Marine Science
Annie Page-Karjian, D.V.M., Ph.D., joined FAU
Harbor Branch’s Marine
Mammal Research and
Conservation program in May
2016, serving as veterinarian
for the group. Page-Karjian
received her doctorate of veterinary medicine from
the University of Georgia in 2011. During her
D.V.M. program, she underwent extensive training
in aquatic animal medicine and pathology,
including preceptorships at the Georgia Aquarium,
Georgia Sea Turtle Center, Pacific Marine Mammal
Center, South Carolina Department of Natural
Resources, University of Georgia Veterinary
Diagnostic Laboratory, University of Florida and
North Carolina State University. During 2013–2015,
she gained more than 100 hours of clinical
experience as a volunteer veterinarian at Zoo
Atlanta and worked as an assistant diagnostician
for the Georgia Marine Mammal Stranding
Network for over two years.
Harbor Branch Series: Wildlife Disease in Marine Mammals and Turtles
Marine wildlife species such as marine mammals and
turtles are prime sentinels of environmental and
public health problems. Emerging infectious and
neoplastic diseases of these species have a complex
pathogenesis involving cofactors such as man-made
contaminants and host immunologic dysfunction.
Such diseases are indicators of a broad environmental
stress syndrome that is ongoing in the marine
ecosystem. This lecture will cover important diseases
affecting marine mammals and turtles in Florida and
other highly studied coastal areas. Case examples of
rehabilitating marine wildlife will be used to illustrate
various disease presentations, explore possible
treatment options, and better understand the
population-level effects of disease.
Sign up for any four lectures in the Harbor Branch Series and receive a $25 discount.
Register Early! There is a $5 charge for registering on the day of a one-time lecture or event.
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| Place: | Auditorium, Lifelong Learning Complex, Jupiter Campus |
| Dates: | Thursday, March 2 2017 |
| Time: | 3:45 - 5:15 PM |
| Fee: | $25 / member; $35 / non-member |
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