In this podcast we bring you an interview with Dr. Kate Tsai, post doctoral fellow at Clemson University.  Dr. Tsai has received funding from the AKC Canine Health Foundation to study exocrine pancreatic insufficiency and megaesophagus in the German Shepherd Dog.  These diseases have also been found is several other breeds and mix-breed dogs.  She discusses the symptoms of these diseases, what is known about their causes and her research.