Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences

VBS Key Players take on the fight against COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2 (Coronavirus)

Four Research Lab teams in the Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences are aiding in the worldwide mission to find a cure for COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2 (Coronavirus).
VBS Prion Team Proposes to Develop Rapid Testing Device for CWD in Deer

Follow the journey of VBS faculty members Pam Skinner and Peter Larsen through the State Legislature as they discuss solutions to Chronic Wasting Disease.
Fostering Diversity and Inclusion in a Time of Social Change

The Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences

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Catching up with our VBS faculty emeriti: Where are they now?

December 6, 2021

VBS faculty emeriti share what they have been up to since retirement.

UMN cross-disciplinary team works together to solve the COVID-19 puzzle

December 1, 2021

The Center for Coronavirus Research (CCR) at the University of Minnesota was established in 2020 at the dawn of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. The mission of the CCR team is to investigate infection mechanisms of coronaviruses and to develop diagnostic, preventive, and therapeutic strategies against coronavirus infections.