Research at Cummings School

Dr. Anwer and Dr. Linder with students from the FAO program in Bangladesh

A Boost for Bangladesh

Cummings School faculty members collaborate with veterinarians in Bangladesh to combat the spread of infectious diseases

How climate change will bring more pests and disease to New England

Yahoo! Professor Sam Telford is quoted by Yahoo! on ticks and climate change. (This story first appeared in Providence Journal here – subscription required to view) Read full story here

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.