Recent Achievements
3rd Year Resident Faaz Rehman to be Attending Veterinarian and Director at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
Faazal Rehman, VMD, currently a third year resident, will become Attending Veterinarian and Director, Division of Laboratory Animal Medicine and Research Associate Professor at the Department of Medical Microbiology, Immunology, and Cell Biology at Southern Illinois...
Welcome Incoming Resident Hannah Prutchi
Hannah completed her undergraduate degree in Animal Science at Texas A&M University and received her Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine and Master’s in Laboratory Animal Medicine from Tufts University. She is currently completing a one-year Laboratory Animal...
Faazal Rehman Selected to Present Research Project at ACLAM Forum
Faaz Rehman, 3rd year resident, has been selected as one of four laboratory animal medicine residents to present their research projects at ALCAM Forum Conference in Newport, Rhode Island. He will also have his attendance costs covered including registration, hotel,...
Current Residents
Joanna Copio, DVM
3rd year Resident
Bryanna Leazer, DVM
2nd year Resident
Hannah Prutchi, DVM, MS
1st year Resident
Trainee Publications
- Comparing Mouse Health Monitoring Between Soiled-bedding Sentinel and Exhaust Air Dust Surveillance Programs
- Unexpected Cardiomyopathy and Cardiac Dysfunction after Administration of Sulfadiazine-trimethoprim Medicated Diet to ICR mice (Mus musculus)
- Long-term Effects of Sulfadiazine-Trimethoprim Medicated Diet on Cardiac Function, Hematology, and Weight Gain in Hsd:ICR (CD1) and Tac:SW Mice
- Evaluation of Pain and Distress and Therapeutic Interventions for Rectal Prolapse in Mice to Reduce Early Study Removal
- Identification and Control of an Ornithonyssus Bacoti Infestation in a Rodent Vivarium by Using Molecular Diagnostic Techniques
- Preference of Escaped Mice for Live Capture or Glue Traps and Relevance to Pest Control Programs
- The Effect of Noise, Vibration, and Light Disturbances from Daily Health Checks on Breeding Performance, Nest Building, and Corticosterone in Mice
- Extended Sanitation Interval of Cage Components and Automated Watering Valves: Validation and Cost Analysis
- Analysis of IVC Microenvironments During 21 Day Cage Change Frequency for Mice Using Two Different Rodent Bedding Types
- Analysis of Gross and Histopathologic Changes from Repeated Celiotomies in African Clawed Frogs (Xenopus leavis)
- The Use of Ampicillin Medicated Diet to Treat Segmented Filamentous Bacteria in a Mouse Colony
- Refinement of Animal Transport Carts to Reduce Noise and Vibration Exposure
- Aquatic Advancements: Validation of a Novel Zebrafish Survival Blood Collection Technique
- Assessing Local Anesthesia in Octopus bimaculoides to Provide Analgesia During a Regenerative Surgical Procedure
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Evaluation of Direct Colony Sampling Versus Sentinel-Free Soiled Bedding Testing for Murine Quarantine Programs
- The Impact of Tunnel Handling in Promoting Siberian Hamster (Phodopus sungorus) Welfare and the 3Rs
Past Residents
Darya Mailhiot, DVM, DACLAM
Clinical Veterinarian, Animal Resources Center
Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery
The University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
Nicole Pach, MS, DVM, DACLAM
Clinical Veterinarian, Center for Comparative Medicine
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology
Northwestern University
Chicago, IL
Cara Mitchell, DVM
Veterinarian
CodaPet
Asheville, NC
Jenna Schoenberger, VMD, DACLAM
Attending Veterinarian
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte, NC
Bridget Clancy, DVM, DACLAM
Clinical Veterinarian, Division of Comparative Medicine
Washington University in St. Louis
St. Louis, MO
Rebecca Turcios, DVM
Veterinarian
Eastern Maine Emergency Veterinary Clinic
Brewer, ME
Faazal Rehman, VMD
Attending Veterinarian and Director, Division of Laboratory Animal Medicine
Research Associate Professor, Department of Medical Microbiology, Immunology, and Cell Biology
Southern Illinois University
Springfield, IL