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Research Roundup NC State Veterinary Medicine, September 2024

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Dr. Katie Sheats

Oct 30, 2024

Sheats Appointed to New Role: Associate Dean and Director of Professional Education and Admissions

Dr. Katie Sheats, associate professor of equine primary care, has been chosen as the new associate dean and director of professional education and admissions at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine. Sheats, who received her DVM at NC State in 2005 and became part of the faculty in 2014, was instrumental in the development…
Pym Laflin is evaluated at the Feline Idiopathic Cystitis clinic to see whether he's a good candidate for low-dose radiation therapy.

Oct 24, 2024

On the Feline Idiopathic Cystitis Front, NC State Now Sharing, Caring and Launching a New Study

Since an NC State College of Veterinary Medicine study showed last year that low-dose radiation therapy vastly improves hard-to-treat Feline Idiopathic Cystitis in male cats, the life-changing impact of that research has just kept expanding. The study — led by Dr. Allison Kendall, an assistant clinical professor of small animal internal medicine, and Dr. Michael…
Danielle Mzyk works with a donkey.

Oct 22, 2024

NC State College of Veterinary Medicine Answers the Call to Support Disaster Relief

Over the weeks since Hurricane Helene hit North Carolina, the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine has been sending food and medical supplies to the Western North Carolina communities recovering from the devastation. The college recently sent two more resources to support the recovery efforts: Dr. Danielle Myzk, a clinical veterinarian, and John Ladner, a licensed veterinary surgical technician.
Dr. Coralie Zegre Cannon

Oct 18, 2024

Alum from Class of 2007 Wins Prestigious Award for Outstanding Laboratory Animal Care

Dr. Coralie Zegre Cannon, who received her DVM from the NC State College of  Veterinary Medicine in 2007, won the prestigious Charles A. Griffin Award from the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS).  The award recognizes outstanding accomplishment in the improvement of care and environment of animals used in biological and medical research.  Cannon,…
PhD student Aoi Nakanishi-Hester working in the lab.

Oct 17, 2024

Research Roundup NC State Veterinary Medicine, October 2024

Through comparative studies, new training models, updated teaching guidelines and more, our community is finding creative solutions to the most critical problems facing public health. 
Dr. Katie Sheats, left, and Dr. Callie Fogle, two of NC State's equine health experts, pose in front of a pasture holding a grazing brown horse.

Oct 15, 2024

NC State’s New Equine Scholars Program Helps Put Undergrads in the Saddle of a Veterinary Career

Launching this fall, the program invites qualified undergraduate students with a demonstrated interest in horse health to join NC State’s DVM program from partner universities statewide.
Dr. Emma Hendrix stands in front of a whiteboard with indistinguishable writing in a veterinary neurology clinic.

Oct 10, 2024

House Officer Highlight: Following in Her Mother’s Footsteps, 34 Years Later

Dr. Emma Hendrix is expanding the veterinary connection she shares with her mother, Dr. Diane Van Horn Hendrix, as she begins the same NC State rotating internship program her mom completed over three decades ago.

Oct 3, 2024

NC State CVM’s Inclusion Efforts Win Excellence in Diversity Award

The NC State College of Veterinary Medicine’s work toward inclusion across its college community has been recognized with the 2024 Higher Education in Excellence in Diversity Award for health professions schools. Insight into Diversity magazine created the award in 2012 to recognize institutions of higher education that have an outstanding commitment to diversity, equity and…
People walking into the college.

Sep 30, 2024

September 2024 Accolades

Our students, faculty and staff at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine are problem-solvers, innovators and life-changers providing world-class care and making ground-breaking discoveries every day that advance animal and human health.

A person with a horse.

Sep 19, 2024

Research Roundup NC State Veterinary Medicine, September 2024

Cutting-edge research at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine is valued by all members of our community, from faculty and staff to students and trainees. Here are some of the latest innovative studies authored by graduate students, postdocs, residents and clinical veterinarians across our campus!