Andrea received her DVM degree in 1990 from the Western College of Veterinary Medicine. After two years in private practice she returned to the WCVM to complete a Master of Veterinary Science degree in Clinical Pathology (1994) and a Senior Diagnostic Fellowship (1996). Andrea achieved certification in Clinical Pathology by the American College of Veterinary Pathologists in 1997. After two years as a Clinical Instructor at the College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, she returned to Canada to complete a PhD program at the Atlantic Veterinary College (2003). Andrea's doctoral work involved examination of lobster haemolymph as a means to assess lobster health status. Projects Andrea is currently working on at the AVC Lobster Science Centre include, identification of potential acute phase proteins and the use of biochemistry profiles as part of a lobster health assessments.  Andrea is also involved in the Atlantic Lobster Moult and Quality project.

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