Recent Achievements
Bridget Clancy Wins 1st Prize for ACLAM Forum-TPDG Trainee Virtual Poster Session (Track B)
Refinement of Animal Transport Carts to Reduce Noise and Vibration Exposure. BM Clancy, FB Robinson, KR Luchins, BR Theriault, GP Langan. This is the second award Bridget has won for this research project! Congrats!
Resident Research Paper Accepted to JAALAS
Dr. Bridget Clancy's residency research project manuscript has been accepted to JAALAS. Titled "The Effect of Noise, Vibration, and Light Disturbances from Daily Health Checks on Breeding Performance, Nest Building, and Corticosterone in Mice," the project sought to...
Incoming Resident Joanna Copio Wins ASLAP Veterinary Student Award
Joanna Copio, who will become a first year resident in July 2023, was awarded the ASLAP Veterinary Student Award. The VSAP is intended to increase awareness of the practice of laboratory animal medicine by recognizing five current senior veterinary students who have...
Current Residents

Bridget Clancy, DVM
3rd year Resident

Rebecca Turcios, DVM
2nd year Resident

Faazal Rehman, VMD
1st year Resident
Resident 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
- Evaluation and Time and Cost Savings Analysis of Extended Sanitation Interval of Caging Accessories and Automated Watering Valves
- Analysis of Gross and Histopathologic Changes from Repeated Celiotomies in African Clawed Frogs (Xenopus leavis)
- Refinement of Animal Transport Carts to Reduce Noise and Vibration Exposure
- Analysis of the Effects of Fluid Restriction on Rhesus Macaque Health and Welfare
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
Clinical Veterinarian
Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX