histology, cancer biology, immunohistochemistry, veterinary diagnostics, cell culture, cell migration, cell signaling, PCR, Western blot analysis, and small animal diseases. Her research focuses on comparative pathology across species, including dogs, cats, pigs, horses, bears, and mice. Erdelyi contributes significantly to veterinary education at UQ through her roles as lecturer and tutor in specialized courses such as VETS3017 and VETS5020 Veterinary Diagnostic Pathology, offered at the Gatton campus. These courses emphasize gross autopsy skills, specimen selection for diagnostics, pathological processes, clinical pathology, and case-based learning using real Veterinary Laboratory Services cases. Previously, she served as Lecturer in Pathology on leave cover in 2020 and as a casual academic, supporting the school's teaching and research activities.

Erdelyi's scholarly output includes 18 research items documented on ResearchGate, with over 525 citations. Key publications feature 'A háziállatok haemophagocytás histiocytás sarcomája: Irodalmi összefoglaló és esetbemutatók' (2023), 'Tutors from non-Australian backgrounds bring tangible benefits to histology teaching' (2022), 'In situ hybridization of feline leukemia virus in a primary neural B-cell lymphoma' (2020), 'Porcine circovirus type 3 detection in a Hungarian pig farm experiencing reproductive failures' (2019), 'The first reported case of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy in a horse as cause of sudden cardiac death in the USA' (2019), 'mTORC1 Activation Blocks BrafV600E-Induced Growth Arrest but Is Insufficient for Melanoma Formation' (2015), 'GM1-Gangliosidosis in American Black Bears: Clinical, Pathological, Biochemical and Molecular Genetic Characterization' (2014), 'Expression of versican in relation to chondrogenesis-related extracellular matrix components in canine mammary tumors' (2005), and 'Spirocercosis and alariosis in dogs - Short literature review and two rare case reports' (2001). She has provided veterinary pathology support in UQ research theses on feline alimentary lymphoma and vascular Sox9 in fibrosis, contributing fibrosis scoring and archival sample analysis. Her work underscores a sustained impact on advancing diagnostic pathology and educational practices in veterinary science.