Drs. Girish Neelakanta and Hameeda Sultana, associate professors and vector-borne disease researchers from the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine Department of Biomedical and Diagnostic Sciences, successfully renewed their…
NIH R01 Grant Renewed
Does Your Cat Have Chronic GI Symptoms?
Clinicians at the UT College of Veterinary Medicine are recruiting cats with chronic gastrointestinal symptoms for a clinical trial. If your cat has had any of the following for 3…
Camelid Conference to be Held at Veterinary College
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Staying informed about best practices helps ensure that camelids receive the highest quality of care. The Tennessee Alpaca Association (TAA)​ and UT College of Veterinary Medicine sponsor the bi-annual Camelid Conference to provide…
TPLO Workshop Held at Veterinary College
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Cassio Ferrigno, assistant professor of small animal orthopedic surgery at the UT College of Veterinary Medicine, will help lead the two-day Intrauma Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy (TPLO) Workshop. The interactive…
UTCVM Represented at National Meeting
![Microbiology lab members (from left to right) Bryanna Fayne, Porsha Reed, Swetha Madesh, Sreekumari Rajeev, and Liana Nunes-Barbosa (front) pose for a group photo at the conference.](https://vetmed.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/Fayne-Reed-Madesh-Rajeev-Barbosa-ASM-group-shot-2024-150x150.jpg)
Three UTCVM Comparative and Experimental Medicine graduate students and one post-doc presented at the American Society for Microbiology’s Microbe 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. More than five thousand attended the largest…
Famous Eagle Ambassador Undergoes Surgery at UTCVM
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Challenger, the nation’s most famous bald eagle educational ambassador, underwent cataract surgery on Tuesday, June 18, at the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine. As an eaglet, Challenger was…
Veterinary Faculty Receive Distinguished National Honors
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In a historic year for the College of Veterinary Medicine, as it celebrates its fiftieth anniversary, the college has also set a new record. Three of its members have received…
In the Blink of an Eye
![Dr. Diane Hendrix in screen scrubs stands next to her daughter, Emma, who is wearing a black scrub top. They are in a veterinary hospital hallway.](https://vetmed.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/Diane-and-Emma-Hendrix-2024-150x150.jpeg)
Legacy student and her mom talk about their shared experiences Emma Hendrix (CVM ’24) was introduced to veterinary medicine at a young age. She and her sister, Anna, would sometimes…
Veterinary Educator Receives National Award
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The American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges has named India Lane the winner of the 2024 Billy E. Hooper Award for Distinguished Service. Lane, associate dean for academic and student…