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Dana Shaw, with Veterinary Microbiology & Pathology, is a PhD scientist with cross disciplinary training in microbiology, immunology, and entomology.

Fourth-year veterinary student Claudia LaBianca was drawn to veterinary medicine because she is fascinated by gross stuff. She also wants to be a voice for animals that don’t have one.

To protect grapes throughout California’s wine industry, Floricel Gonzalez uses viruses to kill bacteria.

The Washington State Veterinary Medical Association has awarded the 2022 WSU Faculty Member of the Year Award to Washington State University clinical instructor Dr. Claude Ragle and the WSU Technician of the Year Award to Kasey Burton.

Michaela Tyler has her eyes set on earning a doctorate in pharmacy and becoming a cardiology pharmacist. From Gig Harbor, Washington, Michaela is currently pursuing a biochemistry degree and will graduate this December.

Holly Cummings is a technician in the Veterinary Teaching Hospital’s Diagnostic Imaging Department, where she helps to support nearly every service in the hospital to diagnose patients and develop the best treatment plans.

Dr. Brooke M. Ramay is an assistant research professor at the Paul G. Allen School for Global Health who is leading research on antimicrobial resistance in Guatemala. She has a dual appointment at the Universidad del Valle de Guatemala as an associate professor and researcher at the Center for Health Studies.

After her time at WSU, Kyra Goldhardt wants to enroll in an emergency medicine mentorship program and eventually transition to being a full-time shelter veterinarian.

Bayley McDonald is a genetics and cell biology major in the School of Molecular Bioscience and is a member of the college’s prestigious accelerated degree program, Students Targeted toward Advanced Research Studies (STARS), in which students can earn a PhD in as little as seven years after graduating high school.

Maliki Musa is a field assistant with Rabies Free Tanzania based out of Arusha. Why is it important to eliminate rabies? In my role as a field assistant, I conduct household surveys and evaluate the validation of rabies free vaccination campaigns. It is important to eliminate rabies since it can cause immediate death to human […]