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Back to SearchDan O'Neill, MVB, PhD, FRCVS: Disorder Testing
Episode 51
Last episode I talked with Dr. Dan O'Neill, a veterinary epidemiologist who studies canine disorders that have an inherited component - what the rest of us might call "genetic diseases." During that …
Published on 1 year, 5 months ago
Dan O'Neill, MVB, PhD, FRCVS: VetCompass and Inherited Disease
Episode 50
Dan O'Neill, MVB, PhD, FRCVS is a veterinary epidemiologist who studies canine disorders that have an inherited component - what the rest of us might call "genetic diseases." He is the author of more…
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
Danika Bannasch, DVM, PhD: The Dalmatian Outcross Project
Episode 49
Danika Bannasch, DVM, PhD returns to the podcast to talk about the Dalmatian Outcross Project. Danika's laboratory found the genetic mutation that was targeted in this outcross, and she had a front r…
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
Danika Bannasch, DVM, PhD: Chondrodystrophy
Episode 48
Danika Bannasch, DVM, PhD is the owner of Pint, the famous UC Davis football tee retrieving dog. She also happens to run a genetics lab, also at UC Davis, where she studies the genetics of inherited …
Published on 1 year, 8 months ago
Lisa Gunter, PhD, CBCC-KA: Shelter Dog Welfare
Episode 47
Lisa Gunter, PhD, CBCC-KA is an Assistant Professor at Virginia Tech in the School of Animal Sciences and directs the Laboratory for Animal Behavior and Welfare. Lisa’s research explores the behavior…
Published on 1 year, 8 months ago
Breeding for Companion Personalities: Carolyn Kelly, RN and Erica Pytlovany, KPA CTP
Episode 46
Carolyn Kelly is a registered nurse with over 30 years of experience in human health including in labor and delivery, and in mental health. She also holds a Masters Degree in Nursing Leadership. She …
Published on 1 year, 9 months ago
Claire Wade, PhD and Sophie Liu, DVM: The Doberman Genetic Diversity Paper
Episode 45
This week I'm talking to Drs Claire Wade and Sophie Liu about their paper on genetic diversity in the Doberman breed. Dr Claire Wade is the Chair of Computational Biology and Animal Genetics at the U…
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
Lisa Wagner: Breeding Frenchies for Health
Episode 44
I've wanted to interview Lisa Wagner about her breeding program for a while now. I keep hearing about the great work she is doing to address health issues in her French bulldogs, and I was so enthusi…
Published on 1 year, 11 months ago
Sarah Stremming, CDBC: The Dog Sourcing Crisis
Episode 43
This episode is jointly released through the Functional Breeding Podcast and Cog Dog Radio, which is hosted by Sarah Stremming. Sarah is an internationally known dog behavior consultant with a specia…
Published on 2 years ago
Jessica Hekman, DVM, PhD: State of the Functional Dog Collaborative
Episode 42
This episode, Ji Khalsa is interviewing me, Jessica Hekman, DVM, PhD. I'm a veterinarian turned behavioral geneticist turned teacher and founder of the Functional Dog Collaborative, or FDC. I graduat…
Published on 2 years, 4 months ago