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PVM Achieves Research Funding Record

December 15, 2023

The Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine’s research enterprise reached a record level of funding in the most recent fiscal year (2022/2023), exceeding $15 million, which represents an increase of more than 6.5% over the preceding year. About 60% of the college’s research funding comes in the form of grants from the prestigious National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Staff from the office of U.S. Senator Mike Braun met with several members of the Indiana Center for Musculoskeletal Health. Pictured left-right: Dr. Stuart Warden of IUPUI; Dr. Stewart Low, head of discovery at Quince Therapeutics and co-founder of Novosteo, Inc.; Senator Braun’s staff members Jake Chebowski and Audrey Arbogast; Drs. Erik Imel and Sharon Moe of the IU School of Medicine; Dr. Sarah Malek from Purdue Veterinary Medicine; Dr. Lynda Bonewald, ICMH director; Michelle Gwin, a patient of Dr. Imel; and Dr. Wayne Campbell of Purdue’s Department of Nutrition Science.

PVM Represented in Collaborative Effort to Grow Musculoskeletal Health Research

August 26, 2022

Some astonishing numbers were shared this week with staff from the office of U.S. Senator Mike Braun of Indiana during a meeting in Indianapolis spotlighting the need for, and accomplishments of, the Indiana Center for Musculoskeletal Health (ICMH), which includes Purdue Veterinary Medicine scholars.

Dr. Little pictured in her lab

BMS Faculty-led Research Addresses Challenges Involved in Treating Rotator Cuff Tears

May 17, 2019

Dr. Dianne Little, an assistant professor in Purdue Veterinary Medicine’s Department of Basic Medical Sciences, has been researching rotator cuff tears and how to repair them for several years. A $2.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health could help her toward a breakthrough in the field.

Dr. Wayne McIlwraith pictured

David Van Sickle Musculoskeletal Days Spotlights Most Common Orthopedic Condition in Humans and Animals

November 30, 2018

The Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine hosted the first David Van Sickle Musculoskeletal Days Friday and Saturday, November 9-10. The continuing education conference brought together veterinary and human medicine experts to address the topic of osteoarthritis, which is the most common orthopedic condition among both people and animals.

urdue veterinary student Mandy Haq, of the DVM Class of 2019, uses an electrosurgical unit recently donated by Logansport Memorial Hospital, as she is helped by Dr. Kenneth Brand, a surgery resident, during the Junior Surgery Lab.

Surgical Equipment Donation Enhances Learning for Purdue Veterinary Students

February 16, 2018

Thanks to a connection between Purdue Veterinary Medicine’s Veterinary Teaching Hospital (VTH) and an orthopedic surgeon at Logansport Memorial Hospital in Logansport, Ind., third-year Purdue veterinary students now have more opportunities to learn first-hand about using electrosurgical equipment in surgery.