PULLMAN, Wash. – Dale Hancock, Washington State University professor in veterinary clinical sciences, has received the Calvin W. Schwabe Award in Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine from the Association for Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine in honor of lifetime achievement.
He has developed and led a pioneering research program at WSU in the field of pre-harvest food safety, especially focusing on E. coli O157:H7. This research defined many of the key epidemiologic features of that bacteria in diverse animal populations.
His research has been guided by a healthy skepticism of “magic bullets” and a firm belief that the most useful interventions are based on logical modifications of management practices. His research, funded by $12 million in grants as principal investigator plus $1.2 million as co-investigator, has resulted in more than 150 refereed manuscripts.
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