Lexi Durant

lexi durant holding swainson's hawk named grasshopper on the glove

Position Title
DVM/MPVM Student

Bio

Lexi Durant is a DVM/MPVM dual degree student. She previously graduated from Washington University in St. Louis with a BA in Environmental Biology where she was involved in animal behavior research at the St. Louis Zoo. Lexi completed her MPVM thesis advised by Dr. Michelle Hawkins and Dr. Terra Kelly, investigating the causes of morbidity and mortality in wild raptors of Northern California. Her research interests primarily involve infectious disease epidemiology, particularly in free-ranging wildlife populations.