Sue VandeWoude

VandeWoude grew up in Berryville, Virginia and received her B.S. in Chemistry from the California Institute of Technology.[3] She graduated with her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree in 1986 from the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine.[3] She completed her post-doctoral fellowship at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, where she studied the virus associated with Borna disease.[4] She joined the faculty of Colorado State University in 1990 and became a Diplomate of the American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine in 1991.[3][4] She held the position of Director of Laboratory Animal Resources at Colorado State University from 2007-2011 and has been the Associate Dean for Research within the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.[3][4] In July 2020, she will assume the position as the director of the Colorado State University One Health Institute, after completion of a Fulbright research scholarship in Australia.[4][5]

VandeWoude studies viruses including Feline Immunodeficiency Virus, Feline Leukemia Virus, and Feline Foamy Virus that infect both domestic cats and wild felids, such as bobcats and pumas.[3][4]

She has previously served as President of the American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine and the American Society of Laboratory Animal Practitioners.[3] She has also been involved with leadership for the American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges and the American Veterinary Medical Association.[3] VandeWoude was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2019.[3]