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‘Heart Team’ Offers Hope for Dogs with Valve Disease
February 10, 2025 / General News

The University of Illinois is ushering in a new era in veterinary cardiology. “For most of its history, veterinary cardiology has been a specialty focused on diagnostics and medical management,” said Dr. Ryan Fries, who…
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Get to Know Courtney Hayes

August 17, 2023 / Get to Know

Dr. Courtney Hayes is the Assistant Director AACUP Veterinarian and Clinical Associate Professor of Veterinary Clinical Medicine. When did you begin working at the College of Veterinary Medicine?I joined the College of Veterinary Medicine in…
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RHDV Vaccine Clinics for Rabbits Available Now

August 09, 2023 / Practitioner Updates

In 2021 the USDA granted Emergency Use Authorization for an experimental vaccine against rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus (RHDV). Preliminary data shows the vaccine’s safety and efficacy at protecting rabbits against this calicivirus. The vaccine is…
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Get to Know Courtney Glazik

August 03, 2023 / Get to Know

Courtney Glazik is the Senior Procurement Coordinator at the College of Veterinary Medicine. When did you begin working at the College of Veterinary Medicine?I started my affiliation with the College of Veterinary Medicine in 2013…
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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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Liquid Biopsy in Veterinary Oncology

July 31, 2023 / Practitioner Updates

Figure from: Liquid Biopsy, Lone SN, et al. Molecular Cancer 21, 79 (2022). Used under the Creative Commons license: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ What Is Liquid Biopsy and How Can It Help Our Patients?   Liquid biopsy is…
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Drs. Ana Nobrega, Heather McCrary, and Sandra Yucupicio with foal, Buddy.

Happy Ending for Preemie Foal

July 24, 2023 / Patient Stories

Drs. Ana Nobrega, Heather McCrary, and Sandra Yucupicio pose with foal, Buddy, while taking a walk through the Veterinary Teaching Hospital. By Mel Fletcher, CVT Buddy had a lot stacked against him. He was born…
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Get to Know Sara Dinnin

July 19, 2023 / Get to Know

Sara Dinnin is an animal care technician for the College of Veterinary Medicine. When did you begin working at the College of Veterinary Medicine?I started working at vet med back in 2008 as extra help,…
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