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Expertise, Collegiality Earn Tommy Thompson Dean’s Impact Award

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: […]

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 […]

Graduate Studies in Biomedical Sciences

At the Department of Biomedical Sciences, investigators are engaged in research across a variety of fields, including cancer, neurodegenerative disease, exercise, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, respiratory and reproductive physiology.

With world-class and award-winning researchers, our graduate program has a great deal to offer.

Find out more.

Faculty Spotlight

Xiangwei (Shaun) Du, PhD

News

  • Expertise, Collegiality Earn Tommy Thompson Dean’s Impact Award
  • SEC Emerging Scholars Program Helps Guide Career Options for Biomedical Sciences Fellow
  • Prenatal Opioid Exposure May Trigger Neurological, Behavioral Changes Later in Life
  • Research With Heart
  • Retired Associate Dean Ronald L. Terjung Passes Away

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Department of Biomedical Sciences
University of Missouri-Columbia
E102 Veterinary Medical Building
1520 Rollins Street
Columbia, MO 65211
Phone: 573-882-7011
Fax: 573-884-6890

 

Administrative Contacts

Dr. Douglas Bowles
Department Chair

BowlesD@missouri.edu
573-882-7193

Dr. Kevin Cummings
Director of Graduate Studies
cummingske@missouri.edu
573-882-0283

Thomas Thompson
Business Manager

ThompsonT@missouri.edu
573-882-4503

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