Texas A&M Researchers Unlock Quarter Horse Genome
COLLEGE STATION, TX – A truly American horse breed, the American Quarter Horse first came to being in the early colonial era in America. And in a study recently reported in the journal, BMC Genomics, researchers at Texas A&M University’s College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM), working with collaborators in the Texas A&M […]
A&M Researcher Receives Grant from the American Heart Association
The human body has the amazing ability to respond to disease and trauma by growing new blood vessels that in turn supply injured or diseased tissues with increased amounts of oxygen and nutrients. In some cases, such as with cancer, malignant cells can actually “hijack” this process and force the growth of new blood vessels […]
Researchers Greatly Improve Evolutionary Tree of Life for Mammals
International team, led by Texas A&M and UC Riverside, provides robust molecular phylogeny for mammalian families. COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS -An international research team led by researchers at the Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) and University of California, Riverside (UCR) has released for the first time a large and robust […]
Janecka’s Efforts to Save the Ocelot Population in Texas
The ocelot (Leopardus pardalis), native to Texas, Mexico, Central America, and South America, is similar in appearance to a domestic cat, but slightly larger and with a beautiful coat comparable to that of the leopard or jaguar. During the 20th century, people precipitated the ocelot’s decline in Texas by colonizing and removing their dense thorn-shrub […]
Levine Receives DOD Grant to Aid with Spinal Cord Injuries
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS – The One Health Initiative is represented again at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM). Dr. Jonathan Levine, assistant professor in neurology at the CVM, and his team were recently awarded a Department of Defense (DOD) grant worth over $900,000 to develop non-invasive treatments and therapies for […]
Morris Animal Foundation Supports CVM Researchers with $111,966
Morris Animal Foundation recently awarded over $100,000 to two principal investigators at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) to further their research on the advancements of animal health. Dr. Heather Wilson, assistant professor at the CVM, was awarded $47,749 over the period of two years for her work on the […]
Texas A&M University Researchers Receive More Than $14 Million from the USDA for Cattle Research
COLLEGE STATION, TX – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture has awarded two major grants totaling more than $14 million to investigators at Texas A&M University (TAMU) for conducting research on Bovine Respiratory Disease (BRD) and feed efficiency. These issues are of vital economic significance to the cattle industry and […]
CVM Distinguished Professor Receives Grant from Department of Defense
Dr. Stephen Safe, distinguished professor of toxicology at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) and the Institute for Biotechnology (IBT) at the Texas A&M Health Sciences Center along with Dr. Mandip Sachdeva, professor of pharmaceutical sciences with the Florida A&M University College of Pharmacy, recently received a grant from the […]
Ferro Studied AIV in Migratory Birds on Texas Gulf Coast
The Texas Gulf Coast provides a wonderful escape for migratory birds during the winter. Residents and hunters off of the Texas Gulf Coast enjoy the waterfowls’ annual visit, but people need to be aware of the impact waterfowl may have due to the viruses they carry. Dr. Pam Ferro, who received her Ph.D. in veterinary […]
Pet Owner Gets Questions Answered
Dr. George Lees, professor of Veterinary Internal Medicine at the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at Texas A&M University (CVM) and his team, along with Dr. Keith Murphy, former colleague at CVM, answered questions for a grieving pet owner as they discovered another form of hereditary nephropathy (HN), an inherited disorder that damages […]
