Department of Population Health and Pathobiology

Dr. Sue Tonkonogy sits at her desk in her office. On the desk, next to her, her microbiology textbook stands on its end.

Mar 21, 2024

‘We Did It, and You Can, Too,’ Dr. Susan Tonkonogy Encourages Women in STEM

Dr. Susan Tonkonogy, the longest-tenured active faculty member at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine, has seen both the college and the immunology field’s support of female scientists grow during her five-decade career.

Mar 15, 2024

What is avian influenza and what does it mean for you, farmers and backyard flocks?

The poultry industry makes up the single-largest share of farm cash receipts in North Carolina, equating to a $34 billion economic impact annually. But a small virus can quickly take a massive chunk out of that. Nine commercial poultry farms were infected by a strand of highly pathogenic avian influenza two years ago, resulting in…

Feb 27, 2024

Research Roundup NC State Veterinary Medicine, February 2024

Reviewing Medication Safety and Effectiveness in Early Parkinson’s Disease Seppänen P, Forsberg MM, Tiihonen M, Laitinen H, Beal S, Dorman DC. Parkinson’s disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder. The condition can place a lot of strain on the body over time and can make some people more vulnerable to serious infections. Early management of the…

Feb 20, 2024

Cruse, Machado chosen as University Faculty Scholars for 2024

Dr. Glenn Cruse, a mast cell biologist, and Dr. Gustavo Machado, an infectious disease modeler, of the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine were among the NC State University faculty members honored.

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 21, 2023

CVM Adjunct Professor, a World-Renowned Virologist, Receives Honorary NC State Degree

Dr. Amadou Sall, director of the Pasteur Institute in Dakar, Senegal, has deep ties to NC State. Most recently, Sall was lauded for leading the institute to be a top research facility to help formulate Africa’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

A flock of domestic turkeys gather in a field

Nov 21, 2023

Talking Turkey: How a Vaccine In Development at NC State Could Protect Turkeys from a Fast-Spreading Fatal Illness

Supported by a large grant from the USDA, an interdisciplinary team is researching a novel vaccine that could protect turkeys against a deadly disease while boosting their gut health against other illnesses.

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.'