Natalia Vapniarsky Arzi

Natalia Vapniarsky Arzi

Associate Professor

Pathology, Microbiology & Immunology


Licenses
Diplomate of the American College Of Veterinary Pathologists
Education
1999, B.Sc., Haifa University,
2003, DVM, Szent Istvan University,
2013, DACVP, University of California, Davis,
2017, PhD, University of California Davis,
2018, Enviromental Health Science Center Leadership Management Course,
Active Research Grants
Co-Investigator, Endovascular blood pressure targeting in cardiac arrest, a translational research study, Johnson, M. Austin (Principal Investigator), NIH/NHLBI
Principal Investigator, Tissue Engineering of Immuno-Universal Cartilage Implants for Temporomandibular Joint Disc Regeneration, (Principal Investigator), NIH/NIDCR
Principal Investigator, Cartilage Aging in Large-breed Dogs, (Principal Investigator), CCAH
Research Focus
Regenerative medicine, tissue engineeringAs a veterinary pathologist working in regenerative medicine, I have developed a keen interest in understanding the biology of host-implant interaction. This interaction is also crucial in implanting engineered organs and tissues and administering cellular therapies, such as MSC. In particular, I am interested in determining and controlling the nature of the immune response that leads to tolerance and integration of the implant versus rejection. I am determined to devote my efforts as a scientist to unravel the mysteries of these interactions and find ways to control the implantation outcomes with the best possible outcome and minimal morbidity to the recipient. I hope to create immunouniversal tissues, organs, and cell therapies one day.
Specialty Focus
Anatomic Pathology
Mesenchymal stromal cell therapy for immunomodulation
Cartilage tissue engineering
Antigenicity of cartilage and tissue-engineered cartilage implantsImplant-recepient immunology
Ten Recent Publications

2025
Catharine Morgan, Janny V Evenhuis, Sarah Zurbuchen, Natalia Vapniarsky and Kelsey Brust
Case Report: Computed Tomography-Guided Diagnosis and Surgical Removal of Intraorbital Salivary Choristoma Confirmed with Cytology and Histopathology

2025
Iris Rivas BSc1, Zihan Li BSc1, Justine Irvin BSc1, Noorul Huda BSc1, Boaz Arzi DVM, 4 DAVDC, DEVDC2, Natalia Vapniarsky DVM, PhD, DACVP1
Delayed Isolation and Cryopreservation Have Significant Effects on the Yield and Proliferation of Feline Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells

2025
Peterman KE, Vapniarsky N, Donahue RP , Bielajew BJ, Feng RS, Athanasiou KA, Arzi B
Characterization of the temporomandibular joint of the gray wolf (Canis lupus) in health and disease

2025
Goldschmidt S, Tepper CG, Goon J, Soltero-Rivera M, Rebhun R, Birkeland AC, Wang XJ, Davis RR, Liu SY, Rivas IL, Murphy B, Vapniarsky N
Spatial Transcriptomic Landscape of Canine Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma

2025
Tsugawa AJ, Soltero-Rivera MM, Goldschmidt1 SL, Arzi B, Kell T, Hoyer N, Bell C, Gao H,, Shan G, Vapniarsky N
Co-occurrence of feline chronic gingivostomatitis and oral squamous cell carcinoma in 4 cats (2014-2024)

2024
Gasymova EE, Evenhuis JV, Goldschmidt S, Arzi B, Vapniarsky N
A retrospective analysis of oral tumors in dogs in Switzerland identifies peripheral odontogenic fibroma and melanoma as the predominant tumor types

2024
Soltero-Rivera M, Bailey M, Blandino A, Arzi B, Vapniarsky N
Preliminary Characterization of Immune Cell Populations in the Oral Mucosa of a Small Cohort of Healthy Dogs (Canis lupus familiaris)

2024
Claire Dosenberry, Carrie Palm, Natalia Vapniarsky, Boaz Arzi, Maria Soltero-Rivera
Updates on oral manifestations of systemic disorders in dogs and cats

2024
Brett D Story, Sara M Thomasy, Max W Randolph, Anna Vincek, Bianca Martins, Erinn P Mills, Jonathan D Dear, Eric Johnson, Richard C Jordan, Stephanie L Goldschmidt and Natalia Vapniarsky*
LINICAL AND IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL MANIFESTATIONS OF SUSPECTED SJOGREN'S DISEASE IN A dog

2024
Maria M Soltero-Rivera, Boaz Arzi, Natalia Vapniarsky and Carrie Palm
Updates on oral manifestations of systemic disorders in dogs and cats