Research
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Mexico funds WCVM grad student’s research
Mexico’s National Council for Science and Technology has awarded a high-profile scholarship to a Western College of Veterinary Medicine PhD student whose research focuses on chronic wasting disease (CWD). WCVM graduate student Dr. Maria Fernanda Mejia-Salazar, originally from Mexico City, received the 42-month scholarship through CONACyT (Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología). CONACyT is Mexico’s most prestigious postgraduate studies scholarship …
February 10th, 2012 Full story »
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WCVM survey targets Cushing’s disease
Cushing’s disease is considered one of the most commonly diagnosed endocrine disorders of horses — especially as the equine population continues to age. But just how common is the disease internationally? It’s one of the questions that researchers at the University of Saskatchewan’s Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) are addressing through a 16-question survey of international equine practitioners. The online …
January 26th, 2012 Full story »
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Postdoc gains funds for synchrotron study
A unique funding program will support the work of Naghmeh Mirhhosseini, a postdoctoral fellow at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) who plans to use the synchrotron at the University of Saskatchewan for her health research. Mirhosseini, whose graduate research in human nutrition focused on obesity and bone density, will receive half of her funding — $20,000 per year …
January 05th, 2012 Full story »
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Grad student’s feline research earns award
Feline health research conducted by Dr. Melissa Meachem of the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) earned top marks during the 2011 American College of Veterinary Pathologists‘ (ACVP) annual meeting that was held from December 3-7 in Nashville, Tenn. Meachem, a 2008 WCVM graduate and a PhD student in the college’s Department of Veterinary Pathology, received the ACVP Young Investigator …
January 02nd, 2012 Full story »
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WCVM’s northern parasite research presented
Northern parasite research conducted by Western College of Veterinary Medicine scientists was part of a Canadian presentation on Arctic zoonoses at a recent international meeting. Held in Copenhagen, Denmark, the meeting of the International Circumpolar Surveillance (ICS) Working Group on Climate Sensitive Infectious Diseases allowed participants to report their findings for their various research and surveillance activities. Summaries of research …
December 12th, 2011 Full story »
