Michelle Verant, Ph.D. student in the Comparative Biomedical Sciences (CBMS) Graduate Degree Program in the UW School of Veterinary Medicine, has been selected as the 2013 recipient of the Wildlife Disease Association Graduate Student Scholarship Award. “This is an extremely … Continue reading
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Flu Transmission Studies Could Resume Soon
After a voluntary hiatus of more than a year, avian influenza transmission studies may soon resume at UW-Madison’s Influenza Research Institute (IRI) as the National Institutes of Heath (NIH) last week issued a new framework for vetting such experiments. The … Continue reading
‘Ninja Parasites’ Elude Immune Response through Molecular Mimicry
In feudal-age Japan, cunning, unorthodox mercenaries known as ninjas were notorious for using disguise, deception, and stealth to infiltrate enemy fortifications. In the world of modern parasites, certain organisms—dubbed “ninja parasites” by Dr. Timothy Yoshino—use similar tactics, in a biological … Continue reading
SVM’s Comparative Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program Earns High Academic Marks
Recent findings from the Academic Analytics 2010 Database (AAD 2010) show that the Comparative Biomedical Sciences graduate program at the UW School of Veterinary Medicine is a top-ranked program. Both locally and on the national level, the program received top … Continue reading