Brown named chair of
international organization
Dr. Dan Brown
Daniel Brown, Ph.D., a scientist at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, recently became chairman of the International Organization for Mycoplasmology, a nonprofit scientific group dedicated to the study of a type of bacteria that infect a wide variety of animals. His term will be from 2012 to 2014.
An associate professor in the college’s department of infectious diseases and pathology, Brown served for the past two years as chairman-elect and has been actively involved in the IOM for many years. His installation as IOM chairman took place in July at the IOM’s annual meeting in France. Brown’s work focuses on genetic and taxonomic analyses of pathogenic mycoplasmas and the diseases they may cause in animals and humans.
His research has been supported by the National Institutes of Health, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Morris Animal Foundation, the UF University Scholars Program and the Merck-Merial Veterinary Scholars Program.
October 2012
More than 200 participate in Dog Days Run
More than 200 runners participated in the 31st annual Dog Days Run event at Westside Park on Sept. 29.
UF’s shelter medicine program unique in country
A $5.2 million program grant from Maddie’s Fund that began in 2008 has helped UF’s College of Veterinary Medicine create and sustain one of the finest shelter programs in the country.
UF Small Animal Hospital designated as Cat Friendly Practice
The UF Small Animal Hospital is now a Cat Friendly Practice, having met the criteria for the designation as set forth by the American Association of Feline Practitioners.
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People
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- Scientist chairs international mycoplasma group
News
- Researchers: Analysis of bacterial genetic makeup may help ID cause of dog brain disease
- UF Small Animal Hospital designated as Cat Friendly Practice
