Research

Our world-renowned expertise in life sciences is rooted in collaboration. Our “team science” approach means we seek out connections - with fellow researchers worldwide and with foundation, corporate, and agency partners - that make our science stronger.

These collaborations transform basic research into clinical practice through translational medicine in order to deliver One Health solutions - vaccines, drugs, and diagnostic tools - that benefit animals, people, and the planet.

World-Renowned Research

Animal Health
Biological Systems
Cancer
Environmental Health
Imaging and Diagnostics
Infectious Disease
Orthopedics
Reproduction
2nd highest veterinary school in the nation for research funding from the National Institutes of Health (Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research)
$126.7 million awarded for research in 2023
$71 million in research expenditures in 2023

Where our great minds gather

Centers and institutes represent research areas that our scientists can rally around, bringing together their diverse skillsets and perspectives to solve pressing global issues.

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Foundational research is hard. Scientists are true pioneers of the 21st century. We stand at the horizon of discovery with no manual or textbook to reference when generating new ideas and how to test them. We simply climb on the shoulders of scientists who pushed forward the scientific frontier before us. Up to 90% of our experiments fail. But that makes that one experiment in ten that reveals something new all the more exciting and rewarding.

Dr. Mark Zabel, Associate Dean for Research

Student research opportunities

The road to research begins here. Shape and share your scientific skillset through faculty mentorship and community connections.

Research News

More Research Stories

Microbiology students earn recognition at national biomedical research conference

Two Biomedical Sciences undergraduate students, concentrating in Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, were honored with poster presentations awards at the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minoritized Scientists (ABRCMS) in Pittsburg, PA.

Study shows altering gut microbiota slows weight gain and improves gut-brain communication

Research helps uncover the crucial role that gut microbiota play in regulating metabolic health

New CSU-Smithsonian grant aims to improve egg freezing in both human fertility and wildlife conservation

The collaborative translational project aims to reduce the damage eggs sustain during freezing and improve their viability

Daily Sun: What does spending more than a year in space do to the human body?

“Most striking, however, was the finding of significantly longer telomeres during spaceflight,” says Susan Bailey, a professor of environmental and radiological health at Colorado State University who was part of the team studying Kelly and his brother.

Daily Montanan: The case of the armadillo – is it spreading leprosy in Florida?

Leprosy experts believe armadillos play a role in spreading the illness to people. To better understand who’s at risk and to prevent infections, 10 scientists from the University of Florida, Colorado State University, and Emory University in Atlanta, teamed up to investigate.

Researchers to study effects of wildfire smoke on male firefighter reproductive health

Interdisciplinary study will recruit 100 active wildland firefighters in the Rocky Mountain West and includes communication component for sharing reproductive health information