Senior Scientist, Director
CAVIDS Titer Testing laboratory, UW Madison School Vet Med
After several years in clinical veterinary practice, Laurie Larson, DVM joined the laboratory of Dr. Ronald Schultz at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, United States. As part of the Schultz laboratory, Dr. Larson studied canine and feline immune responses to vaccines and infectious diseases for 25 years. She eventually became a co-investigator and joined the 2017 AAHA canine vaccine guidelines taskforce. She is especially interested in improving core immunization outcomes for puppies in their first year of life. As current director of the Companion Animal Vaccines and Immuno-Diagnostics Service (CAVIDS) Laboratory, Dr. Larson enjoys providing titer testing and consultation for veterinarians, dog breeders, pet owners, industry and animal shelters. Helping to improve the health and well-being of dogs and cats by serving the people who care for them is her life’s work and passion.
