Our guest today is Dr. Kelly Diehl from the Morris Animal Foundation. A small animal veterinarian by trade, she joins us to talk about her background and her work communicating science for the Morris Animal Foundation, a non-profit organization that funds research for canine, feline, equine, and other animals.

About Dr. Diehl: Kelly Diehl received her DVM from the University of Tennessee and started her practice career in a bustling emergency clinic in New Jersey. After one year in emergency practice, Dr. Diehl completed an internship at the prestigious Animal Medical Center in New York City. Following her internship, Dr. Diehl moved west, completing a residency in small animal medicine at Colorado State University. After finishing a 3-year NIH postdoctoral fellowship at National Jewish Health, Dr. Diehl joined the staff of the Veterinary Referral Center of Colorado as the co-owner of the internal medicine section.  After 14 years, Dr. Diehl left private practice to pursue a career in science communication and joined Morris Animal Foundation in 2013. Dr. Diehl is a board-certified small animal internal medicine specialist with an interest in gastroenterology and immunology. She lives in Colorado with her husband, two children, two cats, too many fish to count and one very lovable Labrador retriever.