F. Claire Hankenson, DVM, MS, DACLAM
F. Claire Hankenson, DVM, MS, DACLAM is the director within Campus Animal Resources, and the attending veterinarian at Michigan State University in East Lansing, MI. In addition, she is a professor of laboratory animal medicine in the Department of Pathobiology and Diagnostic Investigation at the College of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Hankenson obtained her veterinary degree from Purdue University. Following veterinary school, she completed her laboratory animal medicine residency and graduate work (MS, Microbiology) at the University of Washington, Seattle. She became a Diplomate of the American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (ACLAM) in 2002. Dr. Hankenson's current position combines administrative service, regulatory input, clinical effort, and collaborative research. Dr. Hankenson has been active on committees within AALAS since 2002, serves on the Executive Board for ACLAM, currently as Immediate Past-President, and is an ad-hoc specialist with AAALAC. She has served on the PRIM&R Board since 2017 and currently is a member of the Nominations and Elections Committee, Education Committee, and Public Policy Committee.