Katherine Worsley-Tonks, ’20, PhD, has accepted a post-doctoral fellowship at the Smithsonian Institute. Worsley-Tonks was advised by Dominic Travis, DVM, MS.

Amanda Salzwedel, ’11 DVM, MS, PhD, started a new position in January as a senior research biologist at 3M within the company’s Biomaterials Technology Group. Salzwedel was advised by Srinand Sreevatsan, BVSc, MVSc, MPH, PhD.

Fuyuan Wang, ’15 PhD, started a new position in November as a biocompatibility/toxicology reviewer in the Office of Product Evaluation and Quality within the Center for Devices and Radiological Health, a branch of U.S. Federal Drug Administration. Wang was advised by Sabita Roy, PhD.

Abirami Kugadas, ’11, MS, started a new position in June as senior scientist for Takeda in Boston, Mass. Kugadas was advised by Srinand Sreevatsan, BVSc, MVSc, MPH, PhD.

Juan Li, ’11 PhD, started a new position in May as a CNS research scientist at Spark Therapeutics Inc. in Boston, Mass. Li was advised by the late Michael Murtaugh, PhD.

Jun Han, ’08 DVM, PhD, recently received a National Distinguished Young Scholar award from the National Natural Science Foundation of China for excellence in science. The recognition comes with a $700,000 research award. Han is the associate dean for research and international programs and a professor of virology in the Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine at China Agricultural University College of Veterinary Medicine. He was advised by Kay Faaberg, PhD, and Mark Rutherford, MS, PhD

Elaine Norton, ’19 PhD, has accepted a faculty position with the University of Calgary that will begin July 1. Norton was advised by Molly McCue, DVM, MS, PhD

Annette Lundberg, ’19 DVM, started a new position as a dermatology specialty intern at the University of Minnesota Veterinary Medical Center in June.

Chris Thomson, ’15 DVM, started a new position as a veterinary surgeon at Veterinary Specialty Hospital in San Marcos, Calif., in September.