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Graduate students play a pivotal role in the veterinary college’s signature research programs to advance animal and human health with a One Health focus

By Michael Sutphin and Kelsey Foster

S heryl Coutermarsh-Ott (DVM ’11) of Thurmont, Maryland, understands that her research on canine cancer may one day have implications for humanmedicine. Since starting her Ph.D. studies at the veterinary college in 2014, she has been investigating a specific type of tumor under the direction of Irving Coy Allen, assistant professor of inlammatory disease in the Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology. “Despite somany advances in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, almost everyone still has some sort of personal experience with this terrible disease,” said Coutermarsh-Ott, who completed her doctor of veterinary medicine (DVM) degree from the veterinary college in 2011. “We are continuing towork to find out as much as we can to reduce the impact it has on the lives of both human and veterinary patients.”

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Althea Olinger

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