Wildlife Health Talks

#19 Mac and the turtles (USA & Thailand)

September 10, 2023 Season 1 Episode 19
#19 Mac and the turtles (USA & Thailand)
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Wildlife Health Talks
#19 Mac and the turtles (USA & Thailand)
Sep 10, 2023 Season 1 Episode 19

Mac loves pathology and marine mammals. So he turned it into his career. On this week’s episode, our host Cat Vendl chats with Weerapong Laovechprasit, called Mac, about his journey from clinical work with stranded marine mammals in Thailand to his PhD in sea turtle health at the University of Georgia, US. 

Learn more about dugongs and why they make difficult patients, dive into the diversity of sea turtle viruses and find out why pathology is at the base of it all.

Check out Mac’s profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/weerapong-laovechprasit-656a63120

We'd love to hear from you ... share your thoughts, feedback and ideas.

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Mac loves pathology and marine mammals. So he turned it into his career. On this week’s episode, our host Cat Vendl chats with Weerapong Laovechprasit, called Mac, about his journey from clinical work with stranded marine mammals in Thailand to his PhD in sea turtle health at the University of Georgia, US. 

Learn more about dugongs and why they make difficult patients, dive into the diversity of sea turtle viruses and find out why pathology is at the base of it all.

Check out Mac’s profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/weerapong-laovechprasit-656a63120

We'd love to hear from you ... share your thoughts, feedback and ideas.