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Welcome to New VetCompass Researcher, Imogen Schofield
We are excited to welcome Imogen Schofield to the VetCompass team. Imogen obtained her Bachelor of Veterinary Science from the University of Bristol in 2013. She worked initially in first opinion small animal practice before obtaining her MSc in … -
New MRC grant awarded
A new MRC grant entitled Treatment of osteoarthritis by inhibition of aggrecanases using targeted delivery of engineered TIMP-3 has been awarded. This Medical Research Council-funded project is a collaboration between Prof. Andrew Pitsillides (RVC) …A new MRC grant entitled Treatment of osteoarthritis by inhibition of aggrecanases using targeted …
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16th International Symposium of Veterinary Epidemiologists and Economists held in Halifax, Canada
Our VEEPH group was well represented at ISVEE 16 (International Symposium on Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics) in Halifax in Canada in August 2022. We hosted special sessions, gave oral and poster presentations, were active in workshops, met …Our VEEPH group was well represented at ISVEE 16 (International Symposium on Veterinary …
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The RVC awarded funding to advance mollusc aquaculture sustainability in southeast Asia
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has granted funding to the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) as part of a crucial project researching the sustainability of mollusc aquaculture in southeast Asia. As a popular livelihood and key source of food supply, …UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has granted funding to the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) as part …
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RVC’s Professor Joanne Webster elected as Fellow of the Royal Society
Professor Joanne P. Webster FMedSci, Professor of Parasitic Diseases at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) for her considerable contributions to excellence in science. Upon her election, …Professor Joanne P. Webster FMedSci, Professor of Parasitic Diseases at the Royal Veterinary …
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Practice-based research: Editorial in the Vet Record
In a recent editorial in the Veterinary Record, VetCompass team member Dan O’Neill outlines the continuing progress of veterinary practice-based research and describes the main UK projects currently leading the way in this relatively new field: ‘ … -
RVC pharmacologist's Biophysical Society role
A Royal Veterinary College pharmacologist, Miche Campanella, has been elected to a role at the Biophysical Society, an international organisation with more than 9,000 members. The decision was made at the 60th Biophysical Society annual meeting.A Royal Veterinary College (RVC) pharmacologist has been elected to a role at the Biophysical …
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Can mosquitoes stop us going bump in the night?
International, collaborative research group led by the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has demonstrated how the mosquito avoids obstacles in the dark by sensing changes in the airflows generated by its flapping wings. -
A diagnostic to determine the route of infection of Toxoplasma gondii
One of the most common parasitic infections in the world is also one many people haven’t heard of. Toxoplasma gondii, a lesser-known cousin of the malaria parasite, infects all known warm blooded animals, including us, with as many as one in three …One of the most common parasitic infections in the world is also one many people haven’t heard of. …
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London-Liverpool alliance awarded £1.9 million to accelerate solutions to combat infectious disease and antimicrobial resistance
The RVC and its partners in The Bloomsbury SET programme will bring together academic and commercial sectors to respond to One Health challengesThe RVC and its partners in The Bloomsbury SET programme will bring together academic and …