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Oct 10, 2011

CVM Students Initiate One Health Intellectual Exchange Group

  One Health: the concept that the health of the environment, wild and domestic animals, and people are linked. A group of students in the NC State University College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) had an idea back in 2008. They wanted to create a forum to meet with medical and public health peers from Duke…

Oct 7, 2011

Research Reveals Chromosomal ‘Breakpoints’ Linked to Canine Cancer

North Carolina State University researchers have uncovered evidence that evolutionary “breakpoints” on canine chromosomes are also associated with canine cancer. Mapping these “fragile” regions in dogs may also have implications for the discovery and treatment of human cancers. When new species evolve, they leave genetic evidence behind in the form of “breakpoint regions.” These regions…

Oct 3, 2011

CVM Faculty Member Recipient of International Equine Research Award

Anthony Blikslager, professor of equine surgery at North Carolina State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, is the recipient of the prestigious, peer-nominated Merial Applied Equine Research Award for his work in equine pain management. The international award annually recognizes "outstanding research conducted in a specific field of applied equine science in the past five years”…

Sep 30, 2011

CVM Student Recipient of Veterinary Scholarships

North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine student Claire McPhee is the recipient of a pair of scholarships awarded as part of the American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP) Veterinary Student Recognition Awards. McPhee was one of 23 students from across the nation to receive a $5,000 scholarship from the AABP Foundation and Pfizer…

Sep 23, 2011

D. Paul Lunn Named CVM Dean

Dr. D. Paul Lunn, professor of equine medicine and head of the Department of Clinical Sciences at Colorado State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, has been named dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine at North Carolina State University, effective Feb. 15, 2012. NC State Provost Warwick Arden announced the appointment. “I…

Sep 23, 2011

CVM Researcher Studies Viruses to Protect Heart from Infections

Humans are born with almost every heart muscle cell they will ever have. Yet the body does not have a barrier to protect the heart similar to the one that blocks pathogens from getting to the brain. Dr. Barbara Sherry, a professor of virology in the College of Veterinary Medicine, says a viral infection in…

Sep 9, 2011

CVM Researcher Using DNA to Help Diagnose Feline Cancers

Every year, thousands of cats develop tumors that appear to be linked to routine vaccination and other injections. These injection site–associated sarcomas (ISASs) are typically more aggressive than sarcomas that occur spontaneously. In addition, ISASs often require more intensive treatment and show a higher risk of recurrence after surgical removal. For these reasons, accurate diagnosis…

Sep 5, 2011

Annika Hoffman (Resident 2010-2012)

Dr. Annika Hoffman appears on the cover of “the Outlook”, news magazine of the Western University of Health Sciences College of Veterinary Medicine. In the accompanying article, Dr. Hoffman describes her varied experiences and opportunities as an NCSU-CVM Poultry Health Management Resident.

Sep 1, 2011

First Lizard Genome Sequenced, Provides Insight into Evolution

If you live in the southeastern United States, you see these little guys (and gals) everywhere—the ubiquitous green or brown Anole lizard known scientifically as Anolis carolinensis. But aside from being cute and able to regenerate part of its tail, this little lizard—and its newly sequenced genome—may help scientists solve an evolutionary riddle. In a…

Sep 1, 2011

CVM Student Receives AAEP Winner’s Circle Scholarship

Christopher (CJ) Caniglia (Class of 2012) is the NC State Collegeg of Veterinary Medicine recipient of the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) Foundation 2011 Race for Education Winner’s Circle Scholarship. According to the AAEP, the Winner’s Circle Scholarship Program is “designed to encourage and support veterinary students intending to enter equine veterinary medicine, to…