"A Day in the Life of a Veterinarian"

Murt Byrne, DVM
El Dorado Animal Clinic

Wednesday December 10, 2008
6 - 7:30 PM
Georgia O'Keeffe Museum Education Annex
123 Grant Avenue, Santa Fe

Murt Byrne is the founder and director of one of the largest veterinary clinics in New Mexico. During his 20 years as a vet he has provided care to thousands of animals in distress. During that time veterinary medicine has evolved dramatically. Today many very sick animals can be treated successfully who could not have been at an earlier time. Come spend part of your evening with Murt and find out what the life of a veterinarian is all about.

The Café is sponsored by the Santa Fe Alliance for Science, the Santa Fe Institute, the Santa Fe Public Schools, the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum and the New Mexico Public Education Department.

Admission is Free. Youth (ages 13-19) seating a priority. Light refreshments will be served.

Murt received his Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from Colorado State University in 1988. In 1993 he opened the Eldorado Animal Clinic, a state of the art practice with 4 veterinarians serving the Eldorado/Santa Fe communities. In 2008 he was named "New Mexico Veterinarian of the Year." Dr Byrne has 2 children, an Irish Terrier and 3 cats. They all live very happily in El Dorado.

Fall 2008 Series

• Wednesday, September 10. "Autopsy/Investigation 1.01 and the CSI Effect" (Tim Stepetic, Office of the State Medical Investigator)


• Monday, October 20. "We're Missing Most of the Universe!" (Tom Bowles, Science Advisor to Governor Richardson)


• Wednesday, December 10. "A Day in the Life of a Veterinarian" (Murt Byrne, DVM. El Dorado Animal Clinic)

• "We're Missing Most of the Universe!" (Tom Bowles)     Four 15-minute sections:    1    2    3    4


• "Autopsy/Investigation 1.01 and the CSI Effect" (Tim Stepetic)     Five 15-minute sections:    1    2    3    4    5


• "Using Computer Games to Simulate Complex Real-World Problems" (Stephen Guerin)     Five 15-minute sections:    1    2    3    4    5


• "Exploring Complex Systems Through Games and Computer Models" (Irene Lee)     Seven 15-minute sections:    1    2    3    4    5    6    7


• "Zooming to Infinity - A Fractal Adventure" (Jonathan Wolfe)
Seven 15-minute sections:    1    2    3    4    5    6    7


• "The Complexity, Simplicity, and Unity of Life: From Cells to Cities" (Geoffrey West)     Five 15-minute sections:    1    2    3    4    5


• "Trying To Make A Vaccine Against A Moving Target: HIV And Its Diversity" (Bette Korber)     Four 15-minute sections:    1    2    3    4


• "The Climate-Energy Challenge" (Dan Schrag)
Five 15-minute sections:    1    2    3    4    5


• "New Mexico's Solar Energy Future" (Ben Luce)
Six 15-minute sections:    1    2    3    4    5    6


• "Envisioning Science" (Felice Frankel)
A video of this Café is not available.


• "Predicting Natural Disasters" (John Rundle)
A video of this Café is not available.