Texas A&M Researchers Receive $5 Million To Study Brucellosis In Armenia
A research team at the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) has received a $5 million grant from the United States Department of Defense’s Defense Threat Reduction Agency to support the detection and prevention of brucellosis in Armenia. Brucellosis, which is caused by several bacterial species of Brucella, is a zoonotic […]
Texas A&M Center Receives $7.6 Million NIEHS Grant, Returns To Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
The Texas A&M Center for Environmental Health (TiCER), a National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Environmental Health Sciences Core Center, will be returning to the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) with a $7.6 million grant for the center’s new funding cycle. Under the new leadership of Dr. Weston Porter, […]
Texas A&M Graduate Student Receives Grant For Metastatic Breast Cancer Research
Hannah Carter, a graduate student at the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS), has received an $80,000 research grant from the Susan G. Komen Foundation to study sirtuins, a type of protein known to reduce signs of aging that may also play a role in breast cancer metastasis — the point […]
Texas A&M Faculty Members Testing Sanitary Good Regulatory Practices Toolkit In Africa
Dr. Nicola L. Ritter, an instructional associate professor at the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) and director for the Center for Educational Technologies (CET), and Dr. Molly Gonzales, a VMBS research assistant professor, have been awarded a supplement to their existing five-year, $1 million grant titled “Improvement and Maintenance of […]
VMBS Funds Faculty Members’ Initiatives To Support Veterinary Student Success
As home to one of the nation’s most highly ranked Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) programs, the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) places great emphasis on its students’ quality of education and its faculty’s ability to provide a great learning environment. Three VMBS faculty members — Drs. Katherine Maples, Yvonne […]
Texas A&M Receives $1.8 Million NIH Grant To Support Bone Health In People With Down Syndrome
Texas A&M University researchers have been awarded a $1.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study bone regeneration throughout the lifespan to ultimately benefit individuals with Down syndrome. The new INvestigation of Co-occurring conditions across the Lifespan to Understand Down syndromE (INCLUDE) Project grant will help scientists understand whether bone regeneration […]
Texas A&M Researchers Receive NIH Grant To Improve Quality Of Life For People With Down Syndrome
A team of researchers at the Texas A&M University School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) has received a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to research metabolism in people with Down syndrome. By targeting genes that affect metabolism, the team may be able to develop drug therapies for physical and mental […]
Texas A&M Receives Over $1 Million In USDA Grants to Study SARS-CoV-2 In Deer
Texas A&M University scientists and research partners have received two National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) grants to study the spread of SARS-CoV-2 in deer. These funds will help researchers understand the impact of the virus in Texas’ deer populations and its relationship to human and ecological health. […]
Texas A&M Awarded Grant To Develop Augmented Reality Experiences For Correctional Officers
The National Institute of Corrections (NIC) has awarded a one-year grant of $320,000 to Texas A&M University to study the impact of augmented reality and microlearning resources in the field of correctional work. The project will be directed by Dr. Nicola Ritter, an instructional associate professor in the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical […]
Purina Petcare, Texas A&M Gastrointestinal Laboratory Join Forces To Advance Pet Microbiome Health
Five-year partnership to yield new diagnostic and nutritional tools through $2 million Purina PetCare Research Excellence Fund The veterinary industry can anticipate exciting new breakthroughs in the frontier of pet microbiome health thanks to a new partnership between Nestlé Purina PetCare Global Research and the Gastrointestinal Laboratory at Texas A&M University’s School of Veterinary Medicine […]
