W Jean DoddsW. Jean Dodds, DVM, earned her veterinary degree with honors and distinctionin 1964 from the Ontario Veterinary College, becoming one of only a handful ofwomen to enter what was the male-dominated veterinary field.Jean has published more than 175 resarch papers and holds 27 patents. In 1986, shefounded Hemopet, the first non-profit national animal blood bank. Today, Hemopet'srange of nonprofit services and educational activities includes providing canine bloodcomponents and related services; adopting retired Greyhound blood donors as companions;and the Hemolife diagnostic division focused on hematology and blood banking, immunology, endocrinology, nutrition and holistic medicine (www.hemopet.org). Read More Read Less