Published on 2 May 2013
Dr. Melba S. Ketchum grew up in
Texas City, Texas. She attended Texas A&M University where she
received her doctorate in Veterinary Medicine after five years at the
university. She had a mixed veterinary practice until she founded DNA
Diagnostics. Dr. Ketchum is the president and founder of DNA
Diagnostics, Inc. d/b/a Shelterwood Laboratories. Established in 1985,
DNA Diagnostics has become a leader in all types of DNA testing
including: human and animal forensics, human and animal paternity and
parentage testing, disease diagnostics, trait tests, animal and human
identity testing, species identification and sex determination. Most
common species of animals are tested at DNA Diagnostics.
