Texas A&M Researchers Play Key Role In National Animal COVID-19 Research
Nine Texas A&M University researchers made key contributions to the first national-scale COVID-19 animal surveillance study that analyzed companion animal COVID-19 data from across the United States. The study was led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and aimed to characterize the clinical and epidemiological features of COVID-19 in companion animals. The […]
Texas A&M, Carnegie Mellon Researchers Test Air Pollution In East Palestine, Confirm EPA’s Findings But Identify Future Needs For Continued Sampling
Additional data was released by the Texas A&M Superfund Center on March 9 and is available on Twitter. Independent data collection by the Texas A&M Superfund Research Center and Carnegie Mellon University has corroborated the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) findings on air quality in East Palestine, Ohio. Researchers from the two universities, both partners in […]
Next-Generation Care: $20M Gift To Support Construction Of New Small Animal Teaching And Research Hospital
Inspired by their love of animals and passion for Aggieland, Linda and Dennis Clark ’68 ’71 have pledged a $20 million lead gift through the Texas A&M Foundation to support construction of a new Next-Generation Small Animal Teaching & Research Hospital at Texas A&M University. The cutting-edge facility will replace the current Small Animal Teaching […]
Texas A&M Students Host Inaugural Veterinary Education Day
A group of Texas A&M Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) students recently hosted the school’s first Veterinary Education Day, a high-energy, education-driven event during which approximately 200 elementary-aged children from underrepresented populations in Bryan-College Station (BCS) experienced hands-on learning opportunities and explored the field of veterinary medicine. Organized and hosted by VMBS Doctor of […]
Exercise Has A Direct Role In Fighting Breast Cancer, Finds Texas A&M Study
While it is generally accepted that exercise can benefit a person’s overall health, a recently published paper has found a direct link between muscle contraction and a reduction in breast cancer. In the paper, published in the journal Frontiers in Physiology, a team of Texas A&M researchers concludes that a currently unspecified factor released during […]
VMBS Technician Appointed To TVMA Board Of Directors As Only LVT Representative
Mandy Zachgo, a licensed veterinary technician supervisor in the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, was recently appointed to the Texas Veterinary Medical Association’s (TVMA) Board of Directors as the representative for licensed veterinary technicians (LVTs). The TVMA Board of Directors includes 26 Doctors of Veterinary Medicine (DVMs) who represent 19 districts […]
Texas A&M Veterinarians Diagnose, Repair Rare Condition In DVM Student’s Yorkshire Terrier
Danielle and Axel Villa’s relationship began with love at first sight. Danielle was visiting a park in her hometown of San Antonio that was hosting an expo for dogs. When she came across a litter of 10 Yorkshire Terrier puppies, the runt of the litter caught her eye. She noticed he was alone in a […]
Texas A&M Postdoc Receives NIH Grant For Toxicology Research
Dr. Meichen Wang, a postdoctoral trainee in Texas A&M University’s Interdisciplinary Faculty of Toxicology, has been awarded a nearly $1 million career development grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Wang’s grant, an NIH Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00), will provide support for her work […]
Dachshund Recovers From Herniated Disc Following New, Non-Surgical Treatment
When Oscar, a 5-year-old Dachshund, developed partial paralysis from a herniated disc, he became the first dog to experience a new, non-surgical treatment option through a veterinary clinical trial at the Texas A&M Small Animal Teaching Hospital (SATH). Herniated discs are common in short-legged breeds like Dachshunds and can cause rapid onset of paralysis. “It […]
Texas A&M Researchers To Further Develop Unique Cancer Drug With $2.3M NIH Grant
Preliminary data indicate that the compounds developed in the laboratory of Dr. Stephen Safe both kill tumors and rejuvenate the immune system, which becomes exhausted as it responds to cancer. A team of Texas A&M University researchers has received a $2.3-millon grant from the National Institutes of Health to further explore a unique immunotherapy that […]
