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Cats join WCVM nutrition study

December 02nd, 2013

They won’t be walking around the Bowl like the pack of beagles did over the last few years, but a group of cats are joining a nutrition study similar to the one that made the dogs famous at the University of Saskatchewan (U of S). The beagles that the campus community was so fond of seeing were part of a …

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Dr. Lynn Weber (centre) with graduate student Jennifer Briens (left) and research associate Kyla Zatti hold three of the cats that will participate in the WCVM nutrition study. Photo: Kris Foster.
Dr. Connie Stevenson

CAHF Fellow: Dr. Connie Stevenson

With three generations of veterinarians in her family tree, Dr. Connie Stevenson’s career selection was a natural. “My great-grandfather and my grandfather and my uncles were veterinarians. It’s something that I grew up with, and it’s always been in the family.” Her Bachelor of Science degree in biochemistry from Simon Fraser University was also a major motivator and piqued her …

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Former CAHF Fellows: where are they now?

Former Fellows of the CAHF Research Fellowship program are helping to advance companion animal health care in many different ways: some are now practising in specialized companion animal clinics, while others are teaching and conducting research in veterinary colleges across North America. • Dr. Manon Paradis (1980-82): The Fund’s first research fellow was a graduate student from Montréal, Que, who …

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