Antionette Knox, DVM

Mobile Hospice/End of Life Care Veterinarian

Lap of Love Veterinary Hospice · Greater Philadelphia Area

Present

Full-Time Hospice/End of Life Care Veterinarian Provider of high quality end of life care to geriatric and hospice veterinary patients which includes consultations and veterinary hospice treatment plans Performs peaceful in-home euthanasia services

Veterinarian

Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society

Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society, Philadelphia, PA Full-Time Veterinarian Provided very high volume veterinary care to animals within PAWS shelter/adoption centers, animals in foster care, as well as privately owned animals during appointments and walk-ins Developed excellent interpersonal and client relations skills Greatly improved on time management skills while working efficiently under pressure and strict time constraints

Student Extern

Covance Inc

Three week veterinary pathology externship ▪ Observed necropsies and tissue handling/processing ▪ Gained experience in accurately reviewing clinical pathology data, reading histopathology slides, and generating pathology reports

Student Extern

Abbvie Inc

Student Extern ▪ Six week veterinary externship ▪ Gained significant experience in veterinary toxicologic pathology and laboratory animal medicine by reviewing and interpreting numerous histo​pathology slides and clinical pathology data. Also performed veterinary health checks in various large and small animal species including primates, dogs, pigs, rabbits, and mice ▪ Observed and performed necropsies in large and small animals ▪ Oral Presentation​: Ovarian Remnant Syndrome in a Cynomologus Monkey

Student Researcher

Purdue University

The Role of TNF in Acute Colitis ▪ This project focused on investigating the role of Tumor Necrosis Factor alpha (TNFα) and the enteric microbiome in a mouse model of acute colitis Biomedical research studying the role of Tumor Necrosis Factor alpha and the enteric microbiome in a mouse model of acute colitis ▪ Bred and maintained a mouse model of acute colitis ▪ Performed enzyme linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA) for cytokine analysis for gene expression of inflammatory cytokines

Teaching Assistant

Access to Animal Related Careers Program- Purdue University

Mentored pre­veterinary students during a two week residential program at Purdue University that explored different aspects of veterinary medicine Provided input into the planning of program events and assisted the professors during educational demonstrations and lectures

Nih- Merial Veterinary Scholar

Michigan State University

National Institutes of Health Merial Veterinary Scholars Program ▪ Project Title: ​Dendritic Cell Function in Bernese Mountain Dogs: Establishing Methods and Reagents ▪ The main goal of this investigation was to further study histiocytic disorders using a Bernese Mountain Dog model ▪ Isolated and cultured dendritic cells from dogs prone to histiocytic disorders to evaluate the immunologic and genetic pathways involved in the pathogenesis. ▪ Performed quantitative and qualitative PCR experiments and flow cytometry