Claire Vergneau-Grosset has worked as an Associate Professor in Zoological Medicine at Université de Montréal Faculté de médecine vétérinaire in Canada since 2019. She has also been affiliated with the Aquarium du Québec since 2015. Claire graduated from the École Nationale Vétérinaire d’Alfort in France in 2008. She completed an internship in veterinary clinical sciences (IPSAV) in zoological medicine at the Université de Montréal in 2009 followed by a residency in Companion Avian and Exotic Pet Medicine at the University of California, Davis (UCD) from 2011 to 2014. Dr. Vergneau-Grosset became a Diplomate of the American College of Zoological Medicine in 2014. She worked as an Associate Veterinarian in aquatic animal health at UCD from 2014 – 2015, performing applied research and providing consultations for ornamental fish, both owned as pets or held in aquaculture and zoos. Dr. Vergneau-Grosset worked as a teaching clinician in zoological medicine at the University of Montreal from 2015 to 2019. Claire has authored scientific articles about aquatic invertebrates, fish, reptiles, birds, and mammals and she has presented locally, nationally, and internationally on these subjects. She has a strong research interest for fish welfare and analgesia and has received the Zoetis Award for Veterinary Research Excellence in 2025.
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