We are thrilled to announce our next resident and intern joining the program! Dr. Tatiana Weisbrod, former intern and masters student of the program, will be moving forward with her training for as our next resident! Her residency will be a total of 3 years and include training from UF,…
Publication: Weisbrod, T., Stacy, N., Stedman, N., Norton, T. 2020. Diagnosis and surgical management of a paratesticular cyst in a rehabilitating juvenile male green turtle (Chelonia mydas). Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 7(69):1-7. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2020.00069…
Publication De María, M., Szteren, D., García-Alonso, J., de Rezende, C. E., Gonçalves, R. A., Godoy, J. M., & Barboza, F. R. 2020. “Historic variation of trace elements in pinnipeds with spatially segregated trophic habits reveals differences in exposure to pollution.” Science of The Total Environment, 750, 141296.
Publication: Molly E. Martony, Ramiro Isaza, Claire D. Erlacher-Reid, Jon Peterson, and Nicole I. Stacy (2020) ESOPHAGEAL MEASUREMENT OF CORE BODY TEMPERATURE IN THE FLORIDA MANATEE (TRICHECHUS MANATUS LATIROSTRIS). Journal of Wildlife Diseases: January 2020, Vol. 56, No. 1, pp. 27-33. https://doi.org/10.7589/2019-02-049…
Publication: Weisbrod, T.C., Walsh, M.T., Marquardt, S. and Giglio, R.F., 2020. Computed Tomography Diagnosis of Pneumothorax and Cardiac Foreign Body Secondary to Stingray Injury in a Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus). Aquatic Mammals, 46(3), pp.326-330.
Dr. Walsh has been working towards finding new ways to help sick or injured marine animals. To learn more about some of the inventions he has created, check out this “UF to the Rescue” new article.
The Aquatic Animal Health Program is extremely excited to announce that three of our Ph.D. candidates have passed their final defenses! Dr. Jonathan Cowart, Dr. Aristide Kamla, and Dr. Jessica Jacob all did an exemplary job and we could not be more proud of all three of them.
On Monday July 29th, a mass stranding of 5 pilot whales stranded on Redington Beach. Dr. Walsh of the UF Aquatic Animal Health Program, provided veterinary assistance in collaboration with Clearwater Marine Aquarium, NOAA, and FWC organizations towards the rescue of these animals. Three of the whales were taken…
Marine Science Center (MSC) and program adjunct faculty Dr. Craig Pelton, was recognized in the Daytona Beach News-Journal yesterday July 22, 2019, for his work at the MSC and particularly his work on sea turtles in the Ponce Inlet community. Dr. Pelton and the MSC team has ” helped 900…
Each semester, we offer a monthly seminar on Aquatic Animal Health topics. It is our goal to invite speakers to present on current topics on various animals about conservation, medicine, and husbandry. This provides a sneak peak into what the field is currently working on. If you have a topic…
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