News Briefs
Texas A&M Center Secures Funding To Continue Tissue Chip Testing And Promotion
Following the completion of their first two years of comprehensive, independent testing of 11 tissue chips, researchers in the Tissue Chip Validation Center at Texas A&M University (TEX-VAL) have been successful in securing a competitive renewal award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The competitive, multi-million-dollar grant from the NIH’s National Center for Advancing […]
CVM Welcomes New Hospital Clinicians, PPO Staff Members
A lot of new faces have appeared at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) as departments welcomed new faculty and staff members over the past two months. Emma Warry has joined the Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences (VSCS) as a clinical associate professor of medical oncology. Warry obtained her […]
Texas A&M CVM’s Varner Inducted Into UK Equine Research Hall of Fame
Dickson Varner, a professor of equine theriogenology and the Pin Oak Stud Chair of Stallion Reproductive Studies in the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM), is one of three scientists who has been inducted into the University of Kentucky’s (UK) Equine Research Hall of Fame. Varner and fellow inductees Thomas Divers […]
Renowned Elephant Conservationist Visits CVM To Discuss Animal Tourism, Abuse
When world-renowned elephant conservationist Lek Chailert was a child, she witnessed animal abuse in her home country of Thailand, often stemming from animal-centered tourism. So, when she had the chance to do something about it, she did. In 1995, three years after she rescued her first elephant, she started Elephant Nature Park sanctuary in Chiang […]
Texas A&M CVM’s Fajt Recognized With Bovine Practitioner Excellence Award
Virginia Fajt, a clinical professor in the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences’ (CVM) Department of Veterinary Physiology & Pharmacology (VTPP), has been honored for her sustained excellence in education, research, and service to the field of bovine medicine with the 2018 American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP) Award of Excellence. Fajt […]
Texas A&M CVM Earns Second HEED Award For Commitment To Diversity
For the second consecutive year, the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) has been selected for the Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education. The CVM was one of 35 U.S. medical, dental, pharmacy, osteopathic, […]
Texas A&M Superfund Researcher Goes ‘There And Back Again’ For Hurricane Florence Sampling
When Hurricane Florence made landfall along the North Carolina coast last month and the floodwaters began to rise, researchers in the Texas A&M Superfund Research Center (TAMU SRC) knew what its residents were in store for. After all, the TAMU SRC was established in September 2017 through funding from the National Institute of Environmental Health […]
Ebola Outbreak In Conflict Zone Creates New Challenges For Aggie Responders
Texas A&M University has long been at the forefront of some of the world’s most pressing issues. But when two Aggies recently travelled to Africa to serve on the front line of one of the latest Ebola outbreak responses, they found themselves in a unique situation, even for seasoned emergency response and pandemic experts—dealing with […]
Texas A&M Researchers Create Tissue Chip ‘Blueprint’ In First NIH-Funded Study
Microphysiological systems (MPSs), or tissue chips, are a relatively new technology that have the potential to significantly impact the drug development process, as well as drug and chemical safety testing; however, adoption of these chips by industry and regulatory agencies has been slow due to a lack of confidence in the reliability and relevance of […]
In Brooke’s Own Words: My Summer Interning in Rural Communities
Veterinary student Brooke Kahlenbrink shares her summer experience exploring veterinary medicine in rural communities through the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences‘ Food Animal and Rural Practice Summer Internship Program. I grew up in Pearland, a large suburb of Houston. My family had a dog, but other than that I had very […]
