When good frogs go bad: the silent threat of chytrids
Last conference of the academic year !
Time & Location
13 May 2025, 19:00 – 20:30
FMVB Ampli Miclaus, Splaiul Independenței, București, Romania
About the event
❗ May 13th – 7:00 PM ❗
🐸 When good frogs go bad… Discover the silent threat of chytrids! 🌍
Join us for the last WESA conference of the academic year, where we dive into the alarming world of fungal epidemics threatening amphibian populations worldwide. 🌿
🧠 Our speaker, Dr. Ioana Simona Popescu, DVM, MVetSci, MRCVS, PhD Candidate, is an experienced and highly specialized veterinary surgeon with over a decade of international clinical practice, focusing on exotic, wildlife, and small animal medicine.
She has held leadership roles in veterinary hospitals across Europe, the UK, the Caribbean, and the Middle East, including founding Romania’s first exotic animal referral center.
Her clinical expertise spans surgery (soft tissue and orthopaedics), exotic animal imaging, and zoo medicine. She also has a strong academic background with a Master’s in Conservation Medicine, ongoing PhD research on amphibian epidemiology, and various postgraduate certifications.
In addition to clinical work, she is active in teaching, research, and wildlife conservation, with numerous awards and memberships in professional associations such as ARAV, EAZWV, and AAZV. 🐍🦎
💰 How much: FREE for everyone, but you have to register here to enter!
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