Veterinary Center for Infectious Diseases
The University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine is committed to improving the health of animals through research on infectious diseases. The School is home to expertise in virology, bacteriology, parasitology, immunology (the study of how the body responds to infection) and epidemiology (which among other things seeks to understand the dynamics of infectious disease transmission). In addition, the School resides at the heart of one of the most vibrant biomedical research centers in the country, and is home to two of the world's leading veterinary hospitals. The School of Veterinary Medicine is home to more than 10 research laboratories dedicated to the study of infections. At any given time, more than 50 young scientists are in training in these laboratories.
The Pennsylvania Animal Diagnostic Laboratory System, which provides frontline surveillance for emerging and zoonotic infectious diseases throughout Pennsylvania, is an integral part of the School of Veterinary Medicine, the only School of its kind in the Commonwealth.
The Veterinary Center for Infectious Diseases supports infectious disease research through:
- The Infectious Disease Research Fellowship Program, designed in response to National Research Council warnings, to provide salary and research support for qualified veterinarians to gain hands-on experience in infectious disease research at the School.
- The Research Initiative Fund, which provides funds for urgent new infectious disease-related research projects at the School.
- The Zoonotic Disease Seminar Series, which provides a forum for specialists and non-specialists to meet and discuss important developments in zoonotic disease research.
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