Morris Animal Foundation Funds Veterinary Student Advancing Animal Health
COLLEGE STATION, TX – Texas A&M second-year veterinary student Anastasia Koinis was recently selected to receive a Morris Animal Foundation Veterinary Student Scholar program award supporting her summer research project on avian bornavirus (ABV). Each year, the Morris Animal Foundation funds the Veterinary Student Scholars (VSS) program to help provide students hands-on exposure to veterinary […]
Texas A&M Professor Awarded Grants for Autism Research
COLLEGE STATION, TX – Work underway at Texas A&M University, sponsored by two foundations with a deep interest in autism, may one day provide clues to one type of autism. Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are a set of complex developmental disorders characterized by persistent deficits in social communication and interaction, as well as restricted behaviors, […]
Texas A&M Researcher Awarded NIH and ADA Grants for Diabetes Research
COLLEGE STATION, TX – Beiyan Zhou, Assistant Professor in the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology (VTPP) at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM), recently received a $1.54 million grant from The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)-part of the National Institutes of Health-to study the role […]
Texas A&M University Ushers in New Era of Scientific Discovery
Threadgill Named to Lead Newly Formed Whole Systems Genomics Initiative COLLEGE STATION, TX – Texas A&M University, the flagship institution of The Texas A&M University System, announced a new research initiative that will revolutionize scientific discovery and fundamentally reshape the world during the 21st century. The Whole Systems Genomics Initiative (WSGI), a strong […]
Arthritis and Your Pet
The Aggie family lost a beloved member when Reveille VII, the retired mascot of Texas A&M University, died last week. Ever since her arrival in Aggieland, Reveille VII, a female American Collie, had been receiving the best care available at the Small Animal Hospital at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Science (CVM). Stacy Eckman, a […]
Unusual Antibodies in Cows Suggest New Ways to Make Therapies for People
COLLEGE STATION, TX – Humans have been raising cows for their meat, hides and milk for millennia. Now it appears that the cow immune system also has something to offer. A study of an extraordinary family of cow antibodies, led by researchers at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) and coauthored by three investigators from Texas […]
Dr. William Murphy Wins AVMF Winn Research Award
COLLEGE STATION, TX – Dr. William Murphy, Associate Professor in the Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences (VIBS) at the College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM), was chosen as the recipient of the 2013 AVMF Winn Excellence in Feline Foundation Research Award. Established in 2009 by the Winn Feline Foundation and American Veterinary Medical […]
The cell’s inner compass: new study identifies key mediators of directional cell migration
Just like birds migrate as changes in the environment influence their internal compass, cells in the human body have an inner compass that signals them to migrate in response to changes in tissues that make up the different organs. Shedding light on how cells use this internal compass to polarize, i.e. establish a front-rear axis, […]
The American Gut Project examines bacteria in stomach and seeks human and pet volunteers
Ever wondered who’s living in your gut, and what they’re doing? Our trillions of microorganisms outnumber our own cells by as many as 10 to one in and on our own bodies, and do important jobs ranging from chewing up the food we eat to building up the immune system. Researchers at leading institutes around […]
Chickens May Fight Cancer
Originally reported by Today TAMU: https://today.tamu.edu/2012/07/10/chickens-may-fight-cancer/ July 10, 2012 The common barnyard chicken could provide some very un-common clues for fighting off diseases and might even offer new ways to attack cancer, according to a team of international researchers that includes a Texas A&M University professor. James Womack, Distinguished Professor of Veterinary Pathobiology in the College […]
