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
Ranked 1st veterinary school in the nation for research funding from the National Institutes of Health (Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research)
$69 million awarded for research in 2024
$76.7 million in research expenditures in 2024

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

CSU faculty among leading Colorado biomedical researchers honored as Boettcher Investigators

Assistant Professors Christopher Vaaga and Lynn Pezzanite will receive up to three years of scientific research funding through the Boettcher Foundation’s Webb-Waring Biomedical Research Awards Program.

Leprosy in the Americas predates European contact, new study finds

Leprosy has been present in the Americas for more than 1,000 years, long before the arrival of European settlers, according to a groundbreaking new finding published this week in the journal Science.

Celebrate! Colorado State provost award winners for 2025

Each year, Colorado State University celebrates the teaching, research and service achievements of CSU students, alumni and friends, academic faculty, administrative professionals and classified staff as part of the Celebrate! Colorado State Awards.

Small but mighty: CSU researchers are studying bluetongue virus evolution and transmission

Researchers at CSU are studying bluetongue virus evolution and transmission.

Veterinary scientist Fiona Hollinshead awarded Alexander Chair for outstanding expertise in animal reproduction

Distinguished clinician scientist is honored for her work to transform the science and practice of theriogenology at CSU.

From Fort Collins to the frontlines: Drs. Karen Dobos and Marcela Henao-Tamayo on how CSU is tackling tuberculosis

On this episode of The Next 150, President Amy Parsons sits down with CSU’s own Drs. Karen Dobos and Marcela Henao-Tamayo, co-directors of the Mycobacteria Research Laboratories, to talk about the future of infectious disease research and the role CSU is playing in shaping disease prevention.