Department of Chemistry & EID Co-Host Retreat
The Department of Chemistry (COS) and the Emerging & Infectious Diseases Program (CMI) co-hosted a seminar and workshop on June 5, 2018. Dr. Sid Thakur (Associate Director-EID) and Dr. Joshua Pierce (Lead-Drug Discovery Initiative) led the...Continue reading "Department of Chemistry & EID Co-Host Retreat"
CMI Spring Seminar Series
CMI hosted three speakers this spring: Dr. Lijuan Yuan, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. EID and TPP co-sponsored Dr. Lijuan Yuan who is an Associate Professor of Virology in the Department of Biomedical Sciences...CMI Promotions Announcement
The CMI is delighted to congratulate the following academic promotions of four of our Executive Committee Members: Dr. Ke Cheng: Promoted to Full Professor Cheng is Co-Associate Director of the Functional Tissue Engineering program of...
Fourches’ Publications Aided by CMI Collaborations
Three recent North Carolina State University press releases show the research done by Dr. Denis Fourches’ group in collaboration with College of Veterinary Medicine, Comparative Medicine Institute and College of Technology. Computers Discover Compounds That...Continue reading "Fourches’ Publications Aided by CMI Collaborations"
CMI Interactive Displays a Part of CVM Open House
The Comparative Medicine Institute coordinated the College of Veterinary Medicine’s Open House Research Building tour on Saturday, March 24, 2018. The “Saving Lives through Discovery” program let visitors “meet world renowned scientist, explore career opportunities and learn...Continue reading "CMI Interactive Displays a Part of CVM Open House"
Trudy Mackay Says Farewell to CMI
Article written by Greer Arthur. Dr. Trudy Mackay, the first Associate Director of the Translational Genetics and Genomics (TGG) division of the CMI, is leaving NC State University to accept a prestigious position as director...
Young Research Scholars and SIRI Link
For the past three years, the Comparative Medicine Institute (CMI) has sponsored the Summer Interdisciplinary Research Initiative (SIRI) which helps undergraduate student gain laboratory research experience over the summer. This year, CMI expanded the program in...
Finding New Drugs, Faster
Article written by Greer Arthur. The Comparative Medicine Institute (CMI) at NC State is launching a Drug Discovery Initiative to reinvigorate the hunt for powerful new drugs. The initiative, coined ‘Natural Products to Drugs’ (NP2D),...
2018 EID Seed Grant Awards
January 10, the Comparative Medicine Institute’s Emerging and Infectious Disease Program held it a seed grant competition specifically for the Associate Members. This important community-building event was hosted at the College of Veterinary Medicine Research Building. Three grants...