VOTION Dominique
Chargée de cours
Faculté de Médecine vétérinaire
Département des sciences fonctionnelles (DSF)
Pharmacologie générale, Pharmacologie des systèmes et Toxicologie
FARAH: Médecine vétérinaire comparée
- ULiège address
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Bât. B41 Pharmacologie générale, Pharmacologie des systèmes et Toxico
Quartier Vallée 2
avenue de Cureghem 5 bte D
4000 Liège
Belgique
- Local
- Office 1.105b
- ULiège phone number
- +32 4 3664235
- ULiège Fax
- +32 4 3664108
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- Conseil sectoriel à la recherche et à la valorisation
- Sciences de la Santé
- Personal website (s)
- Myopathie atypique des équidés
- University degrees
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2022: Collège européen de Médecine vétérinaire du Sport et de Rééducation (European Board of Veterinary Specialisation (EBVS))
1999: Docteur en Sciences Vétérinaires (Université de Liège)
Biography
A graduate of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Liège, Dominique-Marie Votion also completed her PhD there in 1999, with a thesis dedicated to pulmonary scintigraphy in horses. Since then, she has pursued a continuous scientific career marked by strong commitment to research, service to the veterinary community and, more recently, to teaching.
She is currently a tenured lecturer within the Department of Functional Sciences and Vice-Director of the FARAH research unit (Fundamental and Applied Research for Animals & Health), where she chairs the thematic sector of Comparative Veterinary Medicine.
Her career has been built around an integrative approach to physiology, pharmacology, and veterinary toxicology, in close connection with clinical practice.
In 2006, she founded and continues to lead the international network Atypical Myopathy Alert Group (AMAG), as well as the scientific information website www.myopathie-atypique.be, both of which contribute to the monitoring of the disease across Europe and help bridge research outcomes with their dissemination to the wider public.
Her current research focuses on pasture toxicology, diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers, therapeutic repurposing, notably in the context of atypical myopathy treatment, as well as the development of non-invasive experimental models, such as cell cultures and zebrafish embryos.
In parallel, she conducts research on the prevention of accidents in racehorses, drawing on several years of experience in equine exercise physiology. In 2022, she was recognised as a Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation (ECVSMR).
Alongside her scientific activities, Dominique-Marie Votion is deeply involved in teaching Pharmacology, Systems Pharmacology, and Veterinary Toxicology, striving to connect disciplines and promote a transversal, applied understanding of animal health.
Convinced of the value of dialogue between research and teaching, she encourages her students to develop a critical and responsible mindset towards the challenges of global health (One Health).
Highly engaged in institutional life, she serves on several governance bodies of the University, including the Faculty Council, the Permanent Research Commission, the Scientific Staff Council, and the Biosafety Committee, and contributes actively to the structuring of both research and teaching.
Research field
- Sciences et médecine vétérinaires
Duties or mandates
- Chair of the "Comparative Veterinary Medicine" thematic sector within the FARAH research unit and Vice-Director of this centre
Scientific distinctions
- WEVA Prize: World Equine Veterinary Association - Merial Prize for Applied Research (2013)
- Winner of the Joan A. O'Brien Research Award from the Comparative Respiratory Society (CRS) (1997)
- Best oral presentation - 2nd Scientific Meeting - FMV - ULiège (2012)
