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Archives: Department of Molecular Biomedical Sciences

October 11, 2017

The Oath: Fall/Winter Edition 2017

Fighting cancer is a big part of what we do every day at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine, from the development of therapies through research studies and clinical trials to treatment through the Veterinary Hospital’s state-of-the-art oncology service. Thanks to grants from the Petco Foundation, we are able to treat even more companion

October 3, 2017

Neuroscientists Find ‘Gatekeeper’ in Itching Sensations Plays No Role in Pain Transmission

A study from North Carolina State University researchers shows that a neurotransmitter involved in relaying itching sensations from the skin to the spinal cord and into the brain plays no role in pain transmission. “For us, it’s very important to understand the neural circuits or pathways so that we can develop therapies specifically for pain

September 28, 2017

Signal Flare: How Heart Muscle Cells Protect Themselves from Viral Invaders

The human heart is particularly vulnerable to viruses. That’s because cardiac myocytes, the heart muscle cells that give your heart its ability to “beat,” have one major weakness – they don’t reproduce themselves to repair the heart in the same way that cells in other organs do. So damage to these cells from viruses or

September 25, 2017

News and updates, September 2017

Thanks to advanced treatment at NC State through the Petco Foundation, Dexter the dog will have much more time with his new family. https://goo.gl/7ZvqJt

September 25, 2017

September CVM Research Roundup

A look at some of the newest published studies coming out of the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine. A rare blood sample from a North Atlantic right whale was used in a new study that maps the mitochondrial genome sequence of the endangered species. Co-authored by the CVM’s Julia Allwood, Melissa Scheible and Seth

September 12, 2017

Nothing But the Tooth – What Dental Remains from Homo naledi Can Tell Us

Anthropologists just love to sink their teeth into a good mystery, and some recent research from NC State and Vassar College has done just that – by looking at what dental development in Homo naledifossils can tell us about this human relative and the evolution of our own species, Homo sapiens. In 2013, paleoanthropologists discovered the fossilized

August 29, 2017

Fatty Acids and Itchy Skin – a Q&A with Santosh Mishra

Santosh Mishra, assistant professor of neuroscience at NC State Veterinary Medicine, was part of a team of NIH researchers who have discovered four previously unknown mediators for itch and pain in the skin. Identifying these mediators may be a first step toward providing relief for people who suffer from chronic skin conditions such as psoriasis.

August 28, 2017

News and updates, August 2017

Highlights cover key events; faculty, staff, and student accomplishments; and other CVM news...

August 27, 2017

August CVM Research Roundup

A look at some of the newest published studies coming out of the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine...

July 30, 2017

Meet the CVM Class of 2021

The 100 members of the Class of 2021, reflect the extraordinary mix of talent that comes to the CVM year after year. From previous careers in the U.S. Air Force to experience in epidemiology, animal behavior and farm animal medicine...