WSU Professor Named To International Scientific Advisory Panel

Washington State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine professor Don Knowles, has been named to an elite international scientific advisory panel.  Knowles is one of 16 on the Global Strategic Alliances for the Coordination of Research on the Major Infectious Diseases of Animals and Zoonoses.

“This is a great achievement for Dr. Knowles that recognizes his strengths as a veterinary researcher, USDA-Agricultural Research Service Research Leader, and as an award-winning WSU faculty member,” said Bryan Slinker, dean of the WSU veterinary college. “It also validates the strong and enviable collaborative relationship that WSU has had with the USDA since 1938 to jointly solve infectious disease problems of livestock to protect animal agriculture in the US.”Knowles selection is for a 3-year term and it can be renewed for up to three more years.

“I am truly honored to serve the STAR-IDAZ scientific committee,” said Knowles.  “Any time a person can carry the collective expertise of WSU and the USDA to serve the international community, it is an honor and a privilege.  We all stand to benefit from the management of infectious diseases.  This opportunity would not have been possible without the research partnership between WSU and the Agricultural Research Service of USDA”.

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