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Research Offers Hope for Spinal Cord Injuries: How a Clinical Trial in Dogs May Help Human Patients
Dr. Jonathan Levine’s research on spinal cord injuries in dogs may one day help humans with similar injuries. The United States Department of Defense seems to think so, as they have funded a large-scale, three-year clinical trial of dogs with injuries resulting from intervertebral disc herniation. While humans with spinal cord injuries (SCIs) usually sustain […]
Honoring the Superheroes of the CVM at Annual Staff Awards Ceremony
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) held its annual Staff Awards Ceremony Thursday, July 17, honoring 11 dedicated staff members for their excellence and showing recognition for their many successes as “Superheroes of the CVM.” Dr. Mark Stickney, clinical associate professor at the CVM, or […]
Researcher Uncovers Multiple Influences in the Antibiotic Resistance Debate
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The issue of antibiotic resistance may have only recently become front-page news, but it has always been a concern of those focused on improving public health. Alexander Fleming, a recipient of the 1945 Nobel Prize in Medicine for his discovery of penicillin, warned during his acceptance speech for the award of […]
Criscitiello one of first to participate in Texas A&M–CAPES Collaborative Research Grant Program
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Dr. Michael Criscitiello, assistant professor in the Department of Veterinary Pathobiology in the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM), was one of six principal investigators at Texas A&M University who was awarded nearly $300,000 ($50,000 for each principal investigator) in research funding through the newly established Texas […]
Winter Wins National Research Award from the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine
COLLEGE STATION, TX – Dr. Randolph Winter, DVM, a veterinary resident at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) has been named one of two 2014 ACVIM Resident Research Award Winners by the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM) that are working on projects funded by the American Kennel Club […]
Dr. Sandee Hartsfield Retires from the College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
Dr. Sandee Hartsfield, head of the Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, retired June 20, 2014. He leaves a legacy of excellence in service, having been recognized with many awards during his time with the college, including the Texas A&M University Association of Former Students Distinguished Teaching Award on both the college and university levels. He was […]
Dr. Matt Miller Retires as Director of the Texas A&M Institute for Preclinical Studies
Dr. Matt Miller, Director of the Texas A&M Institute for Preclinical Studies (TIPS), retired on June 27, 2014. Dr. Miller plans to remain engaged in TIPS, as this will allow him the opportunity to continue his work as a PI on important contracts and grants. Dr. Miller has had a long and successful career at […]
Biomedical Sciences Holds New Student Conferences
With the fall 2014 semester just around the corner, students are arriving to attend the Biomedical Sciences (BIMS) new student conferences, bringing in a total of 865 enrolled students for the fall. This number is up by 114 students from last year. “When we run an orientation, we spend approximately eight hours with students, giving […]
CCOB Has First Audit by the Office of the Governor
On June 17, the Office of the Governor’s Compliance and Oversight Division met in College Station with the Center for Cell and Organ Biotechnology (CCOB) regarding the Emerging Technology Fund award and received a detailed update of the status of the project The CCOB was launched in August, 2013 with a public announcement by Governor […]
64th Annual James Steel Conference on Diseases in Nature Transmissible to Man
The 64th Annual James Steele Conference on Diseases in Nature Transmissible to Man (DIN) was held June 25-27, 2014 in Irving, Texas, and the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) was well represented. Dr. Eleanor M. Green, the Carl B. King Dean of Veterinary Medicine, presented the J.V. Irons Keynote Address, […]
