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Training future leaders in diagnostics

Graduation rarely means the end of education, especially in the medical world. A veterinary degree opens doors to countless further training opportunities. The College of Veterinary Medicine and the AHDC offer residency programs that let DVMs delve into in the cellular side of disease. In the residencies for Diagnostic Sciences and Clinical Pathology, veterinarians wanting […]

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Learning genes to label germs

Genetic comparison can identify mystery pathogens Organisms from all corners of the animal world arrive at the doors of the New York State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory and Animal Health Diagnostic Center (AHDC). Foreign or familiar, prevalent or peculiar, pathogens must reveal their true identities before veterinarians can begin to make sense of samples, diagnose diseases, […]

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Looking through the window

Clinical pathology bridges animals and answers  “Blood is the window to the body,” says Dr. Tracy Stokol, a professor with a passion for pathology puzzles. Microscopic magnification opens that window, revealing a cellular world which veterinarians explore in the quest to analyze disease. Clinical pathologists like Stokol navigate that world as diagnostic detectives, using cellular […]