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Texas A&M’s Bazer Receives Honorary Degree
Dr. Fuller Bazer, interim head of the veterinary pathobiology department of the Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, has been awarded an honorary Doctor of Science degree by the University of Florida, the institution where he began his illustrious research and teaching career. Bazer received this honorary PhD at the fall […]
Sigma Xi Honors Phillips
On November 13, 2009, Dr. Timothy Phillips of the Texas A&M University (TAMU) College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, had the distinct honor of delivering the Walston Chubb Award Lecture at international research society Sigma Xi’s annual meeting at The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel. Phillips was invited to deliver the lecture as the recipient […]
Texas A&M and Georgia Collaborate for Good
On December 28, 2009 the fightin’ Texas Aggie football team will face the University of Georgia in a fierce competition at the annual Independence Bowl. However, off the playing field, the universities have collaborated as one team in an effort to save animal lives. This past October, Dr. David Nelson, chief of emergency and critical […]
Dr. Barbara Gastel to receive McGovern Science and Society Award
Dr. Barbara Gastel, professor in the Veterinary Integrative Biosciences department at the Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, has been selected as the recipient of the 2010 John P. McGovern Science and Society Award. Instituted by the international research society Sigma Xi, the award is named after John P. McGovern (1921-2007), […]
Altering the architecture of malignant cells may slow spread of cancer
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Cancer may spread throughout the human body when malignant cells travel in the blood stream. But it may be possible to slow or even stop those cells from spreading by altering their structure, according to a recent investigation led by a Texas A&M University researcher. The team – assembled by Gonzalo […]
Dr. William J. Murphy wins JoAnn Treat Research Excellence Award
COLLEGE STATION, TX – Dr. William J. Murphy, associate professor in the Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences of the Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, is this year’s recipient of the JoAnn Treat Research Excellence Award. Established by The Board of Trustees of the Texas A&M Research Foundation, the award is […]
Not your typical guest lecturers: Physiology class learns about elephant behavior firsthand
COLLEGE STATION, TX – Texas A&M University was proud to welcome Gene and Chris to campus on Tuesday, November 24th. Gene and Chris are not the typical guests that would be welcomed to campus; they are beautiful female elephants that eat roughly 200 pounds a day. They spent the morning happily eating hay and bamboo […]
Dr. Jianrong Li made the cover of this month’s issue of the prestigious scientific journal Nature Neuroscience
COLLEGE STATION, TX – A collaborative study in which Dr. Jianrong Li of the Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) was one of the contributing authors has made the cover of this month’s issue of the prestigious scientific journal Nature Neuroscience. The study’s main finding is the identification of a […]
Aggie awarded grant for Angelman syndrome research
COLLEGE STATION, TX – Dr. Scott Dindot, assistant professor in the Veterinary Pathobiology department at the Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine Biomedical Sciences (CVM) has been awarded a research grant totaling about $100,000 for Angelman syndrome (AS) research. AS is a moderately rare disorder, affecting 1 in 12,000 individuals in the United […]
Researchers Sequence Horse Genome
COLLEGE STATION, TX – A group of international scientists – including three researchers from Texas A&M University – have completed for the first time the genome sequence of the horse, which may open doors for improved breeding, disease treatment and even enhanced performance traits. Dr. Loren Skow (left), Dr. Terje Raudsepp and Dr. Bhanu Chowdhary […]
