Research Areas
The scope of research happening at Cummings School includes basic, clinical, and field research on a global scale to advance veterinary and human medicine.
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Dr. Meera Gatlin
Police canines and their impact on community healthDr. Megan Mueller (Pets and Well-Being Lab)
The interaction of animals and humans with a focus on youth and families -
Dr. Kumari Andarawewa
Focused ultrasound to treat metastatic breast cancerDr. Cornelia Peterson (Comparative Eye Pathology & Oncology Lab)
Tumors of the ocular surface and adnexaDr. Jillian Richmond
Lymphoma and skin disordersDr. Vicky Yang
Cardiovascular diseases, disorders, and novel therapies -
Dr. Vicky Yang
Cardiovascular diseases, disorders, and novel therapies -
Dr. Jillian Richmond
Lymphoma and skin disorders -
Joseph Kelley, D.V.M. Simulation Lab
Dr. Ariana Hinckley-Boltax
Common clinical presentations and developing new suture pattern medical illustration -
Dr. Janetrix Hellen Amuguni
Methods of detection and prevention of zoonotic disease spreadDr. Kumari Andarawewa
The effects of SARS-CoV-2 on microbiomesDr. Ian DeStefano
Bacterial infections and antimicrobial stewardshipDr. Claire Fellman
Bacterial infections and antimicrobial stewardshipDr. Amanda Martinot
Vaccines and treatments for COVID-19 and tuberculosisDr. Felicia Nutter
Infectious disease ecology, zoonotic pathogen spillover, and endangered species conservationDr. Marieke Rosenbaum
Zoonotic disease transmission in Peruvian primates and antimicrobial resistance to influenzaDr. Jonathan Runstadler
COVID-19 spread to humans from pets and wild animals and influenza transmission from birds and sealsDrs. Patrick Shelly and Akram Da’darah (Molecular Helminthology Laboratory)
Parasitic worms that cause schistosomiasisDr. Abhineet Sheoran
Therapy for hemolytic uremic syndrome and a vaccine for CryptosporidosisDr. Charles Shoemaker
Alpaca antibodies in the diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19Dr. Sam Telford
Lyme disease spread from mice and other vector-born infectionsDr. Saul Tzipori
Dr. Yi-Pin Lin
The Transmission of Lyme disease and tick-borne pathogens to prevent spread to humans -
Dr. Elizabeth Byrnes
Transgenerational epigenetic effects of opioid use and post-stroke depressionDr. Fair Vassoler
The genetics of opioid addiction to guide treatment developmentDr. Dominik Faissler
Brain tumors, intervertebral disc disease, myelopathy, and vagus nerve stimulation therapy -
Dr. Cornelia Peterson (Comparative Eye Pathology & Oncology Lab)
Tumors of the ocular surface and adnexa -
Dr. Carl Kirker-Head
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Dr. Carlos Pinto
Assisted reproduction in horses, cattle, and small ruminants -
Drs. Daniela Bedenice and Melissa Mazan (Tufts Equine Respiratory Health Lab)
Respiratory diseases, asthma, and lung function in horses