Samantha Evans

Like so many others, I can remember wanting to be a veterinarian since I could hold a single thought in my brain. I hail from Broomfield CO, and attended Colorado State University for my undergraduate degree in chemistry and mathematics. In the fall of 2008, I started a combined DVM/PhD program at the UC-Davis, where I studied retroviral (specifically FIV) molecular pathogenesis and therapeutic eradication strategies, meaning we worked toward a cure for HIV/AIDS using a feline model and One Health perspective. Next I moved to East Lansing, Michigan for my small animal medicine and surgery internship at Michigan State University. Then I returned to Fort Collins to pursue a residence in clinical pathology here at CSU. Afterward I joined the faculty at Ohio State University for four years before coming home to Colorado once again for this position. My research interests include comparative virology, antiviral therapeutics, and medical pedagogy. In particular, my laboratory studies feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) from both a novel diagnostics standpoint, as well as unlicensed (black market) therapies. I am also passionate about animal welfare and veterinary education, and I couldn't feel luckier to be here as a professor! I live in Fort Collins with my husband and 1 dog, 2 cats, and 3 babies (Athena, Orion, and Felix).