Dr. Jerold Bell – Director of the Clinical Veterinary Genetics course at Tufts' Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine and expert in breeding, pedigree analysis and genetic testing - will lead this intriguing symposium, which features renowned animal geneticists, lectures, and open panel discussions. The conference will focus on practical applications for management based on the new tools from genome research, and includes a focus on epilepsy. The event is open to veterinarians, dog and cat breeders and enthusiasts.

14.5 Continuing Education Credit Hours

Speakers and their topics include:

• Dr. Carmen Battaglia  (Roswell, GA) – Pedigree Analysis
• Dr. Jerold Bell (Tufts' Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine) - Genetic Counseling and Disease Management
• Dr. John Fyfe (Michigan State University College of Veterinary Mediciine) – Reciprocal Benefits of Genetic Disease Research
• Dr. Paula Henthorn  (University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine) – Gene Quests- Past, Present and Future
• Dr. Susan Little (Bytown Cat Hospital) - Congenital defects of kittens
• Dr. Leslie Lyons (University of California-Davis School of Veterinary Medicine) - Feline genetic diseases and traits
• Dr. Kate Meurs (Washington State University, College of Veterinary Medicine) – Gene Searching for the Feline and Canine Cardiomyopathies
• Dr. Vicki Meyers-Wallen (Cornell University,  College of Veterinary Medicine) – Disorders of Sexual Development
• Dr. Denny O’Brien (University of Missouri, College of Veterinary Medicine) –Seizure Syndromes & Hereditary and Acquired Movement Disorders
• Dr. Anita Oberbauer (University of California – Davis) – Genetics of Canine Epilepsy
• Dr. Natasha Olby (North Carolina State University, College of Veterinary Medicine) – Canine Hereditary Ataxia- The Hunt for the Genes.
• Dr. Ned Patterson (University of Minnesota, College of Veterinary Medicine) – Clinical Characteristics and Inheritance of Idiopathic Epilepsy
• Dr. Noriko Tonomura (Tufts' Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine; Broad Institute/MIT) – Gene Mapping Simplified: Novel Tools and Early Success Stories

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This conference is made possible through generous sponsorship by:

Nestlé Purina PetCare ● AKC & Canine Health Foundation

● Winn Feline Foundation ● Veterinary Information Network

To register or obtain more information, contact The Office of Continuing Education at 508-887-4723 or email at vetCEinfo@tufts.edu . 

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