DR. CHRISTINA PETTAN-BREWER

Christina received her veterinarian degree in Brazil at the Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV), and moved to the USA to pursue her career in Zoological/Wildlife Medicine with Dr. Murray E Fowler and Comparative Pathology with the Primate Pathologist,  Dr. Linda J Lowenstine. She accredited her DVM degree with a Summa Cum Laude Master’s of Science degree  in Comparative Pathology and extra three years Clinical Residency Program in Zoological/Wildlife Medicine at the University of California, Davis and Los Angeles Zoo. She accomplished two post-doctoral research fellowships in Medical Genetics and Comparative Medicine at the School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle. Christina is currently a Veterinarian and Associate Director in the UW Department of Comparative Medicine. The prior focus of Dr. Pettan-Brewer’s research was the basic biology of aging and age-related diseases, particularly studying animal models for cancer research and lifespan in humans and animals.  She is still collaborating with other researchers on the use of small compounds that act as antioxidant mimetics for the amelioration of age-related tumor progression and healthspan in translational research. Her personal interests and passion in zoological and wildlife medicine provide her with continuous inspiration and direction for her research into human and domestic animals medicine, and wildlife as reservoirs of emerging infectious diseases. Dr. Pettan-Brewer  received the 2014-2015 Fulbright Scholar Award to implement the One Health concept in neglected rural communities in Latin America. As an active member of the D2C Compassion Fatigue Committee  she focus in addressing global health issues, including Animal Welfare and Compassion Fatigue trough an One Health/Planetary Health interdisciplinary and interdepartmental approach in the understanding of how people are intrinsically integrated with animals and their environment.