DAVIS, Calif. —!q Michael D. Lairmore, a veterinarian, cancer researcher and top administrator at The Ohio State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, has been named the new dean of the University of California Davis’ School of Veterinary Medicine, following a nationwide search.
He will join UC Davis on Oct. 24. He succeeds Bennie Osburn, who retired in June after serving 15 years as dean of the veterinary medical school.
Lairmore is a member of the Institute of Medicine, which is the health arm of the National Academy of Sciences, and is a fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology. . .