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Biography

Corrie Brown received her B.Sc. in Animal Behavior from McGill University and her DVM from Ontario Veterinary College at the University of Guelph (1981). She completed a combined residency/PhD in comparative pathology at the University of California at Davis Her board certification (ACVP) and PhD were both attained in 1986. She was an assistant professor of pathology at Louisiana State University briefly before joining the U.S. Department of Agriculture at Plum Island, where, as head of the Pathology Section, she specialized in the diagnosis and pathogenesis of foreign animal diseases.

In 1996, Dr. Brown joined the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine as pofessor and head of the Department of Veterinary Pathology. She currently serves as coordinator of International Veterinary Medicine for the College of Veterinary Medicine. In 2003 she was honored with the university's highest teaching award, the Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor. Her professional interests are in infectious diseases of food-producing animals, emerging diseases, and international veterinary medicine. She has published or presented more than 250 scientific papers and has testified to Congress on issues involving agroterrorism. Dr. Brown has served on many industrial and federal panels, and been a technical consultant to numerous foreign governments on issues involving infectious diseases and animal health infrastructure.

Abstract

International Efforts in Early Detection, Surveillance and Response