News Stories
Texas A&M Professor Works with NIH-Supported Scientists to Elicit Broadly Neutralizing HIV Antibodies
A team of scientists including Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) associate professor of immunology Dr. Michael Criscitiello have achieved a significant step forward in HIV research, eliciting broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs) to the virus by immunizing calves. The National Institutes of Health (NIH)-supported scientists reported the findings in a paper […]
Through the Fire and the Flood–The Texas A&M VET Serves Texas Communities
Early June 2016 brought devastating floods and tornadoes to southeast Texas. In emergency situations such as these, it is important to have safe and efficient evacuation plans prepared for our communities, including our family pets and livestock. Just like people, animals need care and shelter when a disaster strikes, and the Veterinary Emergency Team (VET) […]
It’s Safe to Say–Impact Begins at Discovery
Discovery and the unexpected—these are recurring themes in the research career of Dr. Stephen Safe, a distinguished professor at the College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM). Trained as a chemist, Safe eventually found himself studying toxicology and examining the biochemical mechanisms of cancer with the hopes of developing effective drug treatments. Safe […]
Strengthening Foal Immune Systems, Preventing Pneumonia
Dr. Noah Cohen, professor and associate department head for research and graduate studies in the Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM), is leading the search for an effective strategy to prevent diseases caused by Rhodococcus equi (R. equi), a bacterium that commonly causes […]
Cattle Feeders Hall of Fame Honors West Texas A&M University’s Dr. Dee Griffin
Dr. Dee Griffin, DVM and director of the West Texas A&M University Texas Veterinary Medical Center (TVMC), was selected as this year’s honoree at the Cattle Feeders Hall of Fame and as the recipient of this year’s Industry Leadership Award, presented to a veterinarian for decades of passionate service to the beef industry. “Dr. Griffin […]
CVM Professor Ramadoss Selected as Montague-Center for Teaching Excellence Scholar
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Jayanth Ramadoss, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology (VTPP) at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM), was named a 2017-18 Montague-Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE) Scholar. The award has been given annually since 1991 to one tenure-track faculty member from each […]
Texas A&M Professor Andersson Elected Into Prestigious American Philosophical Society
Leif Andersson, professor of animal genomics in the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences and professor in functional genomics at Uppsala University in Sweden, is one of 32 to be elected a member of the American Philosophical Society this year. Andersson will be officially welcomed as an international member in biological sciences […]
The Tiny World Inside Your Pet
The word “ecosystem” often evokes images of vast terrain and large expanses of wilderness, often at the continental or planetary scale. But, ecosystems aren’t always so massive. In fact, people, dogs, cats, and all other animals harbor tiny ecosystems within their guts and on their skin. This tiny world made up of microbes and metabolites […]
Dr. Katrin Hinrichs–Setting the Standard in Assisted Equine Reproduction
Dr. Katrin Hinrichs, professor and Patsy Link Chair of Mare Reproductive Studies at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM), grew up riding horses as a hobby. As an adult, she is internationally recognized for her research in equine reproductive physiology and for overseeing one of the few labs in the […]
A Cowboy and a Researcher-The Adventures of Dr. Dickson Varner
It’s not immediately apparent from his calm demeanor, but Dr. Dickson Varner is fearless. Not only is he is an avid horseman, but he regularly participates in mountain man challenges. As a certified American Mountain Man, Varner heads to the Rocky Mountains each year to live in remote areas for about a month, outfitted in […]
