Veterinarian, Columbia University Medical Center
Biography
Dr. Herndon obtained her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from Oregon State University, where she spent time at the Oregon National Primate Center, including working in a Huntington's Disease research laboratory. Following completion of veterinary school, Dr. Herndon began a three year post-doctoral research residency for veterinary laboratory animal medicine at Columbia University. While in this role, Dr. Herndon oversees the general animal care in the facilities, trains investigators on aseptic technique and surgical skills in rodent models, performs veterinary protocol review consultations, is an active participant in IACUC meetings, has participated in site visits from the USDA, Department of Health, and AAALAC, and assists with the anesthesia monitoring of USDA regulated species. She completed a research project comparing mortality rates, selected inflammatory cytokines, and overall condition of mice administered buprenorphine SR to buprenorphine HCL in a murine model of polymicrobial sepsis, the results of which were published in Journal of Comparative Medicine, December 2016. She will complete her residency June 2017.
