Dr. Heidi Pulito (DVM ’11) has spent more than six years working in small animal clinics, written a book to help struggling veterinarians, shared tools and techniques at veterinary conferences, and started her own company…. Read More >
Daily Illini (Feb. 25) – Professor Jodi Flaws and Katie Chiang, doctoral student in comparative biosciences, co-authored a study, have found that feeding mice doses of phthalates, found in plastics, decreases fertility in female mice… Read More >
News-Gazette (Feb. 24) – Dr. Clarissa Souza, a veterinarian in the dermatology service at the UI Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Urbana, says pets with allergies come to the hospital every single day. “Allergies are definitely… Read More >
Mongabay (Feb. 22) – The Gombe Ecosystem Health Project was born at Chicago’s Lincoln Park Zoo. … [Organizers] were soon joined by disease ecologist Thomas Gillespie (now a professor at Emory University) who brought his… Read More >
ciLiving (WCIA-TV; Feb. 13) – Dr. Samantha Sander was the guest from the Wildlife Medical Clinic, talking about how different species adapt to winter. https://www.wcia.com/ciliving/critters-uncaged-winter-hibernation/1779935781?fbclid=IwAR2ui-cXwhOMUuBnCRxklF8vOKElNo3gHFfSnc67n0QGnKvG0StWpryDIMQ
Antibiotic Resistance in Space Dr. Zeeshan Fazal, a postdoctoral research associate currently working in the laboratory of Dr. Michael Spinella, comparative biosciences, received a commendation for work he participated in while at Stanford University. The… Read More >
News-Gazette (Feb. 10) – When it’s time for dental care for the residents of the Exotic Feline Rescue Center in Center Point, Ind., anesthesia is provided by Dr. Stephanie Keating, a board-certified anesthesiologist at the… Read More >
This message will appear in the April 2019 issue of the Illinois State Veterinary Medical Association Epitome. Attend the September 18 Job Fair Whether or not you are currently seeking a new associate, you would… Read More >
Virologist Leyi Wang joined the faculty of the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory in the summer of 2017. Within 18 months, he had brought two whole-genome sequencers—the lab’s first—on board. The combination of Dr. Wang’s expertise and… Read More >
Work Builds on Earlier Breakthroughs Dr. Sumiti Vinayak has received a two-year, $426, 511 R21 grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop a tool that will help researchers everywhere find effective weapons against… Read More >