Derek Foster
Associate Professor, Population Health and Pathobiology
he/him/his
College of Veterinary Medicine
Bio
Derek Foster is an Associate Professor of Ruminant Medicine in the Department of Population Health and Pathobiology at North Carolina State University, College of Veterinary Medicine. Derek received his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from NC State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2004, and was an intern in Food Animal Medicine and Surgery at the Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. Then, he returned to NC State for a residency in Large Animal Internal Medicine and a PhD in Gastrointestinal Physiology. He became boarded in Large Animal Internal Medicine in 2007 and completed his PhD in 2012. His research interests include prudent antimicrobial drug use to mitigate drug residues in edible tissues and antimicrobial resistance.