Research

I am a dual veterinary anatomic pathology resident and PhD candidate with the Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine and the USDA ORISE program. I will be focusing on pre-spawn mortality (PSM) in Chinook salmon from a pathophysiologic approach. Some of our goals will include detailed characterization of PSM including histology and immunology, with an overarching goal of developing non-lethal, antemortem diagnostics for PSM in migrating salmon. I have other research interests in avian (especially poultry) and teleost fish pathology and infectious disease.