Texas A&M, Uppsala Study Uncovers How Herring Adapted To Baltic Sea Light Environment
The evolutionary process that occurs when a species colonizes a new environment provides an opportunity to explore the mechanisms underlying genetic adaptation, which is essential knowledge for understanding evolution and the maintenance of biodiversity. An international team of scientists led by researchers from Texas A&M University and Uppsala University reports that a single amino acid […]
Chiu Appointed to National Toxicology Program Board of Scientific Counselors
Dr. Weihsueh Chiu, a professor in the College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences’ (CVM) Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences (VIBS), was appointed to the National Toxicology Program (NTP) Board of Scientific Counselors this spring. This federal board serves as an advisory committee to the NTP and evaluates the scientific merit of NTP intramural and […]
CVM’s Chiu Creates Cardiac Model for Testing Drugs’ Effect on Long QT Syndrome
In a well plate, roughly the size of an iPhone, 5,000 heart cells beat in synchrony. These cells have an important role—their response to different medical drugs is helping researchers like Texas A&M’s Dr. Weihsueh Chiu predict how those drugs and environmental chemicals could cause or exacerbate a heart rhythm condition called long QT syndrome. […]
Texas A&M Researchers Document Genetic Copy-Number Changes in Roundworm Model
Diseases such as cancer and other chronic ailments are the result of copy-number changes in our genome, that is, when certain genes are accidentally duplicated to create extra copies or when genes are deleted so that they exist in fewer copies than normal. In addition to potential hazards to our health, changes in gene copy-number […]
Book Offering ‘Better Grades, Less Effort’ Released in Paperback
Texas A&M senior professor of neuroscience William R. Klemm recently released a paperback edition of his e-book, “Better Grades, Less Effort.” “Better Grades, Less Effort” presents 20 learning and memory tips, as well as an explanation of why and how they work. The tips are clustered into four groups: general principles; classroom and study environment; […]
Rusyn Selected to Lead Committee Examining EPA Program
Dr. Ivan Rusyn, a professor of toxicology in the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences’ (CVM) Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences (VIBS), will chair a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Workshop Committee that will support changes being implemented to the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Integrated Risk Information System […]
Texas A&M Graduate Student Earns NIEHS Superfund Externship Award
Krisa Camargo, a graduate research assistant in the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences’ (CVM) Veterinary Integrative Biosciences department and a pre-doctoral trainee with the Texas A&M University Superfund Research Center, has been recognized with a 2018 KC Donnelly Externship Award. Granted by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences’ Superfund Research […]
Committee Led by Rusyn Reviews Army Medical Protocols
Last fall, Ivan Rusyn, a professor in the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences’ (CVM) Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences (VIBS), was asked by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to chair an ad hoc committee to review a report on how the Army approaches the medical cases of veterans who were […]
Same Journey, Different Directions
Dr. Joe Arosh and Dr. Sakhila Banu share many things. They work in the same department—the Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences (VIBS) at the College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM). Their offices are in the same hall. They share a marriage and a love for their twin daughters, Jerusha and Elsha Arosh. And, […]
Veterinary Students Inspire K-12 Students to Pursue STEM and Perfect Their Own Non-technical Skills
Third-year CVM veterinary students enrolled in Drs. Johnson’s and Klemm’s VIBS 948 elective course are honing their non-technical skills while inspiring the next generation of veterinary science professionals. This course aids students in enhancing leadership, communication, and outreach skills through the development and presentation of a K-12 classroom lesson relating to STEM. Working closely with […]
