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Westgen Research Suite opens at WCVM

September 19th, 2007

A new laboratory devoted to research into advanced reproduction techniques for livestock opened today at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) on the University of Saskatchewan campus. Completed this April, the Westgen Research Suite is one of two open-plan laboratories in the veterinary college’s new $8-million research wing. The first scientists stationed in the Westgen Research Suite will focus …

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Westgen President David Janssens (left) and WCVM Dean Dr. Charles Rhodes stand beside a framed panel that recognizes the Westgen Research Suite. The new research lab was officially opened on September 18.
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WCVM students put research on display

More than two dozen veterinary students put their summer research projects on display during the Western College of Veterinary Medicine’s annual undergraduate research poster session on September 13 and 14. During the two-day event, the college’s second-floor hallways were filled with posters that chronicled everything from infectious disease monitoring and animal reproduction to equine surgical techniques and environmental sampling of …

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Dr. Johan Lindsjö (right) takes a blood sample from an anesthetized grizzly bear in western Alberta. Photo: Foothills Model Forest Grizzly Bear Research Project.

WCVM grad student earns research award

WCVM graduate student Dr. Johan Lindsjö recently earned accolades for his research poster, “Evaluation of grizzly bear health in western Alberta,” at the Wildlife Disease Association’s 2007 conference. The annual conference took place in Estes Park, Colorado from August 12 to 17. Lindsjö, whose work is supervised by Dr. Marc Cattet, is a Master of Science student in WCVM’s Department …

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