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Layne Freeman

Veterinary Resident
University of Pennsylvania

Hometown

Mandeville, Louisiana

Education

BS in Biological Sciences with concentration in Marine Biology, Louisiana State University, 2020
MPH, concentration in Environmental Science & Occupational Health, Louisiana State University, School of Public Health, 2023
DVM, Louisiana State University, School of Veterinary Medicine, 2024
Laboratory Animal Medicine Residency, University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine (Completion in 2027)

Areas of Special Interest

Layne has strong interest in surgical practice and development in translational animal models. This includes refining and enhancing current surgical approaches to ensure animal welfare. Outside of lab, Layne enjoys trying new restaurants, Pilates, traveling, and relaxing at home with her cat, Nyx.

Awards

  • 2025 Clinical Research Grant Recipient, University of Pennsylvania, University Laboratory Animal Resources
  • 2023 Phi Zeta Society, Tau Chapter at LSU School of Veterinary Medicine
  • 2021, 2022, 2023 Kenneth F. Burns Trust Recipient
  • 2023 Mary K Perkins Travel Grant Recipient
  • 2019 Clark Hubb’s Student Travel Award Recipient

Publications

  1. Jeffrey K, Cannon BA, Freeman LE, Sarah T, Knych HK, Lon KV. 2023. High-dose Meloxicam Provides Improved Analgesia in Female CD1 Mice: A Pharmacokinetic and Efficacy study. Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Medicine (62): 74-80.
  2. Ludt WB, Jabado RW, Al Hameli SM, Freeman L, Teruyama G, Chakrabarty P, & Al Dhaheri SS. 2020. Establishing a reference collection and DNA barcoding the coastal fishes of the United Arab Emirates. Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation (35):54-64.

Selected Conference Abstracts and Presentations

  1. Layne Freeman. Salmonella and Small Turtles. Louisiana State University School of Public Health, MPH final presentation. Lecture. 2023.
  2. Layne Freeman. Prevalence of Zoonotic Disease among Laboratory Animal Veterinarians and Technicians and How to Limit Said Exposure. Louisiana State University School of Public Health, Occupational Health presentation. Lecture. 2022.
  3. Layne Freeman, Brinley Cannon, Jeffrey Kim, Lon Kendall. Efficacy of High-Dose Meloxicam for Surgical Pain in Female CD1 Mice. National Summer Scholars Symposium. Poster presentation. 2021.
  4. Layne Freeman, Brinley Cannon, Jeffrey Kim, Lon Kendall. Efficacy of High-Dose Meloxicam for Surgical Pain in Female CD1 Mice. Colorado State University Summer Scholar’s Science Slam. Poster presentation. 2021.
  5. Layne Freeman, Diego J. Elias, Fernando Alda, and Prosanta Chakrabarty. The First Mitogenomic Phylogeny of the Neotropical Cichlids of the Tribe Heroini (Cichlidae: Teleostei). American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Annual Conference. Poster presentation. 2019.
  6. Layne Freeman, Diego J. Elias, Fernando Alda, and Prosanta Chakrabarty. The First Mitogenomic Phylogeny of the Neotropical Cichlids of the Tribe Heroini (Cichlidae: Teleostei). Louisiana State University Annual Discovery Day. Poster presentation. 2019.
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