Prescribing medication is an important part of veterinary care, but prescription rules differ by state. Every prescription must meet legal requirements to ensure medications are used safely and correctly. In Illinois, veterinarians must follow both… Read More >
Dr. Harper is a clinical professor and the service head of orthopedics and rehabilitation. Tell us about your background. I am from the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, where I completed all of my formal… Read More >
Food Trial. Words that no one—not the veterinarian, their staff, and certainly not the pet owner—enjoys hearing. A properly conducted food trial means 8 long weeks of saying “no” to the dog dad who wants… Read More >
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is funding University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researchers to study risk factors for autism spectrum disorders using magnetic resonance imaging in a mouse model. Drs. Howard Gritton and Paul Bonthuis,… Read More >
Simple pharmaceutical interventions could help older brains cope with memory impairment and recovery after surgery, new studies in mice suggest. In two studies, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign investigated different aspects of cognitive… Read More >
Using about 60 words, how would you explain your main area of research focus to someone sitting next to you on an airplane? My lab studies how life begins at the cellular level, focusing on… Read More >
This message will appear in the Illinois State Veterinary Medical Association Epitome. We all know people with a passion for the animal health industry who are struggling to find their place in it. Sometimes, they… Read More >
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 focus is to develop broadly protective vaccines against the leading… Read More >
