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has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-15263c63476e744551df2cbb4ad50045\" style=\"color:#003c71\"><strong>Our <em>Wildlife Conservation and Health<\/em> programs provide research and education opportunities \u2014 across species and locations \u2014 to undergraduate, graduate, and veterinary students. Our research programs focus on conservation genomics \u2014 a subfield of population genetics that uses biotechnology to preserve and restore biodiversity.<\/strong> <strong>Our education programs give students hands-on opportunities to practice veterinary medicine that benefits the health of exotic and wildlife species. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"h2-bars\">About Us<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/vetmed.tamu.edu\/wildlife-conservation\/derr\/\" style=\"border-radius:0px;background-color:#500000\"><strong>DR. 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GENOMICS<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/texasgeneticssociety.org\" style=\"border-radius:0px;background-color:#500000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>TEXAS GENETIC SOCIETY<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"h2-bars\">Contact Us<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vetmed.tamu.edu\/person\/1295\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">James N. 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