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The LASt Word: An AALAS Podcast

Dec 2, 2024

In this episode of the LASt Word (an AALAS podcast) we were joined by Alexis Skurnack and Dr. Shawn Lane. Alexis Skurnack is a Software Quality Assurance Analyst. She holds a BS degree in Agriculture and Natural Resources Ecology and Wildlife Management and is an experienced ALAT. Her research interests include...


Sep 9, 2024

In Episode 11 of the LASt Word (an AALAS podcast) we were joined by Dr. David Hamilton, DVM, DACLAM.

Dr. Hamilton is Professor and Chair in the Department of Comparative Medicine and the Director of the Laboratory Animal Care Unit at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center.

He recently published a paper...


Aug 1, 2024

In Episode 10 of the LASt Word (an AALAS podcast) we were joined by Dr. Megan Ellis, MS, DVM.  Dr. Ellis is a Clinical Veterinarian in the Laboratory Animal Program at Purdue University.

She recently published a paper entitled “Ammonia Accumulation as a Proxy to Determine Cage-change Frequency in Antelope...


Jul 1, 2024

  • In Episode 9 of the LASt Word (an AALAS podcast) we were joined by Dr. F. Claire Hankenson, DVM, MS, DACLAM. Dr. Hankenson is the Associate Vice Provost for Research and Attending Veterinarian and Executive Director, University Laboratory Animal Resources, at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA.

    She...


Jun 6, 2024

In Episode 8 of the LASt Word (an AALAS podcast) we were joined by Dr. Dil Ekanayake-Alper, DVM, PhD, DACLAM. Dr. Alper is an Assistant Professor at Yale School of Medicine in the Department of Comparative Medicine.

She recently published a paper in JAALAS entitled “A Comparison of Three Anesthetic Drug Combinations...