Population Health and Pathobiology

May 29, 2014

Malcolm Roberts Steps Down as Head of Population Health and Pathobiology to Return to the Faculty

Malcolm Roberts is stepping down as head of the Department of Population Health and Pathobiology at North Carolina State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine and returning to a fulltime faculty position. By any measure, Dr. Roberts has fashioned an impressive veterinary career since he earned a Bachelor of Veterinary Science degree with honors from the…

Mar 17, 2014

USDA Researcher to Head Population Health and Pathobiology at College of Veterinary Medicine

Dr. Paula Fedorka Cray, a leader in food safety research, has been appointed to head the Department of Population Health and Pathobiology at North Carolina State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine. The appointment by Dean Paul Lunn is effective May 30, 2014. Dr. Cray comes to NC State from the United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural…

May 29, 2013

House Finch Disease Helps Researchers Better Understand Spread of Contagious Human Diseases

The evolution of higher virulence during disease emergence has been predicted by theoretical models, but empirical studies of short-term virulence evolution following pathogen emergence remain rare...

Feb 7, 2013

NC State Poultry Health Management Expert Recipient of National Research Award

The U.S. Poultry Foundation Research Advisory Committee selected Dr. Guy for the prestigious annual award based on his "exceptional work" on infectious proventriculitis of broilers, a disease which...

Sep 19, 2012

CVM Research Finds Antibiotic-Resistant Pathogens Persist in Antibiotic-Free Pigs

Researchers from North Carolina State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine have found identical strains of antibiotic-resistant Campylobacter Coli (C. coli) in both antibiotic-free (ABF) and conventionally raised pigs. This finding may indicate that these antibiotic-resistant pathogens can persist and thrive in the environment, regardless of antimicrobial usage by pork producers. Dr. Siddhartha Thakur, an assistant professor in…

Aug 30, 2012

College of Veterinary Medicine Scientist Receives Award for Career Excellence in Poultry Research

David H. Ley, professor of poultry health management at the NC State University College of Veterinary Medicine, is the recipient of the Phibro Animal Health Excellence in Poultry Research Award for 2012 presented by the American Association of Avian Pathologists (AAAP). Sponsored by the Phibro Animal Health Corporation, this honor recognizes “sustained excellence in research…

Jan 24, 2012

NC State University College of Veterinary Medicine Joins FDA in Study of Salmonella in dogs, cats

Researchers at North Carolina State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine have joined forces with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to study the prevalence of Salmonella infections in pet dogs and cats. Dr. Siddhartha Thakur, assistant professor in the Department of Population Health and Pathobiology and a member of the Center for Comparative Medicine…