Recent Achievements
Two Residents Selected for ASLAP AALAS Travel Award
Joanna Copio, 2nd year resident, and Faaz Rehman, 3rd year resident, were two of the six individuals selected for the ASLAP AALAS Travel Award! This program is intended to highlight the practice of laboratory animal medicine by supporting veterinary students and...
Residents’ Abstracts Accepted for Presentation at National AALAS Meeting
Two residents will be presenting at the 75th AALAS National Meeting in Nashville, TN. Faaz Rehman: Refining Survival Blood Collection in Zebrafish. Abstract accepted for platform session. Faaz Rehman: Aquatic Advancements: Validation of a Novel Zebrafish Survival...
Joanna Copio Receives ACLAM Foundation Grant
Joanna Copio, 1st year resident, has received funding from ACLAM Foundation for her residency research project entitled "Assessing local anesthesia in Octopus bimaculoides to provide analgesia during a regenerative surgical procedure." Joanna is the first U of C...
Current Residents
Faazal Rehman, VMD
3rd year Resident
Joanna Copio, DVM
2nd year Resident
Bryanna Leazer, DVM
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 Gross and Histopathologic Changes from Repeated Celiotomies in African Clawed Frogs (Xenopus leavis)
- Analysis of IVC Microenvironments During 21 Day Cage Change Frequency Using Two Different Rodent Bedding Types
- Refinement of Animal Transport Carts to Reduce Noise and Vibration Exposure
- Clinical Pathology and Daily Observations in Chronically Fluid Restricted Rhesus Macaques
- 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
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
Assistant Research Professor, Department of Pathology
Northwestern University
Chicago, IL
Cara Mitchell, DVM
Assistant Director, Clinical Veterinarian
Center for Animal Resources and Education
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY
Jenna Schoenberger, VMD, DACLAM
Clinical Veterinarian, Division of Veterinary Resources
Office of Research Services
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD
Bridget Clancy, DVM
Clinical Veterinarian, Division of Comparative Medicine
Washington University in St. Louis
St. Louis, MO
Rebecca Turcios, DVM
Chicago, IL