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.

Explore Centers and Institutes

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

AJVR: NITRO-charged: Colorado State veterinary scientists partner on impactful osteoarthritis research

Colorado State University is a key partner in 2 multimillion-dollar projects aimed at producing new regenerative therapies for patients struggling with osteoarthritis, a degenerative joint disease that impacts millions of patients a year.

Honoring Dr. Sandra Quackenbush for leadership, mentorship, and research excellence

The beloved professor known as “Q” is retiring from active academic life, and leaves a legacy that reaches across campus, from the classroom to the lab, and to international leadership in virology.

PhD student awarded competitive neuroscience fellowship for her work to help unravel the mysteries of epilepsy

The award from the American Epilepsy Society will fund one year of Madeleine Moseley’s epilepsy research and provides travel funds for her to present at its annual meeting in L.A.

CSU partners on up to $47 million federal award aimed at regrowing replacement joints to treat osteoarthritis

Two CSU research laboratories from the Translational Medicine Institute (TMI) will provide preclinical support for a $47 million award from ARPA-H to engineer and commercialize “live” replacement joints for osteoarthritis.

New research on the human impacts of spaceflight from CSU’s Susan Bailey

Telomeres elongated after three-day SpaceX Inspiration4 mission, according to new research by CSU’s Susan Bailey

Tampa Bay Times: 5 tips on managing leprosy risk in Florida

Florida has seen an increase in cases of leprosy, the ancient disease that can cause nerve damage in humans. Avoid contact with burrows, said Charlotte Avanzi, a Colorado State University researcher who specializes in leprosy.