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August 2019 - Vol. 14, No. 8
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Dr. Roman Ganta's team tackles tick-borne diseases

New $2.7 million NIH grant extends five more years of research on a tick-borne disease impacting people, dogs and other vertebrate hosts

Dr. Roman Ganta oversees work in his lab

The clock could be ticking for ticks. Dr. Roman Ganta, professor and director of the Center of Excellence for Vector-Borne Diseases, recently secured a new grant of $2.7 million from the National Institutes of Health to continue his longtime work on tick-borne disease.

 

 

CVM team volunteers at Everybody Counts - Manhattan

Lauren Miller and Jason Gregory

For the second year in a row, the College of Veterinary Medicine has participated in a community outreach event called “Everybody Counts.” This event occurred Aug. 3 in Manhattan at the Douglass Community Center on the 900 block of Yuma street.

 

 

Video Feature

Veterinary Research Scholars Program

This summer, a group of 11 veterinary students were funded to participate in the Veterinary Research Scholars Program. The scholars learned study design, laboratory techniques and research ethics by working with faculty mentors.