Dr Joy Archer

After gaining masters and PhD degrees in biochemistry followed by post doctoral research experience I spent many years doing laboratory and animal based medical research and teaching biochemistry to medical students. When I changed to veterinary medicine I chose to specialise in clinical pathology and pathology as they are laboratory medicine based specialisms. Academic positions have involved teaching veterinary and graduate students, diagnostic services, laboratory management and clinical related research. During my time in Canada I was fortunate to become involved with many wildlife projects, and was able to continue these interests at the Royal Veterinary College with exotic species pets and some zoo animals.

Professional positions held: Associate Professor of Pathology and Director Clinical Pathology Laboratory Western College of Veterinary Medicine University of Saskatchewan Canada; Senior Lecturer and Director of Diagnostic Laboratories Royal Veterinary College London. Interests: I am a European specialist in veterinary clinical pathology and run the clinical pathology laboratory. As part of this we have a new initiative to bank spare samples for research. The specialism involves a combination of haematology, cytology, and biochemistry and endocrinology profile interpretations. In clinical pathology I am particularly interested in developing and validating new tests. Current ones include flow cytometery for leukaemias, lymphomas and other diseases, urine biomarkers for early renal disease and cardiac biomarkers. As a fellow of the Royal College of pathologists I am interested in diagnostic histopathology particularly of exotic species.

I also am in tested in haematological changes where they can be evaluated using CBC, bone marrow aspirate cytology and core biopsy histology with immunocytochemistry/histology to obtain as complete a picture as possible to aid in diagnosis. Clinical research interests are multifaceted and collaborative. Current studies include pancreatic disease, liver disease, heart disease and neoplasia.