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Annual GPID Meeting Returns to Mizzou

Published 10/25/2023
The University of Missouri will again host the Great Plains Infectious Disease Meeting. Taking place Nov. 3-4 at the Bond Life Sciences Center, the 21st annual GPID Meeting will bring together investigators to share their research and build connections.

Franklin Honored with Charles River Prize at AALAS Meeting

Published 10/24/2023
Craig Franklin, DVM, PhD, DACLAM, a professor of veterinary pathobiology at the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine, was recently honored as the recipient of the Charles River Prize at the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science annual meeting.

CVM to Provide Education in Rural Practice Ownership

Published 10/18/2023
The University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine recently secured $234,000 in funding from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture to develop educational resources for veterinarians and veterinary students interested in starting or acquiring a rural veterinary practice.

VM3s Begin Clinical Training

Published 10/17/2023
Amid hugs, handshakes, and a few whoops, 110 members of the MU College of Veterinary Medicine Class of 2025 took the next step in their journey to becoming veterinarians. The college held its annual White Coat Ceremony Sunday, Oct. 15, at the Missouri Theatre.

Former Resident Credits Mentors for Success

Published 10/12/2023
Gregory Vernon, DVM, ACVR-Radiology, who completed a radiation oncology residency at the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine, successfully passed the American College of Veterinary Radiology radiation oncology board examination.

Ongoing Vaccine Projects Address 100-year-old Disease and Others in Fight Against Tick-borne Diseases

Published 10/11/2023
Ongoing vaccine projects address 100-year-old disease and others in fight against tick-borne diseases.

Chris Lorson on fast track for spinal muscular atrophy drug

Published 10/9/2023
Curators’ Distinguished Professor Chris Lorson is forging a new path at the University of Missouri for drug development and clinical trials using a $4.3 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) Blueprint for Neuroscience Research grant.

Equine Health Seminar 2023

Horse Owner Seminar: Keeping Horses HealthyNovember 11, 2023 You are invited to the Horse Health Seminar Series and Open House, Nov 11, 2023, at the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine Adams Conference Center in Columbia. Join us for a series of educational talks covering a range of equine health topics. We will also…

Former CVM Resident Earns Top Honors for Manuscript at ACVO Conference

Published 10/6/2023
The American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists named Kourtney Dowler, DVM, and her co-authors as recipients of the Best Clinical Science Manuscript Award.

CVM Faculty Members Honored with EJNMMI Physics Best Paper of 2023 Award

Published 9/6/2023
Jeffrey Bryan, DVM, MS, PhD, and Charles Maitz, DVM, PhD, DACVR-Radiation Oncology, two oncology faculty members at the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine, are members of a research team that the European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Physics awarded the Best Paper of 2023.