April 9, 2020
Graduate student Ian Bird, Research Technologist Ruth Nissly, & Dr. Suresh Kuchipudi all collaborated on a recent Frontiers in Microbiology publication on the Zika virus. Study strongly suggest that iminosugars are promising anti-ZIKV antiviral agents. Congrats to the members of the Kuchipudi Lab!
April 2, 2020
Gary Perdew, Ph.D., studies how the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) pathway interacts with the microbiome, the immune system, and protective barriers in skin and the gut.
March 25, 2020
Dr. Patricia A Dunn, Senior Research Associate and Avian Pathologist and Field Investigator in the Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences is the 2020 inductee into the American Association of Avian Pathologists (AAAP) Hall of Honor, is an international association whose mission is to promote scientific knowledge to enhance the health, well –being, and productivity of poultry to provide safe and abundant food for the world. https://www.aaap.info/home Dr. Dunn has been the Head of Avian Pathology/Avian Medicine section of the Animal Diagnostic Laboratory (ADL) and is most deserving of both the nomination and the recognition! Congratulations Dr. Dunn, and thank you for your service!
March 25, 2020
One week after launching a rapid-fire call for proposals, awards are granted to six projects that address the global pandemic, with more to follow. Faculty members from the department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences working on these projects are: *************************************************************** Suresh Kuchipudi, Clinical Professor of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, is working to better understand the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in the local region and to develop rapid therapeutic options. *************************************************************** Troy Sutton, Assistant Professor of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, is evaluating a unique, alternative model of transmission and vaccine-mediated protection against SARS-Co-V-2.
March 23, 2020
Extension Veterinarian and Research Associate Hayley Springer receives scholarship award.
March 19, 2020
Our department is now on "LinkedIn" check us out.
March 19, 2020
Look us up and like our page at "Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences at Penn State"
March 12, 2020
With an eye on her future, Marissa Moran, a junior majoring in Immunology and Infectious Disease in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences, plans to become an optometrist.
March 10, 2020
To ensure continual access to bob veal buyers, it is critical for Pennsylvania dairy bull calf sellers to assure their calves have official ID before leaving the farm.
March 9, 2020
Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences is on Twitter! Handle: VBSatPennState
March 5, 2020
Biosecurity procedures, such as vaccinating animals and routinely monitoring their health, are of utmost importance in preventing the spread of disease. Through research dissemination, laboratory services, and extension courses, faculty and staff in the college support farmers to reduce their risks.
March 5, 2020
Students learn about career pathways and receive advice from alumni at open forum.
March 5, 2020
Question: How do environmental chemicals influence our gut microbiome? Impact: Environmental chemicals, including those obtained via the diet, are known to modulate the gut microbiome community as well as its metabolic function. Recent studies report that environmental chemicals can directly impact the gut microbiome, can be modified by the gut microbiome, or can have their metabolic fate altered. Research supports that similar to antibiotics, environmental chemical exposure may alter the composition and function of the gut microbiome, which can influence host health. Studies are underway to evaluate how low-level, chronic exposure to these chemicals may alter the interaction between the host and the gut microbiome
March 5, 2020
Lester Griel retires after 54 years of teaching and mentoring in the college.
March 4, 2020
The coronavirus disease, known as COVID-19, is a frightening reminder of the imminent global threat posed by emerging infectious diseases. Although epidemics have arisen during all of human history, they now seem to be on the rise. In just the past 20 years, coronaviruses alone have caused three major outbreaks worldwide. Even more troubling, the duration between these three pandemics has gotten shorter.
February 26, 2020
At the Pennsylvania Game Bird Breeders Conference and Short Course, held February 24, 2020 in State College, Dr. Eva Wallner-Pendleton received an award for 20 years of service to this industry. Pictured with Dr. Wallner-Pendleton are the directors of this industry association and Ms. Emily Lhamon, Extension educator and short course coordinator (far left).
January 24, 2020
Dr. Margherita Cantorna
January 23, 2020
Dr. Margherita Cantorna
December 13, 2019
VBSC students awarded with CAS grants.
December 1, 2019
Most of the life science labs at Penn State look a lot like, well, labs. There are beakers and pipettes and samples, with grad students and postdocs scurrying past cutting-edge instruments and their attendant warning signs in lab coats and gloves. That’s not the case with Molly Hall’s lab.
November 22, 2019
Most of the life science labs at Penn State look a lot like, well, labs. There are beakers and pipettes and samples, with grad students and postdocs scurrying past cutting-edge instruments and their attendant warning signs in lab coats and gloves. That’s not the case with Molly Hall’s lab. Nested in an alcove of cubicles in a far corner of the top floor of Wartik, Hall’s cadre could pass for an app startup team, or maybe the staff of a small-town newspaper. The whiteboard that dominates one wall is covered in doodles, not diagrams. But don’t be fooled by first impressions: the members of the Hall Lab are serious bioinformaticians, and they’re knee-deep in exciting, big-picture life sciences inquiries.
October 29, 2019
The new Animal, Veterinary, and Biomedical Sciences Building will replace the 52-year-old Henning Building and co-locate the departments of Animal Science and Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences. The 105,000 square foot new construction will feature an array of unique spaces and facilities for students, faculty, and staff.
October 28, 2019
Molly Hall, assistant professor of veterinary and biomedical studies at Penn State, was recently named recipient of the Dr. Frances Keesler Graham Early Career Professorship.
September 12, 2019
The Penn State Board of Trustees Committee on Finance, Business and Capital Planning today (Sept. 12) recommended approval of the final plans and authorization to expend funds for the Animal, Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences Building at the University Park campus at a cost of $98.5 million. The project will be presented to the full board for a vote on Friday, Sept. 13.
September 1, 2019
Laura Bennett's investigation into the effects of inflammation, done with advisor Robert Paulson, was featured on the cover of Science Signaling last month.
August 7, 2019
Fenghua Qian, a graduate student in the Pathobiology Graduate Program, presented his award winning poster on in-vivo mechanisms related to the selective targeting of leukemia stem cells by endogenous bioactive metabolites of prostaglandin D2 at the Annual Retreat of the Penn State Cancer Institute in Hershey, PA, on August 6, 2019. Qian’s doctoral thesis work involves a collaboration between bench scientists (Prabhu and Paulson Labs), biomedical informaticians (Molly Hall Lab), and clinicians at the Penn State Cancer Institute.
July 9, 2019
Talia Seymore, a rising senior majoring in toxicology in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences, has discovered her passion for research through the Penn State Millennium Scholars Program.
July 3, 2019
Tackling an area that causes millions of dollars in losses to the dairy industry Dr.’s Adrian Barragan, and Earnest Hovingh's recent publication on clinical metritis suggest there may be additional diagnostic methods to assess local inflammation of the uterus.
June 24, 2019
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