Dr. Johnston earned her D.V.M. from Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine. She completed her residency in Small Animal Internal Medicine at Cornell and earned her Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from UT Southwestern in Dallas. Her clinical and research interests are hepatobiliary disease and hepatocellular carcinoma.

I am a boarded Veterinary Behaviorist and owner of the Animal Behavior Clinic in Portland, Oregon. I enjoy lecturing throughout the world, teaching courses at three US veterinary schools, and writing articles and book chapters for veterinarians and pet owners. I am an expert witness for legal cases and serve on the Editorial Advisory Board for dvm360. I am a Vice-President of Veterinary Behavior for Instinct Dog Behavior and Training, and co-owner of Instinct Dog Training’s Portland location.

Frane Banovic, DVM, PhD, DECVD, is an Associate Professor of Veterinary Dermatology in the Department for Small Animal Medicine and Surgery at University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine. Dr Banovic finished a PhD with a focus on veterinary microbiology. In 2011, he moved to the USA for a residency in dermatology and a Fellowship in Investigative Dermatology at the North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine (2011-2015).Dr Banovic favors interdisciplinary approaches to biological questions and incorporates basic immunology as well as cell biological and biochemical tests in his research on inflammatory skin diseases in veterinary dermatology. His main research interests lie in the field of comparative allergies, related staphylococcal skin infections and autoimmune skin diseases.Dr. Banovic has served as the chair of the Scientific Committee for the European Congress of Veterinary Dermatology in 2019 and 2021. He has published over 50 scientific articles and review papers and he has been invited all over the world to lecture to veterinary and medical audiences.

Dr. Marie Holowaychuk is a board-certified small animal emergency and critical care specialist, living in Calgary and working as a speaker, consultant, and locum. Marie has spent more than 15 years practicing emergency and critical care medicine in different referral hospital settings across Canada and the USA, including 5 years spent as an Assistant Professor at the Ontario Veterinary College.Marie is an avid writer and lifelong learner and has been primary or co-author of more than 30 manuscripts published in peer-reviewed journals. Marie is also an Assistant Editor for the Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care and co-editor of the Manual of Veterinary Transfusion Medicine and Blood Banking. Marie is a board member for the non-profit organization Canadian Animal Blood Bank and volunteers on the ACVECC (American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care) Diversity,Equity, and Inclusion committee. Marie’s previous volunteer positions include the ACVECC Scientific Committee and serving on the board of the Association of Veterinary Hematology and Transfusion Medicine (AVHTM).Outside of veterinary practice, Marie is a passionate advocate for veterinary team wellbeing. She hosts the Reviving Vet Med podcast and shares an e-newsletter with information related to personal and professional wellbeing. For more information about Marie, please visit her website www.marieholowaychuk.com or follow her on social media: Facebook (@DrMarieHolowaychuk), Twitter (@DrMHolowaychuk), LinkedIn (@DrMarieHolowaychuk), or Instagram (@MarieHolowaychuk).