Tara Cotroneo, DVM, DACLAM is the Director of the Office of Animal Resources and Attending Veterinarian at West Virginia University, Morgantown WV. She has worked in the field of laboratory animal medicine and care for the last 15 years in a variety of academic institutions. She earned her veterinary degree from the Western University of Health Sciences in 2008 and completed a residency in Laboratory Animal Medicine at the University of Michigan. She is a diplomate at the American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine. Her areas of interest include anesthesia/analgesia management, regulatory compliance, and humane endpoints/animal model refinements.