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How Does Your Gut Microbiome Affect Your Health?

April 8, 2025 / Pathobiology

Inside the digestive tract lives a host of microorganisms known as the gut microbiome. Chris Gaulke, professor of pathobiology at the College of Veterinary Medicine, studies the gut microbiome and its role in human health….
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Global Experts in Swine Viral Diseases Convene in Chicago

December 12, 2022 / General News

The 2022 NAPRRS/NC229 International Conference of Swine Viral Diseases, held December 2 through 4 in Chicago, Ill., attracted more than 170 participants. This is the premier conference for addressing viral disease threats facing pork production….
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[Coauthors Mudalagiriyappa, Sharma, Vieson, and Nanjappa]

Study Identifies Key T Cells for Immunity Against Fungal Pneumonia

October 25, 2022 / Pathobiology

Researchers at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine have demonstrated in a mouse model that a specific type of T cell, one of the body’s potent immune defenses, produces cytokines that are necessary…
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[Dr. Rebecca Lee Smith in a field with trees]

Funding for Vector-borne Disease Center Renewed

July 26, 2022 / Pathobiology

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently announced that funding for the Midwest Center of Excellence for Vector-borne Disease will be renewed for another 5 years. Professors Susan Paskewitz and Lyric Bartholomay co-direct the…
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New Biosecurity Resource Helps Producers Protect Pigs

July 06, 2022 / General News

$50 billion. That’s the estimated economic impact over 10 years if African swine fever finds its way into the United States, according to the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). And the threat…
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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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How Does Your Gut Microbiome Affect Your Health?

Global Experts in Swine Viral Diseases Convene in Chicago

Study Identifies Key T Cells for Immunity Against Fungal Pneumonia

Funding for Vector-borne Disease Center Renewed

New Biosecurity Resource Helps Producers Protect Pigs

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

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How Does Your Gut Microbiome Affect Your Health?

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