Rate My Professor Kristen Friedrichs

Her research specializations include establishing reference intervals for specific animal populations such as Friesian horses, free-roaming polar bears, captive elephants, and conservation cranes; histiocytic sarcomas in cats and dogs; and quality laboratory medicine encompassing validation, utilization, and monitoring of assay performance. Clinical interests cover cytopathology, hematology, clinical chemistry, and ancillary tests including serum tumor markers and immunochemistry. Key publications are 'Evaluation of serum ferritin as a tumor marker for canine histiocytic sarcoma' (Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2010), 'ASVCP reference interval guidelines: determination of de novo reference intervals in veterinary species and other related topics' (Veterinary Clinical Pathology, 2012), 'Histiocytic sarcoma of macrophage origin in a cat: case report with literature review of feline histiocytic malignancies' (Veterinary Clinical Pathology, 2008), 'Reference intervals for blood-based biochemical analytes of southern Beaufort Sea polar bears' (Conservation Physiology, 2020), and 'Long-term assessment of relationships between changing environmental conditions and the physiology of Southern Beaufort Sea polar bears' (Global Change Biology, 2023). Friedrichs has impacted the field via contributions to American Society for Veterinary Clinical Pathology guidelines on reference intervals and quality assurance, and by training clinical pathology residents who now hold positions in academia, industry, and private practice.