There are typically 5 postdoctoral fellows enrolled in the program with 1 or 2 trainees joining and leaving the program each year. The current trainees can be contacted at [email protected].

Current Fellows

Kate Fodor, 2nd year resident (2023-2026):

Kate graduated from Michigan State University in 2016 and has been a veterinarian for the U.S. Army since that time. Her clinical experience primarily relates to companion animal medicine, as well as small ruminants and equine species. At her last job, Kate had animal oversight and was involved in the federal IACUC. She has a wide array of clinical interests, including infectious diseases, public health and pain management.

Callista Huang, 1st year resident (2024-2027):

Callista is from Livingston, New Jersey and received her bachelor’s degree in Animal Science from the University of Connecticut, where she was introduced to laboratory work through her job as a technician at the Connecticut Veterinary Diagnostic Medical Laboratory. After becoming involved with behavioral and cognitive research in Pacific bottlenose dolphins at Ocean Park Hong Kong, she decided to explore the world of laboratory animal medicine further by pursuing a Master’s in Laboratory Animal Medicine concurrent with her veterinary degree at Tufts University. In addition to cementing a primary interest in laboratory animal medicine, she developed interests in pathology, diagnostic imaging, and infectious disease during veterinary school. In her free time, she enjoys baking, reading, attending concerts, knitting, hiking, and spending time with her friends and family.

Glory Leung, 3rd year resident (2022-2025):

Glory is from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada where he completed an undergraduate degree in Applied Animal Biology from the University of British Columbia. During his time in undergrad, he conducted lymphatic research at the University of Calgary as part of a co-op term where he was exposed to various research models and laboratory animal medicine. He obtained his DVM from The Western College of Veterinary Medicine in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan before moving to New York for this residency. His interests lies in aquatics and rodents and hopes to widen the field of laboratory animal medicine back home in Canada. In his free time, he enjoys learning new languages, hiking, karaoke, and exploring new places around the city.

Abigail Michelson, 3rd year resident (2022-2025):

Abigail Michelson is from Medfield, Massachusetts and she completed her undergraduate degree in Biological Sciences at Smith College. She worked as a small animal veterinary technician/assistant for two years before going to veterinary school at Ross University on the island of St. Kitts. She completed her clinical year at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. During her veterinary education, she was a research assistant on numerous projects including: gut microbiota of dogs fed a plant based diet, Aspergillus spp. infected sea fans, and Leptospirosis spp. in dogs in the greater Wisconsin area. Her clinical interests revolve around primates and rabbits and in her free time she enjoys cooking, running, drawing, and enjoying Broadway shows.

Rebecca Schmieley, 1st year resident (2024-2027):

Rebecca obtained her bachelor’s degree in Biological Systems engineering from Virginia Tech where she had experience both conducting research in ablation technologies and as a part-time husbandry technician. She then pursued her veterinary degree at the University of Minnesota. There, she served on the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) at her school. Rebecca’s special interests lie in financial/management of lab animal facilities, anesthesia, and clinical medicine. In her free time, she likes to boulder, watch broadway shows, play video games, and teach her cat new tricks.