Jennifer Heyward, DVM
Tufts University College of Veterinary Medicine
Assistant Professor
Biography
Advisor: Freya Mowat, BVSc, PhD
Keywords: Sudden acquired retinal degeneration syndrome (SARDS) in dogs, cone distribution
Education
BS 2016, Biology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
DVM 2020, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
Research
Dr. Heyward has researched cone subtype and distribution in American black bear retinas
using immunohistochemistry and fluorescent microscopy of retinal wholemounts. Her current
research evaluates possible vasculature changes in canine patients with sudden acquired retinal
degeneration syndrome (SARDS) which causes acute blindness in dogs and has a poorly
understood cause.