 | Critical Care Management for Laboratory Mice and Rats F. Claire Hankenson, DVM, MS, is the senior associate director in University Laboratory Animal Resources, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, and is an associate professor of laboratory animal medicine in the Department of Pathobiology at the School of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Hankenson obtained her veterinary degree from Purdue University. Following veterinary school, she completed her laboratory animal medicine residency and graduate work (MS, microbiology) at the University of Washington, Seattle. She became a Diplomate of the American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (ACLAM) in 2002. Her own research studies involve investigations of refinements in the care and use of laboratory rodents, particularly blood sampling, tail biopsy evaluations, and humane endpoints. |
