Are you looking for a graduate program in basic research utilizing animal models or an applied research degree based on your knowledge of veterinary medicine? Either way, we have a program for you.

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Congratulations!

2008 Best Dissertation Award

Dr. Cristina Marques received the best dissertation award in the biological and medical sciences disciplinary area from the Graduate School and the University of Minnesota.  This is a prestigious award - only one award is given in each of four broad disciplinary areas across the University.  Dr. Marques dissertation research was titled "Microglia-mediated Immune Responses During the Development of Herpes Encephalitis".  Cristina was advised by Dr. James Lokensgard.  Congratulations Cristina!

2008 Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship Recipients

Rebecca LaRue, Tamene Melkamu, and Patrick Pithua were selected by the Graduate School to receive doctoral dissertation fellowships (DDF) for the 2008 academic year.  The DDF is awarded to outstanding final year PhD candidates to allow them to devote full-time effort to research and writing.  Rebecca is researching the porcine endogenous retrovirus and is advised by Dr. Reuben Harris.  Tamene is researching  how viral infections affect innate immunity in the lung and is advised by Dr. Scott O'Grady. Patrick's research involves investigating Johne's disease and he is advised by Dr. Scott Wells. Congratulations to Rebecca, Tamene, and Patrick!

MAES/CVM Graduate Research Assistant Awards

Rebecca LaRue, fourth year PhD student and Lisa Borgia, a third year PhD student have been awarded the MN Agricultural Experiment Station and The College of Veterinary Medicine research assistantship for the 2008 and 2009 academic years.  This assistantship will provide for a stipend, tuition, and health benefits.

Rebecca will be entering her fourth year of her PhD and is advised by Dr. Reuben Harris.  Her research studies the expression of the human APOBEC3G protein in porcine cells to reduce the risk of zoonotic transmission of porcine endogenous retrovirus.

Lisa is a graduate student in the veterinary medicine program and her research is on the nutritional management of plysaccharide storage myopathy. Lisa will be entering her third year in the PhD program and works with Dr. Stephanie Valberg in the population medicine department.