Moving research findings from the page to the bedside As UGA VetMed’s first Faculty Innovation Fellow, Dr.

Canaan Whitfield-Cargile will help colleagues connect with opportunities to advance their discoveries Scientific discovery does not end when a study is published.

But too often, promising breakthroughs fail to make the leap from the laboratory to the marketplace because researchers lack the partnerships and infrastructure needed to move their ideas forward.

Canaan Whitfield-Cargile (DVM 2006) wants to ensure research by the University of Georgia’s College of Veterinary Medicine doesn’t stop at publication.

As the college’s first faculty innovation fellow, Whitfield-Cargile will spend the next two years serving as a liaison between the college and UGA’s Innovation District, helping researchers and clinicians turn promising ideas into real-world solutions.

“The reason most o…