The Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care, Trauma, and Translational Research (VECCTTR) Laboratory is dedicated to advancing veterinary and comparative medicine through research across the translational spectrum by evaluating novel drugs, devices, and implementation processes. Our mission is to improve outcomes for critically ill and injured veterinary patients while generating knowledge that informs and benefits both pets and people.
Why choose us?
- Access to board-certified emergency and critical care expertise
- Translational trauma and shock research models
- State-of-the-art laboratory, biobanking, and monitoring technology
- University-level research integrity and collaboration
- Partnerships with academic, industry, and military leaders
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‘Lab to Labrador’: CU Anschutz-CSU Collaboration on Trauma Research Points to Better Treatments for People and Dogs
Investigators at both universities say cross-species studies can help bring medical discoveries to human and animal patients more quickly and less expensively.
A CSU-led study treating canine trauma patients might one day aid soldiers on the battlefield
The study, funded by the U.S. Department of Defense, was designed to test a new type of blood product — a novel treatment that might eventually help both dogs and human soldiers on the battlefield.
CSU leads in veterinary emergency and critical care
Veterinarians, veterinary technicians, and administrators demonstrated the university’s leadership in advancing trauma patient care at the recent Veterinary Committee on Trauma (VetCOT) Veterinary Trauma & Critical Care Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada.