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May 21, 2008

Dr. Thakur Recipient of USDA Grant

Dr. Siddhartha Thakur, assistant professor of swine health and reproduction in the Department of Population Health and Pathobiology, has received a three-year, $592,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to study the occurrence of Salmonella in pigs that haven’t been given anti-microbial drugs either for treatment or growth promotion. Dr. Thakur, a member… 

Apr 18, 2008

CCMTR Research Leads to Important HIV Finding

In a surprising finding, researchers in the Center for Comparative Medicine and Translational Research (CCMTR) at the College of Veterinary Medicine have discovered that HIV can cause portions of the body’s innate immune system, when stimulated, to actually increase the virus’ replication. The finding could lead to a change in therapeutic strategies for HIV patients.… 

Apr 15, 2008

Dr. Breen Published in Journal of Chromosome Research

Cancer researchers at North Carolina State University and the University of Minnesota have found that humans and dogs share more than friendship and companionship – they also share the same genetic basis for certain types of cancer. Furthermore, the researchers say that because of the way the genomes have evolved, getting cancer may be inevitable… 

Mar 31, 2008

Medical Pioneer Cassidy Receives Final Prosthetic Limb

Cassidy is a medical pioneer standing — and walking — on all four legs thanks to an osseointegration orthopedic surgery procedure that may one day benefit humans who lose limbs through combat, accidents, or disease. Within minutes of being fitted with his customed designed prosthetic limb and foot, the once three-legged German shepherd mix was… 

Mar 5, 2008

Don Reynolds (Intern 1981-82)

Don Reynolds (NCSU CVM Avian Medicine Intern 1981-82) named new Dean of ACV at UPEI. The University of Prince Edward Island has appointed Donald L. Reynolds (DVM, PhD, Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Microbiologists) to the position of Dean of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine for the Atlantic Veterinary College. Dr. Reynolds’ six-year term… 

Mar 5, 2008

Isabel M. Gimeno (Faculty)

The  Bayer-Snoeyenbos New Investigator Award is presented annually to a member or associate member of AAAP whose career as an independent investigator in poultry medicine began less than seven years ago and who during this time has made meritorious research contributions to the avian field. The spirit of the award is to recognize new and upcoming investigators.… 

Mar 5, 2008

James S. Guy (Faculty)

The P.P. Levine Award is presented each year to the senior author of the best paper published in Avian Diseases, as determined by the AAAP Awards Committee. This award is named for Dr. P.P. Levine, the founder and first editor of Avian Diseases. The journal was first published in May 1957 from Cornell University, where Dr. Levine earned his… 

Mar 5, 2008

Lauren Boswell (Student)

Lauren Boswell (NCSU CVM Class of 2010) is the American Association of Avian Pathologists (AAAP) L. Dwight Schwartz Travel Scholarship recipient for 2008. This award will allow Lauren to attend the Avian Medicine Section of the Annual Meeting of the American Veterinary Medical Association where she will make a presentation to the AAAP. Since its inception in 2002,… 

Dec 18, 2007

Dr. Reddy Investigates New Treatment for Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

Dr. Doodipala Reddy, an assistant professor in the CVM Department of Molecular Biomedical Sciences, has discovered that a drug currently believed to be useful in treating sleep disorders may help control seizures in patients with a traditionally drug-resistant form of epilepsy. Supported by a $1.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Dr.… 

Dec 17, 2007

CVM Ranked Among Best in U.S.

U.S. News & World Reportcontinues to list the College of Veterinary Medicine among the nation’s top-ranked veterinary programs. The magazine’s current report—“America ’s Best Graduate Schools, 2008: Health Disciplines (Doctor of Veterinary Medicine)”—lists the North Carolina State University CVM among the top five of the nation’s 28 colleges of veterinary medicine. Although one of the…