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Research Spotlight: Ying Fang

September 11, 2025 / Pathobiology

Using about 60 words, how would you explain your main area of research focus to someone sitting next to you on an airplane? My research has been focused on understanding the molecular mechanisms of viral…
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[illustration of viruses ejecting their DNA into a cell]

Discovery: Mechanical Properties of Viral DNA Determine the Course of Infection

September 04, 2018 / Pathobiology

‘Like Toothpaste out of a Tube’ A new study reveals a previously unknown mechanism that governs whether viruses that infect bacteria will quickly kill their hosts or remain latent inside the cell. The discovery, reported…
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[rebecca smith, bill brown, marilyn o'hara ruiz]

Risk Factors Linked to Chikungunya, Dengue Outbreaks

July 24, 2018 / Pathobiology

In one of the largest studies of its kind, researchers analyzed chikungunya and dengue outbreak data from 76 countries over a period of 50 years, focusing on regions across the Indian Ocean that are hard…
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Grant Supports Novel Approach to Fight Nematodes in Livestock

June 04, 2018 / Pathobiology

Unique molecules hold promise for anti-parasitic drugs Parasitic nematodes, such as roundworms, pose a big problem for the livestock industry globally. Medicines that used to control these parasites are no longer effective, but Dr. William…
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‘One Health’ Emerges as Key to Public Good as Illinois Reaches 150th Anniversary

April 03, 2018 / General News

Solving complex, multidimensional, interdisciplinary problems How should research at a 21st century university advance the public good? That question lies at the center of a three-day conference at the culmination of the University of Illinois…
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[lee ann lyons-illinois vetereinary medicine]

Tick-Tracking Program Gathers Data to Combat Tickborne Disease in Illinois

March 29, 2018 / General News

I-TICK Program Seeks 1,000 Samples Tickborne diseases are on the rise across the nation. Since 1990, Illinois has seen a tenfold increase in the number of reported human cases of tickborne diseases, which include Lyme…
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[Jodi Flaws, Megan Mahoney, Rebecca Smith]

Sleep Problems in Menopause Linked to Hot Flashes, Depression—And May Not Last

February 20, 2018 / Comparative Biosciences News

Menopausal women sought for new study Sleep problems are one of the most commonly reported complaints among menopausal women. A new study of middle-aged women found that sleep problems vary across the stages of menopause,…
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[Dr. Anne Barger and Dean Peter Constable with their recent textbooks]

Illinois Has Impact Through Authoritative Texts

October 17, 2017 / General News

They Wrote the Book on It Since its founding, the College of Veterinary Medicine has been the academic home of faculty recognized for compiling the definitive body of knowledge in their fields. Extending this long…
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Pathobiology Celebrates Research with Donors, Student Award Winners

September 18, 2017 / Giving Stories

On Friday, Aug. 25, five PhD students and two master’s degree students were recognized for their research at the annual Voss Pathobiology Graduate Student Research Expo at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine….
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Five Veterinary Faculty Among Medical College Inaugural 100

May 08, 2017 / Comparative Biosciences News

Five faculty members in the College of Veterinary Medicine are among the 100 prominent researchers, administrators, and medical professionals named to the faculty of the new Carle Illinois College of Medicine, the world’s first engineering-based…
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Illinois Part of New Center Focused on Vector-Borne Disease

February 19, 2017 / Pathobiology

Illinois research to address regional health concerns The University of Illinois is among a consortium of Midwestern universities in a new federally funded center created to fight diseases spread by insect vectors, especially mosquitoes and…
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Pathobiology

Research Spotlight: Ying Fang

Discovery: Mechanical Properties of Viral DNA Determine the Course of Infection

Risk Factors Linked to Chikungunya, Dengue Outbreaks

Grant Supports Novel Approach to Fight Nematodes in Livestock

‘One Health’ Emerges as Key to Public Good as Illinois Reaches 150th Anniversary

Tick-Tracking Program Gathers Data to Combat Tickborne Disease in Illinois

Sleep Problems in Menopause Linked to Hot Flashes, Depression—And May Not Last

Illinois Has Impact Through Authoritative Texts

Pathobiology Celebrates Research with Donors, Student Award Winners

Five Veterinary Faculty Among Medical College Inaugural 100

Illinois Part of New Center Focused on Vector-Borne Disease

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