I am originally from the small town of Morton, Illinois (the Pumpkin Capitol of the World!). In high school, I worked as a veterinary assistant at a small animal practice, where I first discovered my love for veterinary medicine. In 2009, I attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign studying animal sciences with a concentration in companion animals. In May 2013, I graduated with a BS in Animal Sciences. This past fall, I started my first year of veterinary school at the University of Missouri. Upon receiving my DVM, I am currently interested in going into private practice, working with small animals and possibly exotics/pocket pets. This spring, I was accepted into the Veterinary Research Scholars Program where I will be working in Dr. Lyon’s lab to gain more research experience and learn more about all of the inherited diseases affecting cats that I may see as a veterinarian. In my free time I enjoy reading, watching TV shows, traveling, spending time with friends and family, and spoiling my cat Mosby
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Leslie A. Lyons, PhD
Gilbreath-McLorn Endowed Professor of Comparative Medicine
Department of Veterinary Medicine & Surgery
College of Veterinary Medicine
E109 Vet Med Building, 1600 E. Rollins St.
University of Missouri – Columbia
Columbia, MO 65211
lyonsla@missouri.edu Phone: 01 573 882 9777
Lab: 01 573 884 2287 Lab e-mail: felinegenome@missouri.edu
Professor Emerita – University of California – Davis