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Mar 13, 2009

Cody’s Journey: VTH Canine Bone Marrow Transplant Patient Goes Home

Cody’s medical journey was covered by Chicago’s WFLD-TV, by Reuter’s news service, by the in a series of article in the hometome Naperville Sun, by WGHP in Greensboro, WAGA in Atlanta and other Fox affiliates. The NC State CVM is the only location in the country where dog owners can obtain a bone marrow transplant…

Mar 5, 2009

Hector Cervantes (Intern 1986-87)

Hector Cervantes was the 2009-10 President Elect of the American College of Poultry Veterinarians (ACPV), and received the AAAP Special Service Award at the August 2010 awards ceremony in Atlanta, GA. Dr. Cervantes completed an internship in Avian Medicine at NCSU CVM in 1987. He assumed the office of President of the ACPV on July 22, 2009…

Mar 5, 2009

Douglas Grieve (Intern 1987-88)

Douglas Grieve has been appointed president of Hy-Line International. Dr. Grieve completed an internship in Avian Medicine at NCSU CVM in 1988. He served as the director of the global technical service department at Hy-Line International since 2007. In this position, Dr. Grieve was responsible for coordination and allocation of technical services to customers worldwide. He…

Mar 5, 2009

Jenna Bunton (Student)

Jenna Bunton received the 2009 US Poultry and Egg Association College Student of the Year Award and Frank Perdue Scholarship, which are presented each year at the College Career Programs of the International Poultry Expo to recognize the top Poultry Science student in the US. The recipient is selected from Poultry Science Departments from across the nation based…

Jan 23, 2009

CCMTR Lab Discovers New Bartonella Species that Infects Humans

Dr. Edward Breitschwerdt, professor of internal medicine at North Carolina State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, and research colleague Dr. Ricardo Maggi have produced the first link between a species of bacteria most commonly found in sheep and human illness. The research marks the first time that this particular strain of Bartonella has been cultured…

Jan 14, 2009

Canine Bone Marrow Transplants: Making Our Best Friend Better

Dogs suffering from lymphoma are now able to receive the same medical treatment as their human counterparts through a new bone marrow transplant procedure offered by the Veterinary Teaching Hospital at North Carolina State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine. The relatively new procedure involves the use of Leukophoresis machines—the same equipment used in human medicine—that…

Nov 21, 2008

5 Questions for Ed Breitschwerdt

[section_subtitle]Bartonella is receiving a good deal of attention but it’s not a recently discovered bacteria? [/section_subtitle] There are reports from the 1850s of Indians in the Peruvian mountains having lesions that we now know were caused by these bacteria. The genus is named after Alberto Leonardo Barton Thompson, a Peruvian scientist who announced his findings…

Nov 21, 2008

Tracking a “Stealth” Pathogen

Dr. Edward Breitschwerdt, professor of internal medicine in the Department of Clinical Sciences, has discovered that certain arthropod-borne bacteria may be responsible for some chronic and debilitating neurological illnesses in humans, particularly among people with substantial animal contact or tick exposure. One culprit is Bartonella henselae, a strain of bacterium transmitted to cats by fleas.…

Nov 12, 2008

Dr. Monteiro-Riviere Member of Research Team Discovering New Material for Medical Implants

Dr. Nancy Monteiro-Riviere, CVM professor of investigative dermatology and toxicology, is a member of a team of researchers that has made a breakthrough that could lead to new dialysis devices and a host of other revolutionary medical implants. The researchers have found that the unique properties of a new material can be used to create…

Nov 8, 2008

Alex

[attribution]Karen Ramey of Holly Springs, NC[/attribution] There is this wonderful place called the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) where faculty, staff and students provide compassion, support and a true love for all animals. Man’s best friend and the CVM are what kept me together.  Alex will have a brick in honor of his name…