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College of Veterinary Medicine

Areas of Emphasis

Researchers at NC State College of Veterinary Medicine are tackling key challenges to animal health and well-being. Their findings are contributing to solutions that are shaping the future of both veterinary and human medicine.

Biological Barriers

Disruption of biological barriers may lead to disease syndromes such as ulceration, sepsis, and chronic immune-mediated disease. 

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Computational Biology and Bioinformatics

The Computational Biology and Bioinformatics group focuses on applying and developing computational tools and large scale data analysis to further our understanding of fundamental biological questions and accelerate the transition from basic science to translational research. 

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Developmental Biology

Researchers address fundamental questions in development through interdisciplinary collaborations between biologists, physicists, mathematicians, and engineers.

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Gastroenterology

The gastroenterology group has developed into the foremost veterinary gastrointestinal research program in the world, with key strengths in mucosal responses to injury, stress and microbial invasion, as well as translational large animal models.

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Genetics

Researchers use genetic tools to identify causative mutations for genetic diseases, understand genetic variations that may impact an individual’s response to therapy (personalized medicine), and identify genetic changes in infectious pathogens that may impact the infectious agent’s virulence.

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Global Health

The Global Health Program is dedicated to improving the lives of animals and humans across the world through focused areas of global health research and education. As one of the leading veterinary colleges in the country, we are uniting DVM students, faculty and professionals to collectively solve the major global health challenges faced by society today. 

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Immunology

Immunology researchers study comparative immunology, immunity to infectious diseases, mucosal immunology, and environmental immunology/immunotoxicology 

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Infectious Disease

Infectious disease research includes molecular and cellular aspects of bacteriology, parasitology, and virology, as well as investigations of the host immune response to these agents. We study the infectious organism, disease development, diagnostic tests, vaccines and antimicrobial therapies. 

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Neurobiology

Basic neuroscience research programs address fundamental questions on the structure, function, genetics, biochemistry, bioinformatics, and physiology of the nervous system during development, normal adult stages, as well as under pathological conditions. 

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Pharmacology

Research emphasis areas are at the molecular and cellular level in pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, drug interactions, drug residues and metabolites, anesthetics and autonomic drugs, pulmonary biology, oncology, ophthalmology, gastroenterology, reproductive endocrinology, and lipid-, peptide-, and oxygen-derived mediators of inflammation. 

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Regenerative Medicine

Researchers use stem cells and biomaterials to promote the healing and regeneration of damaged tissues, developing novel transgenic animal models for stem cell researchers, and fabricating novel medical devices and prosthetics for better quality of life for both animal and human patients.

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Spontaneous Animal Disease Models

At NC State, our mission is to improve both animal and human health through the study of conditions that are unique to each species as well as those shared across species. 

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