Wet and Dry Labs

Registration for wet and dry labs are on a first come, first serve basis. Please note that wet labs are only available to veterinary students. Undergraduate students may participate in select dry labs. Please see below for details. Labs are subject to change.

Wet Lab

Zoological Comparative Anatomy and Physiology

Participate in stations on various topics focused on applied comparative anatomy, including comparisons in skull shape, circulatory physiology, limb adaptations, and integument specializations.

Wet Lab

Lab Animal Techniques and Necropsy

Learn laboratory animal techniques and their anatomy by dissecting lab rats with pathology residents.

Wet Lab

Avian Necropsy

Learn avian anatomy, form, and function, and dissect chickens.

Wet Lab

Wildlife Darting Lab

Practice your wildlife darting skills by preparing darts and shooting dart guns that are used on the field for chemical immobilization of wildlife species

Wet Lab

Turtle Shell Repair Lab

Learn and apply approaches to repair a broken turtle shell on turtle cadavers.

Wet Lab

Marine Mammal Necropsy

Participate in a pinniped or cetacean necropsy, and learn their unique anatomy, forms, and functions.

Dry Lab

Outbreak Investigations in Free-Ranging Wildlife

Learn the 10 steps of disease outbreak investigations and apply them to real case studies involving wildlife. Open to undergraduate student participation.

Wet Lab

Alpaca Castration

Learn how to do an alpaca castration with a demonstration done by Cornell CVM's Dr. Mary Smith.

Wet Lab

Wildlife Parasitology

Explore the diverse world of parasites through the lens of a microscope and practice various parasite identification techniques.

Dry Lab

Exotic Animal Clinical Pathology Cases

Walk through exotic animal cases with histology, radiology, gross lesions, etc. from clinical presentation to postmortem.

Wet Lab

Fish Clinical Skills/Necropsy

Learn clinical approaches to fish medicine and fish anatomy with dissections.

Wet Lab

Wildlife Comparative Necropsy

Engage in a comparative necropsy show-and-tell and apply knowledge to animal dissection.

Wet Lab

Introduction to Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation in Non-Traditional Species

Explore modalities for physical therapy in exotic species and create a case-based treatment plan.

Wet Lab

Mock Disease Outbreak

There are dead animals in the field and you’re the state wildlife veterinarian! Come join us and practice assembling your team, establishing biosecurity and gathering samples to decipher what is causing this die off.

Dry Lab

Game-Changing

Interactive group discussions to apply an action plan for wildlife health and conservation. Open to undergraduate student participation.