Michael J Dark,
Director & Clinical Associate Professor
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Accomplishments
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Barbara Jean Thompson Award for Outstanding Service
Davis / Thompson Foundation
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Member, Board of Directors
Davis / Thompson Foundation
Teaching Profile
Courses Taught
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VEM5115 – Veterinary Histology
College of Veterinary Medicine
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VEM5851 – Adv. Anatomic Pathology Clerkship
College of Veterinary Medicine
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VEM5751 – Anatomic Path Core Clerkship
College of Veterinary Medicine
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VEM5571 – Emerging Diseases
College of Veterinary Medicine
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VEM5165 – Large Anim Pathology
College of Veterinary Medicine
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VEM5162 – Vet Pathology 2
College of Veterinary Medicine
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VEM5164 – Small Anim Pathology
College of Veterinary Medicine
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VME7980 – Research for Doctoral Dissertation
College of Veterinary Medicine
Board Certifications
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DiplomateAmerican College of Veterinary Pathologists
Research Profile
Veterinary Pathology, including studying the pathology of a variety of conditions in animals in an attempt to better model human disease.
Discovery and diagnosis of diseases in animals
Bacterial genomics and vector-borne diseases
Bacterial genome sequencing and bioinformatics
Rickettsial diseases such as Anaplasma marginale and other model systems
Disease research, including how to better use archived samples for genetic research
Examining alternative fixatives for DNA research
Determining the maximum useful sample age for DNA recovery from diagnostic tissue samples.
Animals as model systems for disease
Pathology of a variety of conditions in animals in an attempt to better model human disease.
Publications
Academic Articles
Education
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Diplomate
American College of Veterinary Pathologists
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PhD, Veterinary Microbiology & Pathology
Washington State University
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Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
Michigan State University
Contact Details
- Business:
- (352) 294-4138
- Business:
- darkmich@ufl.edu
- Business Mailing:
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PO Box 100123
GAINESVILLE FL 32610 - Business Street:
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COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE
VS-2B
VCS
GAINESVILLE FL 32610