Check out our 2022 Annual Report to see all that we accomplished in the past year!<\/h3>\n<\/div>![](\"https:\/\/vetmed.illinois.edu\/wel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2023\/01\/Image-212x300.jpeg\" "\\"Image\\"")
<\/span><\/div><\/div>Click the link below to read our report:<\/h3>\n<\/div>https:\/\/acrobat.adobe.com\/link\/track?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:ada5f0ed-fcef-4eec-9327-e558471904d1<\/a>The Wildlife Epidemiology Lab within the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Illinois offers\u00a0formal and informal training opportunities for veterinarians and veterinary students.<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>![\"Field](\"https:\/\/vetmed.illinois.edu\/wel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2015\/02\/fieldwork2015--300x207.jpg\")
<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>\nFieldwork<\/h4>\n
Fieldwork is an important part of the Lab’s work.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n(IMAGE JOYCE SEAY-KNOBLAUCH)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>![\"Emilie](\"https:\/\/vetmed.illinois.edu\/wel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2020\/05\/DSC_1978-2-300x214.jpg\")
<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>\nDiagnostic Lab<\/h4>\n
Submit Diagnostic Lab tests through our website.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>![\"Field](\"https:\/\/vetmed.illinois.edu\/wel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2015\/02\/fungroup2015--300x207.jpg\")
<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>\nWildlife Health Training<\/h4>\n
Educating students in the importance of wildlife disease.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Student Blogs<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Box Turtle Team<\/h4>\n<\/div>![](\"https:\/\/vetmed.illinois.edu\/wel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2023\/05\/maris-lily-1.jpeg\")
<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>Maris:<\/b> I’m a DVM\/PhD student going into my third year at the University of Illinois. This is my second summer as Turtle Team Leader, and I am excited for another summer of WEL!!<\/p>\nLily:<\/b> I am a rising second-year DVM student at the University of Illinois. As the new addition to the team, I can’t wait to experience a WEL turtle summer for the first time. <\/div><\/div><\/div>Lily and Maris\u2019 latest posts:<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Chicagoland Aquatic Turtles<\/h4>\n<\/div>![](\"https:\/\/vetmed.illinois.edu\/wel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2023\/05\/sam-johnson.jpg\")
<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>Sam\u2019s<\/b> a first-year student who is interested in disease research and surveillance, wildlife medicine, and community medicine. She will be looking at species health and pathogen load across turtle species in Chicago this summer.<\/div><\/div><\/div>Sam\u2019s latest posts:<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Cook County Wildlife Team<\/h4>\n<\/div>![](\"https:\/\/vetmed.illinois.edu\/wel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2023\/05\/kami-kate.jpg\")
<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>Kami<\/b> is a rising third-year Veterinary student surveying diseases and researching health parameters in Musk turtles and Spiny Softshell turtles in Cook County, IL<\/p>\nKate<\/b> is a rising second-year veterinary student researching disease prevalence in snakes native to Illinois. <\/div><\/div><\/div>Kami and Katelyn\u2019s latest posts:<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Kane County Blanding’s Team<\/h4>\n<\/div>
<\/span><\/div><\/div>Click the link below to read our report:<\/h3>\n<\/div>https:\/\/acrobat.adobe.com\/link\/track?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:ada5f0ed-fcef-4eec-9327-e558471904d1<\/a>The Wildlife Epidemiology Lab within the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Illinois offers\u00a0formal and informal training opportunities for veterinarians and veterinary students.<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>\nFieldwork<\/h4>\n
Fieldwork is an important part of the Lab’s work.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n(IMAGE JOYCE SEAY-KNOBLAUCH)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>\nDiagnostic Lab<\/h4>\n
Submit Diagnostic Lab tests through our website.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>\nWildlife Health Training<\/h4>\n
Educating students in the importance of wildlife disease.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Student Blogs<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Box Turtle Team<\/h4>\n<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>Maris:<\/b> I’m a DVM\/PhD student going into my third year at the University of Illinois. This is my second summer as Turtle Team Leader, and I am excited for another summer of WEL!!<\/p>\nLily:<\/b> I am a rising second-year DVM student at the University of Illinois. As the new addition to the team, I can’t wait to experience a WEL turtle summer for the first time. <\/div><\/div><\/div>Lily and Maris\u2019 latest posts:<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Chicagoland Aquatic Turtles<\/h4>\n<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>Sam\u2019s<\/b> a first-year student who is interested in disease research and surveillance, wildlife medicine, and community medicine. She will be looking at species health and pathogen load across turtle species in Chicago this summer.<\/div><\/div><\/div>Sam\u2019s latest posts:<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Cook County Wildlife Team<\/h4>\n<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>Kami<\/b> is a rising third-year Veterinary student surveying diseases and researching health parameters in Musk turtles and Spiny Softshell turtles in Cook County, IL<\/p>\nKate<\/b> is a rising second-year veterinary student researching disease prevalence in snakes native to Illinois. <\/div><\/div><\/div>Kami and Katelyn\u2019s latest posts:<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Kane County Blanding’s Team<\/h4>\n<\/div>
The Wildlife Epidemiology Lab within the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Illinois offers\u00a0formal and informal training opportunities for veterinarians and veterinary students.<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>\nFieldwork<\/h4>\n
Fieldwork is an important part of the Lab’s work.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n(IMAGE JOYCE SEAY-KNOBLAUCH)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>\nDiagnostic Lab<\/h4>\n
Submit Diagnostic Lab tests through our website.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>\nWildlife Health Training<\/h4>\n
Educating students in the importance of wildlife disease.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Student Blogs<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Box Turtle Team<\/h4>\n<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>Maris:<\/b> I’m a DVM\/PhD student going into my third year at the University of Illinois. This is my second summer as Turtle Team Leader, and I am excited for another summer of WEL!!<\/p>\nLily:<\/b> I am a rising second-year DVM student at the University of Illinois. As the new addition to the team, I can’t wait to experience a WEL turtle summer for the first time. <\/div><\/div><\/div>Lily and Maris\u2019 latest posts:<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Chicagoland Aquatic Turtles<\/h4>\n<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>Sam\u2019s<\/b> a first-year student who is interested in disease research and surveillance, wildlife medicine, and community medicine. She will be looking at species health and pathogen load across turtle species in Chicago this summer.<\/div><\/div><\/div>Sam\u2019s latest posts:<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Cook County Wildlife Team<\/h4>\n<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>Kami<\/b> is a rising third-year Veterinary student surveying diseases and researching health parameters in Musk turtles and Spiny Softshell turtles in Cook County, IL<\/p>\nKate<\/b> is a rising second-year veterinary student researching disease prevalence in snakes native to Illinois. <\/div><\/div><\/div>Kami and Katelyn\u2019s latest posts:<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Kane County Blanding’s Team<\/h4>\n<\/div>
<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Fieldwork<\/h4>\n
Fieldwork is an important part of the Lab’s work.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n (IMAGE JOYCE SEAY-KNOBLAUCH)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div> Submit Diagnostic Lab tests through our website.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div> Educating students in the importance of wildlife disease.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div> Lily:<\/b> I am a rising second-year DVM student at the University of Illinois. As the new addition to the team, I can’t wait to experience a WEL turtle summer for the first time. <\/div><\/div><\/div> Kate<\/b> is a rising second-year veterinary student researching disease prevalence in snakes native to Illinois. <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Diagnostic Lab<\/h4>\n
<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Wildlife Health Training<\/h4>\n
Student Blogs<\/h2>\n<\/div>
Box Turtle Team<\/h4>\n<\/div>
<\/a><\/div><\/div>Lily and Maris\u2019 latest posts:<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>
Chicagoland Aquatic Turtles<\/h4>\n<\/div>
<\/a><\/div><\/div>Sam\u2019s latest posts:<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>
Cook County Wildlife Team<\/h4>\n<\/div>
<\/a><\/div><\/div>Kami and Katelyn\u2019s latest posts:<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>
Kane County Blanding’s Team<\/h4>\n<\/div>