Brandy Malbrough Email & Phone Number

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

• Thesis: Developing effective management strategies for Edwardsiella ictaluri infections in zebrafish (Danio rerio)• Aquarium husbandry and maintenance of zebrafish• Vaccine design and administration studies• Proficient in aquatic animal disease diagnostics including:o Water quality analysis, bacteriology, virology, parasitology• Assisted VetLIRN project – establish epidemiological cutoff values for aquaticbacterial pathogens using MIC data•Teaching Assistant for graduate level course averaging 110 veterinary students in spring semester covering topics including bacteriology and mycology

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

• Responsible for hiring, training, and delegating staff to complete assigned tasks• Proficient in small animal surgery: prep patients, monitor anesthesia, dental cleanings• Prepped histology, bacteriology, cytology samples for send off

Dauphin Island, Alabama, United States

• Participated in various inshore and offshore field sampling of marine teleosts, elasmobranchs, and invertebrates following SEAMAP, GoMRI, NFWF, and BOEM protocols using various gear types including: vertical longline, bottom longline, trawl, gill nets, seine, hook and line• Collected otoliths, spines, gonads, stomachs, and muscle samples from teleost fishes• Identifying and examining marine fishes and invertebrates from estuarine, coastal,and offshore ecosystems

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

• Responsible for opening and closing duties including balancing finances, making deposits, operating multi-line phone systems, and AVImark management• Experienced in small animal restraint, husbandry, venipuncture, radiographs, anesthetic induction and monitoring, client education, patient medication, treatments, and demonstrations

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

• Worked in Region 4 of United States Fish and Wildlife Service Office • Analyzed and critiqued proposals for ongoing projects including LSU, USFWS, & Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fish (LDWF)• Assisted in remote sensing projects including telemetry, bathymetry, and side scan sonar on the Bouge Chitto & Pearl River• Tagged Gulf Sturgeon for telemetry studies out of Panama City, FL

Master'S Degree, Pathobiological Sciences, 4.2

Activities and Societies: Social Chair of the Graduate Student Organization at LSU SVM, American Fisheries Society Fish Health Section

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Natural Resource Ecology And Management (Aquaculture & Fisheries), 3.5

Activities and Societies: Sigma Alpha Professional Agricultural Sorority, Aquaculture and Fisheries Club, National Society of Collegiate.