Branson Ritchie

Branson W. Ritchie, DVM, MS, PhD, Diplomate American Board of Veterinary Practitioners and Diplomate European College of Zoological Medicine is a Distinguished Research Professor at the University of Georgia. As Co-director of the UGA New Materials Institute, Director of the Emerging Diseases Research Group, and Director of the Infectious Diseases Laboratory, Dr. Ritchie and his colleagues work to develop innovative technologies that improve the health and happiness of companion and free-ranging animals, as well as humans, through translational technologies.

During Dr. Ritchie’s 30 year career, he and his teams have patented 11 health related technologies that have resulted in commercialization of more than 40 health related tools, authored 96 referred or regulatory documents, and shared his group’s work through more than 600 presentations at national and international meetings.