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Enterococcus Co-Infection Makes Colibacillosis Deadlier in Poultry, NC State Study Finds

Grayson Walker

Grayson Walker, center, finished his Ph.D. in 2022 with extraordinary mentorship from Dr. Luke Borst and Mitsu Suyemoto.

Apr 30, 2024

Class of 2024: Always Asking Why Leads to a Destiny in Disease Research

A first-person essay by Grayson Walker, a native of Collettsville, North Carolina, who received his Ph.D. in 2022 as part of a dual DVM/Ph.D. program at NC State. After Oath and Hooding, he will be a veterinary medical officer at the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Salmonella sample in petri dish

Sep 7, 2021

Researchers Sequence Genome of Drug-Resistant Salmonella Enteritidis Strain That Can Sicken Poultry

Characterizing the strain will aid public health agencies in tracing outbreaks and preventing exposures.
Grayson Walker

Apr 13, 2021

Walker Awarded Coveted USDA Fellowship

Grayson Walker is the second CVM student in the past two years to be awarded the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility NBAF Scientist Training Program fellowship.
Chicken

Nov 11, 2020

Enterococcus Co-Infection Makes Colibacillosis Deadlier in Poultry, NC State Study Finds

Avian colibacillosis can cause septicemia, organ failure and death. The infection is estimated to cost the U.S. poultry industry millions of dollars a year in losses.