Institution:
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UNIVERSITY
OF MINNESOTA |
| Contact
Person(s): |
Leslie
Sharkey |
| Address: |
| Department
of Veterinary Population Medicine |
| 1333
Gortner Avenue |
| University
of Minnesota |
| St
Paul, MN 55108 |
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| Phone: |
612-624-6171
(Sharkey) |
| Fax: |
612-624-8707 |
| E-mail: |
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| Web
Site: |
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| Next
Open Position: |
July
2009 |
| Application
Deadline: |
January
2007 |
| Type
of Program: |
Residency,
with option for PhD |
| Length
of Training: |
3
years |
| No.
of Trainees: |
1-2 |
| Current
Trainee(s): |
| Jed
Overmann |
Cleverson
Souza |
| Sarah
Hill |
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| Program
Goals: |
| 1)
ACVP board eligibility |
| 2)
Contemporary basic/applied research training |
| 3)
Competency in clinical pathology |
| 4) Acquire
and improve teaching skills and methods |
|
Program
Strengths: |
Cytology,
hematology, bone marrow, clinical chemistry, applied research, flow
cytometry, infectious disease, molecular biology techniques course,
high volume caseload. |
| Training
Activities: |
Seminars,
rounds, journal clubs, clinical diagnostic duty, teaching professional
students. |
Additional
Training Areas: |
Chemistry,
hematology techniques, research methods (study design, data collection,
manuscript preparation), endocrinology. |
| Coursework:
|
None
required, extensive coursework available in veterinary pathobiology,
statistics, immunology, and molecular techniques, if desired. |
| Clinical
Pathology Faculty: |
| Leslie
Sharkey, DVM, PhD, Dipl ACVP, Associate Professor |
| Barb
Greig , DVM, Dipl ACVP |
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| Faculty
Research Interests: |
Cancer
biology, cardiac and renal physiology and biomarkers, host cell-pathogen
interactions, macrophages and Johne's disease, bone marrow disorders,
and activation of platelets and neutrophils, hypertension. |
| Trainees
in Last 5 Years and Current Positions: |
| Jennifer
Brazzell: Clinical Pathologist, Marshfield Laboratories |
| Inese
Berzina: Senior Resident, University College, Dublin, Ireland |
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| This
Page Was Last Updated |
July
17, 2007 |
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