Podcasts about Comparative medicine

This week's episode is Dr. Katherine Gibson-Corley. Dr. Gibson-Corley is a Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology Professor at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. She is also the Associate Director of Comparative Pathology in the Division of Animal Care, and the Associate Director of Faculty Development in the Division of Comparative Medicine. Join us as we sat down with her at the 2023 ACVP/ASVCP Annual Meeting to learn more about her role in the American College of Veterinary Pathology (ACVP) Lifelong Learning Committee and how they develop and deliver content to members. We also hear about the environment in which Dr. Gibson-Corley learns best and the fun, animal-filled, non-pathology class that she teaches. Finally, we get a glimpse into Dr. Gibson-Corley's journey and life as a pathologist, including those in her life who have inspired her in her career. Let's get to the conversation!  ____ ACVP Mentorship Program More Information on Certifying Examination Phase II ACVP Past Webinar Archive  ACVP Errors in Publications Portal ____ Assistant Audio Editor: Nicholas Pankow Music: Guestlist by Podington Bear, licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License.  The contents of this audio do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the American College of Veterinary Pathologists (ACVP) or the participants' affiliations. Spoken audio content and associated photos are the property of the American College of Veterinary Pathologists, 2025.

In the December episode of Chattering with ISFM, host Nathalie Dowgray explores how advancements in communication strategies and genetic science are shaping feline welfare.Yaiza Gomez-Mejias and Tamsin Durston discuss the benefits of positive psychology in veterinary care, highlighting how effective client communication and behaviour change can enhance the wellbeing of both animals and their caregivers. This episode features the first part of their conversation, with part two to follow in a future episode.In the second segment, Kelly St. Denis interviews Leslie Lyons about feline genetic testing. Their conversation uncovers the role of DNA variants, the importance of resources like OMIA for genetic insights, and the validation needed to ensure accurate testing. Together, they explore how these innovations contribute to tackling breed-specific health challenges and improving feline welfare overall. For further reading material please visit:Human Behaviour Change for LifeGenetic Testing: practical dos and don'ts for catsFor ISFM members, full recordings of each episode of the podcast is available for you to listen to at portal.icatcare.org. To become an ISFM member, or find out more about our Cat Friendly schemes, visit icatcare.orgHost: Nathalie Dowgray, BVSc, MANZCVS, PgDip, MRCVS, PhD, Head of ISFM, International Society of Feline Medicine, International Cat Care, Tisbury, Wiltshire, UK Speakers:Yaiza Gomez-Mejias, LdaVet MANZCVS (Medicine of Cats) CertAP (SAM-F) Acr AVEPA, ISFM Community Coordinator and Small Animal ClinicianTamsin Durston, RVN, CAB, MSc Psych, Veterinary Nurse, Clinical Animal Behaviourist and Human Behaviour Change PractitionerKelly St. Denis, MSc, DVM, DABVP (Feline), Co-editor of the Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery and JFMS Open Reports, St Denis Veterinary Professional Corporation, Powassan, Ontario, CanadaLeslie Lyons, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Gilbreath-McLorn Endowed Professor of Comparative Medicine, Veterinary Medicine & Surgery and JFMS Author

I am joined by Raphael (Ralph) Malbrue, Director & Attending Veterinarian, Center for Comparative Medicine, University of Virginia; and Christina (Winnie) Winnicker, Executive Director for Laboratory Animal Medicine for Charles River. Both bring a fresh perspective to the questions of how to improve diversity in veterinary medicine, how to inform new graduates of previously unconsidered career paths in lab animal medicine, and what kind of specialties are in demand in the industry now. 

Send us a textAbout the guest: Marcelo Dietrich, MD, PhD is an associate professor in Comparative Medicine & Neuroscience at Yale University, where his lab studies the neural basis of behavior in mammals.Episode summary: Nick and Dr. Dietrich discuss: maternal care behavior, mother-infant bonding, and feeding in infant mammals; neural circuits regulating hunger & satiety; brain development & early social learning; behavioral variability among individuals; and more.Related episodes:M&M #159: Neuroscience of Social Behavior, Pain, Empathy, Emotion, Brain Mechanisms of MDMA | Monique SmithM&M #108: Monogamy, Sexual & Parental Behavior, Social Attachment, Oxytocin, Sex Hormones, Childhood Psychosis, Menopause & Brain Development | Devanand Manoli*This content is never meant to serve as medical advice.Support the showAll episodes (audio & video), show notes, transcripts, and more at the M&M Substack Affiliates: MASA Chips—delicious tortilla chips made from organic corn and grass-fed beef tallow. No seed oils, artificial ingredients, etc. Use code MIND for 20% off. SiPhox Health—Affordable, at-home bloodwork w/ a comprehensive set of key health marker. Use code TRIKOMES for a 10% discount. Lumen device to optimize your metabolism for weight loss or athletic performance. Use code MIND for 10% off. Athletic Greens: Comprehensive & convenient daily nutrition. Free 1-year supply of vitamin D with purchase. Learn all the ways you can support my efforts

We've devoted quite a bit of time on Raise the Line to learning about persistent workforce shortages in human healthcare and what is being done about them, but as yet have not turned our attention to the fact that veterinary medicine is facing the same headwinds. To find out more about how that challenge is being addressed and to learn about other current issues in veterinary medicine we turn today to Dr. Kathryn Meurs, Dean at North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine. One cause of the lack of veterinarians is too few slots for students, but Meurs says there is good news on that front. “There are several new veterinary schools coming online and many existing schools have increased their class size like we have.” Meurs says the profession is starting to think outside the box for other ways to build capacity including getting practices to offer more flexible work schedules, asking vets planning to retire to stay on part-time and expanding the role of veterinary technicians. Join host Hillary Acer to learn all about that and about the educational and research career tracks open to veterinarians, the importance of vet students developing great people skills, and the many clinical trials underway at NC State that sit at the intersection of human and animal health. Mentioned in this episode: https://cvm.ncsu.edu/

The importance of understanding the connections between animal and human health reached new heights due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but this has long been a rich area of study and it's also the foundation of the long and impressive career of today's Raise the Line guest, Dr. Sue VandeWoude, dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at Colorado State University. Before assuming that role, Dr. VandeWoude was the director of Colorado State's One Cure Institute, part of an advanced veterinary oncology center whose work on a canine bone cancer is supporting a clinical trial in children with the same disease, among other translational projects. “That's a great example of where we seek to make progress in many different realms,” she tells host Hillary Acer. In this revealing conversation, you'll learn about other developments in research and teaching at the nexus of human, animal, and environmental health, what's behind a curricular overhaul at the school, and about plans to enhance collaboration between basic science faculty and clinical instructors. Mentioned in this episode: https://vetmedbiosci.colostate.edu/

In this episode, "Staffing and Compensation for Aquatics Technicians", the crew chats with Dr. Raphael Malbrue, an Attending Veterinarian and Director for the Center for Comparative Medicine at UVA, about the complex topic of hiring and properly compensating aquatics technicians and managers. This podcast is brought to you by the anchovy. The pepperoni of the fish kingdom. It's a shame that these beautiful little fish have been reduced to a pizza topping. They school in massive groups, opening their mouths to consume food, but it looks as if they are yawning. Maybe they're bored. We're sorry to bore you, anchovy. Cheers to you anchovy. Thanks for listening to Gettin' Fishy With It! You can find our website with show notes at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://gettingfishypod.substack.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. You can find us on twitter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@gettinfishypod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@gettingfishypod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. You can also find us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you want to drop us an email, you can send your complaints (or questions!) to gettingfishypod@gmail.com. Our theme music is “Best Time” by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FASSOUNDS⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Our audio is edited by Amber Park Chiodini. Amber has her own podcast all about movies, called ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠So What Happens Next?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We very much appreciate you taking the time to listen to our twentieth episode! Please help out the podcast by subscribing on your podcast platform of choice. If you could leave us a review, that would be super helpful! If you would like to support the show, you can sign up as a paid member on our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, or you can ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠buy us a coffee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Thanks and we'll “sea” you again in two weeks!

Jim talks with Joy Hirsch about the findings in her paper "Separable Processes for Live 'In-Person' and Live 'Zoom-like' Faces," which explores how humans respond at the neural level to Zoom calls versus in-person interactions. They discuss the advantages of near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) & how it works, the speed of imaging, brain imaging for social interactions, what fNIRS can do that fMRI can't, previous work on face processing, the design of the experiment, controlling for distance, angles, & presence, the data collection process, longer eye fixation in in-person interactions, increased pupil size compared with Zoom calls, differences in neural activity between groups, EEG findings, decreased neural synchrony in Zoom interactions, what the results might indicate, social media & strength of social links, how this research might be used to make video calls more brain-friendly, and much more. Episode Transcript "Separable Processes for Live 'In-Person' and Live 'Zoom-like' Faces," by Joy Hirsch et. al. Joy Hirsch is the Elizabeth Mears and House Jameson Professor of Psychiatry, Comparative Medicine, and Neuroscience; and the Director of the Brain Function Laboratory at Yale School of Medicine. The overarching goal of her research is to understand the fundamental neural mechanisms that underlie live interactive social behaviors between individuals. Her laboratory has developed multi-modal two-person neuroimaging technology based on near infrared spectroscopy, fNIRS, configured for real-time live face-to-face and dialogue interactions between humans.

Drs. Heather Brake and John Kaneene authors of "Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances: using comparative medicine to understand exposure and adverse health outcomes in people and their pets in: American Journal of Veterinary Research Volume 84 Issue 7 (2023) (avma.org)" and "Current per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) research points to a growing threat in animals in: Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association Volume 261 Issue 7 (2023) (avma.org)" discuss current per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) research. Hosted by Associate Editor Dr. Sarah Wright and Editor-in-Chief Dr. Lisa Fortier.INTERESTED IN SUBMITTING YOUR MANUSCRIPT TO JAVMA OR AJVR?JAVMA: https://avma.org/JAVMAAuthorsAJVR: https://avma.org/AJVRAuthorsFOLLOW US:JAVMA:Facebook: Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association - JAVMA | FacebookInstagram: JAVMA (@avma_javma) • Instagram photos and videosTwitter: JAVMA (@AVMAJAVMA) / Twitter AJVR: Facebook: American Journal of Veterinary Research - AJVR | FacebookInstagram: AJVR (@ajvroa) • Instagram photos and videosTwitter: AJVR (@AJVROA) / TwitterJAVMA and AJVR LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/avma-journals#VeterinaryVertexPodcast #JAVMA #AJVRINTERESTED IN SUBMITTING YOUR MANUSCRIPT TO JAVMA ® OR AJVR ® ? JAVMA ® : https://avma.org/JAVMAAuthors AJVR ® : https://avma.org/AJVRAuthorsFOLLOW US:JAVMA ® : Facebook: Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association - JAVMA | Facebook Instagram: JAVMA (@avma_javma) • Instagram photos and videos Twitter: JAVMA (@AVMAJAVMA) / Twitter AJVR ® : Facebook: American Journal of Veterinary Research - AJVR | Facebook Instagram: AJVR (@ajvroa) • Instagram photos and videos Twitter: AJVR (@AJVROA) / Twitter JAVMA ® and AJVR ® LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/avma-journals

In this episode, we are thrilled to be interviewing Professor Ed Breitschwerdt, a renowned expert in the field of Bartonella research, often a co-infection of Lyme disease. He is currently a professor of medicine and infectious disease at North Carolina State University and an adjunct professor of medicine at Duke University Medical Center. He has written 186 research studies with the word "Bartonella" in the title. Research Lab: His laboratory focuses on testing animals, especially companion animals like cats, dogs, and horses, for vector-transmitted infectious diseases, like Bartonella and Lyme disease. Through years of intensive research, Professor Breitschwerdt and his team have become the reference laboratory for these diseases in animals. An Expert in the Field: Professor Breitschwerdt also directs North Carolina State University's Intracellular Pathogens Research Laboratory in the Institute for Comparative Medicine, co-directs the Vector Borne Diseases Diagnostic Laboratory, and has co-supervised the Tick-transmitted Diagnostic Laboratory since 1984. He has also supervised a biosafety level P-3 research laboratory. The Focus on Bartonella: Currently, there are about 15 to 16 known species of Bartonella causing diseases in humans. The most common disease caused by Bartonella is endocarditis, a life-threatening infection of the heart. Bartonella and Schizoaffective Disorders: Professor Breitschwerdt has performed studies strongly suggesting a connection between Bartonella infections and psychosis, mood disorders, and Tourette's syndrome. A study found that almost all schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder patients tested positive for Bartonella and had symptom relief once receiving proper treatment. Bartonella's Effect on the Microbiome and Immune System: Chronic infection with Bartonella can alter the normal microbiome of the intestinal tract, likely due to immunosuppression or the disruption of immune modulation. Different strains of Bartonella may also lead to different symptoms in the human body. Once Bartonella enters the host, it becomes predominantly intracellular, infecting many different types of cells. Role of Galaxy Diagnostics in Bartonella Research: Galaxy Diagnostics, where Professor Breitschwerdt is the Chief Scientific Officer, has played a significant role in progressing Bartonella research and testing. This organization uses insect growth media and digital PCR for cultivating and identifying Bartonella in blood tests. Galaxy Diagnostics has become one of the leading Bartonella testing labs in the world. Bartonella Transmission: Professor Breitschwerdt cited numerous studies he's performed which suggest Bartonella can be transmitted sexually, through blood transfusions, congenitally from mother to child, or through a variety of vectors like ticks, cats, and bats to human beings. The Importance of Animals in Understanding Bartonella: Studying the effects of Bartonella in animals can provide important insights into how it behaves in humans. In some instances, the same Bartonella species can cause different diseases in humans and animals, adding another layer of complexity to the research. Closing Thoughts: Though there are still many questions surrounding Bartonella, researchers like Professor Breitschwerdt are working tirelessly to deepen our understanding.

We now have decades of accumulated knowledge on strategies for mammary health management regarding milking – protocols were developed even as early as in the fifties or sixties, like dipping techniques. This could mislead us to think that there isn't much new to learn about it, but science is in constant progress and brings in new concepts every day. That's why we should look for opportunities to keep up with new developments. In this episode with our guest Dr. Valerie Ryman, we discuss the main challenges for mammary health and milk quality, key management strategies for improving mammary health, and somatic cell counts. Also, we talk about new tools for assessing differential somatic cell counts and a recent, controversial proposition that there may be a natural microbiome in the mammary gland rather than only pathogenic bacteria.“To my mind, the appropriate application of a pre-dip is like an unsung hero in preventing a lot of mastitis – underestimated, but key.'' Dr. Valerie Ryman ‬What you'll learn:Highlight (00:00)Introduction (1:33)Dairy industry trends in Georgia (10:21)Main challenges for mammary health and milk quality in Georgia (14:48)Key practices for mastitis control (19:03)Fore-stripping cows in the milking routine (24:04)Research on mammary health (26:28)What is differential somatic cell count? (29:31)Is there a microbiome in the mammary gland? (32:17)The final questions (38:03)Meet the guest: Dr. Valerie Ryman‬Experience:Current: Assistant Professor and State Dairy Extension Specialist at the University of GeorgiaPast: Postdoctoral Research Specialist at University of GeorgiaBackground:Ph.D., Comparative Medicine and Integrative Biology (Michigan State University)M.Sc., Animal and Dairy Science (The University of Georgia)B.Sc., Animal and Veterinary Science (Clemson University)Connect with the guest on Social Media: LinkedIn

We share much of the same DNA with our dogs and therefore research in veterinary medicine is helping advance human medicine and vice versa. Listen in as Dr. Judy and W. Jean Dodds, DVM (Hemopet.org) chat about how research using animal models has saved human and animal lives and have now lead to genomics, gene editing and cures. Fascinating stuff! Featured ProductsIn honor of February being National Pet Dental Health Month, here's a quick word about one of our Featured Products Dr. Judy Morgan's Dental Health Formula. Available in a spray or dropper bottle, this is one of Dr. Judy's signature products that makes caring for your pet's dental health easier than ever. No brushing required and it's made with natural ingredients. Another one of our favorite trusted brands 1-TDC, is effective for both oral and joint health. These soft gels are so tasty, pets think they're getting a treat. Do your dog or cat a favor by focusing on their dental health today. When you purchase these items at DrJudyMorgan.com use code PODCAST01 for 10% off as our thanks for listening. Your support helps us educate and empower pet owners worldwide. So thank you for partnering with us and sharing this knowledge.

On this week's show: How physicists are using quantum sensors to suss out dark matter, how rabies thwarts canine vaccination campaigns, and a kickoff for our new series with authors of books on food, land management, and nutrition science Dark matter hunters have turned to quantum sensors to find elusive subatomic particles that may exist outside physicists' standard model. Adrian Cho, a staff writer for Science, joins host Sarah Crespi to give a tour of the latest dark matter particle candidates—and the traps that physicists are setting for them. Next, we hear from Katie Hampson, a professor in the Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health & Comparative Medicine at the University of Glasgow, about her work contact tracing rabies in Tanzania. Her group was able to track rabies in a population of 50,000 dogs over 14 years. The massive study gives new insight into how to stop a virus that circulates at superlow levels but keeps popping up, despite vaccine campaigns. Finally, we launch our 2022 books series on food and agriculture. In six interviews, which will be released monthly for the rest of the year, host and science journalist Angela Saini will speak to authors of recent books on topics from Indigenous land management to foods that are going extinct. This month, Angela talks with Lenore Newman, director of the Food and Agriculture Institute at the University of the Fraser Valley, who helped select the books for the series. This week's episode was produced with help from Podigy. [Image: Suzanne McNabb; Music: Jeffrey Cook] [alt: Dogs in Tanzania with podcast symbol overlay] Authors: Sarah Crespi; Angela Saini, Adrian Cho Episode page: https://www.science.org/content/podcast/using-quantum-tools-track-dark-matter-why-rabies-remains-and-book-series-science-and About the Science Podcast: https://www.science.org/content/page/about-science-podcast                  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's show: How physicists are using quantum sensors to suss out dark matter, how rabies thwarts canine vaccination campaigns, and a kickoff for our new series with authors of books on food, land management, and nutrition science Dark matter hunters have turned to quantum sensors to find elusive subatomic particles that may exist outside physicists' standard model. Adrian Cho, a staff writer for Science, joins host Sarah Crespi to give a tour of the latest dark matter particle candidates—and the traps that physicists are setting for them. Next, we hear from Katie Hampson, a professor in the Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health & Comparative Medicine at the University of Glasgow, about her work contact tracing rabies in Tanzania. Her group was able to track rabies in a population of 50,000 dogs over 14 years. The massive study gives new insight into how to stop a virus that circulates at superlow levels but keeps popping up, despite vaccine campaigns. Finally, we launch our 2022 books series on food and agriculture. In six interviews, which will be released monthly for the rest of the year, host and science journalist Angela Saini will speak to authors of recent books on topics from Indigenous land management to foods that are going extinct. This month, Angela talks with Lenore Newman, director of the Food and Agriculture Institute at the University of the Fraser Valley, who helped select the books for the series. This week's episode was produced with help from Podigy. [Image: Suzanne McNabb; Music: Jeffrey Cook] [alt: Dogs in Tanzania with podcast symbol overlay] Authors: Sarah Crespi; Angela Saini, Adrian Cho Episode page: https://www.science.org/content/podcast/using-quantum-tools-track-dark-matter-why-rabies-remains-and-book-series-science-and About the Science Podcast: https://www.science.org/content/page/about-science-podcast                  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's SciFiles, your hosts Chelsie and Daniel interview Azam Ali Sher. Azam is a dual major Ph.D. candidate in Comparative Medicine and Integrative Biology (CMIB) & Environmental Sciences and Integrative Toxicology (EITS), and a BEACON research fellow at Michigan State University. There are around 3 million infections and 36,000 deaths caused by antibiotic-resistant (AR) bacteria in the USA (CDC, 2019), and many disease-causing bacteria are resistant to several different antibiotics. Many bacteria carry their antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) on conjugative plasmids, small pieces of DNA that can be freely transferable to normal bacteria or pathogens in their natural habitats, such as the human gut. However, little is known about the transfer of these ARGs among bacteria in nature. Azam's Ph.D. research in Dr. Linda Mansfield's lab focuses on studying the emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance among human gut bacteria. He addresses a high-impact but straightforward question: what happens if one bacterium with these transferable drug resistance genes colonizes a human gut. He uses laboratory mice with transplanted human gut microbes and colonizes them with bacteria carrying fluorescently labeled ARG plasmids. He then uses advanced molecular techniques to follow the transfer of plasmids to the resident bacteria after colonization. This study will uncover what kinds of bacteria can donate and receive ARGs in the human gut. Azam says that this kind of study will be used to help find some solutions to halt the development of multiple drug-resistant bacteria in the gut and other environments. If you're interested in talking about your MSU research on the radio or nominating a student, please email Chelsie and Danny at scifiles@impact89fm.org. Check The Sci-Files out on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and YouTube! 

Three veterinary oncologists discuss how Laverdia works and where it might fit into treatment plans for dogs with lymphoma. Links Mentioned in Today's Show: Anivive Lifesciences - Laverdia Anivive Lifesciences – Clinical Trials How Laverdia Works video Veterinary Cooperative Oncology Group-Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (VCOG-CTCAE v2) following investigational therapy in dogs and cats Conditional Approval Explained: A Resource for Veterinarians About Today's Guest, Dr. David Bruyette: Dr. David Bruyette received his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from the University of Missouri. Subsequently, he completed an internship at Purdue University and residency in internal medicine at the University of California-Davis. He was a staff internist at the West Los Angeles Veterinary Medical Group and a member of the Department of Comparative Medicine at Stanford University. Dr. Bruyette was an Assistant Professor and Head of Internal Medicine at Kansas State University and Director of the Analytical Chemistry Laboratory at Kansas State. He was most recently Medical Director of the VCA West Los Angeles Animal Hospital, one of the largest 24-hour emergency/specialty practices in the country. Dr. Bruyette is a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine and a member of the Pituitary and Endocrine Societies. Currently Dr. Bruyette is the Chief Medical Officer for Anivive Lifesciences. LinkedIn profile About Today's Guest, Dr. Megan Duffy: Dr. Megan Duffy earned her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from Michigan State University, then completed internships at University of Prince Edward Island and North Carolina State University, followed by earning her MS in Veterinary Science from Washington State University while also completing a residency in veterinary medical oncology. She is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Oncology). Dr. Duffy is currently a practicing oncologist at BluePearl Pet Hospital Eden Prairie, MN. About Today's Guest, Dr. Craig Clifford: Dr. Craig Clifford is a graduate of Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine and received an MS degree in Animal Science/Virology from the University of Delaware. After completing an internship and a medical oncology residency at the University of Pennsylvania, he became a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Oncology) in 2003. He is a medical oncologist and director of Clinical Studies at Blue Pearl Malvern in Pennsylvania. He is a renowned oncologist who has authored/co-authored over 70 papers and book chapters. Dr. Clifford is a member of the VCA Pet Cancer Care Alliance Committee and has served on the VCS executive board, Oncology Pathology Working Group, and an Examiner for the Australian Scientist's Oncology Specialty Exam. LinkedIn profile Other Links: To join the private Facebook group for readers of Dr. Dressler's book “The Dog Cancer Survival Guide,” go to https://www.facebook.com/groups/dogcancersupport/  Dog Cancer Answers is a Maui Media production in association with Dog Podcast Network This episode is sponsored by the best-selling animal health book The Dog Cancer Survival Guide: Full Spectrum Treatments to Optimize Your Dog's Life Quality and Longevity by Dr. Demian Dressler and Dr. Susan Ettinger. Available everywhere fine books are sold. Have a guest you think would be great for our show? Contact our producers at DogCancerAnswers.com Have an inspiring True Tail about your own dog's cancer journey you think would help other dog lovers? Share your true tail with our producers. If you would like to ask a dog cancer related question for one of our expert veterinarians to answer on a future Q&A episode, call our Listener Line at 808-868-3200 www.dogcanceransers.com. Dog Cancer News is a free weekly newsletter that contains useful information designed to help your dog with cancer. To sign up, please visit: www.dogcancernews.com

Here the research team tested a safe and well-established microbe-based immune adjuvant to restore immune homeostasis and counteract inflammation-associated obesity in animal models. Taken together, they concluded that oral vaccination with cholera toxin B helps stimulate health-protective immune responses that counteract age-associated obesity. Dr. Susan E. Erdman from the Division of Comparative Medicine, at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, MA, United States said, "The global burden of chronic inflammatory diseases is increasing at alarming rates." The continuous rise of obesity, cardiovascular and chronic respiratory diseases, diabetes, infertility, allergy and autoimmunity, cancer, and central nervous system dysfunctions, including anxiety and autism, appears to link with modernized lifestyle but remains inexplicable. Underlying systemic immune imbalances linked with bacteria residing in the gut have been proposed as a probable cause of obesity. In this context, obesity is one of many chronic inflammatory diseases associated with modern living. Important effects of gut microbiota in mammalian physiology, including metabolism and CNS functions, place gut microbe-immune cell interactions in the hypothetical center of chronic inflammatory disorders such as obesity. In this regard, postbiotic gut bacterial fractions used for oral immunizations have been found to stabilize the immune system and counteract destructive inflammatory responses later in life in both humans and animals. Immune adjuvant properties of cholera-toxin, make it an attractive tool for induction of tolerance that stabilizes the immune system. The Erdman research team concluded, "Indeed, systemic immune imbalances related to failure of tolerance have been proposed as a cause of extra-intestinal cancer linked with bacteria residing in the gut. It remains to be seen whether this gut immune-centric strategy broadly translates to successes in the clinic; however, the versatility of ct B to manipulate immune responses make this protein a promising adjuvant for vaccine development to combat a growing Westernized public health crisis." Full text - https://www.oncotarget.com/article/27137/text/ Correspondence to - Susan E. Erdman - serdman@mit.edu Keywords - body weight, mouse, exotoxin subunit B, CLS, inflammation About Oncotarget Oncotarget is a weekly, peer-reviewed, open access biomedical journal covering research on all aspects of oncology. To learn more about Oncotarget, please visit https://www.oncotarget.com/ or connect with @Oncotarget Oncotarget is published by Impact Journals, LLC please visit http://www.ImpactJournals.com or connect with @ImpactJrnls Media Contact 18009220957x105 MEDIA@IMPACTJOURNALS.COM Copyright © 2021 Impact Journals, LLC Impact Journals is a registered trademark of Impact Journals, LLC

Leading up to the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference, which will be held in Glasgow between October 31 and November 12, 2021, the Naturally Speaking team felt it was only fitting to highlight some of the brilliant climate change-related research going on within the Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine. In this podcast, […]

This one is for all my Lab Animal and Research nerds! This episode of the Veterinary Anesthesia Nerds podcast focuses on the career options within research. Did you know that veterinarians and veterinary technicians are in high demand when it comes to positions in research? Check out my conversation with Dr. Charlette Cain of Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. If you are interested in a VTS in lab animal medicine check out https://www.slavt.org/ If you'd like to learn more about lab animal research and potential career opportunities check out https://www.aalas.org/ Dr. Charlette Cain is a board-certified laboratory animal veterinarian with over 16 years of experience in the field. She received her veterinary degree from Tuskegee University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nursing and Allied Health. After a brief stint in private practice, she was accepted into the Comparative Medicine Program at the University of Missouri, Columbia where she completed a laboratory animal medicine residency and earned a master's degree in Biomedical Sciences. After her residency, Charlette joined the Center for Comparative Medicine at Northwestern University, (in her hometown of Chicago, IL) where she worked as a lab animal vet for 12 years. In February 2020, she accepted a position as Associate Director of Veterinary Clinical Care and Training for the Department of Veterinary Resources at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Research Institute.

Dr. Diana Drumm was born in Nashville, Tennessee. She earned her undergraduate degree in Molecular Biology from the University of Montana, and got her Veterinary Degree from the University of Tennessee in 1999. After graduation, she did a residency in Comparative Medicine at the Scripps Research Institute in San Diego California. She then joined a mixed animal practice in Bishop, California. She purchased a small animal practice in Reno, Nevada before moving to San Diego and purchasing the Animal Healing Center. Dr. Drumm was certified by IVAS in 2006 and in Chinese Herbal Medicine in 2007. She has training in Veterinary Orthopedic Manipulation, Ozone therapy, and Homeopathy. She is the incoming President of the AHVMA as well. In this episode we discuss her education, growing a multi-doctor holistic practice, how Covid has changed the way we work, and her thoughts on becoming AHVMA President in October of 2021.

Dr. George Schaaf is a veterinary pathologist working in the Comparative Medicine department at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. Dr. Schaaf studies the effects of light on animals and transfers the learnings to human physiology. You’ll hear about the effects of light and glare on deer, chickens and Syrian hamsters - as well as your beloved pets. He tells us why night matters for animals and about his efforts towards “re-wilding” the environment.

Dr. George Schaaf is a veterinary pathologist working in the Comparative Medicine department at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. Dr. Schaaf studies the effects of light on animals and transfers the learnings to human physiology. You'll hear about the effects of light and glare on deer, chickens and Syrian hamsters - as well as your beloved pets. He tells us why night matters for animals and about his efforts towards “re-wilding” the environment.

Dr. George Schaaf is a veterinary pathologist working in the Comparative Medicine department at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. Dr. Schaaf studies the effects of light on animals and transfers the learnings to human physiology. You’ll hear about the effects of light and glare on deer, chickens and Syrian hamsters - as well as your beloved pets. He tells us why night matters for animals and about his efforts towards “re-wilding” the environment.

How can diagnostic accuracy benefit both patient and physician alike? If breast cancer is diagnosed precisely and accurately the first time, treatment can be much more effective. Press play to learn: How various types of breast cancer be differentiated How some lesions may be more lethal than others What makes cancer act differently in various tissues  Sandy Borowsky, Doctor and researcher at the UC Davis Center for Comparative Medicine, describe their work with diagnosing breast cancer and its accuracy. By utilizing various categorization and detection techniques, specific breast cells can be determined as the culprit for breast cancer. Due to the highly variable nature of breast cancer, this diagnostic technique allows for a more targeted treatment and therapeutic path. The level of variation may even warrant breast cancer being treated as a set of almost ten different diseases. Each form offers its own risk, with some slipping under the body's radar and others directly fighting the immune response. Episode also available on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/30PvU9C

Some of you may remember Ötzi the Iceman whose mumified remains made news when they were discovered high in the Alps in 1991. At that point we didn’t know much beyond the fact that Ötzi was old. But thanks to decades of research we can now tell a fairly detailed story about this man who lived around 5000 years ago and his final days. Professor James Dickson - Honorary Emeritus Professor in the Institute of Biodiversity Animal Health & Comparative Medicine at Glasgow University and one of the leading authorities on the Iceman. He joined Tom

A perfect message for the holiday: ALICE spoke with Dr. Susan Erdman, a Principal Research Scientist and Assistant Director in the Division of Comparative Medicine at MIT, and Susan mentioned how microbes could be connected to the expression of joy throughout humanity.

TRACKING LIVESTOCK MOVEMENTS TO UNDERSTAND THE PATTERNS AND RISKS OF FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE SPREAD IN TRADITIONALLY MANAGED SYSTEMS IN EAST AFRICAIntroduction Livestock are essential to food security and livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa, but suffer from poor productivity due to infectious diseases such as foot-and-mouth disease (FMD). FMD is endemic in this part of Africa, and outbreaks are frequent, driven mostly by unrestricted livestock movements. To control endemic FMD, comprehensive information on the patterns of spread through herd contacts is needed. However, data on livestock movements across the landscape, and how and where contact occurs remain limited. Materials and methods We deployed Global Positioning System (GPS) collars on cattle in 52 different herds to understand fine-scale movements and between-herd contacts in rural areas of western Serengeti, Tanzania, representative of agropastoral systems in East Africa. We used the telemetry data to characterise the patterns of movements and identify locations of interactions between herds that suggest FMD flashpoints. In addition, we examined patterns of contact across a range of spatiotemporal scales, relevant to different FMD transmission scenarios.Results We observed that daily movement of cattle increased with herd size and rainfall. Herd contact rates were highest at large spatial and temporal scales. Furthermore, contact was greatest away from household locations, during low rainfall and close to dipping points. Generally, there were higher contacts proximal to resource areas such as grazing and water holes, but only for smaller spatiotemporal contact scales.Discussion We demonstrate how widespread movements could heighten the risk of endemic FMD spread. Given that risk is directly related to contact, the probability of FMD spreading between herds could be four times higher when virus survival in the environment increases from one to up to 24 hours. Our results point at times and locations of greatest FMD transmission potential and that could be targeted through tailored control strategies, for example when rainfall levels are low, and around dipping and water points. D. Ekwem1,2, T. Lembo1, J. Enright1 , J. Buza2, G. Shirima2, R. Reeve1, G. Hopcraft1, T. Morrison11Boyd Orr Centre for Population and Ecosystem Health, Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Science, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom.2Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology, School of Life Sciences and Bioengineering, Arusha, Tanzania.EuFMD Open Sessionwww.eufmdvirtual.com

Dr. Juan Quintana is a postdoctoral research associate at the Wellcome Centre for Integrative Parasitology, and Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine at the University of Glasgow. He joins the show to talk about the research he's doing in the field of parasitology and host-parasite relationships. In this episode, you will learn: How African sleeping sickness is transmitted, and how it manifests in individuals who have been infected (in both the early and late stages of disease progression) How peptides play a role in quorum sensing in trypanosomes    Why it is difficult to treat this disease once it reaches the brain, and what sort of research is being done to find a good treatment In the MacLeod Lab at the University of Glasgow, Dr. Quintana's work is centered around Trypanosoma brucei, which is the parasite that causes African trypanosomiasis (commonly called African sleeping sickness). This human pathogen has plagued many people in Africa and has had a significant socioeconomic impact. During the first stages of infection, the parasite resides in the host's bloodstream, but eventually reaches the brain. Once it reaches the brain, circadian rhythm disturbances manifest (i.e. sleep during the day and insomnia at night). Left untreated, the disease is lethal. Dr. Quintana's goal is to better understand the mechanisms underlying infection, host-parasite interactions in the brain, and migration of the parasite from the blood to the brain tissues.  Ultimately, the hope is that a better understanding will lead to more effective diagnostic tests, treatment, and eventually eradication of the disease. He shares his expertise in the area where medical microbiology and parasitology intersect. He explains how transmission occurs through the bite of the tsetse fly, the life cycle of Trypanosoma brucei, the human immune response to infection, the ability of the parasite to hide in certain tissues and repopulate the blood, recent findings with regard to the metabolism of the parasite, and more. Follow Dr. Quintana on Twitter and explore his work at https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=kTSEeV8AAAAJ&hl=en. Available on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/2Os0myK

Tune in to The College Neuro Network's fourth Yale episode where we chat with Dr. Ifat Levy, an Associate Professor of Comparative Medicine, Neuroscience, and Psychology at Yale University. The College Neuro Network seeks to gain insight into the neuroscience department and opportunities at the most prestigious universities in the nation by talking with both undergraduate students as well as professors of neuroscience. In today's episode, learn about neuroscience at Yale directly from a Yale professor! Episode Hosts and Editors: Sasha Tunsiricharoengul and Sarah Mirsaidi

In a programme first broadcast in 2017, Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss why some birds migrate and others do not, how they select their destinations and how they navigate the great distances, often over oceans. For millennia, humans set their calendars to birds' annual arrivals, and speculated about what happened when they departed, perhaps moving deep under water, or turning into fish or shellfish, or hibernating while clinging to trees upside down. Ideas about migration developed in C19th when, in Germany, a stork was noticed with an African spear in its neck, indicating where it had been over the winter and how far it had flown. Today there are many ideas about how birds use their senses of sight and smell, and magnetic fields, to find their way, and about why and how birds choose their destinations and many questions. Why do some scatter and some flock together, how much is instinctive and how much is learned, and how far do the benefits the migrating birds gain outweigh the risks they face? With Barbara Helm Reader at the Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine at the University of Glasgow Tim Guilford Professor of Animal Behaviour and Tutorial Fellow of Zoology at Merton College, Oxford and Richard Holland Senior Lecturer in Animal Cognition at Bangor University Producer: Simon Tillotson

Scientists say that it’s most likely that Covid-19 originated in Bats.  If that is the case, you can add it to a list which features the likes of SARS in China 2003, Rabies in Peru in 2006 and Ebola in West Africa in 2013. So what is it about Bats that results in them transmitting so many deadly viruses to humans and what can we do about it? Dr. Daniel Streicker is Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health & Comparative Medicine in the University of Glasgow, he joined Jonathan to discuss. Image: flickr.com Futureproof with Johnathan McCrea Listen and subscribe to Futureproof with Johnathan McCrea on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.    Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.    You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

  Economics is not something usually associated with an “Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine”. Professor Nick Hanley joined the Institute in 2017 as Chair of Environmental and One Health Economics. In this interview, Naturally Speaking’s Keila Meginnis and Lucy Gilbert speak with Nick about his research and find out how economics can […]

In this episode of Mayo Clinic Employee Experiences, you’ll hear from Georjina and Francie as they share the challenges and triumphs they’ve experienced as people who are neurodiverse. Georjina, a previous intern of Project Search who has a mild cognitive delay, now works in Comparative Medicine with colleague, Francie, who has autism. They discuss their journey … Continue reading Being neurodiverse and finding your potential →

On this week's The Sci-Files, your hosts Chelsie and Danny interview Jaimie Strickland, DVM and Matt Kuhn, DVM.Cows have impressive immune systems compared to humans, yet they tend to get sick more often around the time of calving. The causes of this are still being uncovered, but changes in the metabolism of the omega fatty acids, like fish oils, appear to be a contributing factor. Matt's research focuses on understanding why these changes occur around calving and what we can do to prevent it. Matt graduated from Michigan State University with a B.S. degree in Animal Science ('13) and began his Ph.D. while finishing his Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine also at MSU (DVM '18). He has been a part of the Comparative Medicine and Integrative Biology program for three years and continues his research into improving the health of livestock.Jaimie is a Ph.D. student in the Meadow Brook laboratory in the Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine where she studies dairy cow nutrition and health. Her research focuses on how vitamins may help improve dairy cow health and reduce antibiotic use. She works with both cows on the farm and their cells in the lab in order to test the effects of vitamins on things like inflammation and oxidative stress. Jaimie is also passionate about science communication and hopes to improve her ability to share her love of cows with the public.If you're interested in talking about your MSU research on the radio or nominating a student, please email Chelsie and Danny at scifiles@impact89fm.org. Check The Sci-Files out on Twitter @SciFiles89FM and Facebook!

CARTA celebrates its 10th anniversary with a whirlwind tour of anthropogeny, the study of the origin of humans, by addressing these questions across multiple disciplines: What do we know for certain? What do we think we know? What do we need to know? How do we proceed? Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Science] [Show ID: 34703]

CARTA celebrates its 10th anniversary with a whirlwind tour of anthropogeny, the study of the origin of humans, by addressing these questions across multiple disciplines: What do we know for certain? What do we think we know? What do we need to know? How do we proceed? Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Science] [Show ID: 34703]

CARTA celebrates its 10th anniversary with a whirlwind tour of anthropogeny, the study of the origin of humans, by addressing these questions across multiple disciplines: What do we know for certain? What do we think we know? What do we need to know? How do we proceed? Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Science] [Show ID: 34703]

CARTA celebrates its 10th anniversary with a whirlwind tour of anthropogeny, the study of the origin of humans, by addressing these questions across multiple disciplines: What do we know for certain? What do we think we know? What do we need to know? How do we proceed? Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Science] [Show ID: 34703]

CARTA celebrates its 10th anniversary with a whirlwind tour of anthropogeny, the study of the origin of humans, by addressing these questions across multiple disciplines: What do we know for certain? What do we think we know? What do we need to know? How do we proceed? Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Science] [Show ID: 34703]

CARTA celebrates its 10th anniversary with a whirlwind tour of anthropogeny, the study of the origin of humans, by addressing these questions across multiple disciplines: What do we know for certain? What do we think we know? What do we need to know? How do we proceed? Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Science] [Show ID: 34703]

------------------Support the channel------------ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thedissenter SubscribeStar: https://www.subscribestar.com/the-dissenter PayPal: paypal.me/thedissenter PayPal Subscription 1 Dollar: https://tinyurl.com/yb3acuuy PayPal Subscription 3 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/ybn6bg9l PayPal Subscription 5 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/ycmr9gpz PayPal Subscription 10 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/y9r3fc9m PayPal Subscription 20 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/y95uvkao ------------------Follow me on--------------------- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thedissenteryt/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDissenterYT Dr. Sarah Brosnan is a Professor in the departments of psychology and philosophy and the Neuroscience Institute at Georgia State University. She is also a member of the Brains & Behavior program and the Center for Behavioral Neuroscience. She directs the Comparative Economics and Behavioral Studies Laboratory (CEBUS Lab) and does research with nonhuman primates at both the Language Research Center of Georgia State University and the Michale E. Keeling Center for Comparative Medicine and Research of the University of Texas Anderson Cancer Center. She studies the mechanisms underlying cooperation, reciprocity, inequity, and other economic decisions in nonhuman primates from an evolutionary perspective. She looks at the decisions individuals make and how they make them, how their social or ecological environments affect their decisions and interactions, and under what circumstances they can alter their behaviors depending on these conditions. In this episode, we talk about biology, comparative psychology, and moral behavior. First, Dr. Brosnan tells us about the primates that she studies the most and the sorts of behaviors she's most interested in. Then, we discuss how to properly do comparative psychology, and compare the behavior of humans to other species, particularly primates. We also talk about what is morality from a biological perspective and its functions. And very important to understand morality are the processes of kin selection, reciprocal altruism, and the contentious topic of group selection. After that, we talk about some specific moral behaviors, like inequity aversion and the sense of fairness, and the endowment effect and the sense of property, in nonhuman primates. Time Links: 00:55 The primates Dr. Brosnan studies, and the types of behavior she's most interested in 02:00 Morality and moral behavior 04:40 How to properly do comparative psychology 06:27 What is necessary to have moral behavior? 10:29 The functions of morality 12:13 On group selection 14:00 Reciprocal altruism 17:28 Inequity aversion and sense of fairness in primates 23:56 The evolutionary relevance of emotions 25:44 Philogeny and ontogeny, evolution and development 29:41 Economics games to study animal behavior 31:52 The endowment effect and a sense of property 40:13 Comparing humans to other primates in their cognition and morality 42:57 Should chimps make economic decisions for us? 44:10 Follow Dr. Brosnan's work! -- Follow Dr.

For International Women’s Day this year, the Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health & Comparative Medicine celebrated with a special social event in the museum, where an extra special speech was given by one of our highly respected senior academics. In this episode, we capture the highlights of Prof Pat Monaghan‘s Women’s Day talk, wherein she […]

The aquaculture industry is growing at a rapid rate, but our understanding of the factors that contribute to fish ‘performance’ – that is, how to ensure optimal health and growth – is not keeping pace. Rather than conduct costly field experiments, researchers at the Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health & Comparative Medicine are taking a […]

Imagine being able to predict the reservoir species for a newly-found virus just from its genetic code. Using cutting edge machine learning techniques, that is precisely what researchers from the University of Glasgow’s Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health & Comparative Medicine and the Centre for Virus Research have managed to do. Join us in this […]

Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health & Comparative Medicine researcher Prof Rod Page was recently awarded the Ebbe Nielsen prize for his proposal to help document the biodiversity of Australia by linking a variety of open sources of data. Tune in to hear about the challenges and opportunities associated with the exciting field of ‘biodiversity informatics’ […]

Dr. Michelle Bellingham, University of Glasgow's Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine. "Feotal impacts following pre and post conception maternal exposure to Biosolids."

Episode 56: Seasonal Cheer at IBAHCM Every year in December, the Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine takes a look back on the year and celebrates its successes in the form of a potluck and  Ceilidh (traditional Scottish dance). This year, Naturally Speaking editors Jacqueline Jacot and Laurie Baker interviewed Institute members at […]

Tens of millions of animals are used for scientific and commercial research in the US that benefits humans and animals alike. Despite the obvious benefits, animal research draws much criticism in some circles with the most common argument revolving around the case that it is cruel and inhumane. Director, Center for Comparative Medicine at the Baylor College of Medicine, Cindy Buckmaster, PhD joined me to look at the whats behind the scenes with animal research and some of the arguments, pro and con. Dr Buckmaster discussed how animal research benefits human health, your pet's health, the various regulations and protections in place and much, much more.

Tens of millions of animals are used for scientific and commercial research in the US that benefits humans and animals alike. Despite the obvious benefits, animal research draws much criticism in some circles with the most common argument revolving around the case that it is cruel and inhumane. Director, Center for Comparative Medicine at the Baylor College of […] The post Animal research: The benefits, the regulations and the reality appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

Join us in our conversation with Dr. Caroline Zeiss, a veterinary pathologist and laboratory animal veterinarian and the director of the Yale Mouse Research Pathology Core. We discuss the power of animal models in academia and industry and how to improve translatability of animal research.

Happy Halloween from all at the CVR! About this time last year in 2016 we made an episode of Contagious Thinking (which I encourage you all to have a listen to/see link at the end) about vampire bats and the deadly rabies virus that they can carry and spread across Latin America. Vampire bats can carry the rabies virus and pass it to a person or a farm animal such as a cow when they bite to feed on their blood. If bitten by a rabid bat the infected animal will probably die. Here we talked with Dr Daniel Streicker (a research Fellow who works between the CVR and the Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine in Glasgow) and Julio Benavides, a postdoc in his lab about their recent studies on tracking and predicting how and when vampire bat rabies will move through Peru, from the Amazon in the East to the Pacific Ocean to the West. One point raised in this episode was: what use is a prediction if you don’t act on it? In this latest seasonly-inspired, follow-up episode of the CVR’s podcast, Andrew Shaw and Connor Bamford, both postdocs, return to darkest Peru and catch up with Daniel again along with Kevin Bakker, a new postdoc in his group about using a vaccine against rabies, for wild vampire bats. We discuss why you need a vaccine, how would you vaccinate wild bats, and how do you make sure you’re doing it in the most effective way possible. A vaccine has been used to combat rabies in pet dogs and in wild foxes. Vaccinating wild bats might sound impossible at first but you can rub a vaccine into an individual's fur and it will be groomed off and spread when the bat returns to roost. Daniel's team are currently doing field experiments and computer modelling to see what the best way to do this is: for example, how many bats should I rub vaccine on? You can find Daniel and Julio's previous episode: https://soundcloud.com/user-28288327/rabies-riding-the-wave-to-the-pacific-coast or our blog post http://cvr.academicblogs.co.uk/rabies-riding-the-wave-to-the-pacific-coast/ Streicker lab pager: https://streickergroup.wordpress.com/ or Glasgow website https://www.gla.ac.uk/researchinstitutes/bahcm/staff/danielstreicker/ Image from CVR Wilson lab on Twitter (@WilsonLabCVR) Music: Noahs Stark by krackatoa (freemusicarchive.org/music/krackato…_-_Noahs_Stark)

Join us as we discuss our September 2018 issue on Comparative Medicine! What is it? Why is it important? What kind of medicine is it comparing? All these questions and more will be answered.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss why some birds migrate and others do not, how they select their destinations and how they navigate the great distances, often over oceans. For millennia, humans set their calendars to birds' annual arrivals, and speculated about what happened when they departed, perhaps moving deep under water, or turning into fish or shellfish, or hibernating while clinging to trees upside down. Ideas about migration developed in C19th when, in Germany, a stork was noticed with an African spear in its neck, indicating where it had been over the winter and how far it had flown. Today there are many ideas about how birds use their senses of sight and smell, and magnetic fields, to find their way, and about why and how birds choose their destinations and many questions. Why do some scatter and some flock together, how much is instinctive and how much is learned, and how far do the benefits the migrating birds gain outweigh the risks they face? With Barbara Helm Reader at the Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine at the University of Glasgow Tim Guilford Professor of Animal Behaviour and Tutorial Fellow of Zoology at Merton College, Oxford and Richard Holland Senior Lecturer in Animal Cognition at Bangor University Producer: Simon Tillotson.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss why some birds migrate and others do not, how they select their destinations and how they navigate the great distances, often over oceans. For millennia, humans set their calendars to birds' annual arrivals, and speculated about what happened when they departed, perhaps moving deep under water, or turning into fish or shellfish, or hibernating while clinging to trees upside down. Ideas about migration developed in C19th when, in Germany, a stork was noticed with an African spear in its neck, indicating where it had been over the winter and how far it had flown. Today there are many ideas about how birds use their senses of sight and smell, and magnetic fields, to find their way, and about why and how birds choose their destinations and many questions. Why do some scatter and some flock together, how much is instinctive and how much is learned, and how far do the benefits the migrating birds gain outweigh the risks they face? With Barbara Helm Reader at the Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine at the University of Glasgow Tim Guilford Professor of Animal Behaviour and Tutorial Fellow of Zoology at Merton College, Oxford and Richard Holland Senior Lecturer in Animal Cognition at Bangor University Producer: Simon Tillotson.

In this episode, join Josie and Connor who talk with Drs Daniel Streicker and Julio Benavides about their work on preventing the spread of vampire bat rabies across Peru. The 28th of September marked the 10th World Rabies Day, and this year's theme was "Rabies; Educate. Vaccinate. Eliminate." While most global efforts aimed at rabies control focus on spread by dogs and other carnivores, the Streicker lab working in the MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research, and the Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine at the University of Glasgow, are looking at how the rabies virus is transmitted from blood feeding vampire bats across Latin America. Vampire bats are the major source of rabies in this region and Daniel and Julio hope that by studying closely how the virus interacts with these bats they can establish more effective strategies to prevent rabies transmission, which will aid global efforts to eradicate the virus as a public health concern. If you liked this, read our blog post on the topic: http://wp.me/p5DCA6-fw Image credit from Dr Julio Benavides. Edited intro/outro music credit: 'Take me higher' by 'Jahzzar'. freemusicarchive.org/music/Jahzzar/…Me_Higher_1626 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Edited voiceover music credit: “Mountain Bells” by Lobo Loco from the album “Moments” http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lobo_Loco/Moments_1950/Lobo_Loco_-_04_-_Mountain_Bells

Please join Dr. Glenn Olah, the President of Winn Feline Foundation, as he interviews Dr. Philip Fox on June 26, 2014. Dr. Fox, DVM, DACVIM, DECVIM, ACVECC Vincent Astor Chair in Comparative Medicine at the Caspary Institute, Animal Medical Center, in New York City, was one of the speakers at the 36th Annual Winn Symposium in New Orleans. The interview will provide information regarding the most common heart disease found in cats, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). The Foundation has been a leader in looking at the incidence, pathogenesis and potential treatments for feline heart disease, especially in the form of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Dr. Philip Fox’s research through the Animal Medical Center has lead to a international collaborative study that has identified risk factors for heart failure and survival in normal healthy cats and cats with HCM and will discuss the impact on feline health of heart disease, renal failure, and cancer. This  is an extensive study in cats and will offer a large amount of information about cat health over a range of organ systems in addition to the heart-related implications.

Please join the 36th Annual Winn Feline Foundation Symposium in New Orleans on July 26, 2014. This audio portion features nationally known radio personality, Steve Dale, as he introduces Dr. Philip Fox, DVM, DACVIM, DECVIM, and ACVECC Vincent Astor Chair in Comparative Medicine, Caspary Institute, Animal Medical Center in New York City. Dr. Philip Fox presents on “NEW perspectives on survival: Comparison of healthy cats and cats with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy- A Global Study”. This multinational study involved some 60 investigators across 20 countries. The presentation will review the current relevant knowledge of feline hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with special focus on clinically relevant findings. In addition, for the first time, new data will clarify incidence of morbidities and mortality in cats with HCM including CHF and ATE, as well as in normal cats. Clinical risk factors for heart disease and cardiac death will also be included.    

After a bit of a hiatus during the summer we’re back with a somewhat fish-themed episode in which we talk with two new faculty members in the Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health, and Comparative Medicine at the University of Glasgow. Listen as Kevin Parsons talks about his work looking at the evolutionary biology of fishes, […]

Tamas Horvath, Chair of Comparative Medicine at Yale University and Professor of Comparative Medicine, Neurobiology, and Obstetrics & Gynecology, talks with Rudd Center Director Kelly Brownell about the role of metabolic hormones in brain functioning.