Birgit Puschner

Birgit Puschner is dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine. Prior to coming to MSU, Puschner was professor and chair of the Department of Molecular Biosciences in the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of California, Davis. She previously served as professor of clinical veterinary toxicology and professor of toxicology at the school. She also worked as a diagnostic veterinary toxicologist for more than a decade for the California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory System, with the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. She received a doctor of veterinary medicine, licensure to practice and her doctorate in physiology from Tiermedizinische Fakultät, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany. Her research draws on and contributes to multiple disciplines that influence animal, human and environmental health. Her research has been funded by organizations that include the National Institutes of Health, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and the Environmental Protection Agency.