Fri, Dec 19, 2025

At the Oklahoma State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Dr. Joshua Butcher is studying skeletal muscle as a key regulator of health across species. An integrative physiologist, Butcher’s research examines how skeletal muscle function — or dysfunction — contributes to disease and aging in animals and humans.

Fri, Dec 05, 2025

Dr. Dave Ussery, a leading bioinformatician with more than three decades of experience in microbial genomics, joined the Oklahoma State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2025. Ussery serves as a professor in the Department of Physiological Sciences and as director of the Interdisciplinary Network for Tracking Emerging Risks, Analytics, and Comparative Translational genomics (INTERACT). In this role, he helps advance OSU’s One Health mission by connecting clinicians, scientists and industry partners to address complex biological and medical challenges.

Mon, Dec 01, 2025

Equine herpesvirus (EHV) is a family of 9 viruses named by numbers. EHV-1, the virus associated with the ongoing outbreak, is most commonly associated with respiratory tract infections. EHV-1 is also associated with neurologic disease and abortion. Upwards of 70% of horses are infected with EHV-1 as a youngster and carry it with them for the remainder of their lives.

Mon, Nov 24, 2025

At the Oklahoma State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Dr. Sudhakar Jha leads a lab focused on understanding a central challenge in cancer biology: what triggers cancer to develop, persist, and return, and how scientists can stop it at the source.

Mon, Nov 17, 2025

Lymphoma (also called lymphosarcoma) is a cancer that affects white blood cells, known as lymphocytes, and the lymphatic system. Both are essential members of your dog’s immune defense network and include lymph nodes, spleen, and bone marrow. Lymphocytes become cancerous and grow uncontrollably, causing local and system-wide disease.

Wed, Nov 12, 2025

Oklahoma State University has launched a national search for a new dean of its College of Veterinary Medicine, OSU President Jim Hess announced Monday.

Thu, Nov 06, 2025

When the SARS outbreak shut down his college campus in China over twenty years ago, Dr. Xufang Deng found himself intrigued — not only by the disruption the virus caused, but by the astonishing power of a microscopic pathogen.