our scientists

Get acquainted with the dedicated and talented scientists conducting MAF research in 2008.

To read about an MAF scientist, select a name from this list.

To watch a scientist speak about their work, click one of the video thumbnails below.


Shirin Modaresi

Shirin Modaresi is in the class of 2010 at the University of Georgia. She received her undergraduate degree in biology from the University of South Carolina’s Honor’s College in 2003 and a graduate degree in biology from Winthrop University in 2005. Her mentors are Dr. David Peterson and Dr. Holly Moore Brown.

D07FE-612: “The Development of an In Vitro Cell Culture System for Cytauxzoon Felis



a word from some of our scientists:


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Dr. Joanne B. Messick Featured Video, Cats
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Dr. Cheryl Greenacre
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Alina Evans
Veterinary Student Scholar
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Dr. Timothy M. Fan
Canine
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Dr. David E. Stallknecht, Wildlife
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Dr. Tracey Goldstein
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Kristin McLaughlin
Veterinary Student Scholar
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Dr. Jenny G. Powers
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Dr. Ernest Bailey
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Dr. Christine S. Olver
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Dr. Gabriele A. Landolt
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Dr. Michael R. Cranfield
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Dr. Katharine F. Lunn Featured Video,
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Deborah Fauquier
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Dr. Craig B. Webb
Feline
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Dr. C. Wynne Collins
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