Four CVM alumni made the University of Georgia’s 2023 ’40 Under 40′ list celebrating the personal, professional and philanthropic achievements of successful UGA graduates under the age of 40.
Call it fate or just good old-fashioned cosmic comeuppance, but the very qualities that drew the bullies to Dr. Claire Erlacher-Reid (DVM Class of 2008) in her youth led to her dream job as a senior veterinarian at SeaWorld Orlando.
CVM Researcher awarded $1.1 million to test malaria vaccine
By Amy H. Carter
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), an estimated 247 million cases of malaria occurred worldwide in 2021 and 619,000 people died, mostly children under the age of five in sub-Saharan Africa.
Helping K9 handlers recognize and treat the signs of heat stress and other maladies is the mission of a UGA veterinary nurse, who is training UGA Police, the FBI and other college teams to care for their canine partners.
Anumantha Kanthasamy was appointed as UGA’s inaugural John H. “Johnny” Isakson Chair and Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar in Parkinson’s Research. He is leading a new UGA initiative in brain science.
A new vaccine from the University of Georgia could be the first clinically approved immunization to protect against invasive fungal infections, a growing concern as antifungal drug resistance increases.
Staff of CVM’s Tifton Veterinary and Diagnostic Investigational Laboratory offer college students in South Georgia an immersive intro to careers in VetMed.
J.W. Gentry (DVM, 2023) takes his learning home to assist food animal producers
By Amy H. Carter
A desire to stay close to his agriculture roots and a summer spent working in a mixed animal clinic in Montezuma showed Gentry the value to the community of a veterinarian with large animal experience.
Angie McDaniel serves and inspires in her role as a large animal veterinarian
By Amy H. Carter
McDaniel shifted from small animal practice to academia — with a healthy dose of service to producers in South Georgia — to teach aspiring veterinarians the art and science of food animal medicine.
