VCOM View Vol 9-1

VIRGINIA CAMPUS

T he VCOM/VMCVM Center for One Health Research grew out of a long-standing research partnership between the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM) and the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine (VMCVM). After extensive renovation to the existing facility, research teams moved in and a ribbon-cutting ceremony on May 9, 2017 officially introduced the community to the new research center. The state-

of-the-art laboratories allow collaboration between the two colleges to further research on health related topics. The synergy of this research partnership has continued to grow over the years, and the new facility is expected to increase the results of the collaboration. Cyril Clarke, DVM, Dean of VMCVM and currently the interim executive vice president and provost of Virginia Tech, gave the opening remarks, telling

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