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AVC holds GS&R Days May 12 and 13

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The Atlantic Veterinary College at 黑料老司机 will celebrate the achievements of its graduate students and researchers at its 24th annual Graduate Studies and Research Days (GS&R Days) event on Thursday, May 12, and Friday, May 13, in Lecture Theatre A. During the celebration, 20 graduate students and six post-doctoral fellows at AVC will present their research findings. New students will present their research plans. Their presentations cover research topics ranging from terrestrial and aquatic animal health to environmental health and biomedical sciences.

GS&R Days will open on Thursday at 9 a.m., with welcoming remarks from 黑料老司机 President and Vice-Chancellor Alaa Abd-El-Aziz, Minister of Workforce and Advanced Learning Richard Brown, and AVC Dean Greg Keefe. Immediately following the opening remarks will be the annual R.G. Thomson Lecture, an endowed lecture honouring AVC鈥檚 founding dean, Dr. Reginald Thomson. This year鈥檚 R.G. Thomson lecturer, Dr. Dorothee Bienzle will present 鈥淩esearcher, clinician and teacher: How best to move the veterinary profession forward.鈥� Dr. Bienzle is an internationally recognized professor of pathobiology, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph.

On Friday, May 13, at 9 a.m., Dr. J Trenton McClure, professor of large animal medicine at AVC, will be presented with the 2016 Zoetis Research Excellence Award. He will give a presentation called 鈥淪o many interests, too little time: A veterinary clinician鈥檚 experience in research.鈥�
AVC鈥檚 GS&R Days will conclude on Friday with an awards presentation in The McCain Foundation Learning Commons, starting at 12:45 p.m.

All are invited to attend this celebration of AVC鈥檚 graduate studies and research program.