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From: Linda Iroff
Date: 2002-06-04 03:59:00 UTC
Subject: Dr MA Stevenson's new location

Dr Stevenson asked Danee Devore and me to post the following information
for her. She further said "I hope it will assure you that the program [ADV
research at UGa] is still very much alive and well, if not strengthened by
my current location and endeavors. I apologize for not getting this
announcement out sooner".

Linda Iroff
Oberlin OH
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DATE: May 29, 2002; revised June 3, 2002
FROM: M. A. Stevenson, DVM, PhD, DACVS
RE: current location

I made the difficult decision recently to leave my clinical position at
the University of Georgia (UGA) to pursue further in-depth training in
research at the Rocky Mountain Laboratories (RML) in Hamilton, Montana. It
was with mixed emotions that I made this choice. As hard as it was to leave
my colleagues and students at UGA, my hope is that this formal postdoctoral
research training will prepare me for a career more focused on research
endeavors. I am happy to report that I left UGA on excellent terms with
both my clinical and research colleagues, and I am continuing
collaborations with members of both groups. Interestingly, for the next 2 -
5 years, I will be actively studying mechanisms of bacterial, rather than
viral, disease. In my physical absence, the ADV research program at UGA
will continue under the capable direction of Dr. Bran Ritchie and in the
skilled hands of technician, Ms. Kate Pennick. I will continue to consult
and collaborate on research matters by phone and e-mail to maintain
continuity and assist in the interpretation of research findings. Some of
you may recognize RML as the research facility where Dr. Marshall E. Bloom
has spent his career and continues studying ADV in mink. Now that we are
working only 1 floor apart, it will be much easier for us to discuss
complicated or controversial consultation questions. Dr. Heather Wilson, an
accomplished exotic pet clinician at UGA who is board-certified by the
American Board of Veterinary Practitioners (avian specialty), will be
available by e-mail for health-related questions about ADV-positive
ferrets. Please direct your e-mails to Ms. Kate Pennick at
kpennick@c..., and she will forward them to Dr. Wilson.

Some of you are currently experiencing delays with CIEP results from UGA.
One of the reagents we normally use in the test was unavailable, and we
also had difficulties getting it shipped to the laboratory. We appreciate
your patience in waiting for test results. Ms. Kate Pennick can give you
the most updated information on when your results may be available.

I apologize for any anxiety that I have caused anyone by not publicizing a
formal announcement sooner. Please let me know if you have additional
questions about the ongoing ADV research program at UGA. I can be contacted
at ma2stevenson@m... I check this e-mail address at least twice weekly.
Thank you for your patience and concern.