Trivia Results

Who was the surgical technician credited with developing the Blalock-Taussig procedure for surgically correcting Tetralogy of Fallot, and what was the name of the dog who was the first long term survivor of the procedure (and credited by the technician with helping to develop this life saving technique)?

Answer: Vivien Thomas, an African-American surgical technician and assistant to Dr. Alfred Blalock developed the procedure, and Anna was the first canine long term survivor!

Vivien Thomas

Congratulations to Nichole Hughes from the University of Florida and Regina Munden from the University of Pennsylvania! They were randomly chosen from the correct trvia answers and will be receiving $20.

Trivia Winners!

"Veterinarians are some pretty fantastic and brilliant people, but only one can claim to be a Nobel Prize winner. Who was he/she, when did he/she win, and what for?"

Answer: Dr. Peter C. Doherty in 1996 won the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine with Rolf M. Zinkernagel for their discoveries concerning the specificity of the cell mediated immune defense.

You can read more about Dr. Doherty's prize here.

Congratulations to Ashley Ballew from the University of Georgia and Brandon Gates from Colorado State University!  They sent in the correct answer and were randomly chosen as winners.  They will both be receiving $50!