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Grant Explores Approach for a ‘Universal’ Flu Vaccine

April 12, 2022 / Pathobiology

Dr. Zuckermann Receives Proof-of-Concept Grant Dr. Federico Zuckermann, pathobiology, and Dr. Stephen Sligar, School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, were selected as awardees of the Illinois Proof-of-Concept program for their project entitled “A broadly protective…
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First Illinois Dog to Test Positive for SARS-CoV-2 ID’d by U. of I. Faculty

February 25, 2022 / General News

More Dogs Likely Infected, But Without Life-threatening Illness A pet dog from Chicago that had been experiencing respiratory symptoms since early January recently tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 in people. The…
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Grad Week Appreciation: Maria Nava

October 27, 2021 / Pathobiology

What is your academic background? (Where did you get your undergraduate/other degrees?) I received my bachelors in Cellular Molecular Biology at California State University Dominguez Hills in 2019 and I am currently a PhD student…
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Grad Appreciation Week: Lydia Okyere

October 27, 2021 / Pathobiology

What is your academic background? (Where did you get your undergraduate/other degrees?) I studied Animal Biology and Conservation Science as an undergraduate student in the University of Ghana, Legon. How did you become interested in your…
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Advancing Health by the Numbers

October 13, 2021 / Pathobiology

As a veterinary epidemiologist, Dr. Csaba Varga is used to dealing with large data sets. But whether he is analyzing how location affects the risk of people getting a foodborne disease in a city or…
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Lung Association Grant Funds Research into Fungal Lung Infections

November 14, 2020 / Pathobiology

Study Targets Protein Tied to Immunity Som G. Nanjappa, DVM, PhD, a faculty member in the Department of Pathobiology at the University of Illinois, was recently awarded a grant through the American Lung Association. Dr….
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Repurposed Anti-malarial Compounds Kill Diarrheal Parasite, Study Finds

October 08, 2020 / General News

No Treatment or Vaccine Exist for Cryptosporidium A class of compounds used for malaria treatment also kill the intestinal parasite Cryptosporidium, a leading cause of diarrheal disease and death in children that has no cure,…
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Help Combat Tick-borne Disease in Illinois with Data

May 14, 2019 / General News

Assist in Data Collection on Ticks The first year (2018) of I-TICK (Illinois Tick Inventory Collaboration Network) was overwhelmingly successful: 70 individual participants and 18 Hubs collected over 900 ticks in 28 counties in Illinois….
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NIH Grant to Vinayak Seeks to Unlock Secrets of Deadly Cryptosporidium

February 10, 2019 / Pathobiology

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…
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Mouse Study Suggests a Vaccine Strategy for Immunocompromised Patients

February 10, 2019 / Pathobiology

Findings may have broad translational potential A study led by Som Nanjappa at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine identifies a cellular target that may improve efficacy of vaccines designed to protect immunocompromised…
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Grant Explores Approach for a ‘Universal’ Flu Vaccine

First Illinois Dog to Test Positive for SARS-CoV-2 ID’d by U. of I. Faculty

Grad Week Appreciation: Maria Nava

Grad Appreciation Week: Lydia Okyere

Advancing Health by the Numbers

Lung Association Grant Funds Research into Fungal Lung Infections

Repurposed Anti-malarial Compounds Kill Diarrheal Parasite, Study Finds

Help Combat Tick-borne Disease in Illinois with Data

NIH Grant to Vinayak Seeks to Unlock Secrets of Deadly Cryptosporidium

Mouse Study Suggests a Vaccine Strategy for Immunocompromised Patients

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