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    Wildlife Futures team
    Woman and Dog

    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.


    Research Team

    Brock Geary

    Brock Geary, PhD

    Madi Davis

    Madi Davis

    Casey Maynard

    Casey Maynard

    Johannes Nelson

    Johannes Nelson


    Diagnostics Team

    John Armstrong

    John Armstrong

    Karie Durynski

    Karie Durynski

    Madeline Vile

    Sarah Way

    Sarah Way

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    Jan Yacabucci


    Field Team

    Brenna Aizen

    Brenna Aizen

    Gabrielle Battista

    Gabrielle Battista

    Emma Grunwald

    Emma Grunwald

    Anne Hong

    Anne Hong

    Lauren Maxwell

    Lauren Maxwell

    Brianna Micsky

    Brianna Micsky

    Lane Potts

    Lane Potts

    Luke Scherer

    Luke Scherer

    Elizabeth Signore

    Elizabeth Signore

    Madison Stevens

    Madison Stevens

    Robyn Strong

    Robyn Strong


    Post Docs & Fellows

    Taylor Chan

    Taylor Chan, DVM, Dipl ACVP

    Sabrina Greening

    Sabrina Greening, AFHEA, PhD

    Axel O G Hoarau

    Axel O. G. Hoarau, PhD

    Ryan Koch

    Ryan Koch, PhD

    Jennifer Hoy Petersen

    Jennifer Høy-Petersen, Cand. med. vet

    Sarah Tomke

    Sarah A. Tomke, PhD


    Our Partners

    Richard King Mellon Foundation logo
    Pa Game Commission Logo
    Robert J Kleberg Jr and Helen C. Kleberg Foundation logo
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    Wildlife Futures

    382 West Street Road
    Kennett Square, PA 19348