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More than 200 students presented at last week’s Showcase for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities. Overall, 53 students were presented with 49 awards totaling $10,900.

Connie Fraser is a veterinary technician in the neurology service at WSU’s Veterinary Teaching Hospital.

Bri Jones is pursuing a PhD in Molecular Biosciences and has focused her research efforts on archaea, tiny organisms that can live in some of the most diverse and harsh environments on the planet.

A WSU study identified a risk of severe adverse effects in cats with the genetic mutation to eprinomectin, an active ingredient in top-selling parasite preventatives like NexGardCombo and Centragard.

Up to 4% of all cats, approximately 4 million in the U.S. alone, have either one or two mutated copies of the MDR1 gene.

Jane Wardrop didn’t pay much attention to the fact that veterinary medicine was a male-dominated profession when she applied to veterinary school at WSU in 1972.

Woodford, a 2-year-old Maine coon, recently became the first cat at the WSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital to have his semen frozen using a specialized process that allows it to be maintained indefinitely for future breeding.

Jimena Ruiz is a first-generation college student from Los Angeles who is pursuing a PhD in Molecular Biosciences from WSU’s School of Molecular Biosciences in the College of Veterinary Medicine. Jimena is investigating the influences of mitochondrial stress and lipids on dietary-induced ferroptosis, which is associated with neurodegenerative diseases and cancer.

Phyllis Erdman will discuss the human-animal bond’s role in veterinary education as the distinguished lecturer of the 2024 Bustad Lecture at 5 p.m. Friday, March 22, in room 1002 of the Animal Disease Biotechnology Facility building on the Washington State University Pullman campus

Oro Negro, a 4-year-old Friesian stallion, will soon resume his training for charro competitions, or horse dancing events, following a pair of lifesaving colic surgeries at the WSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital.