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MOVERS AND SHAKERS Emeritus Professor Colin Burrows recognised

for service to the global veterinary profession

the University of Pennsylvania in 1980 vet schools in the world… I know you
and joined the University of Florida will do all you can to make the world a
in 1980. A board-certified veterinary better place, in the end, however, please
internist, his specialty was the study ask yourselves ‘did I make a difference’
of canine and feline gastrointestinal, because that is what it is all about...
hepatic and pancreatic disease. good luck to you all and Godspeed.”
Professor Burrows has always During the ceremony, Jill Maddison
maintained a global outlook – he commented: “Colin is a proud alumnus
was Program Coordinator of the of the RVC from the mid 60’s in a
North American Veterinary Conference radically new programme that had
(NAVC) between 1984 and 2002, reduced from six years to four and a half
becoming its Chief Executive that year. years and with a much larger increase of
He later became Emeritus Editor in women on the course from four to ten.”
Chief of Clinician’s Brief, the World Professor Burrows was President of the
Small Animal Veterinary Association’s WSAVA between 2013 and 2016 and a
(WSAVA) official practice journal, and member of its Executive Board for many
Editor in Chief of its Global Edition. He years. Current WSAVA President Dr
is also passionate about education, not Siraya Chunekamrai said: “Dr Burrows
only for veterinary students but also has made an immeasurable contribution
Emeritus Professor Colin Burrows for veterinary practitioners, particularly to the WSAVA, as he has to the many
those in countries in which companion veterinary associations he has freely
animal practice is still emerging.
rofessor Colin Burrows has given his time to during his distinguished
been awarded an honorary Receiving his honorary doctorate during career. We count ourselves very lucky
doctorate from the RVC, in our online Graduation ceremony in July and congratulate him on this well-
Precognition of his service to this year, Professor Burrows passed deserved honorary doctorate.”
the veterinary profession globally. on his wishes to our new graduates, Extracts from WSAVA’s press release,
saying: “Hearty congratulations to all
Professor Burrows, who graduated the new graduates who have received a August 2021
from the RVC in 1969, received a PhD superb education from one of the best
in comparative medical sciences from

Leading 27 partner institutions Throughout her career, Professor Professor Wood is the Head of
across 10 countries, as well as more Tomley has secured more than £40m Department of Veterinary Medicine
than 200 researchers, Fiona’s work of grant funding for both the RVC and at University of Cambridge and his
focuses on ways in which safer and other partners and has published over research focuses on zoonoses and in
more sustainable chicken meat and 140 scientific papers, most recently particular bovine tuberculosis in the UK,
egg production can be supported, including Communications Biology, Ethiopia and India, and its impact on
particularly in South and Southeast International Journal of Parasitology, milk-producing cattle and buffalo. His
Asia. These collaborative efforts – using and Indian Journal of Medical Research. work also focuses on wildlife-associated
disciplines spanning social, veterinary, emerging viral infections in sub-Saharan
medical, biological and computational Africa, particularly Ghana. Professor
sciences – enable the Hub team to PROFESSOR JAMES WOOD Wood is on Defra’s Science Advisory
track the movements of chicken and (BVETMED, 1988) Council and he is a Fellow of the RCVS.
people, collect samples, generate We also wish to congratulate RVC Congratulations Fiona and James!
knowledge on the behaviours and alumnus Professor James Wood for
systems that are most risky for the being awarded Officer of the Order of
emergence and spread of zoonotic the British Empire (OBE) for services to
diseases and antimicrobial resistance, Veterinary Science.
and target intervention strategies that
reduce the impact on people.

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