Dalis E. Collins, D.V.M., DACLAM, joined the UAB Department of Surgery as an assistant professor in March 2021.

Collins has an additional primary appointment with UAB Animal Resources Program as a senior clinical laboratory animal veterinarian. Before joining UAB in 2020, she worked at Baylor College of Medicine as an assistant professor in the department of surgery as well as a clinical laboratory animal veterinarian in the Center for Comparative Medicine.

Collins received her Bachelor of Science in engineering science and cellular/molecular biology from Vanderbilt and her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine, with a small animal emphasis, from the University of Georgia

Collins completed her three-year post-doctoral research fellowship and residency at the University of Michigan, Unit for Laboratory Animal Medicine. Her research interests include translational large animal surgical models, inflammation and cellular immunology.

“I look forward to working with the top-notch faculty, staff and trainees in the Department of Surgery,” said Collins. “The department has a wonderful reputation of being on the cutting-edge of research, and I am excited to further our efforts alongside my colleagues.”