MIP Associate Professor Paula Schaffer, in a cross-campus collaboration with Dana Winkelman in the Department of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Biology, discovered a parasitic worm in the hearts of two native Colorado fish.

She was honored for her technical expertise and government service in supporting the health of freshwater fish, amphibians and aquatic vertebrates.

Anatomic pathologist and MIP associate professor Paula Schaffer was honored with the ACVP Mentor of the Year Award at their national meeting, Oct. 28-30, 2023, in Chicago, Illinois.