AI and digital pathology to be a ‘game-changer’ at WADDL
The Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory is digitizing its pathology slides and developing computer algorithms to automatically flag samples.
The Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory is digitizing its pathology slides and developing computer algorithms to automatically flag samples.
Researchers at WSU are part of a $17.5 million Center for Disease Control and Prevention effort to improve regional disease detection and response.
Between studying and getting time on the water, Ilaria Macchi leads a busy life. From Koper, Slovenia, Ilaria is pursuing a degree from WSU’s College of Veterinary Medicine in biochemistry while also competing as a member of the Cougar rowing team.
The Washington State Veterinary Medical Association has awarded the 2023 WSU Faculty Member of the Year Award to Washington State University associate professor Dr. Craig McConnel.
Professor Jon Oatley was recently invited to speak at an EU conference on agricultural biotechnology about his research on gene-editing livestock.
Nolan Middleton plans to graduate with a pair of degrees in genetics and cell biology and theoretical mathematics this coming spring before continuing his education in graduate school. From Ephrata, Washington, Nolan graduated from Ephrata High School while also earning credits at Big Bend Community College in Moses Lake through the Running Start program.
Anna Blackburn recently joined our Small Animal Surgery team as a veterinary assistant, but she ultimately has her eyes set on becoming a veterinarian herself.
Elk treponeme-associated hoof disease, previously thought to be limited to deformations in elks’ hooves, appears to create molecular changes throughout the animal’s system, according to WSU epigenetic research.
New WSU research has pinpointed a protein that appears to play a role in how a harmful bacteria establishes itself in ticks before being transmitted to human hosts.
Dr. McConnel teaches veterinary epidemiology to second-year veterinary students and much of his research deals with bovine health and well-being.