Jody Gookin

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.'

Mar 2, 2021

Kittens Could Hold Key to Understanding Deadly Diarrheal Disease in Children

New research findings point to kittens as a potentially invaluable model for further exploration of atypical enteropathic Escherichia coli to inform treatment approaches for both humans and felines.

Aug 20, 2020

Annable Scholarship Supports Student Driven to Serve

Elisa Meier’s determination to hold down student debt and her passion for community service made her a natural fit for the Annable Scholarship.

Jul 28, 2020

Gut Microbiome Study Could Guide New Canine Epilepsy Treatments

Neurology professor Karen Muñana is leading a new three-year study into canine epilepsy, the most common neurological condition in dogs, but one of the least understood.

Oct 10, 2019

CVM Study Reveals a Key Way Your Gut Battles Infections

NC State College of Veterinary Medicine researchers have uncovered a new defense mechanism used by the gut against the parasite Cryptosporidium parvum, one of the leading causes of childhood diarrhea in developing countries. In the study, which used a pig model, the researchers found that at the peak of Cryptosporidium infections, epithelial cells lining the surface…

Apr 5, 2018

NC State CVM Awarded 3 Winn Feline Foundation Research Grants

The CVM took home three of the 14 grants awarded...

Jul 25, 2017

July CVM Research Roundup

A look at some of the newest published studies coming out of the CVM...

Jun 21, 2017

Gookin Awarded Feline Health Research Grant

Gookin’s study is one of just 11 research projects worldwide to receive the latest research grant awards from the Winn Feline Foundation...

Dec 14, 2016

Two NC State Researchers Awarded National Grants to Study Canine Health

Two of nine grants from the Morris Animal Foundation funding research to improve canine health have been awarded to faculty members from...

Jul 19, 2016

Gookin Named FluoroScience Distinguished Professor in Veterinary Scholars Research Education

Gookin is nationally recognized for her expertise in gastroenterology with a special emphasis on infectious causes of feline diarrheal disease...