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A healthy future for wildlife, people, and planet.

Emma is speaking at a podium with a red curtain in the background. The podium has a sign that says "IAAAM 2025".
Aquatic Animal Health Wildlife Pathology The Student Experience
The International Association of Aquatic Animal Medicine Conference
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A Conference for Aquatics: My First Professional Presentation

December 11, 2025
One of my primary goals during my veterinary education was to present at a professional conference to gain experience and build my network. I was able to achieve this goal by presenting at the 2025 International Association for Aquatic Animal Medicine Conference....
Shayna is standing next to a research poster titled "A "Purr"-sistent problem: Domestic Cats, Wildlife, and the Spread of Canine Distemper Virus (CDV) in an Urban Setting".
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Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Recue Society
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Goodman Pathogen Genomics Lab
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Cornell K. Lisa Yang Center for Wildlife Health

Bringing One Health to Life at the 2025 Wildlife Disease Association Conference

November 06, 2025
As a veterinary student passionate about wildlife health, One Health, and infectious disease ecology, this experience was a turning point....
A whale calf’s entangled flipper and how tightly wrapped the line is.
Aquatic Animal Health Wildlife Medicine Planetary Health The Student Experience
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What the Ocean Brings Us

November 08, 2023
For my last summer before clinical rotations, I wanted to gain experience with marine animals. I was accepted as an intern with the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) Marine Mammal Rescue & Research (MMRR) program in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, a unique geographical area where tides and coastlines can suddenly trap a dolphin or whale in inches of water....