Alex Travis, associate professor of reproductive biology in the Baker Institute for Animal Health in Cornell’s College of Veterinary Medicine, and other Cornell researchers succeeded in producing the first litter of puppies through in vitro fertilization. This is not only a significant breakthrough in terms of reproductive technology, but also…
Dr. Elizabeth Berliner, the Janet L. Swanson Director of Shelter Medicine at Cornell’s College of Veterinary Medicine, was a first responder in a local case of pet hoarding. Twenty-eight unhealthy animals were seized from their Newfield home in November 2015 and their owners are facing charges. While hoarded animals often suffer from serious conditions,…
A Rapid Response Fund grant from the Cornell Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future has allowed Cornell researchers and collaborators from the Alliance for Contraception in Cats and Dogs to mark and monitor stray animals that have been treated with contraception and rabies vaccines from those who have not. Eloise Cucui, a student…
A recent Cornell-led study authored by Bethany Cummings, assistant professor of biomedical sciences at the CVM, sought to discover how bariatric surgery causes type 2 diabetes remission in people. The study, which was conducted with mice, suggests that increased signaling through the bile acid receptor, TGR5, contributes. Read the full story here.
Through a genetic analysis of 4,200 dogs, Cornell researchers led by biomedical sciences professor Adam Boyko, have investigated 180,000 genetic markers and taken a big step forward in mapping genes responsible for diseases in dogs. This study – the largest of its kind to date – improves understanding of human…
Cornell entomology professor Laura Harrington and molecular biology and genetics professor Mariana Wolfner are studying the mosquito mating process in hopes of discovering a way to control mosquito reproduction. Researchers believe that it could be possible to block a female mosquito’s ability to reproduce, which would provide a new way to fight Zika virus, dengue fever,…
On February 29th, the Cornell Chronicle announced that Cornell University and the New York State Department of Health have been selected as the 6th CDC Integrated Food Safety Center of Excellence. The Center, formed since Fall 2015, will “assist local, state and federal health officials to respond to foodborne disease outbreaks”…
Ronnie Coffman, international plant breeder and director of Cornell’s office of International Programs in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, is the director of the newly funded $24 million grant project Delivering Genetic Gain in Wheat that has been awarded to Cornell University by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The grant…
On March 15, 2016 the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that an estimated 12.6 million deaths each year (roughly one in four) are attributable to diseases caused by living in environments affected by factors such as air pollution, chemicals, and climate change. The report explains that while deaths from have…