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==About Me==

==About Me==

Chris Palgrave graduated from the [[UK - Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, Edinburgh|Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies]] (R(D)SVS) in 2007 where he completed both a PhD and the BVM&S degree. He spent a year working in mixed practice in the USA before attending the veterinary anatomic pathology residency training programme at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, USA. He was a Lecturer in Veterinary Pathology at the R(D)SVS from January 2010, and from January 2012 is at [[UK - Bristol Veterinary School, Bristol|Bristol Veterinary School]] and manager of the [http://www.facebook.com/WikiVetPathology WikiVet Pathology Facebook page].

Chris Palgrave graduated from the [[UK - Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, Edinburgh|Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies]] (R(D)SVS) in 2007 where he completed both a PhD and the BVM&S degree. He spent a year working in mixed practice in the USA before attending the veterinary anatomic pathology residency training programme at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, USA. He was a Lecturer in Veterinary Pathology at the R(D)SVS from January 2010, and from January 2012 is at the [[UK - Bristol Veterinary School, Bristol|Bristol Veterinary School]] and manager of the [http://www.facebook.com/WikiVetPathology WikiVet Pathology Facebook page].

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''"Like many students, I started vet school with the sole intention of being a mixed-practice vet. However, after the second year of the vet course I took the opportunity to take a year out to try research. After two long years of physiology, biochemistry and anatomy this was an amazing chance to try research and use my brain to really think about something, rather than just memorising vast amounts of information!''

''"Like many students, I started vet school with the sole intention of being a mixed-practice vet. However, after the second year of the vet course I took the opportunity to take a year out to try research. After two long years of physiology, biochemistry and anatomy this was an amazing chance to try research and use my brain to really think about something, rather than just memorising vast amounts of information!''

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''At the end of this 'intercalated' year I was awarded my BSc (Vet Sc) Hons. However, instead of returning to the vet course immediately, I stayed out for a further three years as a PhD student. During this time I worked at both the R(D)SVS and The Roslin Institute, investigating how differences in the immune system determine how different species fight infection.''

''At the end of this 'intercalated' year I was awarded my BSc (Vet Sc) Hons. However, instead of returning to the vet course immediately, I stayed out for a further three years as a PhD student. During this time I worked at both the R(D)SVS and The Roslin Institute, investigating how genetic differences in the immune system determine how different species respond to infection.''

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''Upon graduation, in addition to working in practice, there were many career options open to me. Having both a vet degree and a PhD meant I was a strong candidate for a number of positions, including research, industry, academia/teaching or further specialist training (eg a residency). In order to develop my clinical skills and experience, I worked for a year in mixed practice in the United States before attending the anatomic pathology residency training programme at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, USA.''

''Upon graduation, in addition to working in practice, there were many career options open to me. Having both a vet degree and a PhD meant I was a strong candidate for a number of positions, including research, industry, academia/teaching or further specialist training (eg a residency). In order to develop my clinical skills and experience, I worked for a year in mixed practice in the United States before attending the anatomic pathology residency training programme at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, USA.''