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25. Sending Fish for Diagnostic Testing Mar 09, 2021

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Laboratories and aquaculture farms don't always do their own diagnostic testing. Often they mail samples to large reference laboratories like IDEXX. Tune in this week as we speak to Dr. Marcus Crim, Senior Research and Design Manager of Molecular Diagnostics at Microbiology at IDEXX, and peel back the curtain on this fascinating and lesser known area of aquatic veterinary medicine.

24. Wild Dolphin Health Assessments Mar 02, 2021

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Ever wondered how scientists assess the health of wild dolphins? On this week's episode of Aquadocs, Dr. Randall Wells describes his role as director of the Chicago Zoological Society's Sarasota Dolphin Research Program (SDRP) and some of the key research SDRP does including population monitoring and health assessments of wild bottlenose dolphins.

23. Advice From an Aquatic Medicine Resident Feb 23, 2021

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Thinking about an aquatic and zoological residency? Wish you could get advice from someone in a residency program? Tune in to this week's episode of Aquadocs featuring Dr. Tatiana Weisbrod, the current Aquatic Animal Medicine Resident at the University of Florida. Dr. Weisbrod discusses her experiences leading up to residency, what the match process is like, and provides some great advice for students about what it takes to get into the program.

22. Zebrafish Genetics and Personalized Medicine Feb 16, 2021

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On this week's episode of Aquadocs, Christine Archer, president-elect of the Zebrafish Husbandry Association, shares her experiences working with laboratory zebrafish. Studies on these fish are at the forefront of human (and animal) medicine. Join us as we talk about important translational medicine research being done with zebrafish.

Episode Links: Zebrafish Husbandry Association zhaonline.org

21. Manatee Medicine Feb 09, 2021

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Every good vet student knows about cows... But what about SEA COWS? Tune in this week as we talk to Dr. Mike Walsh, a Veterinarian at the University of Florida, about Manatee health assessments. Every year, he and his colleagues visit Manatee breeding grounds to monitor these populations and ensure the animals are in good health.

20. Fish Farming in Dairyland Feb 02, 2021

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Did you know there are state aquaculture veterinarians? Well actually they're pretty rare... Tune in to this week's episode of Aquadocs as Dr. Myron Kebus, Wisconsin State Aquaculture veterinarian, describes his role working with fish farms and preventing disease transmission. And for those looking for online fish health content, Dr. Kebus discusses the fish health modules he developed to help veterinary students and veterinarians perfect their skills in fish health.

19. Dolphins in Hong Kong Jan 26, 2021

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On this week’s episode of Aquadocs, we speak with fellow podcaster Dr. Chris Parsons about his dolphin research in Hong Kong and the aquatic stories he's been telling since.

Dugongs and Seadragons: https://dugongsandseadragons.weebly.com/

18. Sea Turtle Cancer Jan 19, 2021

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What does it look like when a sea turtle gets cancer? How does a virus cause cancer? Tune in as Dr. Annie Page-Karjian from Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute answers these questions and more on this week's episode of Aquadocs.

Toxin Manuscript: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2020.00630/full?utm_source=fweb&utm_medium=nblog&utm_campaign=ba-sci-fmars-stranded-cetaceans

17. Brain Scans for Sea Lions Jan 12, 2021

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To kick off our 2021 season, Dr. Vanessa Fravel Hoard discusses her research and clinical experience with sea lions. Tune in as she describes domoic acid poisoning and why this terrible disease has led her and her colleagues to establish protocols to give these animals MRIs.

16. Orca Medicine, Conservation, and Policy Dec 22, 2020

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This week on Aquadocs is Dr. Joe Gaydos from the SeaDoc Society. Listen as Dr. Gaydos discusses the Southern Resident Killer Whales in the Salish Sea, an area of Pacific Northwest Coastline, and his role in increasing knowledge of these animals and informing local, state, and national conservation policy in the Salish Sea. And stick around to the end of the episode to find out what Michelle is hoping for this holiday season! Episode links: https://www.seadocsociety.org

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