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Swine Viral Disease Conference Celebrates Industry Leaders, Students

December 17, 2024 / General News

The 21st annual NAPRRS/NC229 International Conference of Swine Viral Diseases, held in Chicago, Illinois, on December 7 through 9, drew more than 130 attendees, from pork producers and veterinarians to professionals who work in research,…
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Preliminary Data Support Novel Immunotherapy for Advanced Malignant Melanoma in Dogs

October 24, 2023 / Research News

A clinical study of 11 dogs with advanced malignant melanoma demonstrated the efficacy, safety, and tolerability profile of cANK-101, a canine interleukin-12 anchored immunotherapy. These preliminary data were presented in October at the 2023 Annual…
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Promising Kidney Transplant Solution Taps Expertise of Dr. Jim Lowe

October 23, 2023 / General News

In August, two U.S. surgical teams announced successful experimental kidney transplant from transgenic pigs into brain-dead human recipients. In both instances, the pig kidneys produced urine, carried out other functions of a kidney, and were…
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T-Cells Infiltrate Brain, Cause Respiratory Distress in Condition Affecting the Immunocompromised

August 30, 2023 / Comparative Biosciences News

When an immunocompromised person’s system begins to recover and produce more white blood cells, it’s usually a good thing – unless they develop a potentially deadly inflammatory condition. New research from the University of Illinois…
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Summer Program Expands Students’ Appreciation of Research

August 09, 2023 / General News

For more than 20 years, the College of Veterinary Medicine has provided veterinary students with the opportunity to explore the world of research through the Summer Research Training Program (SRTP). In 2023, a dozen students…
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Third NIH Grant Moves Novel Anti-Diarrheal Vaccine Forward

August 01, 2023 / Pathobiology

Dr. Weiping Zhang, professor in the Department of Pathobiology, was recently awarded a five-year, $5.6 million R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to optimize a promising vaccine against enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC)….
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Team Develops All-Species Coronavirus Test

July 06, 2023 / Pathobiology

In an advance that will help scientists track coronavirus variants in wild and domesticated animals, researchers report they can now detect exposure to the SARS-CoV-2 virus in any animal species. Most coronavirus antibody tests require…
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Friedrichs’ Investment in Cancer Research Yields Dividends

June 29, 2023 / Giving Stories

Louis and Christine Friedrich of Naples, Fla., have never met Dr. Timothy Fan, a veterinary oncologist and collaborative cancer researcher at the University of Illinois. But they share his passion for pets and for finding…
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Three in Flaws Laboratory Earn Recognition

June 16, 2023 / Comparative Biosciences News

Dr. Jodi Flaws, professor of comparative biosciences, and two students who work in her laboratory recently received professional honors. The recognition came in the form of awards for Dr. Flaws and undergraduate student Adira Safar…
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Congratulations to Post-Doctoral Fellows

May 09, 2023 / Comparative Biosciences News

Two post-doctoral fellows from the laboratory of Dr. Uwe Rudolph, head of the Department of Comparative Biosciences, were selected for recognition in the poster competition at the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology (IGB)…
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‘Making Young Mice Old’ … in a Matter of Three Weeks

April 26, 2023 / Comparative Biosciences News

In a paper recently published in PNAS Nexus, researchers from the Department of Comparative Biosciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign describe how they were able to inhibit the activity of a specific neuronal cell…
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Swine Viral Disease Conference Celebrates Industry Leaders, Students

Preliminary Data Support Novel Immunotherapy for Advanced Malignant Melanoma in Dogs

Promising Kidney Transplant Solution Taps Expertise of Dr. Jim Lowe

T-Cells Infiltrate Brain, Cause Respiratory Distress in Condition Affecting the Immunocompromised

Summer Program Expands Students’ Appreciation of Research

Third NIH Grant Moves Novel Anti-Diarrheal Vaccine Forward

Team Develops All-Species Coronavirus Test

Friedrichs’ Investment in Cancer Research Yields Dividends

Three in Flaws Laboratory Earn Recognition

Congratulations to Post-Doctoral Fellows

‘Making Young Mice Old’ … in a Matter of Three Weeks

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