Society of Toxicology Recognizes Texas A&M Graduate and Postdoctoral Students
The Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) is home to more than veterinary medicine and a teaching hospital. For postdoctoral colleagues Xi Li, Joseph Cichocki, Fabian Grimm, and graduate students Yu-Syuan Luo and Abhishek Venkatratnam, the CVM is also a place for research to improve human health. Mentored by two prominent […]
CVM Students Receive Doctorates During December Commencement Exercises
On Dec. 16, 2016, eight graduate students from the CVM were awarded their PhD degrees. Five of them attended the ceremony to receive their diplomas and be hooded. Students who received their doctorates were: Sharla Birch, Yating Cheng, Sarah Coquis-Knezek, Rachel Curtis-Robles, Erik Hedrick, Jessica Hokamp, William “Ben” Stoughton, and Canaan Whitfield-Cargile. CVM faculty/researchers who […]
Transforming Graduate Studies
Lately, there’s been much talk about the new curriculum for veterinary students at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM). But, that’s not the only program being elevated. Improvements to the graduate program in Biomedical Sciences are also underway. The CVM is uniquely poised to provide an unparalleled graduate research and […]
Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Research Symposium
On Jan. 27 and 28 a record number of graduate students and postdoctoral researchers at the CVM participated in the 2016 Spring Research Symposium. The symposium consisted of both oral and poster presentations. The two-day program accommodated more than 80 presenters. A banquet and awards dinner at Pebble Creek Country Club honored participants and recognized […]
In their own words: International graduate student autobiographical sketches
Hamid Alkar My interest in animals stems from working on my family’s farms. When I was growing up in Libya, my grandfather and my father each had a farm with many sheep and goats. I started helping my grandfather with his farm when I was about seven or eight years old. At first I simply […]
Texas A&M Graduate Student among First Merial Residents in Veterinary Parasitology
COLLEGE STATION, TX – Dr. Jessica Rodriguez, a veterinarian and graduate student at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM), has been selected as one of the first Merial Residents in Veterinary Parasitology from the National Center for Veterinary Parasitology (NCVP). The NCVP’s goals are to train graduate veterinarians in clinical, […]
