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Tiny puppy first to undergo new, life‑saving heart procedure at WSU
Carter became the first dog to undergo a new procedure at Washington State University that will provide a safer treatment option for tiny canines diagnosed with a deadly congenital heart defect.
Meet the Veterinary Teaching Hospital team: Dr. Boel Fransson
Dr. Boel Fransson is the head of our Small Animal Surgery service and one of the nation’s leading experts in laparoscopic procedures, or minimally invasive surgeries.
Washington State University researchers to track virus transmissions between livestock and humans
Oregon Public Broadcasting
WSU alumna Heidi Banse to lead Arkansas State’s new veterinary school
Almost two decades after graduating from WSU with a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Dr. Heidi Banse is set to begin her tenure as the dean of Arkansas State University’s new College of Veterinary Medicine as the school welcomes its first class of aspiring veterinarians this fall.
WSU receives $1.5M to track zoonotic viruses in livestock
The funding will help identify and track respiratory pathogens in the Pacific Northwest, including avian influenza virus.
Q&A with graduate student Cameron Coyle
Cameron Coyle is pursuing a PhD in Immunology and Infectious Diseases as she explores innate immune memory in the American deer tick, which is of major public health concern as it transmits Borrelia burgdorferi (the causative agent of Lyme disease) and Anaplasma phagocytophilum (the causative agent of human granulocytic anaplasmosis). She is being mentored by Dr. Dana Shaw, an assistant professor in the Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology.
Meet the researchers: Dr. Kyle Taylor
Since joining the WSU College of Veterinary Medicine in 2016, Dr. Kyle Taylor has dedicated his career to advancing wildlife disease research and welfare. His extensive research portfolio includes studies on elk hoof disease, moose mortality, bighorn sheep pneumonia, and diseases affecting bile-farmed Asiatic black bears.
FDA to steer regulations for genetically edited meat animals
FoodSafetyNews.com
Q&A with graduate student Chris Akinsulie
Dr. Chris Akinsulie is pursuing a PhD in Immunology and Infectious Diseases under the mentorship of Dr. Susan Noh in the College of Veterinary Medicine. His research could help to identify vaccine candidates to protect cattle from Anaplasma marginale, a common tick-borne bacteria that can cause disease and death in herds.
