A new study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution offers rare insight into the pathway of a common virus in two geographic areas with different wildlife management strategies. The research has implications for the ongoing SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, which potentially emerged following wildlife-to-human transmission.
“I thought it was really exciting and it kind of seemed almost sort of simple, philosophically-wise,” said Jennifer McLean, one of the MIP 300 instructors, “but to put it into practice and get students to actually change their behavior, that’s a whole other story.”
The Gordon D. Niswender Animal Reproduction and Biotechnology Laboratory represents a lasting legacy of innovative research and training
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Dr. Laurie Meythaler-Mullins, who received her UAF degree in May, works as a community outreach and public health veterinarian in Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta region.
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine committee will review current and emerging areas of space-related biological and physical sciences research, and make comprehensive vision and strategy recommendations to NASA.
Fortunately, infected cats appear to show mild symptoms at most. “I am still a bit surprised that cats are so readily infected and yet rarely exhibit any signs of illness,” said Dr. Angela Bosco-Lauth, a biomedical researcher at Colorado State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences who was not involved with the research.
Why did I choose to be the agent of death for my animals? It might seem like a very odd way to express my love... but I knew this act would fulfill our promise to spare them the kind of suffering that causes nightmares.
A chat with Dr. Rushika Perera, an associate professor of virology and the chair of the Diversity and Inclusion Committee, and Alex Bailey, a member of the College’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee and a third-year student in the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program.
Inspired by a family's battle against cancer, Dr. Amy MacNeill is developing a viral therapy to treat soft tissue sarcomas like rhabdomyosarcoma.