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.
Research updates about elk treponeme-associated hoof disease.
Professors Santanu Bose, Amanda Boyd, Nairanjana Dasgupta, Mary Paine, Tahira Probst, and Mechthild Tegeder have been elected as part of the 29‑member class of 2023 WSAS inductees.
American Society for Microbiology
Dr. Ryan Oliveira is a new assistant professor in the Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology department.
Dr. Margaret Wild will present updates on elk hoof disease research conducted at Washington State University at three locations in July.
A federally funded project at WSU’s College of Veterinary Medicine could be pivotal in detecting emerging viruses that may threaten important and at‑risk aquatic species like salmon.
Promotion and tenure are the strongest possible statements that can be made about the confidence we have in a faculty member’s potential to grow and contribute at WSU. These high honors will be recognized during Showcase at the Celebrating Excellence Banquet on March 31. Promoted to the rank of Professor Kelly Farnsworth, Veterinary Clinical Sciences Janean Fidel, Veterinary […]
In 2017 the Washington State Legislature unanimously passed Senate Bill 5474 to designate WSU’s College of Veterinary Medicine as the state lead in developing a program to monitor and assess causes of, and potential solutions for, elk hoof disease. Read the 2022 report to the Legislature providing the most recent developments with the disease.
