Tests and Titles: CVM Keynote Speaker Encourages Graduates to Find Balance

Published 5/15/2023
Ashley Bourgeois, DVM, DACVD, a 2010 graduate of the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine, carries a number of titles: veterinary dermatologist, podcaster, wife and weightlifter. Last year she gained a title she never envisioned when her 3-year-old son was diagnosed with leukemia.

Friendships (Four- and Two-Legged) Forged Through Treatment at Mizzou CVM

Published 5/15/2023
During the past two years, two golden retrievers from the Kansas City area visited the Oncology Service at the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine, each diagnosed with a similar form of cancer.

CVM Honors Outstanding Investigators During CVM Research Day

Published 5/09/2023
The University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine held its annual Research Day on May 5 in Adams Conference Center and the Bond Life Sciences Center.

MU VMDL Receives National Animal Health Laboratory Network Level 1 Status

Published 5/09/2023
The Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory at the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine has again received Level 1 status as awarded by the United States Department of Agriculture National Animal Health Laboratory Network.

Occludin Protein Plays Key Role in Spread of Coronavirus Throughout Body’s Cells

Published 5/01/2023
While the coronavirus continues to infect people around the world, researchers at the University of Missouri have identified a specific protein inside the human body that plays a critical role in how the virus spreads from cell to cell after infection — a discovery that will help better understand the COVID-19 disease and could lead to the development of new antiviral drugs in the future.

CVM Alum and Auctioneer Allen Honored for Impact

Published 4/19/2023
CVM Alum and Auctioneer Allen Honored for Impact

Connaway Society Annual Social Event Precedes CVM Benefit

Published 4/17/2023
Connaway Society Annual Social Event Precedes CVM Benefit

MU Partners with Stephens College to Create Women in STEM Research Program

Published 4/11/2023
Starting in fall 2024, the University of Missouri will partner with neighboring Stephens College to create Women in STEM Research at Stephens College (WiSRsc), a biomedical research program for Stephens undergraduates, especially those interested in equine veterinary health careers.

Felines and Some Flowers Not a Purr-fect Mix

Published 4/14/2023
Potted Easter lilies are perennials that can be planted into the garden after the Easter season ends. The plant’s white trumpet-like flowers might not sound the warning that all parts of it are highly toxic to cats.

Picking Awarded $3.8 Million Grant by NIAID

Published 3/03/2023
Wendy Picking, PhD, a professor of veterinary pathobiology at the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine and a recent Mizzou Forward hire, recently secured a $3.8 million grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. The grant will fund development of a vaccine to prevent colonization of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a hospital-acquired infection that occurs after intubation or catheterization.