September 05, 2012
AVMA acknowledged Dr. Leon Russell at the annual meeting in
early August for receiving honorary membership in the World
Veterinary Association. The WVA recognized Dr. Russell "for
contributing to the WVA as past councilor and resident and for
promoting increased WVA participation with other international
organizations."
Congratulations, Dr. Russell.
R... (Read More)
July 16, 2012
The CVM recently announced the Fall 2012 Merit Fellows, and the
Epi faculty and students are thrilled to welcome two of the three
award recipients to our group! Dr. Miranda Bertram and
Rachel Curtis will both conduct PhD studies in Dr. Sarah Hamer's
lab. Miranda and Rachel will develop research questions
related to the ecology and epidemiol... (Read More)
May 16, 2012
Salmonella infection, or salmonellosis is a major public health
burden that carries a significant economic price tag. Recent news
stories about outbreaks of salmonellosis have led to detrimental
effects on impacted industries. Historically, pigs and the
consumption of salmonella contaminated pork have been a major
source for the transmission of this disease to hu... (Read More)
April 03, 2012
Congratulations
to Dr. Renata Ivanek for receiving the College of Veterinary
Medicine and Biomedical Sciences 'Outstanding Young Faculty
Research Award' at the Honors Convocation. Dr. Ivanek was
selected for this award to honor her productive research program
since joining the VIBS department three years ago. We look
forward to her continued success ... (Read More)
March 27, 2012
Dr.
Sarah Hamer, formerly of the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife
at Michigan State University, recently joined the Department of
Veterinary Integrative Biosciences at the Texas A&M University
College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (CVM) as an
Assistant Professor of Epidemiology.
Hamer completed a PhD in 2010 from Michigan State Univers... (Read More)
May 06, 2011
Assistant Professor at Texas A&M University College of
Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Dr. Renata
Ivanek-Miojevic, is hosting a seminar series for the college. The
seminars involve world renowned epidemiologists visiting their
fellow epi colleagues in College Station, TX. Thus far for the
spring 2011 semester, the series has hosted Dr. Olaf Ber... (Read More)