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Aug 5, 2019

SIRI at Summer Undergraduate Research & Creativity Symposium

Seventeen current Summer Interdisciplinary Research Initiative Students (SIRI) participated in the 18th Annual NC State University Summer Undergraduate Research & Creativity Symposium on August 1, 2019 at the Talley Center.  We are proud to also acknowledge two of our program alumni who also participated.   Loulou Batta – Testing of Natural Compounds for Inhibition of…

Jul 11, 2019

“Careers in Industry” – An Associate Member Workshop

By Kathryn Polkoff CMI Associate Members hosted a workshop, June 19, 2019, on Careers in Industry. As PhD students and post-docs, we see academia from start to finish–and generally have a solid grasp of what it would be like to have a career in academia. But there is a whole other world of jobs available…

Jun 26, 2019

NC State’s Comparative Medicine Institute (CMI) Announces Drug Development Partnership with NC Central University

A new partnership between NC State University and North Carolina Central University aims to identify drug development research leads faster. The partnership brings together the distinct but complementary assets of NC State’s Comparative Medicine Institute (CMI) and NC Central’s Biomanufacturing Research Institute and Technology Enterprise (BRITE). BRITE brings to the table high-throughput screening technologies, in…

May 20, 2019

CMI-TPP Meeting and Poster Session

The Translational Pharmacology and Physiology Program of the CMI hosted a member meeting on May 2, 2019 at the JC Raulston Arboretum in Raleigh.  As 14 posters surrounded the room, the meeting began with a welcome and opening remarks from Dr. Scott Laster, co-Associate Director.  After he summarized the Business and Medicine (BaM) Program in…

May 6, 2019

CMI at CVM Open House

The Comparative Medicine Institute participated in the College of Veterinary Medicine’s Open House Research Building tour on Saturday, March 30, 2018.  The “Saving Lives through Discovery” program let visitors “meet world renowned scientist, explore career opportunities and learn about the many exciting discoveries taking place within the biomedical sciences and scientific research areas through interactive…

Apr 12, 2019

Linked In Highlights Shirwaiker’s Research

Connections In The News highlighted CMI-FTE member, Rohan A. Shirwaiker’s research.  Dr. Shirwaiker is an Associate Professor in the Edward P. Fitts Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering Department, and a part of the Advanced Manufacturing and Biomedical Manufacturing faculty groups. Aligning Living Cells Within 3D Printed Tissues Using Ultrasound covers his ground breaking study in…