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).
Evolutionary roulette

Two E. coli strains have achieved dominance—and we should worry.
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.

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

March 27, 2020

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).

Highlights from VBS Winter Potluck

December 26, 2019

Photos from the VBS Department Winter 2019 Potluck.

Dr. Hadia Abdelaal distinguishes herself in Miami

December 23, 2019

Hadia Abdelaal, a Postdoctoral Associate in the laboratory of Dr. Pam Skinner received a Young Investigator award to attend the HIV Persistence meeting in Miami, Florida.

Protecting the Minnesota Turkey Population Two Threats at a Time

December 20, 2019

VBS Professor and Pomeroy Endowed Chair Carol Cardona and VBS Associate Professor Tim Johnson discuss outbreaks and antibiotic resistance in turkeys.

Groundbreaking research on stem cells and natural killer cells leads to new cancer treatment approach

December 5, 2019

Drs. Bruce Walcheck and Jimmy Wu discuss engineering a high-affinity monoclonal antibody receptor in natural killer (NK) cells engineered to target blood cancers.