CVMBS Graduate Student Prepares For Future In Exotic Animal Medicine
As a self-described thrill-seeker, future wildlife and exotic animal veterinarian Austin Warren looks forward to the day he can work up close and personal with animals that many other people may find frightening. “I’m not scared of many animals; I enjoy the excitement of seeing wild animals in person,” the Lewisville native said. “I remember […]
Texas A&M Graduate Student Combines Science, Style, Education In Lifestyle Blog
Allie Folcik, a fourth-year Ph.D. student in the toxicology program at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVMBS), has had an interest in science for as long as she can remember, recalling that she was “dead-set” on becoming an astronaut from an early age. Although her interests have since skewed to […]
Criscitiello Appointed CVMBS Research, Graduate Studies Associate Dean
Dr. Michael Criscitiello, a comparative immunologist and professor in the Department of Veterinary Pathobiology (VTPB), has been appointed associate dean for Research & Graduate Studies at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVMBS). Criscitiello, who previously served as the assistant dean for Research & Graduate Studies, has been a CVMBS faculty […]
CVMBS Student Named Among Four Prestigious USDA Fellowship Recipients
Colette Nickodem, a second-year Ph.D. student in biomedical sciences at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVMBS), is a recipient of the first United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) Graduate Student Food Safety Fellowship. The fellowship, established […]
CVMBS Postdocs Earn Campus-Wide Poster Presentation Awards
Two postdoctoral researchers from the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVMBS) earned “Outstanding Poster Presentation” awards at the fourth annual Texas A&M Postdoctoral Research Symposium this fall. Rebecca Legere, Ph.D., and Meichen Wang, Ph.D., took home first and third place, respectively, in the campus-wide virtual competition on Sept. 23. The symposium […]
CVM Postdoctoral Researchers Receive AFS Distinguished Graduate Student Awards
Two postdoctoral research associates at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) have been recognized with 2020 Distinguished Graduate Student Awards from the Association of Former Students (AFS). Dr. Keshav Karki, from Dr. Stephen Safe’s Molecular & Cellular Oncology Laboratory, and Dr. Alyssa Meyers, from the Sarah A. Hamer Laboratory, received […]
Finding Meaning In Mentorship
Dr. Dana Gaddy has been blessed with the support of many, so now she’s paying it forward by using the lessons she’s learned to build relationships with her own students. Dr. Dana Gaddy’s mentor Joanne Richards once told her, “People are like plants. You just need to give them a bit of water and let […]
CVM Faculty Recognized With AFS Distinguished Achievement Awards
Five faculty members at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) have been honored with this year’s Distinguished Achievement Awards from the Association of Former Students (AFS). The university-level AFS awards are presented each year to faculty and staff who exhibit the highest standards of excellence at Texas A&M. This year, […]
CVM Toxicology Alumna Selected For AFS Distinguished Graduate Student Award
Lauren Lewis, Ph.D., a doctoral graduate from the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) and Interdisciplinary Faculty of Toxicology (IFT), was selected to receive the 2020 Texas A&M Association of Former Students’ (AFS) Distinguished Graduate Student Award in the category of Excellence in Research. Every year, the AFS selects a group […]
CVM Graduate Students To Lead By Example In Now-Virtual Society Of Toxicology Annual Meeting, Texas Edition
While many scientific meetings across the country are being cancelled, this Saturday (April 4, 2020), a large Texas cohort of toxicology faculty and trainees will be utilizing an online format to replace some of the events that were scheduled for March in Anaheim, California, as part of the Society of Toxicology (SOT) Annual Meeting. The […]
