AAVLD 2025 JVDI FULL AND BRIEF REPORT AWARD
Michael S. Filigenzi l Savannah R. Charnas
Mike Filigenzi, BA, served as the manager of the Toxicology Laboratory at the California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory when he retired in 2023. Mike graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychobiology from Pitzer College and shortly thereafter began working in the then-nascent contract environmental laboratory industry. Mike gained extensive experience in various mass spectrometry techniques over 20 years as a chemist, supervisor, and manager in environmental laboratories. In 2000, Mike joined the Equine Analytical Chemistry Laboratory at CAHFS as a staff chemist. In 2002, he moved to the Toxicology section as a supervisor and has been there since, moving into the lab manager position in 2021. Over the years, Mike has specialized in the development of analytical methods using various types of chromatographs and mass spectrometers. He is a tremendous nerd and believes that mass spectrometers are pretty much the coolest things ever.
 Dr. Charnas, DVM, MPH, holds a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree from the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine and a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree from the University of Florida School of Public Health & Health Professions. She is currently serving as a third-year veterinary toxicology resident at the Kansas Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, where her responsibilities include interpreting diagnostic cases and educating third and fourth-year veterinary students.
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