I want to give a warm welcome to Dr. Craig Bowen, our Client Services Veterinarian who joined the ADDL back in April. He has been a great addition to our Accessioning section and we are excited to have him as an integral part of the ADDL team!

On August 12th, the ADDL, West Lafayette conducted a fire drill with a real fire. Routine roofing work was being performed and there had been the smell of hot tar in the building the entire week. Late on Friday afternoon, the smell got considerably worse and was accompanied by an increasing cloudiness inside the building. The fire department was called, a fire alarm was pulled, and everyone evacuated safely into the parking lot.

Many thanks to the Purdue Fire Department crew, Purdue custodial, Zones, and REM staff for putting out the fire (and covering equipment inside the building with plastic), mopping/vacuuming up the water, disinfecting the floors and walls after the 25 year old water came gushing out of the sprinklers, and airing out the building before Monday at 8:00!!!

Just a reminder— with the holiday season fast approaching we want to remind you that the ADDL will be closed from December 23rd through January 1st.  Our answering service will be available in the event you need to speak with one of our on call pathologists.