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Speakers Bureau

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Bruce L. Akey, DVM, MS

Director

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Judy Akins, DVM, MS

Clinical/Anatomic Pathologist

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Phelue Anderson, MS, PhD

Lead Scientist

Gaya Balamayooran, DVM, PhD, DACVP

Pathologist

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A. Catherine Barr, PhD

Diagnostic Toxicologist

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Andrés de la Concha-Bermejillo, DVM, PhD

Pathologist

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Malcolm L. Delovio, PhD

Endocrinologist | Lead Scientist

Kiril Dimitrov, DVM, PhD

Virology and Molecular Diagnostics Section Head, Amarillo

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Erin Edwards, DVM, MS, DACVP

Pathologist

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Sarah Eide, MLS (ASCP), BS

Clinical Pathology Assistant Section Head

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Martin D. Ficken, DVM, PhD

Resident Director, Gonzales

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Gabriel Gomez, DVM, PhD

Section Head, Necropsy | Assistant Section Head, Histopathology

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R. Gayman Helman, DVM, PhD, MA

Resident Director, Amarillo

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Terry S. Hensley, MS, DVM

Assistant Agency Director for Diagnostic Services

R. Jay Hoffman, DVM, PhD

Pathology Section Head

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Owais Khan, BVSc, MVSc, DACVM

Bacteriology and Serology Section Head, Amarillo

Sunwoo Koo, PhD

Research Assistant Professor

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Jeremie Korchia, DVM, MS, DACVP

Endocrinologist

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Sonia W. Lingsweiler, BS, MS

Bacteriology Assistant Section Head

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Travis Mays, MS, PhD

Analytical Chemistry Section Head

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Jessie Monday, DVM

Veterinary Diagnostician

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Stacy Morris, MAg, BS

Assistant Agency Director

Narayan Paul, DVM, MS, PhD

Bacteriology Section Head

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Julie Piccione, DVM, MS, DACVP

Clinical Pathology Section Head

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C. Gabriel Senties-Cue, MVZ, EPAA, MS

Resident Director, Center

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Guy A. Sheppard, DVM

Veterinary Diagnostician

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Will Sims, DVM, MS

Pathologist

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Amy K. Swinford, DVM, MS

Associate Director and Veterinary Microbiologist

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