Leadership | San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance

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Institute Leadership

Megan Owen, Ph.D.

Vice President of Wildlife Conservation Science

Hendrik Nollens, DVM, MSc, Ph.D.

Vice President of Wildlife Health

Barbara Durrant, Ph.D.

Henshaw Endowed Director of Reproductive Sciences

Reproductive Sciences

Andrea Fidgett, Ph.D.

Director of Wildlife Nutrition

Patricia Gaffney, DVM, MPVM, Ph.D., Diplomate ACVP

Director of Disease Investigations

Disease Investigations

Lauren Howard, DVM, Dipl. ACZM

Director of Veterinary Services, San Diego Zoo Safari Park

Maggie Reinbold, M.S.

Director of Community Engagement

Community Engagement, AIP Staff

Oliver Ryder, Ph.D.

Kleberg Endowed Director of Conservation Genetics

Conservation Genetics

Meg Sutherland-Smith, DVM

Director of Veterinary Services, San Diego Zoo

Ronald Swaisgood, Ph.D.

Brown Endowed Director of Recovery Ecology

Recovery Ecology

Mathias Tobler, Ph.D.

Director of Population Sustainability

Population Sustainability

Science Blog

A bridge to the future

It is a time of transition for the Institute. I could not be more thankful for the past, and at the same time, excited for what is yet to come. The privilege of leading our conservation science...

Tribute to Dr. Michael Soulé, 1936-2020

I first met Michael Soulé in 1984, as a young graduate student at the University of California, San Diego. As was usually the case with Michael, he was on a mission. And even back then, it had to...