UW Welcomes New Veterinary Science Faculty Members

The University of Wyoming College of Agriculture, Life Sciences and Natural Resources welcomes two new faculty members to the Department of Veterinary Sciences and the Wyoming State Veterinary Laboratory (WSVL).

selfie photo of smiling woman with gray hair wearing tan canvas jacket — Alexandra Brower, WSVL director

Alexandra Brower is the new WSVL director. “Brower brings with her a wealth of leadership and management experience in veterinary diagnostic medicine in an academic setting,” says Jonathan Fox, department head of veterinary sciences.

Brower obtained her doctorate of veterinary medicine from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. She then practiced mixed animal clinical veterinary medicine before training to become a veterinary pathologist at Johns Hopkins University and the University of California, Davis.

portrait of smiling woman with short brown hair and black shirt standing in front of a window — Mariela Srednik, veterinary bacteriologist

Brower has been in veterinary leadership roles for more than a decade. Most recently, she served as director of the Diagnostic Pathology Center and chair of the Department of Pathology at Midwestern University in Glendale, Arizona. Prior to this, Brower was a faculty member at the University of Nottingham and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Mariela Srednik is joining the Department of Veterinary Sciences as a veterinary bacteriologist and will be leading the bacteriology laboratory group of the WSVL.

Srednik earned her doctorate of veterinary medicine from the University of Buenos Aires. Subsequently, Srednik obtained additional training in veterinary diagnostic and research bacteriology at the University of Montreal, National Veterinary Services Laboratory and most recently at the Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine.

Srednik’s research interests include bacterial pathogenesis and vaccine development. “Her experience and passion for bacteriology brings significant strength to the WSVL and will greatly benefit UW students through her teaching and research opportunities,” says Fox.

Brower and Srednik assumed their new positions on Aug. 20. The new faculty are excited to join UW.

To learn more about UW’s veterinary sciences program or the Wyoming State Veterinary Laboratory, visit www.uwyo.edu/wyovet. Contact Fox at jfox7@uwyo.edu with questions.