Dr. Phil Gauger was awarded the 2024 Iowa State University award for Outstanding Achievement in Extension or Professional Practice.
Dr. Gauger heads the molecular diagnostics section at Iowa State’s Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory. He spent the first 12 years of his career at a mixed animal veterinary clinic in northwest Iowa giving him insight to the challenges his colleagues face in clinics around the state. He also leads the VDL’s 30-person molecular team, works as a diagnostic pathologist on the lab’s necropsy floor, and mentors a busy roster of research projects and graduate students.
Read more about Dr. Gauger’s award at https://vetmed.iastate.edu/story/vdl-section-leader-gets-best-both-worlds
[Source: Iowa VMA Update November 2024]