Research in the College of Veterinary Medicine
Whether developing new ways to restore sight and sense, pinpointing levels of toxicity in the environment, developing a vaccine against cancer, or investigating microscopic organisms and viruses to protect against disease, researchers at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine are in the forefront of advancing animal, human and environmental health.
The Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences is responsible for teaching, clinical service and research involving diseases of livestock, poultry and fish. Major research programs include Avian Diseases, Aquatic Animal Diseases, Reproduction/ Perinatology/Endocrinology, Gastroenterology/Colic Research, Immunology/Inflammation, Performance Medicine/Locomotion/Gait Analysis, and Food Animal Production Medicine.
The Department of Infectious Diseases and Pathology is responsible for teaching, clinical service and research involving pathology, molecular biology, microbiology and parasitology of animal diseases. Major research programs include tick-borne diseases, arboviruses, the immunodeficiency viruses of animals and humans, and mycoplasmal diseases. Emphasis is on emerging infectious diseases.
The Department of Physiological Sciences is responsible for teaching, clinical service and research involving basic physiology and toxicology. Major research programs include environmental toxicology, the neurosciences, and respiratory and cardiac physiology.
The Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences is primarily
responsible for teaching, clinical
service, and research involving
diseases of pets and zoo animals,
but some work is done with
livestock, primarily in the field
of ophthalmology. Major research programs include cancer, dermatology, ophthalmology, orthopedics, shelter medicine, and diseases of exotic animals and wildlife.