NEWS

A canine social media star with a long track record of promoting WSU is receiving cancer treatment at the university’s Veterinary Teaching Hospital.

For more than a decade Dr. Allison Coffin has been leading research at WSU’s Vancouver campus with the goal of gaining a better understanding of the cellular mechanisms of hearing loss and developing drugs to prevent hearing damage.

The Fromherz family now has hope their dog Spike will live a longer and healthier life after he received a rare heart procedure at WSU’s Veterinary Teaching Hospital.

All through high school, despite his dad’s advice, it was never Britt Dixon’s initial plan to be a veterinarian. As it would turn out, his dad was right. Last month Britt accepted an equine surgery and sports medicine internship at Texas Equine Hospital in Bryan, Texas.

Missoulian.com

KING 5 | Seattle

INLANDER

Doctoral student Eric Winzenried’s research may one day lead to new ways of preventing and treating metabolic disorders like obesity. Working under the mentorship of Professor Suzanne Appleyard in the Department of Integrative Physiology and Neuroscience, Eric is pursuing a PhD in neuroscience.

Ayiana Sapp recently graduated from WSU with an undergraduate degree in genetics and cell biology. She now plans to pursue a PhD at WSU.

Haley Momany is interested in a career focused on feline medicine, particularly pain and stress management, and end-of-life care.