Samples are opened and categorized in the Receiving mail room. Pictured left to right: Section Supervisor Katrina Voll, a student worker and Medical Laboratory Technician Tammy Cook.
Receiving is one of the sections within the Oregon Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory at Oregon State University's Gary R. Carlson, MD, College of Veterinary Medicine. We sat down with the Receiving team to learn more about their crucial role in the laboratory.
During a necropsy, Anatomic Pathology Resident Dr. Maria Quinones holds the heart from a pig while Makenna Bailey, necropsy medical technician, takes photographic documentation. Fourth-year veterinary student Jonathan Dy, who was doing a clinical rotation through necropsy, observes. In the background, faculty, residents and students on necropsy rounds observe a canine necropsy from the gallery. Photos by Jens Odegaard.
Mosquitoes are prepared for PCR testing to monitor for three viruses potentially dangerous to both animals and humans: West Nile, St. Louis encephalitis and western equine encephalitis virus.
Molecular Diagnostics is one of the sections within the Oregon Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory at Oregon State University. We sat down with the section team to learn more about what they do and who they are.
