About Us

The Wildlife Futures Program is a health partnership between the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine and the Pennsylvania Game Commission, integrating disease surveillance and mitigation into a single, united effort to address wildlife populations at risk.

By combining the vast expertise and resources of the Pennsylvania Game Commission and Pennsylvania’s only veterinary school, the Wildlife Futures Program implements a forward-thinking approach to ensure that Pennsylvania’s wild species thrive for generations.

Based out of Penn Vet’s New Bolton Center located in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, the Wildlife Futures Program was co-founded by ecologist Julie Ellis, PhD and veterinarian and toxicologist Lisa Murphy, VMD.

Wildlife Futures Team

Leadership & Administration Team

Based out of Penn Vet’s New Bolton Center located in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, the Wildlife Futures Program is led by veterinarian and toxicologist Dr. Lisa Murphy.

Lisa A. Murphy, VMD, DABT

Professor of Toxicology, Department of Pathobiology

Additional Titles: Associate Director, Institute for Infectious and Zoonotic Diseases Director, Wildlife Futures Program, Department of Pathobiology Resident Director, PADLS New Bolton Center, Department of Pathobiology Lisa Murphy, VMD serves […]

Julie C. Ellis, PhD

Adjunct Associate Professor of Pathobiology

Additional Titles: Senior Research Investigator, Pathobiology

Eman A. Anis, PhD, DACVM

Assistant Professor, Pathobiology

Erica Miller, DVM

Adjunct Associate Professor, Wildlife Medicine

Addtional Titles Field Operations Manager, Wildlife Futures Program

Michelle Lucey Gibison

Operations Manager, Section Head of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD)

Roderick B. Gagne, PhD

Assistant Professor of Wildlife Disease Ecology

Dr. Gagne’s work uses molecular and ecological techniques to better understand population structure of wildlife as well as the origin and epidemiology of infectious disease in wildlife. The goal of […]