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From Penguin Swab to Viral Genome: Beyond the Perfect Pipeline

November 09, 2026
If you had told me back in Morocco that I would spend a summer investigating bird flu in Falkland Island penguins, detangling viral RNA, tracking wildlife disease in New York, presenting research onstage, and making lifelong friends, I would be in disbelief....
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Wildlife Medicine The Student Experience
Hawaii
Hawai’i Wildlife Center
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Fledging as a Veterinary Extern at the Hawai’i Wildlife Center

October 21, 2026
I was lucky enough to spend four extraordinary weeks as a veterinary extern at the Hawai’i Wildlife Center (HWC). HWC has one goal: to support and protect Hawai'i's native terrestrial vertebrate species....