Meet Our Team

John Friary, MS
Research Associate
Maddie’s Shelter Medicine Program at the University of Florida.
friaryj@vetmed.ufl.edu

Non-surgical sterilization has the potential to be substantially less expensive and less traumatic for cats and dogs than spaying and neutering. It could also provide a low-cost and widely available alternative for non-lethal animal control, especially where veterinary services are not widely available. John is currently evaluating a contraceptive vaccine for feral cats that targets a naturally occurring reproductive protein, gonadotropin releasing hormone.  The vaccine has shown great promise and resulted in a contraception rate of 74% for 30 months after a single injection in female cats.

Education:

• MS, Veterinary Medical Sciences, University of Florida, 2006
• BS, Engineering, University of Florida, 2004

Selected Publications:

Fischer SM, Quest CM, Dubovi EJ, Davis RD, Tucker SJ, Friary JA, Crawford PC, Ricke TA, Levy JK. Response of feral cats to vaccination at the time of neutering. J Am Vet Med Assoc 2007;230:52-58.