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After 23 years working as a gross anatomy teacher, researcher, and advocate for the veterinary curriculum and instruction in the Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences and College of Veterinary Medicine, VBS Associate Professor Christina Clarkson retires June 1.

Newly awarded NIAID grant will aid in development of drug treatments for future viral pandemics

May 31, 2022

Funding was recently awarded to the University of Minnesota by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) to establish the Midwest Antiviral Drug Discovery (AViDD) Center, to develop antiviral drugs for pandemic-level viruses, including SARS-CoV-2 co-led by VBS Endowed Professor Fang Li and Reuben Harris (U of TX, San Antonio).

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Exploring how to curb the spread of omicron

March 14, 2022

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VBS Professor & Endowed Professor in Structural Biology of Disease, Fang Li discusses a new omicron study recently published in, "Nature Communications."