Department News
WSU pathologist to receive award for amphibian and reptile conservation
Allan Pessier has been named the recipient of the 2024 Luminary Award by the Northwest Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation.
AI and digital pathology to be a ‘game-changer’ at WADDL
The Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory is digitizing its pathology slides and developing computer algorithms to automatically flag samples.
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WADDL plays important summer role screening fish for emerging diseases
A federally funded project at WSU’s College of Veterinary Medicine could be pivotal in detecting emerging viruses that may threaten important and at‑risk aquatic species like salmon.
WSU lab joins network identifying new pathogens
As part of the $1.7 billion Pathogen Genomics Center of Excellence, the Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory will play a key role preventing the spread of disease-causing pathogens, including new COVID-19 variants.
Welcome to the college, Dr. Korakrit Poonsuk
Welcome assistant professor Korakrit Poonsuk to the WSU College of Veterinary Medicine.
WSU receives funding to upgrade infectious disease lab
The university is in the early stages of a $1.36 million project to upgrade its biosafety level 3 laboratory and enhance its infectious disease research and pandemic response capacity.
WSU ‘Q fever’ research earns $3 million in funding
Q fever naturally infects goats, sheep, and cattle. If transmitted to humans, the infection can lead to diverse clinical outcomes including flu-like symptoms, miscarriage or stillbirth in pregnant women.
Parasite common in cats causes abortion in bighorn sheep
A parasite often spread by domestic and wild cats is a cause of abortions, or pregnancy loss, as well as neonatal deaths in big horn sheep, according to a study led by WSU researchers.
