Department of Molecular Biomedical Sciences

Jan 4, 2024

Developmental Biologist Becomes Head of NC State Veterinary Medicine’s Department of Molecular Biomedical Sciences

Dr. Michele Battle, formerly a professor in the Department of Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy at the Medical College of Wisconsin, is the new leader of the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine’s Department of Molecular Biological Sciences.

Archer Seaman was the first cat enrolled in the study in April 2021.

Dec 21, 2023

Veterinary Medicine Milestones: A Year of Research Breakthroughs

With work that advanced our understanding of dementia, microbiomes and protecting lungs from COVID-19, internationally recognized interdisciplinary research teams at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine continued making great strides in improving animal and human health throughout 2023.

Dec 12, 2023

NC State’s Adler Elected Fellow at National Academy of Inventors

Dr. Kenneth Adler, professor of cell biology in the College of Veterinary Medicine’s Department of Molecular Biomedical Sciences, has been elected to the rank of fellow at the National Academy of Inventors. Adler, one of the world’s foremost researchers in the field of airway disease, is a top-ranked biomedical scientist who has spent decades investigating…

An anesthesiologist dressed in green scrubs works to intubate a brown horse as two students assist her.

Dec 5, 2023

‘My Favorite Part of NC State’s Curriculum’: Selectives Set Up CVM Students For Excellence

During a two-week mini-term after final exams, the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine’s students explore their interests within animal medicine through hands-on, specialized classes.

Dr. Kelly Meiklejohn, a female scientist with curly hair pulled back in a ponytail, examines a vial in a lab.

Nov 7, 2023

NC State Researchers Create First Genetic Database of North Carolina Black Bears

Through genotyping, the interdisciplinary team provides the ‘bear’ necessities for officials to identify animals involved in law enforcement investigations and help manage wild black bear populations.

Three piglets look into the camera from below, their faces upturned.

Oct 10, 2023

NC State Researchers Partner with USDA to Combat Deadly Virus Affecting Pigs Nationwide

By studying the role unclean vehicles might have in transmitting a swine coronavirus, researchers help boost North Carolina’s food animal industry and support federal agencies in fighting other devastating diseases.

Callahan is an associate professor of microbiomes and complex microbial communities, which is one of those 20 interdisciplinary clusters

Oct 5, 2023

Making Magic: How Hiring a Scientist With Expertise Outside Vet Med was Essential to Cat Gallbladder Discovery

'One of the key goals was to place someone like Ben in an environment where he could collaborate with clinicians. He is not in a silo somewhere else, and having the disciplines together like this creates magic.'

Beagle dog jumping and running with a toy in a outdoor towards the camera

May 17, 2023

Research Roundup NC State Veterinary Medicine, May 2023

Looking for Symptoms of Dangerous Brain Bleeding Cases in Dogs Christian Woelfel, Christopher Mariani, Michael Nolan, Erin Keenihan, Sophia Topulos, Peter Early, Karen Muñana, Sarah Musulin, Natasha Olby Pituitary apoplexy is a clinical syndrome in humans that can occur when there’s a blockage in blood flow or bleeding in the pituitary gland, located at the…

Shanna Rayburn, center, won the Linda Manning Memorial Award for Veterinary Technicians

Apr 28, 2023

College of Veterinary Medicine Bestows Honors, Celebrates Award Winners

The NC State College of Veterinary Medicine community gathered Thursday for festivities to honor faculty and staff members, including those who have won awards throughout the academic year, and to bestow the college’s own awards.

Jan 26, 2023

NC State Veterinary Medicine Research Roundup, January 2023

The New Year is off to an exciting start for the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine! From advancing equine stem cell research to protecting sheltered kittens from deadly pathogens, our researchers are making advances in animal and human health. Here’s a sample.