Nov 27, 2020
Ira Pastor ideaXme life sciences ambassador interviews Dr. Angela Hughes, is the Global Scientific Advocacy Relations Senior Manager and Veterinary Geneticist at Mars Petcare.
Ira Pastor comments:
The global pet care industry is significantly expanding. To such an extent that it is expected to reach USD 327 billion by 2026. And while we may associate the Mars Corporation, the world's largest candy company, with leading confectionary brands like Milky Way, M&M's, Skittles, Snickers, Twix, etc. They also happen to be one of the world's largest companies in pet care as well. Dr. Angela Hughes, is the Global Scientific Advocacy Relations Senior Manager and Veterinary Geneticist at Mars Petcare. Dr. Hughes is both Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, and a PhD with a focus in Canine Genetics, both from the University of California, Davis. Dr. Hughes also serves as Veterinary Genetics Research Manager of Wisdom Health, a business unit of Mars Petcare, which has developed state-of-the-art genetic tests for companion animals, leading to revolutionary personalized petcare. She also serves as a Veterinary Geneticist of Hughes Veterinary Consulting, focused on small animal and equine genetics and with a special interest in small animal reproduction and pediatrics. Dr Hughes is published in multiple academic journals, including the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association and has contributed chapters for publication in Veterinary Clinics of North America Small Animal Practice: Pediatrics and Large Animal Internal Medicine.
On this ideaXme episode we will hear from Dr. Hughes about: -Her background - how she developed an interest in veterinary medicine and animal genetics, and how she arrived at Mars Petcare -Her role as the senior manager of Global Scientific Advocacy Relations at Mars Petcare -How companion animals are helping address the social isolation and loneliness during the Covid-19 epidemic, and the Mars Petcare collaboration with the Human Animal Bond Research Institute (HABRI) -How they are collaboratively studying Human-Animal Interactions proven to be beneficial in other mental health areas -Mars Petcare work in the area of preventive care in veterinary medicine, including the application of tools like AI, genetics and smart devices, including: The Pet Insight Wearables project and the Wisdom genetics panel for dogs, and the RenalTech AI platform for cats Future visions in pet care for the study of healthy animal longevity
Credits: Ira Pastor, ideaXme ambassador interview.
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