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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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Cilia Beat to an Unexpected Rhythm in Male Reproductive Tract, Study in Mice Reveals

January 14, 2019 / Comparative Biosciences News

‘Cilia don’t transport; they keep the sperm dancing’ Waves of undulating cilia drive several processes essential to life. They clear debris and mucus from the respiratory tract, move spinal fluid through the brain and transport…
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Networking Leads to Clownfish Research Project

December 02, 2018 / Research News

I Plan to Present and Publish My Data Last fall at the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians conference, I had the pleasure of meeting Dr. Gregory Lewbart of North Carolina State University, who offered to…
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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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NIH Awards $13 Million for Study of Environmental Influences on Child Health

September 04, 2018 / Comparative Biosciences News

The National Institutes of Health’s Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) initiative has awarded $13 million to a University of Illinois project led by Susan Schantz, a professor of comparative biosciences in the College…
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Uwe Rudolph Named Head of Comparative Biosciences

August 29, 2018 / General News

International Scholar in Neuroscience The University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine welcomes Dr. Uwe Rudolph as professor and head of the Department of Comparative Biosciences. Dr. Rudolph most recently held the dual positions of…
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Summertime, and the Research Is Everywhere

August 21, 2018 / General News

The veterinary curriculum is demanding, so when the spring semester draws to a close, many students are more than ready to leave academia behind and dive into clinical work or time off. But at Illinois…
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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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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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Research Spotlight: Kun Wang

Cilia Beat to an Unexpected Rhythm in Male Reproductive Tract, Study in Mice Reveals

Networking Leads to Clownfish Research Project

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

NIH Awards $13 Million for Study of Environmental Influences on Child Health

Uwe Rudolph Named Head of Comparative Biosciences

Summertime, and the Research Is Everywhere

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

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