Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine

SRRC Scientists Inducted into Phi Zeta

By woffojl - 1/26/2010 Scott-Ritchey Research Center scientists Drs. Douglas Martin and Frederik Van Ginkel were inducted into the Epsilon Chapter of the Phi Zeta Veterinary Honor Society as honorary members at the annual Phi Zeta awards banquet, November 11, 2009. Both were recognized for their contributions to research at the College of Veterinary Medicine.

Kabir Awarded "Best Graduate Student Poster"

By woffojl - 1/26/2010 Farruk ML Kabir, a first year Ph.D. student in the Cell and Molecular Biosciences Program was awarded "Best Graduate Student Poster" at the College of Veterinary Medicine's annual Phi Zeta Research Day, November 11, 2009. Mr. Kabir's poster, entitled "Induction of cell surface integrins in lymphomas and potential applications to gene therapy", described his work with Scott-Ritchey scientists Drs. Ann Marie O'Neill and Bruce Smith. This work has identified the mechanism of lymphoma resistance to adenoviral gene therapy and may result in new approaches to treating this common dog tumor.

Martin Awarded Grant To Study Feline GM1 Gangliosidoses

By woffojl - 1/26/2010 Dr. Douglas Martin has been awarded a grant by the Lysosomal Storage Disease Research Consortium to study the therapy and role of unfolded protein response in feline GM1 gangliosidoses.

Grants Awarded By SRRC

By woffojl - 1/26/2010 March 3, 2008 - Six Interdepartmental Grants have been awarded by Scott-Ritchey.

Cox Awarded Grant From Agricultural Experiment Station

By woffojl - 1/26/2010 Dr. Nancy Cox has been awarded a grant from the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station to study species-specific vaccines for contraception of feral swine.

Samoylova Awarded Grant To Study Feral Swine Vaccines

By woffojl - 1/26/2010 Dr. Tatiana Samoylova is the recipient of a grant from Animal Health and Disease Research to study the development of species-specific vaccines for contraception of feral swine.

Smith Awarded Grant to Study Muscular Dystrophy

By woffojl - 1/26/2010 Dr. Bruce Smith, in collaboration with Dr. D. Duan of the University of Missouri, has recently been awarded grants from the Muscular Dystrophy Association and the National Institutes of Health to develop adeno-associated viral vectors for gene therapy of muscular dystrophy.

Professors Promoted

By woffojl - 1/26/2010 Congratulations to Dr. Bruce Smith, who has been promoted to professor, and Dr. Frederik Van Ginkel, promoted to associate professor with tenure.

SRRC News