Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
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Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology
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32nd Annual Graduate Research Symposium , articleThe Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine hosts an annual research symposium both to support the college’s mission of educating a diverse population of professional and post-graduate students preparing for careers in veterinary medicine, biomedical sciences, and public health and to showcase the research of its graduate and training programs.
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30th Annual Research Symposium: Chronic Disease and Aging , articleVA-MD Vet Med's 30th Annual Research Symposium on Nov. 6, 2019, featured two poster sessions, two oral presentation sessions, and two keynote speakers, followed by dinner and an awards ceremony.
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Mid-Atlantic regional workshop at Virginia Tech highlights value of T32 research training program for veterinarians , articleThe scientific community needs more veterinarian scientists for biomedical research. A federal grant program administered at Virginia Tech is helping fulfill that need.
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Veterinary college wins AKC theriogenology grant , articleThanks to a $125,000 grant from the American Kennel Club, the AKC Canine Health Foundation, and the Theriogenology Foundation, the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine is welcoming a new theriogenology resident, Gabriela Carneiro de Sousa.
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Veterinary college alumni at forefront of effort to contain avian flu and its impacts , articleFrom personally escorting a sample on a flight from Virginia to Iowa for testing, to joining a delegation on a trans-Pacific flight to Japan to convince trading partners the U.S. poultry supply is safe, alumni from the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine (VMCVM) are on the front lines in the battle to control the impacts of the highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak.
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Laura Beth Payne (PhD '16): American Heart Association postdoctoral fellow searches ‘secret molecular world’ for clues underlying vascular disease , articleLaura Beth Payne, a postdoctoral associate at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, has received a two-year American Heart Association postdoctoral fellowship to examine how two microvasculature cell types, pericytes and endothelial cells, communicate through specific molecular signals.
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Board of Visitors recognizes college faculty , articleMany congratulations to veterinary college faculty recognized by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors at the June 6 meeting.
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Chilean veterinary student exchange brings new perspectives, opportunities , articleVirginia Tech has had a longstanding relationship with the Austral University of Chile, and colleges across the university have participated in exchange programs. In a three-month exchange, students from the veterinary college and the Austral University of Chile explore hands-on opportunities. The two Chilean students studying at the veterinary college this year are Priscila Soto and Maksimiano Rodríguez.
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New lab kick-starts clinical research collaboration at veterinary college , articleCollaboration is key to solving complex problems, and the new Collaborative Multidisciplinary Research Laboratory at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine is helping a wide array of veterinary clinical researchers work together to tackle challenges
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Center for One Health Research receives nearly $2 million from NIH to find new ways to combat gonorrhea , articleSeleem, also the Tyler J. and Frances F. Young Endowed Chair in Bacteriology at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, and Dan Flaherty, associate professor of medicinal chemistry and molecular pharmacology at Purdue University, are the principal faculty for a $3 million grant awarded by the National Institutes of Health for ongoing studies on how to repurpose existing drugs to fight Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
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Collaborative study focuses on using computer algorithms to find molecular adaptations to improve COVID-19 drugs , articleAs the COVID-19 pandemic scattered and isolated people, researchers across Virginia Tech connected for a data-driven collaboration seeking improved drugs to fight the disease and potentially many other illnesses.
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Commencement speaker Bonnie J. Smith loves teaching through telling stories that inspire students , articleBonnie Smith will be the commencement speaker for the newest group of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine graduates at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine. Smith has been an associate professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathology since 1991.
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Celebrating Excellence: Veterinary College Faculty Recognized for Exceptional Contributions and Impact , articleThe Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine (VMCVM) hosted an awards reception honoring faculty members who have shown exceptional abilities in outreach, teaching, innovation, and advancing veterinary medicine.
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Faculty Spotlight: Tom Cecere , articleThomas E. Cecere '01, DVM '05, Ph.D. '12, DACVP–Anatomic Pathology Assistant Head for DVM Curriculum Coordination and Associate Professor of Anatomic Pathology
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Faculty Spotlight: Jennifer Davis , articleMeet Jennifer Davis, a dedicated faculty member at the veterinary college since 2017. She's not just a teacher; she's a graduate of the college herself, with a deep passion for educating future veterinarians.
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Faculty Spotlight: Nisha Duggal , articleNisha Duggal, PhD Assistant Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biology
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Faculty Spotlight: Erin Gloag , articleMeet Erin Gloag, a faculty member passionate about research and teaching. She finds joy in nurturing scientists and exploring new research ideas. Her motto is "work smarter, not harder."
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FARAD center helps keeps food safe from drug residue , articleSince 2018, the FARAD center at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine works in tandem with centers in universities across the country to ensure drug residues don’t end up on your plate.
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Virginia Tech Graduate School honors outstanding students and faculty , articleTwo VA-MD Vet Med graduate students and a faculty member were among those receiving recognition from the Graduate School for outstanding service, teaching, research, academic performance, and mentoring. In addition, several veterinary students earned awards for their research presentations at the Graduate Student Assembly Research Symposium.
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In battle against pancreatic cancer, grant-funded H-FIRE study offers hope , articleThe National Institutes of Health has awarded $2.6 million to a Virginia Tech team over five years for a study of High Frequency Irreversible Electroporation (H-FIRE) for tumor ablation and immune system activation in cases of pancreatic cancer.
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Virginia Tech team receives $2 million grant to use bubbles to destroy deadly tumors , articlePancreatic cancer has the highest mortality rate of the major cancers, and only 10 percent of patients live longer than five years after diagnosis. Treatment options can be limited, but an interdisciplinary team led by Irving Coy Allen, associate professor of inflammatory diseases at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, might change that. The team recently received a $2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to explore the use of histotripsy as a therapeutic option for pancreatic cancer.
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Biomedical and veterinary sciences Ph.D. candidate receives National Institutes of Health grant , articleJatia Mills said that the majority of the grant will go toward her research on investigating the neuroinflammatory response that occurs because of traumatic brain injury.
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Kevin Lahmers, leader in exotic tick disease study, wins Zoetis Award for Veterinary Research Excellence , articleWhen it comes to receiving the 2022 Zoetis Award for Veterinary Research Excellence, Kevin Lahmers credits just about everyone around him more than himself. “I really appreciate it,” said Lahmers, clinical associate professor of anatomic pathology in the Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine “It's recognition that we are doing things that are beneficial to the veterinary community, for livestock producers in the region and the state, and that is very gratifying.
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Veterinary college lab leads exploration of DNA sequencing advances , articleThe Virginia Tech Animal Laboratory Services (ViTALS) within the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine has secured a $200,000 grant from the National Animal Health Laboratory Network (NAHLN) to develop further expertise internally on nanopore-based genome sequencing for pathogen detection and disseminate that acquired knowledge to other laboratories.
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Margie Lee honored with national poultry research award , articleMargie Lee ’82 DVM ‘86, associate dean for research and graduate studies at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, has been selected as the 2023 recipient of the Phibro Animal Health Excellence in Poultry Research Award.
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Tanya LeRoith named president-elect of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians , articleTanya LeRoith has become the new president-elect of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians (AAVLD).
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A new grant in the fight against lupus , articleXin Luo, professor of immunology at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, has received a $300,000 grant from the Department of Defense to establish a new model for lupus.
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Lynn Heffron receives President's Award for Excellence , articleLynn Heffron, a laboratory specialist senior in the Meng Lab of Molecular Virology at VA-MD Vet Med, was named one of four recipients of the 2022 President’s Award for Excellence, which recognizes outstanding contributions and consistently excellent performance at Virginia Tech.
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Undergraduates gain veterinary research experience through Multicultural Academic Opportunities Program , articleTwo undergraduate aspiring veterinarians got hands-on research experience at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine this summer through the Multicultural Academic Opportunities Program (MAOP).
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X.J. Meng awarded $2 million NIH grant to study hepatitis E-related neurological disorders , articleX.J. Meng, University Distinguished Professor of Molecular Virology in the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, is the principal investigator for a $2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study neurological inflammation and complications from hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection.
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New study examines quality of life in mini pigs , articleAt the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, researchers want to examine which factors are important when miniature pig owners — also known as “pig parents” — measure their pigs’ happiness.
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Virginia Tech veterinary scholars excel at national pathology meeting , articleThe Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine showcased its talent at the annual American College of Veterinary Pathologists (ACVP) and American Society of Veterinary Clinical Pathology (ASVCP) meeting in Chicago last month.
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$300,000 seed planted in neurotrauma research consortium hoping to harvest multimillion-dollar grants , articleMichelle Theus is the program director of the new consortium for neurotrauma research, which has been awarded a $300,000 seed grant by Fralin Life Sciences Institute for the purpose of building a research team and engaging in groundbreaking scientific investigation of TBI and its long-term effects to compete for multimillion-dollar program grants from the National Institutes of Health and the Department of Defense.
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Margie Lee named associate dean for research and graduate studies at veterinary college , articleMargie Lee ’82, DVM ’86, among the third class of graduates from the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine in 1986 and one of its earliest Black graduates, has been head of the college's Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology since 2018.
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It’s been a long road to Virginia for veterinary anatomic pathologist Santiago Diab , articleDiab has joined the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine as an anatomic pathologist in the Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology. Diab’s research interests are primarily focused on food animal diseases, infectious diseases, and gastrointestinal diseases.
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Romero-Masters to study tumor viruses at Center for One Health Research , articleJames Romero-Masters recently joined the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine as an assistant professor at the Center for One Health Research, a collaborative effort of the veterinary college and the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine.
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Virginia Tech researcher to test vaccine for norovirus , articleLijuan Yuan, professor of virology and immunology at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech, will evaluate a potential live oral vaccine for norovirus, the No. 1 cause of foodborne illness.
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New Faces, New Careers: Orientation Week 2023 , articleThe college kicked off its academic year with an engaging and exhilarating first week of orientation activities that welcomed new and returning students to campus.
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Cancer treatment and Petco Love funds change elderly dog’s life , articlePetco Love’s support of the Virginia Tech Animal Cancer Care and Research Center (ACCRC) in Roanoke has allowed patients to access cancer therapies and treatments, resulting in enhanced lives and more treatment options.
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Ph.D. candidate Saklou receives research fellowship, will employ data analysis for animal, human health , articleNadia Saklou first heard the term “clinician-scientist” while attending veterinary school at Colorado State. Now, with experience as both a clinician and scientist at Virginia Tech, she has become a clinician-scientist herself with a fellowship in hand that completes the circle back to Colorado State.
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Research funding skyrockets at veterinary college in recent years , articleResearch funding awarded to the veterinary college has tripled in a decade, with most of that growth – from roughly $7 million to over $18 million – occurring in the past five years. Research funding jumped 80 percent, from $10 million to $18 million, between fiscal years 2021 and 2022 alone.
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Academic-private partnership aims to reduce toxic effects of deadly digestive bacteria , articleMohamed Seleem and Nectagen, Inc., have received a nearly $275,000 grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to study whether synthetic proteins developed by Nectagen can reduce the toxicity of the digestive bacteria.
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Bonnie Smith honored with emerita status , articleBonnie Smith, associate professor of biomedical sciences and pathobiology in the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech, has been conferred the title of associate professor emerita by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors.
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Veterinary professor, students care for exotic animals at SeaQuest Lynchburg , articleOn one morning each month, Stephen A. Smith examines the health of more species of animals than many veterinarians will in a lifetime. Because of that, some students get that same experience before they even graduate as veterinarians.
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Phillip Sponenberg retires after 42 years of helping veterinary college and its students thrive , articleSponenberg has been present at every veterinary college commencement since the first one in 1985 and has attended every university graduation since he arrived on campus. Graduates from five different decades extol Sponenberg as a beloved professor who consistently dispensed knowledge, wisdom, and kindness.
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Nammalwar Sriranganathan honored with emeritus status , articleNammalwar Sriranganathan, professor of bacteriology in the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech, has been conferred the title of professor emeritus by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors.
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Veterinary students awarded fellowships from the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research , articleBriana Gleizer and Taylor Mortensen, both veterinary students from the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, were selected for the Veterinary Student Research Fellowship. This marks the first time any student from the college has been chosen for this fellowship.
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Veterinary students explore research careers in summer program , articleThe Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine’s Summer Veterinary Student Research Program provides training to veterinary students from the college and other veterinary schools. The intensive, 11-week program highlights the biomedical research side of veterinary medicine.
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Summer research training program enters 16th year at veterinary college , articleThe Summer Veterinary Student Research Program has been going so long at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, it would be easy to take it for granted. But the major grant that supports it isn’t automatic. The veterinary college has successfully competed in starting a third renewal of the T35 grant as the program enters its 16th year of giving veterinary students the chance to explore research in the summer between academic terms.
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Virginia Tech professor lands two grants for the study of brain trauma , articleMichelle Theus, an associate professor of molecular and cellular neurobiology in the Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology within the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, recently secured two grants totaling nearly $4.5 million from the National Institute of Health (NIH) for research related to traumatic brain injuries.
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Virginia Tech veterinary college gets funding for research into parasite found in cats , articleFound in cats, Toxoplasma gondii is a human pathogen with serious health ramifications, causing life-threatening illnesses for people with immunodeficienies, miscarriages in pregnant women, and blindness in newborn children.
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Harmful bacterial pathogen found by veterinary professor in Virginia farm-raised rainbow trout , articleAn emerging strain of harmful bacteria has been found for the first time in farm-raised rainbow trout in Virginia. The discovery resulted not only in a peer-reviewed publication led by Stephen A. Smith entitled “First isolation of Carnobacterium maltamaticum from farmed Rainbow Trout in Virginia” being published in March in the Journal of Aquatic Animal Health, but also being featured on the journal’s cover.
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Jada the Siamese cat saved by challenging brain surgery at Veterinary Teaching Hospital , articleThanks to a four-hour double operation, including complex brain surgery, Jada, a 3-year-old Siamese cat, is beginning to return to her old self.
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Roger Ramirez-Barrios named Virginia Veterinary Medical Association’s Mentor of the Year , articleRoger Ramirez-Barrios has been named the Virginia Veterinary Medical Association’s Mentor of the Year for 2023. The award has been offered since 2006 to recognize excellence in mentorship.
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Weger-Lucarelli awarded grant to develop tools that will aid researchers in study of RNA viruses , articleJames Weger-Lucarelli has been awarded a grant to develop easy-to-use tools and techniques that will allow more researchers to study RNA viruses and their mutations.
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Research on disease-causing parasites nets Zoetis Research Award for veterinary college’s Roger Ramirez-Barrios , articleRoger Ramirez-Barrios, clinical associate professor of veterinary parasitology, has been awarded the prestigious 2023 Zoetis Research Award. This award acknowledges researchers whose innovative studies have advanced the scientific standing of veterinary medicine.