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Kathryn Meurs, DVM, PhD Diplomate ACVIM (Cardiology)

Professor, Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies

Contact:

kmmeurs@ncsu.edu
Office: 919.513.6213
Lab: Genetic Testing
Lab Phone: 919.513.6213

Dr. Meurs completed her DVM at the University of Wisconsin – Madison and completed a small animal internship at North Carolina State University. She completed a Cardiology residency at Texas A&M University and is board certified from the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Cardiology). Dr. Meurs has a Ph.D. in Genetics from Texas A&M University and her areas of interest include familial aspects of cardiovascular disease, especially cardiomyopathy.

Publications


View online at PubMed
Affiliations
Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Cardiology)
Certifications
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Cardiology)
Genetics, Spontaneous Animal Disease Models
Genetics of Cardiovascular Disease

CLINICAL STUDIES
  • 2016. Use of RNA-seq to identify cardiac genes and gene pathways differentially expressed between dogs with and without dilated cardiomyopathy.Friedenberg, S.G., L. Chdid, B. Keene, B. Sherry, A. Motsinger-Reif, and K. Meurs. | American Journal of Veterinary Research 7 7(7):693-699.

At the Crossroads of Discovery

The Firestone Laboratory is where scientific research is moved it into the clinic through clinical trials and other work, this is where new concepts and forms of treatment are tested and proven, modified or...

Biomedical Partnership Center Construction Ushers in New Phase

When completed in 2017, the two-story facility will include space for CVM research activities and provide an outstanding platform for industry and government researchers, entrepreneurs, clinical trial companies, as well as biomedical investigators across...

Meurs First Recipient of the Mark L. Morris Jr. Investigator Award

With support from the investigator award, Meurs' research team hopes to identify genetic variants that lead to the development of mitral valve degeneration, and use that information to innovate treatment and prevention plans for dogs with...