Doing my bit to help shape the next generation of fish doctors

Off to NY today to participate the AQUAVET courses, which are a collaboration between Cornell and U. Penn vet schools that aims to train veterinary students interested in fish health.  Historically, its been held at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, MA, but this year its in Southampton, Long Island, at the Southampton campus of Stony Brook University (shown below).  Its a terrific course: the students live in dorms for 2-4 weeks while a steady stream of faculty from all sorts of backgrounds cycle through for a couple of days each, to give lectures on their particular areas of expertise.  My part is aquarium health management principles, and how to identify parasites in histological (tissue) sections.  I am excited about the change of venue this year because the School of Marine Sciences at Stony Brook was where I was teaching before I went to work for Georgia Aquarium.  While I am out there, I'll be giving a public lecture on whale sharks; if you're in the Long Island area and are interested in the big spotty sea dogs, I'd love to see you there.