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One Simple Trick Makes Zebrafish a Better Model for Microbiome Research

June 4, 2026 / Pathobiology

A new advance in animal husbandry involving a popular aquarium fish should speed the pace of discovery in laboratory studies of host-microbe interactions, researchers report. The new findings are detailed in the journal mSystems, a…
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Snake Fungal Disease Alters Skin Microbiome in Eastern Massasaugas

August 14, 2018 / Research News

Findings May Improve Conservation Efforts In the first study of its kind, researchers characterized the skin microbiome of a population of free-ranging snakes to begin to understand how the animals’ environmental microbial community may promote…
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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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Possible Anti-Cancer Effects of Omega-3 Fatty Acid Metabolism

July 15, 2018 / Comparative Biosciences News

Endocannabinoids May Inhibit Cancer A class of molecules formed when the body metabolizes omega-3 fatty acids could inhibit cancer’s growth and spread, University of Illinois researchers report in a new study in mice. The molecules,…
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Illinois Sweeps International Veterinary Honors Society Research Awards

June 28, 2018 / Alumni News

Graduate students at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine took top honors in both categories of the annual scholarly article competition sponsored by Phi Zeta, the international honor society of veterinary medicine. Dr….
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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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Dr. Pamela Wilkins Receives International Applied Research Award

May 29, 2018 / General News

Dr. Pamela Wilkins, a professor at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine since 2008, was honored at the 15th World Equine Veterinary Association (WEVA) Congress, held in Beijing, People’s Republic of China in…
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[Hajera Afreen presents at Undergraduate Research Week Symposium]

Undergraduate Research Thrives at Veterinary College

April 23, 2018 / General News

We welcome undergraduate researchers As an R1 university—one that grants doctoral degrees and is engaged in “the highest research activity”—Illinois has always included undergraduate students in research, and the emphasis on undergraduate research is growing….
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Research Day Celebrates Graduate Student Achievements

April 20, 2018 / General News

Dr. Elizabeth Berry-Kravis, a pediatric neurologist and professor of pediatrics, neurological sciences, and biochemistry at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, delivered the centerpiece address at the college’s annual Research Day celebration, held April 18,…
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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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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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One Simple Trick Makes Zebrafish a Better Model for Microbiome Research

Snake Fungal Disease Alters Skin Microbiome in Eastern Massasaugas

Risk Factors Linked to Chikungunya, Dengue Outbreaks

Possible Anti-Cancer Effects of Omega-3 Fatty Acid Metabolism

Illinois Sweeps International Veterinary Honors Society Research Awards

Grant Supports Novel Approach to Fight Nematodes in Livestock

Dr. Pamela Wilkins Receives International Applied Research Award

Undergraduate Research Thrives at Veterinary College

Research Day Celebrates Graduate Student Achievements

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

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

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