Dr. Ana C. L. Faillace is a PhD student in the postgraduate program in Animal Health at the University of Brasília. She graduated in Veterinary Medicine from the University of Brasília (2016) and earned her Master's degree in the postgraduate program in Animal Health at the University of Brasília (2020), with a focus on descriptive anatomy of parrots using computed tomography. She's currently a PhD candidate in Animal Health from University of Brasília and did a six-month fellowship in the Dept of Biological Sciente from the North Carolina State University, North Carolina, USA (2023-2024). She teaches the subjects of Descriptive Anatomy of Domestic Animals, Systemic Anatomy of Domestic Animals, Animal Physiology I and II of the Veterinary Medicine course at the UDF University Center, Brasília, DF. She has experience in descriptive and comparative anatomy of domestic animals and anatomy of wild animals, with an emphasis on birds.
Dr. Angela Lassiter started at Carolina Tiger Rescue in 2001 as a veterinary assistant, which led her to pursue her DVM from Ross University (2007). She returned to Carolina Tiger Rescue in August of 2008 and is the senior veterinarian on staff. Dr. Lassiter also works as an after-hours emergency veterinarian in Raleigh. Her primary focus here at Stage Road Animal Hospital is surgery, but she enjoys all aspects of patient care and has a strong interest in ultrasound imaging.
Dr. Adam Hartstone-Rose is a Professor of Biological Sciences at North Carolina State University. He holds a Ph.D. in Biological Anthropology & Anatomy from Duke University and directs the Comparative Anatomy & Functional Morphology Research Lab in which he and his students study anatomical adaptation predominantly to dietary and locomotive specialization in mammals, especially primates and carnivores. They study this in live animals (e.g., feeding experiments), examination of muscles (e.g., the muscles of mastication), and analysis of bones and teeth (e.g., the parts of the skeletons that interact with foods) with the ultimate goal of using these analyses of modern animals to deduce the abilities (e.g., diets) of extinct species from their fossil remains. Dr. Hartstone-Rose also has several funded projects focused on the effects of participation in STEM activities on students’ interest in, and career orientation toward, STEM professions, particularly in students from historically marginalized backgrounds. He is the American Association of Anatomy’s BioArt Winner of 2020.
