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    2011 CVM News: Ph.D. student lands three fellowships in three months to combat nerve disorders
    Office of Communications (Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine, 2011-09-18)
    This news item is about: In his effort to address the needs of underserved communities in health and education, Christopher Blackwood, a doctoral student in the area of pharmacology, has landed three major fellowship awards in three months to support his research into how the brain creates new neurons. Blackwood hopes his work will contribute to new therapies for such neurodegenerative disorders as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases, that disproportionately affect minority communities.
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    2011 CVM News: High-tech equipment aids ancient being
    Office of Communications (Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine, 2011-09-23)
    This news item is about: When Arizona, a 24-year-old, 300-pound Galapagos tortoise stopped using his back right leg, his owners and veterinarian Dr. Jeremy Sabatini of Pleasantville Animal Hospital wondered if modern technology might be able to help the ancient, endangered animal. As a regular referring veterinarian to the Cornell University Veterinary Specialists, Dr. Sabatini was well aware of the hospital’s services and advanced imaging technology, but he also knew that a tortoise was not the usual patient at the companion animal specialty referral and emergency and critical care hospital. Although the tortoise's 4-foot shell was too wide to fit inside the CT, veterinarians and technicians were able to position his leg close enough for the state-of-the-art technology to hone in on the affected area.
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    2011 CVM News: Cancer: under the scope and in the spotlight at Symposium
    Office of Communications (Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine, 2011-09-21)
    This news item is about: The Cornell Translational Cancer Research Symposium will be held on October 1, 2011, on the campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. The event is being organized jointly by the Cornell Center on the Microenvironment & Metastasis, the Comparative Cancer Biology Training Program at College of Veterinary Medicine, Weill-Cornell Medical College, and the Methodist Hospital Cancer Center.
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    2011 CVM News: Cardiologist earns Alumni Association's highest honor [N. Joel Edwards]
    Office of Communications (Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine, 2011-09-18)
    This news item is about: N. Joel Edwards ’64 will be recognized with the Daniel Elmer Salmon Award for Distinguished Alumni Service, given annually by the Alumni Association of the College of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell University. To be presented at the New York State Veterinary Conference, on October 1, 2011, the award recognizes and honors Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine graduates who have distinguished themselves in service to the profession, their communities, or to the College. Read Dr. Edwards' acceptance speech.
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    2011 CVM News: Finding may permit drug delivery to the brain - for Alzheimer's, multiple sclerosis and brain cancers
    Office of Communications (Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine, 2011-09-14)
    This news item from the Cornell Chronicle is about: Cornell researchers may have solved a 100-year puzzle: How to safely open and close the blood-brain barrier so that therapies to treat Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis and cancers of the central nervous system might effectively be delivered. The researchers have identified that adenosine, a molecule produced by the body with many physiological functions including signaling trauma, can modulate the entry of large molecules into the brain. For the first time, the researchers discovered that when adenosine receptors are activated on cells that comprise the blood-brain barrier, a gateway into the blood-brain barrier can be established.
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    2011 CVM News: Promiscuous parasites hijack host immune cells
    Office of Communications (Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine, 2011-09-15)
    This news item is about: Cornell researchers discover how an important human parasite hacks our immune systems. Toxoplasma gondii parasites can invade your bloodstream, break into your brain, and prompt behavioral changes from recklessness to neuroticism. These highly contagious protozoa infect more than half the world’s population, and most people’s immune systems never purge the intruders.
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    2011 CVM News: 9th Annual BBS Symposium a stand-out success
    Office of Communications (Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine, 2011-09-08)
    This news item is about: According to Dr. Graham Medley (pictured at right), “Science without context is not science.” Further, he said that biology is special among the sciences, creating its own context and requiring the exploitation of patterns and commonalities to even begin to understand. This is what makes it exciting, what makes it interesting. Medley shared these and other thoughts as the Douglas D. McGregor Research Lecture speaker at the 9th Annual Biological and Biomedical Sciences Symposium at the College, presenting current research on endemic diseases with the record crowd that attended his session on August 23 in the John D. Murray Lecture Hall (LH1). His address was the culmination of orientation activities for incoming students, the aim of which was to help the incoming students eventually select the most appropriate faculty mentors and labs so they may pursue their own scientific endeavors.
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    2011 CVM News: 2011 DeeDee Arrison Holistic and Integrative Wellness Seminar Series
    Office of Communications (Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine, 2011-09-09)
    This news item is about: This year's Seminar will feature Dr. Carolina Medina, a Clinical Assistant Professor from the University of Florida's College of Veterinary Medicine. In lectures and presentations that will be offered throughout the day, she will explore various aspects and the therapeutic benefits of acupuncture. A special performance by Rising Stars of the Stradivari Society will be held at 12:45.
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    2011 CVM News: Viral quality controls could trap herpes before its spreads
    Office of Communications (Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine, 2011-09-08)
    This news item is about: Herpes viruses are thrifty reproducers-- they release only their most infectious progeny to invade new cells. Two Cornell virologists recently discovered how these viruses determine which offspring to release. The College of Veterinary Medicine researchers report in the Aug. 23 (108:34) issue I of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on the mechanisms of this quality-control system, which helps streamline viral reproduction to optimize its spreading.
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    2011 CVM News: Of mice and women: Ithaca-Weill collaborations boost research and recruiting, say panelists
    Office of Communications (Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine, 2011-10-24)
    This news item from the Cornell Chronicle is about: Collaborations between researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College and the Ithaca campus yield results that might otherwise be impossible, according to an Oct. 21 panel Convergence of Care for All Forms of Life, moderated by Robin Davisson, professor of biomedical sciences, who holds appointments on both campuses.