VMBS, VERO Bring Home Awards From Annual Research Conference
Student and faculty researchers from the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) presented their work, brought home awards, and networked with fellow researchers at the 105th Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases (CRWAD). Thirty-eight VMBS representatives shared their research with an audience of nearly 600 scientists from around the world […]
Texas A&M Graduate Student Combines Patient Advocacy And Breast Cancer Research
Doctoral student Hannah Carter finds motivation from her family history of breast cancer and other survivors as she explores treatment options for one of the nation’s most common — and deadly — diseases. For doctoral student Hannah Carter, research is never just about science for the sake of new knowledge — there’s always a personal […]
Texas A&M Researchers Investigate Equine Cushing’s Disease’s Impact On Reproduction
Researchers at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) are studying how a disease called pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID) — also known as equine Cushing’s disease — can affect reproduction in mares. Horses with PPID are typically older and can develop a wide variety of symptoms; some of the most […]
Aggie Veterinarian Discovers Passion For Research, Studies Antibiotic Use In Food Animals
As a doctoral student, Dr. Ashlyn Holbert ’22 is finding new ways to battle antimicrobial resistance (AMR), one of the greatest challenges in both veterinary and human healthcare worldwide. Holbert developed a passion for veterinary medicine from young age, working on her Aggie family’s ranch in east Texas and through her exposure to a wide […]
Texas A&M Superfund Research Center Trains Graduate Students in Community-Engaged Research, Helps Houston Communities Understand Science
The Texas A&M Superfund Research Center, housed in the College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS), recently organized two trainee development events in Houston promoting environmental and human health. The two events — part of the Trainees in Action in Communities (TrAC) series — created valuable opportunities for graduate students and postdoctoral researchers to […]
Graduate Student Earns First Doctorate in VMBS, WT Collaboration
The first West Texas A&M University (WT) student to complete his dissertation work with the Texas A&M Veterinary Education, Research, & Outreach (VERO) program is graduating with a doctorate this weekend. Daniel Young, a Pendleton, Indiana, native, officially will be granted his Ph.D. in agriculture after successfully defending a dissertation that involved work in both […]
Prescribing Smiles: Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program Helps Texas A&M Former Student Pursue Dreams
At every step of his journey to success, Tony Phan ‘22 has demonstrated the Aggie core value of Selfless Service. Choosing to become a doctor is a noble pursuit, but it’s no easy journey. It takes years of study and practice, as well as a bit of luck — each year, less than half of […]
Texas A&M VERO Student Tackles Bovine Respiratory Disease In Beef Cattle
Bovine Respiratory Disease (BRD) is the most economically important disease of beef cattle in the United States, costing the industry around $1 billion each year in production loss and treatment costs. Affecting both calves and adult cattle, BRD can be difficult to detect and treat before it impacts other cattle in a herd. Faculty, staff, […]
VMBS Doctoral Student Awarded For Research On Male Fertility
Pierre Ferrer, a Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) doctoral student, has been recognized with the American Society of Andrology’s 2023 Lonnie D. Russell Merit Award for his research on male fertility. The Andrology Society of America in a top international scientific society supporting both medical and basic research on the […]
Texas A&M Veterinary Student Taking Poultry Medicine To A New Degree
As both a Texas A&M Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) and poultry science Ph.D. candidate, Nikolas Faust is on a mission to improve poultry health and welfare while also feeding the world. Like most students who dream of becoming a veterinarian, Faust intended to start his DVM upon his undergraduate graduation. However, when his initial […]
