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Jun 12, 2025

NC State Scientists Advance Understanding of Cystic Fibrosis by Finding Drug Class to Avoid 

By Bethany Brookshire People with cystic fibrosis are in a constant battle with the thick, sticky mucus that builds up in their lungs. But while the genetic disease is due to mutations in one specific gene, it takes a team of proteins to make mucus, and not all of them are fully understood. In a…

May 28, 2025

Research Roundup May 2025

Estimating Sampling and Laboratory Capacity for a Simulated African Swine Fever Outbreak in the United States. Galvis JA, Satici MY, Sykes AL, O’Hara KC, Rochette L, Roberts D, Machado G. African swine fever virus is highly contagious and often fatal, making the risk of the disease spreading into currently uninfected countries, like the United States,…

May 8, 2025

One of Two: NC State Cardiology Faculty Member has Rare Expertise in Interventional Procedures

Now that the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine has recognized approved fellowship programs in interventional cardiology, Dr. Kursten Pierce of the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine is one of only two veterinarians with FACVIM after her name. The assistant professor of cardiology and another veterinarian completed the specialized interventional cardiology fellowship several years…

Apr 22, 2025

Research Roundup April 2025 

Evaluating the Benefits of Green Tea Extract on Growth, Intestinal Health and Immune Response in Broiler Chickens Ogundare TE, Kulkarni RR, Omaliko PC, Iwuozo OC, Enenya IG, Orimaye OE, Suberu SA, Jeje O, Fasina YO. Necrotic enteritis is a disease in poultry caused by the bacteria Clostridium perfringens. The disease causes diarrhea, intestinal ulceration and…

Apr 15, 2025

Researcher Aims to Hinder Allergic Responses, Keep Cancer Cells from Dividing

During pollen season in North Carolina, relieving allergy symptoms with antihistamines can be top of mind for many of us, but what is below the surface causing the itchy eyes and scratchy throats are mast cells behaving badly. Dr. Glenn Cruse, an associate professor of immunology at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine, studies…

Apr 14, 2025

‘Happy Teeth, Happy and Healthy Body’: Incisive NC State Residency Trains the Specialists Who Treat Canines, Fangs and Tusks

Dental health is whole-body health, says Dr. Maria Dolores “Loli” Porcel Sánchez, a second-year resident in NC State’s veterinary dentistry and oral surgery program.

Mar 20, 2025

What Do Chernobyl’s Stray Dogs and ‘Jurassic Park’ Have in Common? Ask This Up-And-Coming Population Geneticist

Through NC State’s Genetics and Genomics Scholars program, Ph.D. candidate Megan Dillon has become a leading expert in the population genetics of stray dogs living around the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.

Mar 11, 2025

Open House Wows Hundreds of NC State College of Veterinary Medicine Visitors

With baby pigs and goats to the left, handsome horses to the right and dogs of all descriptions straight ahead, hundreds of visitors strolled up to the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine on Saturday for 2025’s Open House and a chance to explore the ways the college and veterinary hospital are leading forces in…

Mar 6, 2025

New Pharmaceutical Technology Developed at NC State Holds Promise for Treating Common Cancer in Horses

Veterinary ophthalmologist Dr. Annie Oh is researching the efficacy of an injectable medication, developed by joint NC State-UNC researcher Dr. Yevgeny Brudno, that boosts chemotherapy’s ability to treat equine eyelid squamous cell carcinoma. The technology could also benefit humans with skin cancer.

Feb 25, 2025

You’re Invited! NC State College of Veterinary Medicine to host Open House on March 8

From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., the college and veterinary hospital will welcome the community for a free behind-the-scenes look at our advanced veterinary research, training and medical care.