Mara Varvil

Biography

Dr. Mara S. Varvil serves as the WSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital Clinical Pathology Laboratory Director and Clinical Pathology Resident Coordinator. Dr. Varvil works with clinicians in the WSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital and surrounding area to ensure accurate and timely diagnostic testing and interpretation of a wide variety of species. Dr. Varvil teaches in both the second and fourth years of the WSU DVM program. Her research interests are in diagnostic techniques and methods with the goal of improving accuracy and faster diagnosis times, veterinary and resident education, and the use of digital slide scanning systems in clinical pathology. She is currently working on projects evaluating microRNAs in pituitary adenomas and the development and use of interactive educational modules in teaching. Dr. Varvil is an active member of the American College of Veterinary Pathologists, the American Society of Veterinary Clinical Pathology, WSU CVM’s Teaching Academy, and the Teaching Academy of the Consortium of West Region Colleges of Veterinary Medicine.

Education

• PhD, Purdue University, 2023
• MSc, Purdue University, 2019
• DVM, University of Illinois, 2016

Certifications

• Board certified, American College of Veterinary Pathologists, (Diplomate ACVP), clinical pathology

Research Interest

• Diagnostic test development and refinement
• MicroRNA as diagnostic and prognostic tools
• Digital slide scanning system use in Clinical Pathology
• Pedagogy

Publications

• ORCiD

Professional Service

• American College of Veterinary Pathologists Pathology Training Committee
• American College of Veterinary Pathologists Test Item Writers’ Group member
• American Society of Veterinary Clinical Pathology Technology and Innovation Committee member
• The Teaching Academy of the Consortium of West Region Colleges of Veterinary Medicine Sharing high-quality educational materials across institutions working group
• The Teaching Academy of the Consortium of West Region Colleges of Veterinary Medicine External Peer Review of Teaching Initiative working group
• WSU Collge of Veterinary Medicine Student Faculty Council Member