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

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New Approaches to 3D Modeling and Viral RNA's

November 11, 2020

VBS Professor, Kathleen Boris-Lawrie recently publishes cover paper in Viruses, which examines SimRNA, a method for RNA 3D structure modeling with optional restraints, and the workflow developed

Natalie Kirk receives Davis-Thompson Foundation Award

November 3, 2020

PhD Student Natalie Kirk working in the laboratory of VBS Professors Hinh Ly and Yuying Liang was presented with the 2020 Davis-Thomas Foundation Award from the University of Illinois.

Nuclear-protein Lives Matter--More than previously recognized

October 30, 2020

Gatikrushna Singh, Researcher 6 working in the laboratory of VBS Professor, Kathleen Boris-Lawrie discusses how ribosomes are attracted to mRNAs encoding tumor suppressor proteins.