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Publication: Lazensky, R., Hunter, M.E., Moraga Amador, D., Al-Khedery, B., Yu, F., Walsh, C., Gitzendanner, M.A., Tripp, K., Walsh, M.T. and Denslow, N.D., 2020. Investigating the gene expression profiles of rehabilitated Florida manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris) following red tide exposure. PloS one, 15(7), p.e0234150. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0234150…

The UF Marine Animal Rescue Program returned Kemps Ridley “Isurus” back home to the waters of Cedar Key following his rehabilitation at Clearwater Marine Aquarium. The turtle was rescued back on June 16, 2020 when it had accidentally been hooked by visitors fishing in Cedar Key. The turtle was rescued…

Publication: Hamel, P.E., Giglio, R.F., Cassle, S.E., Farina, L.L., Leone, A.M. and Walsh, M.T., 2020. POSTMORTEM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING FINDINGS IN A CASE OF COINFECTION OF DOLPHIN MORBILLIVIRUS AND ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS IN A JUVENILE BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN (TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS). Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, 51(2), pp.448-454. https://doi.org/10.1638/2019-0087…

Publication: Wahltinez, Sarah J., Alisa L. Newton, Craig A. Harms, Lesanna L. Lahner, and Nicole I. Stacy. “Coelomic Fluid Evaluation in Pisaster ochraceus Affected by Sea Star Wasting Syndrome: Evidence of Osmodysregulation, Calcium Homeostasis Derangement, and Coelomocyte Responses.” Frontiers in Veterinary Science 7 (2020): 131. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2020.00131…

Publication: Kunze, P.E., Perrault, J.R., Chang, Y.M., Manire, C.A., Clark, S. and Stacy, N.I., 2020. Pre-/analytical factors affecting whole blood and plasma glucose concentrations in loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta). Plos one, 15(3), p.e0229800.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0229800…

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: 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.

  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.