Department of Molecular Biomedical Sciences

Apr 27, 2016

Papich Awarded Burroughs Wellcome Fund Professorship in Veterinary Pharmacology

During his long career at NC State, Dr. Papich has received numerous teaching awards, including twice being named Teacher of the Year...

CVM researcher Chris McGahan and grad student look over data in their lab

Apr 10, 2016

Chris McGahan Named as Member of New Research Leadership Academy

The newly created academy will promote a culture of research leadership at NC State and operate as the faculty-driven epicenter for the development and implementation of...

Mar 7, 2016

Fishing for Insights on Human Health

In the most recent issue of Nature Genetics, a group of researchers has announced the sequencing of the spotted gar’s genome. They are hopeful that this genome will give us insight into human evolution and human health...

Curious calf at the dairy farm off Lake Wheeler Road.

Jan 18, 2016

CALS & CVM Partner on Animal Agriculture Research

The separate investigations into the production health of swine, cattle, and poultry will involve nine faculty members from the College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) and four from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS). This is the second year of...

Dr. Matthew Breen works with students in his lab

Dec 21, 2015

Advances in Comparative Oncology

The journal Nature Medicine published a feature article on the comparative oncologist’s current activities on Dec. 8—exactly 10 years to the day from when the journal Nature published the paper documenting the detailed analysis of...

Dec 16, 2015

News and Updates, December 2015

Highlights cover key events; faculty, staff, and student accomplishments; and other CVM news...

Researcher with building in the background.

Oct 14, 2015

College of Veterinary Medicine Welcomes Dr. Belinda Akpa

Dr. Akpa uses computational approaches to understand relationships between activity on the molecular level and related results...

Sep 11, 2015

Spheroid Stem Cell Production Sows Hope for IPF Treatment

Instead of attempting to isolate and sort individual lung stem cells or genetically convert other types of cells into lung stem cells, Cheng used a multicellular spheroid method to harvest and grow them. A spheroid is a three-dimensional cellular structure that has...

Dr. Matthew Breen works with students in his lab in the research building at the College of Veterinary Medicine

Sep 8, 2015

A Researcher’s Best Friend: Dogs May Unlock Cancer’s Secrets

“Usually in the first few minutes of one of my talks somebody will raise their hand and say, ‘I’m sorry, but you’re saying that dogs get cancer?’, “says Dr. Breen...

Jun 29, 2015

NC State Researcher Finds MARCKS Protein May Help Protect Brain Cells from Age Damage

Your brain doesn’t just sit in your skull like play-doh in its plastic case. It’s surrounded and cushioned by CSF, a clear, colorless fluid produced in the brain that...