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Izenour Following Dream as 2019 Fulbright Scholar
Aug 1, 2019
For Auburn doctoral student and 2019 Fulbright Scholarship recipient Katie Izenour, a single trip to the Middle Eastern nation of Jordan opened up an entire world of new possibilities. It was there that, after eight years working as a government contractor for the U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force and the Centers for Disease Control in […]
High Schooler Completes CVM Equine Internship
Jul 25, 2019
When 17-year-old Caroline Lucarelli arrived in Auburn June 9, she had never been to Alabama or the deep South. But thanks to a Colorado-based, Smithsonian-affiliated organization, high school seniors such as Lucarelli have earned coveted research-intense internships that offer deep immersion in various fields of science being studied nationwide. In Lucarelli’s case, the six-week internship, […]
Concerns about FDA grain-free dog food warning best addressed by your local veterinarian
Jul 16, 2019
The recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warning about a possible link between increasingly popular grain-free foods for dogs and a heart disease called dilated cardiomyopathy, or DCM, has dog owners across Alabama and the nation taking a closer look at their options while searching the pet food aisles in their favorite stores. Grain-free […]
J.T. Vaughan Large Animal Teaching Hospital is now offering mesotherapy service
Jun 21, 2019
The J.T. Vaughan Large Animal Teaching Hospital is now offering mesotherapy for horses that are experiencing chronic back and neck pain. Mesotherapy involves the use of multiple microinjections of a combination of products into the mesoderm (middle layer of the skin) with very fine, short needles to relieve muscle pain and inflammation. This middle layer […]
Jun 14, 2019
The College of Veterinary Medicine and the veterinary community mourn the passing of senior cardiology resident Dr. Daniel Newhard on June 8, 2019. Dr. Newhard had been receiving medical treatment following a recent cancer diagnosis and died following medical complications. Dr. Newhard was a deeply valued friend and colleague, and was recognized as an exceptional […]
NIH administers first clinical trial treatment for GM1 created by Auburn, UMass
May 17, 2019
Milestone marks the first patient with GM1 gangliosidosis treated with gene therapy The first clinical trial of a gene therapy treatment created through a research alliance between Auburn University and the University of Massachusetts has been administered in a child at the National Institutes of Health, or NIH, in Bethesda, Maryland. The NIH clinical trial […]
Sanchez-Londono joins Equine Field Service at Auburn’s College of Veterinary Medicine
May 7, 2019
Alfredo Sanchez-Londono, DVM, has joined the Equine Field Service with the J.T. Vaughan Large Animal Hospital at Auburn University’s College of Veterinary Medicine. Sanchez-Londono – who earned his veterinary medicine degree from Universidad de La Salle in Bogota, Colombia – joined Auburn in April. He comes from a 14-year stint with the Veterinary Field Service […]
Auburn College of Veterinary Medicine 2019 Commencement is Monday, May 6 (video to be streamed live)
May 1, 2019
Editors Note: To watch a live stream of the 2019 College of Veterinary Medicine Commencement, visit this link. Video will begin streaming once the ceremony gets underway. Auburn University’s College of Veterinary Medicine will award 121 professional DVM degrees during the college’s 112th commencement on Monday, May 6. The ceremony will begin at 6 p.m. in […]
Four Auburn Veterinary Faculty Participating in Six-Month Research Training Program
Apr 30, 2019
Four faculty in Auburn University’s College of Veterinary Medicine are completing a prestigious six-month research focused training program through the Center for Clinical and Translational Science, or CCTS. Maninder Sandey, an assistant professor of pathology in the Department of Pathobiology, has already completed the training. Nicholas Rancilio, an assistant professor of radiation oncology, Department of […]
Auburn Veterinary Student Selected for USDA–APHIS Scientist Training Program
Apr 24, 2019
Virginia Aida, a second-year student at Auburn University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, is about to begin coordinating a doctoral program along with her veterinary studies as she begins a prestigious program with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Scientist Training Program that guarantees a job in its foreign animal diseases research program upon graduation. Aida was […]