The Division of Comparative Medicine, Former MIT Postdoctoral Trainees

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Former MIT Postdoctoral Trainees
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Former MIT Postdoctoral Trainees

	NAME	DEGREE/BOARDS	TRAINING PERIOD	CURRENT POSITION
1.	Karl Andrutis	Tufts U., DVM, DACLAM	1991-1994	Clinical Associate Professor Clinical Assistant Prof and Assistant Director, Animal Care Services University of Florida Gainesville, FL
2.	Keith Astrofsky	Tufts U., DVM	1998-2002	Head, Laboratory Animal Services (LAS) Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc. Cambridge, MA
3.	Peg Batchelder	Tufts U., DVM, DACLAM	1993-1995	Assoc. Dir. Veterinary Science, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Wallingford, CT
4.	Maike Beisele	DVM Freie Universität Berlin, Germany	2008-2009	ECLAM Resident, Research Scientist at the University of Mainz, Germany
5.	Ingrid Bergin	U. Penn, VMD, MIT, MS DACLAM, DACVP	1998-2002	Clinical Assistant Professor (comparative pathologist) Unit for Lab Animal Medicine University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI
6.	Michael Blanco	Iowa State U., DVM DACLAM	1990-1993	Lab Animal Veterinarian Assistant Professor Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN
7.	Sam Boutin	U. Chicago, MBA Illinois Institute of Technology, MSEE U. Minnesota, DVM MIT, PhD	1998-2002	Associate Director of Associate Director, US Veterinary Services Taconic Inc, Hudson, NY
8.	Erin Bridgeford	Tufts School of Veterinary Medicine, DVM	2004 - 2008	Clinical Veterinarian Boston University Boston, MA
9.	Laura Cacioppo	University of Illinois, DVM	2009 - 2012	Program Veterinarian Research Animal Resources Center School of Medicine and Public Health University of Wisconsin - Madison Madison, WI 53706
10.	Rachel Cahil	Trinity College DublinPhD	1995-1998	Research Scientist Imperial College London, England
11.	Horacio Cantiello	DVM, PhD	1985-1987	Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School Cambridge, MA
12.	Chih-Ching Chien	U. of Connecticut, PhD	1997-2000	Associate Professor Graduate School of Biotechnology and Bioengineering Yuan Ze University
13.	Leslie Coleman	U.C. Davis, DVM, MIT, MS, DACLAM	1994-1997	Director, Medical Affairs Abbott Vascular Santa Clara, CA
14.	Brian Corning	Colorado State U., DVM, DACLAM	1988-1991	Director of Professional Services Charles River Labs Wilmington, MA
15.	Alison Darby	Iowa State University, DVM	2009 - 2012	Small Animal Emergency Veterinarian New Hampshire Experimental Surgery MIT/DCM
16.	Bahgat Edrise	U. of Cairo DVM, PhD	1985-1987	Professor Cairo, Egyp
17.	Courtney Ek	Tufts School of Veterinary Medicine MPH, DVM DACLAM	2008-2011	Clinical Veterinarian Children's Hospital, (Charles River Laboratories) Boston, MA
18.	Mary Ellenberger	Iowa State U., MS, DVM, DACLAM	1984-1986	Iowa State U., DVM, DACLAM; Senior Veterinarian, Washington U., School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
19.	Susan Erdman	Lehigh U., MS, Miss. St.U., DVM, Harvard U., MPH, DACLAM	1988-1991	Assist. Director, Chief of Clinical Resources, Senior Research Scientist Division of Comparative Medicine Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA
20.	Marisa Esteves	U. Penn, VMD, DACLAM	1990-1993	Consulting Veterinarian Massachusetts General Hospital BASF, Abbott Boston, MA
21.	Laura B. Eurell	Texas A&M U., DVM, M.S., DACLAM	2004-2008	Clinical Assistant Professor University of Florida Gainesville, FL
22.	Jacqueline Fremont-Rahl	Rutgers U., MS Cornell U., DVM DACLAM	2007-2010	DLAM Clinical Veterinarian Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University Boston, MA
23.	Alex García	U. of Florida, DVM	2000-2003	Research Scientist Division of Compartative Medicine, MIT Cambridge, MA
24.	Barbara Garibaldi	Purdue U., DVM, DACLAM	1984-1987	Director, Animal Resources Beth Israel Deconess Hospital Boston, MA
25.	Claudia Harper	Tufts U., DVM, DACLAM	1999-2002	Director, Animal Facilities & Services BiogenIdec Cambridge, MA
26.	Hilda Holcombe	North Carolina State U. DVM, PhD, DACLAM	2001-2004	Research/Clinical Veterinarian Division of Compartative Medicine, MIT Cambridge, MA
27.	Richard Hurley	U. of NH, MS, Ohio State U., DVM, DACLAM	1991-1994	Senior Clinical Veterinarian Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA
28.	Melanie Ihrig	Texas A&M, MS, DVM	1997-2000	Director, Comparative Medicine The Methodist Hospital Research Institute Houston, TX
29.	Courtnye Jackson	Tuskegee U., DVM	2003-2006	Health Educator with the Cook County Extension STEM Veterinarian University of Illinois Extension Chicago, IL
30.	Lynn Jackson	Ohio State U., DVM, MIT, MS, DACLAM	1991-1994	Director Senior Director, Laboratory Services Vertex Pharmaceuticals Cambridge, MA
31.	Sharron Kirchain	Tufts School of Veterinary Medicine, DVM, Suffolk U., MBA DACLAM	2003-2007	Attending Veterinarian Pfizer, Inc. Andover, MA
32.	Naomi Kirby	Texas A&M, MS University of Illinois, DVM	2009-2011	Postdoctoral Student MGH Boston, MA
33.	Takeo Kosaka	Kyota U., Japan MD, PhD	1999-2000	Associate Professor Kanazawa Medical U. Kanazawa City, Japan
34.	Karen Krueger	Mount Holyoke, MS, Tufts U., DVM, DACLAM	1985-1988	Director Animal Resources Center Children's Hospital Boston, MA
35.	Chung-Wei Lee	MD, Taiwan PhD	2001-2007	Postdoctoral research fellow Department of Pathology Brigham and Women's Hospital Harvard Medical School Cambridge, MA
36.	Neil Lipman	U. Penn, DVM, DACLAM	1985-1986	Director, Professor of Pathology Sloan Kettering/Cornell School of Med. NY, NY
37.	Jennifer Lofgren	Tufts School of Veterinary Medicine MS, ACLAM, DVM, DACLAM	2007-2011	Assistant Professor University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI
38.	Heather Martin	Kansas State U. DVM DACLAM	2006 - 2009	Laboratory Animal Medical Veterinarian, Roche, Nutley, NJ
39.	Kirk Maurer	MS, Louisiana State U. DVM, M.S., PhD	2002-2006	Attending Veterinarian & Assoc Director, Dartmouth College Hanover, NH
40.	Sonya McCathey	Oregon State U., DVM,	1995-1998	Private Veterinary Practice Palouse, ID
41.	Edilberto Mendes	Univ. of Rio de Janeiro MD, PhD	1993-1994	Prof., School of Medicine U. of Minas Gerais Belo Horizonte, Brazil
42.	Julian Mesina	DVM, PhD	1985-1986	Director, MLAS Graduate Program; Assistant Prof. Drexel U. Philadelphia, PA
43.	Claude Nagamine	UC-Davis, PhD, U Tennessee, DVM, DACLAM	2004 - 2007	Assistant Professor Department of Comparative Medicine Stanford University Palo Alto, California
44.	Steve Niemi	Washington State U., DVM, DACLAM	1983-1985	Director, Animal Welfare Assurance Massachusetts General Hospital Charlestown, MA
45.	Masahiro Ohtani	Fukui Medical University MD, PhD	2004-2006	Assistant Processor U. of Fukui, Fukui, Japan
46.	Glen Otto	U. of Minnesota, DVM, DACLAM	1987-1990	Director, Animal Resource Center Clinical Professor, Molecular Genetics and Microbiology University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX
47.	Lori Palley	Tufts U., DVM, DACLAM	1988-1991	Assistant Director Veterinary Services at Mass General Charlestown, MA
48.	Mary Patterson	U. of Southern California, MS,Tufts U., DVM, DACLAM	1997-2002	Chief of Primate Ressources Division of Compartative Medicine Cambridge, MA
49.	Scott Perkins	U. Penn, VMD, Boston U., MPH, DACLAM	1992-1995	Director, Associate Professor Tufts New England Medical Center Boston, MA
50.	Theofilis Poutahidis	U. of Thessaloniki, DVM PhD	2000-2002	Assistant Professor Thessaloniki, Greece
51.	Eva Ryden	Boston U., PhD,Tufts U., DVM, DACLAM	1988-1991	Retired
52.	Mohammed Saifuddin	Massey Univ., DVM, PhD	1990-1992	Associate Professor, Preclinical Research Coordinator CONRAD, Eastern Virginia Medical School Arlington, VA
53.	Kim Saunders	Oregon State U., DVM, DACLAM	1994-1996	Director Professor Comparative Medicine, Oregon Health and Science U Portland, OR
54.	Zeli Shen	Hebei Institute of Med. MD; Henan Institute of Med. MS	1995-1998	Research Scientist Division of Compartative Medicine, MIT Cambridge, MA
55.	Joseph Scott	U. Penn, DVM, DACLAM	1985-1988	Assistant Director Laboratory Animal Research Ctr Rockerfeller U New York, NY
56.	Nirah Shomer	U. of Minnesota, DVM, PhD, DACLAM	1995-1998	Director of Laboratory Animal Resources Merck, Inc. Boston, MA
57.	Betsy Theve	DVM, Tufts School of Veterinary Medicine	2003-2006	Director of Veterinary Services CBSET, Lexington MA
58.	Rao Varada	DVM College of Vet. Sci., Tirupati, India; MVSc Ind. Vet. Res. Inst. India PhD Memorial Univ. of NF, Canada, DACLAM	2001-2005	Senior Principal Scientist & Clinical Veterinarian Pfizer Global Research & Development Andover, MA
59.	James Versalovic	Baylor University MD PhD	1997-1999	Professor Dept. of Pathology, Baylor U. Waco, Texas
60.	Koichiro Watanabe	Oita Medical U. Physician MD, PhD	2005-2007	Assistant Professor, Oita U. Oita, Japan
61.	Lili Yan	Heibei Institute of Med. MD	1991-1994	Physician in Internal Medicine, The Permanente Medical Group, Kaiser Modesto, CA
62.	Vincent Young	Stanford, U.MD, PhD	1998-2002	Associate Professor Dept. of Microbiology U. of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI