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Taranjit Kaur

Taranjit Kaur, VMD, MPH, Diplomate, ACLAM

Assistant Professor
Department of Biomedical Sciences & Pathobiology
 
e-mail: taranjit@vt.edu

Education

1998 M.P.H., Public Health/International Health
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD
1985 V.M.D., Veterinary Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
1980 B.S., Biology
Pennsylvania State University
State College, PA

Board Certification

1992 Diplomate, American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (ACLAM)

Research Interests

  • Public Health and Conservation Medicine
  • Wild and Captive Chimpanzee Health and Well-being
  • Information Technology and GIS
  • Medicinal Plants

For more information about Dr. Kaur's research, please visit http://www.bush2base.vt.edu.

Professional Experience

2001-present Assistant Professor of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology
Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Blacksburg, VA
2001-2007 University Veterinarian and Director of Laboratory Animal Resources
Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Blacksburg, VA
1998-2001 Assistant Professor and Director of Animal Resources
Primary Appointment at the School of Veterinary Medicine
Secondary Appointment at the School of Medicine
Tufts University
1990-1996 Attending Veterinarian and Director
Animal Resources Department
The Salk Institute for Biological Studies
1988-1990 Attending Veterinarian and Director
Animal Resource Center
University of California at Los Angeles
1985-1988 Director, Veterinary Surgical Services
Department of Comparative Medicine
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Professional Memberships

  • American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine
  • American Association for Laboratory Animal Science
  • Association of Primate Veterinarians