{"id":4,"date":"2022-12-14T18:50:49","date_gmt":"2022-12-14T18:50:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmpm\/home\/"},"modified":"2025-07-18T21:38:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T21:38:12","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmpm\/","title":{"rendered":"Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<div class=\"ecosystem-home-hero ecosystem-home-hero--featured-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ecosystem-home-hero__media\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1412\" height=\"528\" src=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmpm\/wp-content\/uploads\/vmpm46-hero.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"lab chemicals on table\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmpm\/wp-content\/uploads\/vmpm46-hero.jpg 1412w, https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmpm\/wp-content\/uploads\/vmpm46-hero-300x112.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmpm\/wp-content\/uploads\/vmpm46-hero-1024x383.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmpm\/wp-content\/uploads\/vmpm46-hero-768x287.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1412px) 100vw, 1412px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ecosystem-home-hero__content\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"ecosystem-home-hero__title\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVeterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--callout-with-image\">\n\t<div class=\"callout-with-image\">\n\t\t<div class=\"callout-with-image__media\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1244\" height=\"830\" src=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmpm\/wp-content\/uploads\/academics-vmpm16_feature-small.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Student talking with VMPM professor\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmpm\/wp-content\/uploads\/academics-vmpm16_feature-small.jpg 1244w, https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmpm\/wp-content\/uploads\/academics-vmpm16_feature-small-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmpm\/wp-content\/uploads\/academics-vmpm16_feature-small-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmpm\/wp-content\/uploads\/academics-vmpm16_feature-small-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1244px) 100vw, 1244px\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"callout-with-image__content text-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Academics<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><p>The faculties of the department include tenured and tenured track faculty, joint faculty, and adjunct faculty. They provide instruction in the veterinary curriculum in the area of microbiology and infectious diseases as well as teach courses for the department&#8217;s graduate program, interdepartmental graduate programs, and undergraduate programs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"link-set\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"link-set__link iastate22-button\" href=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmpm\/dvm-program\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDVM Program\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"arrow\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--callout-with-image\">\n\t<div class=\"callout-with-image\">\n\t\t<div class=\"callout-with-image__media\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1244\" height=\"830\" src=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmpm\/wp-content\/uploads\/research-vmpm57_feature-small.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Dr. Zhang with researcher in lab\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmpm\/wp-content\/uploads\/research-vmpm57_feature-small.jpg 1244w, https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmpm\/wp-content\/uploads\/research-vmpm57_feature-small-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmpm\/wp-content\/uploads\/research-vmpm57_feature-small-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmpm\/wp-content\/uploads\/research-vmpm57_feature-small-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1244px) 100vw, 1244px\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"callout-with-image__content text-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Research<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><p>Our faculty promote the understanding of causes of infectious disease in animals and the mechanisms by which diseases develop at the organismal, cellular and molecular levels. Veterinary microbiology also includes research on the interaction of pathogenic and symbiotic microbes with their hosts and the host response to infection.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"link-set\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"link-set__link iastate22-button\" href=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmpm\/research\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tResearch\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"arrow\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--text-html\"><div class=\"text-content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Feature Stories<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--card-set\"><div class=\"card-set\"><ul><li><div class=\"iastate22-card iastate22-card--linked-image clickable\"><div class=\"iastate22-card__media\"><img width=\"2504\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/jay1-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Ning-Chieh (Jay) Twu in research lab\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/jay1-scaled.jpg 2504w, https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/jay1-293x300.jpg 293w, https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/jay1-1002x1024.jpg 1002w, https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/jay1-768x785.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/jay1-1503x1536.jpg 1503w, https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/jay1-2003x2048.jpg 2003w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2504px) 100vw, 2504px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"iastate22-card__cta\" href=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/story\/boiling-it-down-to-3-minutes\/\">Boiling it Down to 3 Minutes<span class=\"arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"iastate22-card iastate22-card--linked-image clickable\"><div class=\"iastate22-card__media\"><img width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/20190227_Brown_Gayle055_web.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Gayle Brown posing in front of class\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/20190227_Brown_Gayle055_web.jpg 600w, https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/20190227_Brown_Gayle055_web-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"iastate22-card__cta\" href=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/story\/definitely-humble\/\">Definitely Humble<span class=\"arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"iastate22-card iastate22-card--linked-image clickable\"><div class=\"iastate22-card__media\"><img width=\"2560\" height=\"1760\" src=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/rued1-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Britta Rued in laboratory\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/rued1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/rued1-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/rued1-1024x704.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/rued1-768x528.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/rued1-1536x1056.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/rued1-2048x1408.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"iastate22-card__cta\" href=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/story\/scratching-beneath-the-surface\/\">Scratching Beneath the Surface<span class=\"arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--text-html\"><div class=\"text-content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">VMPM News<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"cvm_news\"><a class=\"iastate22-link-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/article\/?page_id=8435\">Miller Re-appointed VMPM Chair<span class=\"arrow\"><\/span><\/a><br\/><a class=\"iastate22-link-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/article\/?page_id=8313\">CVM Researchers Receive Barry Award<span class=\"arrow\"><\/span><\/a><br\/><a class=\"iastate22-link-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/article\/?page_id=8183\">CVM Researchers Awarded ILHAC Grants<span class=\"arrow\"><\/span><\/a><br\/><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--call-to-action--small\">\n\t<div class=\"call-to-action call-to-action--small\">\n\t\t<div class=\"call-to-action__copy-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<h2\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"call-to-action__headline\">Institutes &#038; Centers<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><p>Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine faculty form the core of two major Iowa State University institutes and centers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"iastate22-button-set\">\n\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"iastate22-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cfsph.iastate.edu\/IICAB\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tInstitute for International Cooperation in Animal Biologics<span class=\"arrow\"><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"iastate22-button\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cfsph.iastate.edu\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCenter for Food Security and Public Health<span class=\"arrow\"><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--text-html\">\n\t<div class=\"text-content\">\n\t\t<p class=\"text-align-center\"><em>Iowa State University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, ethnicity, religion, national origin, pregnancy, sexual orientation, genetic information, sex, marital status, disability, or status as a U.S. Veteran. 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