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Unlocking How Dogs’ Fungal Ear Infections Evade Treatment Points Vets to Drug Stewardship
April 9, 2026 / Pathobiology

Mutations in a key protein make a yeast found in dogs with common outer ear infections more resistant to the topical antifungals used to treat it, veterinarians and pathobiologists at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign…
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Research Spotlight: Kun Wang

October 23, 2025 / Comparative Biosciences News

Using about 60 words, how would you explain your main area of research focus to someone sitting next to you on an airplane? I am a computational cancer researcher focused on immunotherapy, a promising treatment…
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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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Leyi Wang

Research Spotlight: Leyi Wang

July 25, 2025 / Research News

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 primarily focuses on the development and validation of diagnostic methods…
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Research Spotlight: Ratnakar Singh

July 09, 2025 / Comparative Biosciences News

Using about 60 words, how would you explain your main area of research focus to someone sitting next to you on an airplane? I study how certain genes and molecular pathways control cancer cells’ sensitivity…
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Grant Supports Study of Resilience to Stress

June 19, 2025 / Comparative Biosciences News

Neuroscientists have always been interested in what drives an individual’s resilience to stress. While the detrimental effects of prolonged stress have been well documented, little is understood about what biological mechanisms underlie resilience. To better…
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Research Spotlight: Gee Lau

June 09, 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? Each year, bacterial pneumonias kill 2 million individuals globally. My lab examines…
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