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Oct 30, 2019

Tumors Turn Gut ‘Brain Cells’ Into Tumor Growth Promoters

The work demonstrates enteric glial cells’ importance in the tumor microenvironment and could lead to new targets for the treatment of colon cancer...
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Oct 30, 2019

News and Updates, October 2019

Faculty and Staff Elizabeth Lucas receives a Brain & Behavior Research Foundation Young Investigator Grant for a study on why women experience more fear-based psychiatric conditions than men. ow.ly/THEK50wVosS Lauren Schnabel named co-associate director of the Functional Tissue Engineering Program at the Comparative Medicine Institute. ow.ly/V8YL50wTlfL Vet techs are key to helping underserved rural areas,…
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Oct 30, 2019

October 2019 Research Roundup

A look at some of the latest published research studies coming from the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine this month … A Potential Model to Study Human Asthma Severe equine asthma syndrome shares several features with various phenotypes of human asthma, suggesting that it can serve as an animal model for better understanding of…
Kayda Petersen, Surf City K-9 patrol

Oct 28, 2019

Helping Kayda Catch the Bad Guys Again

Kayda Petersen is a valued member of the police department in Surf City, N.C. She proudly displays her police badge just below her throat, where it shines brightly from her collar. Kayda is part of the two-member Surf City K-9 patrol — she’s the canine member. The human member is also her owner, Cpl. Eric Petersen.…
Man and woman faces profiles with brains, concept of difference

Oct 28, 2019

Fear Factor: Study to Explore What Drives Differences Between Men and Women

The NC State College of Veterinary Medicine’s Elizabeth Lucas has received a young scientist grant for a pioneering study on the science behind why women experience far more fear-based psychiatric conditions than men. Lucas, an assistant professor of neurology in the Department of Molecular Biomedical Sciences, is one of 200 international researchers receiving a 2019…
Cindy Stubbs, CVM Class of 1995

Oct 18, 2019

CVM Alum Conjures Frightfully Good Support

When the days grow shorter and summer becomes a memory, October nights bring a chill wind from the north, and sometimes mysterious things can happen by the light of the harvest moon.  Some of these mysterious things happen at Firefly Farm in Hillsborough. It seems that someone there has found a way to pluck a…
Hannah Sather visits a poultry market in Ethiopia as part of her global health certificate summer research project.

Oct 16, 2019

Summers Spent on the Frontlines of Global Health

Five new research projects from NC State College of Veterinary Medicine students address some of today’s most pressing global health challenges. They also provide substantive hope for a healthier tomorrow. The international research, a requirement to earn a CVM certificate in global health, focuses on topics as varied as tuberculosis transmission in South Africa and…
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Oct 14, 2019

Continuing a Legacy of Education

The Rebecca C. Robbins Scholarship Endowment is given to students with a strong interest in research who are pursuing a degree in veterinary medicine with an emphasis in swine medicine...
Chandler and Chelsea Drumgoole are the first twins to enroll in the same CVM class

Oct 14, 2019

Class of 2023: Two of a Kind

The Drumgooles are the first set of twins to enroll in the CVM at the same time. You get the strongest sense of how close they are when they talk about their shared passion for animals and veterinary medicine, a path that had been on their minds since they were children...

Oct 10, 2019

A Breakthrough in Understanding Canine Itch

A new study from the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine is the first to pinpoint the intricate pathway mechanisms of itch in dogs, information vital to developing targeted treatments for common and chronic canine skin disorders. The research describes the expression of itch-signaling somatostatin and other major itch-associated neuropeptides and receptors in canine neurons.…