Dear colleagues It is my pleasure presenting you the August issue of the Davis-Thompson Foundation newsletter, with the compliments of our brilliant Managing Editors Javier Asin and Jeann Leal. Thank you Javier and Jeann! I start this message with a heavy heart by announcing the passing of our colleague and Friend, Dr Patricia (Patty) Gaffney. Patty was a graduate of UCDavis, where she also did her residency, an ACVP Board Certified pathologist and a member of the faculty of discussants of the DTF. She had an impactful career at the San Diego Zoo, where she was, until very recently, Director of Disease Investigations. See below the obituary shared with us by Dr Hendrik Nollens. On a brighter note, please join me in congratulating Dr. Rafaela De Negri for her recent appointment as Vice-President of Organizational Operations of the DTF. Congratulations Rafa! We are very thankful to Dr. Joshua Webster, Editor-in-Chief of Veterinary Pathology, who has provided an excellent article on Scientific Writing for our Expert's corner. Thank you Josh! Please peruse these pages to find myriad training opportunities in several languages and in many countries of the world. Last, but not least, please have a look at the great "Behind the scenes" article written by Dr. Rafaela De Negri. This article highlights the enormous contributions made by our volunteers, without whom none of the great achievements of the Foundation would be possible. Please join me in thanking each of our volunteers for their generous contributions. Looking forward to seeing you in one of our training activities. Francisco Uzal, DVM, MSc, PhD, Dipl. ACVP Chief Executive Officer Davis-Thompson Foundation Ph: 951 751 0027 E-mail: fauzal@ucdavis.edu<mailto:fauzal@ucdavis.edu> www.davisthompsonfoundation.org<https://www.davisthompsonfoundation.org/> [https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1oticUQZYjDPU-1vMA4wHKvLb2SScHV-J]