Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
The College of Agricultural Sciences’ home for animal and human health.
The Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences focuses on animal and human well-being and understanding, preventing, and treating disease. We serve as the administrative hub for all departmental activities, including teaching, research, and extension and outreach. Students earn undergraduate and graduate degrees and work with world-class faculty on pioneering research.
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Upcoming Events
The DEIB Committee of the Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences is starting a Book Club!
September 7 - December 8, 2023
Zoom
Bortree Lecture Series - Xiuli An, PhD - New York Blood Center Enterprises
October 11, 2023
106 AVBS Building
Bortree Lecture Series - Santosh Girirajan, Professor of Genomics; Interim Department Head of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Professor of Anthropology
October 18, 2023
106 AVBS Building & Zoom
Bortree Lecture Series - Yoshinori Takahashi, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics Division of Hematology and Oncology, Penn State Cancer Institute
November 1, 2023
106 AVBS Building & Zoom
Teaching
Faculty and graduate students provide world-class, student-focused instruction in veterinary and biomedical sciences and management. Instruction is hands on, industry focused, and grounded in research. View undergraduate and graduate program opportunities.
Research
Penn State is a Tier 1 Research University. Students from first-year students to doctoral candidates participate in meaningful research in our labs. Collaborative multidisciplinary signature areas include animal diagnostics, immunology and infectious disease, molecular toxicology and carcinogenesis, and veterinary extension.
Extension and Outreach
Outreach connects the resources of the Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences with community members, industry, and institutions in Pennsylvania and beyond by offering the latest research-based, usable information.
Animal Diagnostic Lab
The Animal Diagnostic Laboratory provides in-depth, rapid diagnostic information to support disease control, health management, and performance in livestock, poultry, wildlife, fish, and companion animals and to ensure the safety of foods of animal origin.
