Research at Cummings School

New technology sends Tufts veterinary scientists on journey to center of the cell

Associate dean of research and graduate education Cheryl London spoke with The Tufts Daily about the new Comparative Pathology and Genomics Shared Resource.

veterinary giving the vaccine to the little cat

Cats Are Better Than Dogs (at Catching the Coronavirus)

Professor Jonathan Runstadler is quoted in The New York Times on the risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission between humans and pets.

There’s a Vaccine for Lyme Disease. So Why Can’t We Get It?

Professor Sam Telford spoke with New York Magazine about ticks and Lyme Disease.

How Much Should I Worry About Ticks?

Professor Sam Telford spoke with Slate.com about all things ticks—from observations of tick populations in his fieldwork to preventing tick bites.

Internationally known Lyme researchers Sam Telford, a Cummings School professor, and Linden Hu, a professor at the School of Medicine, demonstrate how fabric flags are used to collect ticks for studies

Plotting the End of Lyme Disease

For years, Tufts researchers have been on the cutting edge of investigating and treating the mysterious illness known as Lyme disease. Now, a new initiative seeks to eradicate the disease once and for all.

Harnessing Antibodies as Pathogen Hunters

Tufts researcher finds combining the right antibody with the right delivery system may prevent many diseases before they wreak havoc in the body

clinical veterinarian staff performing a mouth swab on a ferret

Racing to save humans through animal research

Professor Jonathan Runstadler comments on his lab’s work studying SARS-CoV-2 and the potential for transmission between humans and animals in a @avmajournals story about the contributions from veterinary researchers around the virus.

Dr. Amanda Martinot, veterinary pathologist, in lab

FDA Approves a Third COVID-19 Vaccine

Cummings School veterinary pathologist aided research behind new single-dose vaccine from Johnson & Johnson

Keeping an Eye on the Human-Animal Interface

Infectious disease researchers Kaitlin Sawatzki, Nichola Hill, and Wendy Puryear spoke with Nature’s LabAnimal on viral surveillance at the human-animal interface.