Tommy Thompson, business manager in the MU College of Veterinary Medicine Department of Biomedical Sciences, is the recipient of a 2022 Dean’s Impact Award. CVM Dean Carolyn Henry, DVM, MS, surprised Thompson with the awards during the college’s winter breakfast Tuesday, Dec. 20. The annual awards, established in 1993, honor faculty, staff and individuals from […]
SEC Emerging Scholars Program Helps Guide Career Options for Biomedical Sciences Fellow
Rowena Woode, DVM, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in the MU College of Veterinary Medicine Department of Biomedical Sciences and a 2016 graduate of the CVM, recently participated in the Southeastern Conference Emerging Scholars Career Preparation Workshop in Columbia. Mizzou hosted students from each of the 14 universities in the SEC for a three-day career preparation […]
Prenatal Opioid Exposure May Trigger Neurological, Behavioral Changes Later in Life
MU study links changes in gut bacteria to prenatal exposure to oxycodone, a commonly abused opioid during pregnancy. While infants exposed to opioids during their mother’s pregnancy have been linked to adverse health outcomes, a new study at the University of Missouri has found prenatal opioid exposure could trigger long-term neurological or behavioral effects later […]
Research With Heart
MU researcher Craig Emter is looking for how to best prescribe exercise to treat heart failure patients. For almost two decades, Craig Emter, an associate professor in the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Missouri, has been researching how to use exercise to treat heart failure. Not long ago, Emter’s expertise became personal: […]
Retired Associate Dean Ronald L. Terjung Passes Away
Ronald L. Terjung, PhD, passed away on Jan. 9, 2022, in Atlanta, Georgia, at the age of 80. He was born on July 5, 1941, in Lincoln, Illinois, the son of pastor George and Martha Terjung. He spent his formative years in Akron, Ohio. He graduated from Wheaton College in Illinois. It was there that […]
MU College of Veterinary Medicine Professor Awarded 2022 Kemper Fellowship for Teaching Excellence
Latha Ramchand, MU provost and executive vice chancellor for academic affairs; Steve Sowers, president and CEO of the central region of Commerce Bank; and Doug Bowles, MU Department of Biomedical Sciences chair, today awarded a 2022 William T. Kemper Fellowship for Teaching Excellence to Christopher Baines. Baines is an associate professor of biomedical sciences in […]
Nichols Named Shih-Chun Wang Young Investigator by APS
Nicole Nichols, PhD, an assistant professor in the CVM’s Department of Biomedical Sciences, was named the recipient of the 2022 Shih-Chun Wang Young Investigator Award by the American Physiological Society. The award honors an individual who has demonstrated outstanding promise in the field of physiological sciences research and is recognized by the Association of American […]
Study: BPA Exposure of the Placenta Could Affect Fetal Brain Development
University of Missouri scientists examine how the transfer of bisphenol A (BPA) from mother to child could affect fetal brain development. In a new study, scientists at the University of Missouri demonstrate the direct transmission of bisphenol A (BPA) from a mother to her developing child via the placenta could negatively impact fetal brain development. […]
BMS Faculty Honored During CVM 2021 Awards Ceremony
During the MU College of Veterinary Medicine 2021 Awards Ceremony, five faculty members in the Department of Biomedical Sciences were chosen as honorees. The awards were presented by CVM Dean Carolyn Henry, DVM, MS, and Associate Dean for Student and Academic Affairs Angela Tennison, DVM, during the virtual ceremony held in June. Faculty members nominate […]
Sinha Takes First Place at MU Health Sciences Day
Nishant Sinha, a graduate student in the laboratory of Dr. Shyam Chaurasia, Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Medicine and Surgery departments, recently took first place at the annual MU Health Sciences Day, for his poster entitled, “Corneal Remodeling in Mini Ossabaw Pigs with Type II Diabetes.” The results of this study found altered levels of collagen […]
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