CVM Doctoral Programs Strive To Enhance Diversity In Biomedical Sciences
Two graduate programs housed within the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) will take part in the new campus-wide Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity (IMSD) to increase recruitment and retention of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) students from underrepresented populations. The initiative, created to enhance diversity in biomedical sciences, is supported by […]
Finding the Fusion of Art and Science
Alex Golden, a December graduate from the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences’ (CVM) biomedical sciences (BIMS) master’s program, has always wanted to be a doctor. While growing up in New Jersey, Golden developed a love for dance, theater, and the arts, and so he decided to combine all of his passions […]
CVM Graduate Students Compete in 3MT Final Competition
Two graduate students from the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) placed as finalists in the unique and fast-paced Texas A&M University Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition. This competition, hosted by the Texas A&M Office of Graduate and Professional Studies (OGAPS), challenges students to present their thesis and research discoveries in […]
CVM Brings Home Top Awards from Annual Pathology Meeting
Students and residents from the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) won several awards at the American College of Veterinary Pathologists (ACVP) and American Society for Veterinary Clinical Pathology (ASVCP) 2019 annual meeting. The meeting, which took place in San Antonio on Nov. 9-13, celebrated 70 years of the ACVP setting […]
CVM Researcher Presents New Findings on the Gut Microbiome’s Interactions with GI Diseases
A study from the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) offers new insight on how the gut bacteria of dogs interact with a healthy vs. unhealthy GI tract, which could contribute to the development of new therapies for GI diseases in both dogs and humans. In a study published on Oct. […]
CVM Graduate Student Earns SMART Scholarship from US Department of Defense
Krisa Camargo, a graduate research assistant in the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences’ (CVM) Interdisciplinary Faculty of Toxicology (IFT) program, has been awarded a Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship from the United States Department of Defense (DoD). The scholarship will cover Camargo’s tuition, textbooks, health insurance, and an […]
CVM Ph.D. Student, Alumnus Establish Arab Toxicologists Association
Texas A&M University’s College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) Ph.D. student Hadil Al Muhisen and former student Dr. Ziad Naufal were instrumental in establishing the Arab Toxicologists Association (ATA) within the Society of Toxicology (SOT), the international professional toxicology organization, in spring 2019. Founded in 1961, the SOT consists of scientists from academic […]
CVM Doctoral Student Earns Prestigious NIH Grant
Raine Lunde-Young, a doctoral student in the Ramadoss research group at Texas A&M University’s College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM), has been awarded a prestigious F31 predoctoral grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). NIH F31 grants are unique in that they collectively recognize the quality of Lunde-Young’s research, the excellence of […]
CVM Collaborates on ‘One Health’ Disease Outbreak Simulation Course
Texas A&M University, the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB), and the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley recently collaborated on a three-week summer disease outbreak simulation course to provide students with a “One Health” view of vector-borne diseases. At Texas A&M, the College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM), the Bush […]
CVM Geneticists Find Zambia Lion Populations Intermingle, Cross ‘Uninhabitable’ Land
The study, published in PLoS One, will be used to help with lion conservation and wildlife management in and around the southern, African country. DNA evidence suggests that modern lions, as a species, originated in the Republic of Zambia, a u-shaped country in southern Africa known for its rugged terrain and diverse wildlife. Today, Zambia […]
