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University of Cambridge Vet School @camvetschool.bsky.social · 6d

🐾 Our Veterinary Hospital is working with the Wellcome Sanger Institute on a study into osteosarcoma, a bone cancer affecting many dogs.

If your dog is having an amputation for OSA, they may be eligible to take part.

More info 👉 www.hospital.vet.cam.ac.uk/news/new-res...

📩 [email protected]

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University of Cambridge Vet School @camvetschool.bsky.social · 16d

🐾 Exciting news

The QVSH General Practice is open to pet owners across Cambs. We’re proud to be a not-for-profit practice and hospital.

Register your pet - it's easy and you’ll be part of a community that helps shape the future of veterinary medicine.

👉 www.hospital.vet.cam.ac.uk/general-prac...

Flyer promoting the QVSH General Practice in Cambridge

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University of Cambridge Vet School @camvetschool.bsky.social · Jul 4

🔬 How does a common food additive interact with your immune system? New research from
@camvetschool.bsky.social
shows how food-grade titanium dioxide (fgTiO₂) builds up in gut immune cells and how it behaves.

👉🏼https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-60248-9
#GutHealth #FoodAdditives

Photo shows fgTiO2 specifically targeting auto fluorescent, antigen-presenting cells of the Peyer's patch.

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University of Cambridge Vet School @camvetschool.bsky.social · Jul 3

When a peregrine falcon chick was sadly found dead in Hertfordshire, our team from @camvetschool.bsky.social helped reveal a lodged bone in its throat. A sad story - but one now teaching future vets and students @camzoology.bsky.social

👉🏼https://bit.ly/3IalvNu

#VetMed #WildlifeForensics

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University of Cambridge Vet School @camvetschool.bsky.social · Jun 16

Honoured to welcome the Paraguayan Ambassador and guests to our #UniFarm on Friday. A great showcase of sustainable farming, tech innovation, and hands-on vet student learning 🐄💡
🔗 www.vet.cam.ac.uk/news/honoure...

#SustainableFarming #VetMed #CambridgeUniversity #BeACambridgeVet

Photo of guests outside the Cow Shed at the University farm

University of Cambridge Vet School @camvetschool.bsky.social · Jun 10

Do you know someone thinking about studying #VeterinaryMedicine? Why not tell them about this Open Day at the Cambridge Vet School on 29th August! @camvetschool.bsky.social 👇🏼

#BeACambridgeVet #CambridgeVet #6thForm #6thFormStudents

www.vet.cam.ac.uk/news/calling...

Calling all sixth formers - join us for the Vet School and Fitzwilliam College joint open day | Department of Veterinary Medicine

Join us for the Veterinary School and Fitzwilliam College joint open day on Friday 29 August!

www.vet.cam.ac.uk

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University of Cambridge Vet School @camvetschool.bsky.social · May 22

Thrilled to share that @clarebryant.bsky.social‬ our Professor of Innate Immunity, has been elected a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences!🎉

A brilliant recognition of her group’s work in advancing research in innate immunity. Huge congratulations!

#MedicalScience #Cambridge #InnateImmunity

Academy of Medical Sciences @acmedsci.bsky.social · May 22

Congratulations to the 54 exceptional scientists who have been elected to the Academy Fellowship today in recognition of their remarkable contributions to biomedical and health sciences 🎉

👉 Discover more: ow.ly/Cf7K50VWSRi

#HealthResearch #HealthInnovation #AcademyFellows

Academy President Prof Andrew Morris next to a quote that reads: "It is a privilege to welcome these 54 exceptional scientists to our Fellowship. Each new Fellow brings unique expertise and perspective to addressing the most significant health challenges facing society."

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University of Cambridge Vet School @camvetschool.bsky.social · Apr 28

We're delighted that researchers from the @camvetschool.bsky.social are contributing to this important new network, advancing understanding of the gut-immune-brain connection.🧠👇🏽

Alexandre Almeida @alexmsalmeida.bsky.social · Apr 28

Excited to be part of the leadership team of a new @ukri.org BBSRC Gut-Immunology-Brain Axis (GIBA) Network+ to drive further mechanistic understanding of the GIBA. See more: www.bio.cam.ac.uk/news/cambrid.... @camvetschool.bsky.social @cambridgebiosci.bsky.social

Cambridge partners on a new UK research network to unlock

A groundbreaking UK research network has been launched by UKRI to uncover how gut health influences the brain, immune system, and mental well-being – potentially leading to new treatments for

www.bio.cam.ac.uk

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University of Cambridge Vet School @camvetschool.bsky.social · Apr 8

New research from the Canine Genetics Centre, here at the @camvetschool.bsky.social, in collab with Wisdom Panel, explores the genetic causes of hereditary #cataracts in dogs - one of the leading causes of blindness in over 100 breeds.🐾🧬 #CanineGenetics #VetResearch
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

Common variants in the CPT1A gene are associated with cataracts in Northern breeds of domestic dog

Primary hereditary cataract affects many purebred domestic dog breeds and is a major cause of visual impairment in dogs. Cataracts are common in Northern breeds such as the Siberian Husky, Alaskan Mal...

journals.plos.org

University of Cambridge Vet School @camvetschool.bsky.social · Apr 3

Great news Hayley! @thehjbrod.bsky.social and researchers at @camvetschool.bsky.social @julianparkhill.bsky.social

Exciting research, giving us a better understanding of how the Streptococcus equi evolves and adapts, shaping the way it infects horses and donkeys. 👇🏽

Hayley Wilson @thehjbrod.bsky.social · Mar 31

I'm really excited to share the postdoc I completed before joining PHG. It combines two great passions - bacteria and horses!!

Read more here: www.linkedin.com/posts/hayley... or go straight to the paper here: www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...

Progressive evolution of Streptococcus equi from Streptococcus equi subsp.… | Hayley Wilson

I'm really excited to share this work with the world! As we know, academic research work will follow you even after you've left. So this is my post-doc project…

www.linkedin.com

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University of Cambridge Vet School @camvetschool.bsky.social · Mar 25

📢 Interested in AI in Medicine?
Join us TONIGHT for a free LIVE podcast: ‘AI in Human and Veterinary Cardiology’ for @cambridgefestival.bsky.social

📅 25 March – 7.30pm
📍 Queen’s Lecture Theatre, Emmanuel College, Cambridge, St Andrew's St, CB2 3AP
👉🏽 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/live-podca...

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University of Cambridge Vet School @camvetschool.bsky.social · Mar 20

📢 Interested in AI in Medicine?
Join us for a LIVE podcast: ‘AI in Human and Veterinary Cardiology’ for the @cambridgefestival.bsky.social

📅 25 March 2025 – 7.30pm
📍 Queen’s Lecture Theatre, Emmanuel College, Cambridge, St Andrew's St, Cambridge, CB2 3AP
🎫 The event is free
👉🏽 lnkd.in/eKBGAAKH

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University of Cambridge Vet School @camvetschool.bsky.social · Mar 19

📢 This Saturday, 22nd March - The Vet School is taking part in the West Cambridge Open Day @cambridgefestival.bsky.social

We open the doors at 10am with hands-on activities and a talk at 1pm🐰

Fun for all the family no tickets needed - all welcome! 🐾

Read more 👇🏽
www.vet.cam.ac.uk/research/cam...

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University of Cambridge Vet School @camvetschool.bsky.social · Feb 28

Join us at the #CambridgeFestival for a live recording of The Animal Heartbeat podcast.

'Artificial Intelligence in Human and Veterinary Cardiology’

📅 25 March 2025 – 7.30pm
📍 Queen’s Lecture Theatre, Emmanuel College, Cambridge, CB2 3AP
🎫 Tickets: www.vet.cam.ac.uk/research/cam...

#Cardiology

Post design promoting the Live podcast event at the Cambridge Festival

University of Cambridge Vet School @camvetschool.bsky.social · Feb 18

📢 Calling our international veterinary community!

One of our 3rd year vet students is currently conducting a project on the global distribution of Canine Transmissible Venereal Tumour (TVT).

Please fill out this short questionnaire: lnkd.in/egMWZWYq

Thank you!

University of Cambridge Vet School @camvetschool.bsky.social · Feb 4

The @camvetschool.bsky.social would like to congratulate Professor Jon Simons who was recently appointed as the new Head of the School of Biological Sciences!👇🏼

School of Biological Sciences @cambridgebiosci.bsky.social · Jan 30

We are pleased to announce Prof Jon Simons as the new Head of the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Cambridge.

Prof Simons will lead the implementation of the School’s academic vision across research, undergraduate, and postgraduate education.

Read more:

Professor Jon Simons appointed Head of the School of Biological

Jon Simons, Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience in the Department of Psychology, has been appointed Head of the School of Biological Sciences from 1st February 2025, for a period of 4 years.

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University of Cambridge Vet School @camvetschool.bsky.social · Jan 13

Well done👏🏽 to @camvetschool.bsky.social researchers
@alexmsalmeida.bsky.social and Qi Yin for publishing their study that shows how your gut health through diet can combat infections. Check it out here 👇🏼

www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...

Feeding your good gut bacteria through fibre in diet may boost body against infections

A new study has found that the composition of your gut microbiome helps predict how likely you are to succumb to potentially life-threatening infection with

www.cam.ac.uk

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University of Cambridge Vet School @camvetschool.bsky.social · Jan 6

Well done to @julianparkhill.bsky.social and @noemielefrancq.bsky.social from @camvetschool.bsky.social working in collaboration with @geneticscam.bsky.social on new method to spot highly infectious variants of viruses and bacteria that spread in humans. 👇🏼

Read the full article: bit.ly/3Pp7onG

System to auto-detect new variants will inform better response to future infectious disease outbreaks

Researchers have come up with a new way to identify more infectious variants of viruses or bacteria that start spreading in humans - including those causing

bit.ly

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University of Cambridge Vet School @camvetschool.bsky.social · Dec 10

Every Tuesday, our research community gathers for 'Coffee and Cake'- a cherished tradition set-up to foster connections and celebrate the great research going on across our site.

Today we celebrated the 1st anniversary of these meet-ups!

Thank you for making it special. See you in the New Year! 🐾

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