April 4, 2022
The University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine ranks #7 in the country and #2 in the Midwest for veterinary medicine research funding earned from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the nation’s medical research agency, part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, supporting scientific studies that improve health and save lives.
The national rankings, compiled by the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research, shows the college earned more than $14.3 million in NIH research funding in 2021. The funding supports efforts related to translational and comparative medicine, genetics, public health, small and large animal medicine, surveillance testing of infectious diseases, precision health, biomedical sciences, veterinary pathobiology and COVID-19 research, among other areas.
