SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD

Patricia Wakenell, DVM, Ph.D. is a professor of poultry medicine at the University of California-Davis (since 1990). She serves as the Chief of the Poultry Medical Service, teaches 7 courses and conducts research in embryo vaccination, genetics, and pathology. Dr. Wakenell received her B.S, in horticulture, and DVM from Michigan State University (MSU). She practiced veterinary medicine (all species) in Massachusetts and Michigan and then returned to MSU for a residency in pathology (all species including human) in 1980. Dr. Wakenell received a Ph.D. in pathology from MSU and the USDA Avian Disease and Oncology Laboratory in 1985, writing a doctoral thesis on embryo vaccination. She became board certified in veterinary clinical pathology and served as Director of Poultry Research and IACUC veterinarian at Sanofi Animal Health. Dr. Wakenell is a past president of the Western Poultry Disease Conference and is currently president-elect for the American Association of Avian Pathologists.