Before joining UGA, Dr. Mendes was a full professor at the Instituto Federal Catarinense (IFC) in Concórdia, Santa Catarina, Brazil. He successfully secured multiple research grants at both federal and state levels, demonstrating his expertise and strong research background. His career in veterinary pathology spans more than two decades, beginning […]
After completing her DVM training at the University of Georgia, Dr. Mackenzie Long received her PhD and veterinary clinical pathology boards certification while training at The Ohio State University. Dr. Long is passionate about enhancing veterinary oncology diagnostics and treatment. She is particularly interested in better characterizing and targeting resistance to standard treatment protocols […]
Dr. Leigh Anne Clark earned her doctoral degree in 2004 from the College of Veterinary Medicine at Texas A&M University studying exocrine pancreatic insufficiency in German shepherd dogs. After graduation, she remained in the Department of Pathobiology as a Research Assistant Professor, investigating the genetics of dermatomyositis in Collies and […]
Dr. Jon P. Mochel is Professor of Systems Pharmacology in the Department of Pathology and Founding Director of the Precision One Health Initiative at the University of Georgia (USA). A board-certified veterinary pharmacologist and toxicologist (Dipl. ECVPT), he holds advanced degrees in Pharmacology (MS), Pharmacokinetics (MS), and Applied Mathematical Modeling […]









