Office for Research and Graduate Affairs

This office administers research and graduate training activities in the College of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Harry W. Dickerson serves as Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Affairs, as well as Director of the Veterinary Medical Experiment Station (VMES).

Dr. Dickerson provides leadership and oversight for the extramural and intramural research programs as well as graduate student training programs. He promotes research development by working with College faculty to enhance research funding, and serves as College liaison with funding agencies, the University of Georgia Research Foundation, and the Office of the Vice President for Research.

The research program of the College is divided into two major components depending on the source of funding: an intramural program that includes the Veterinary Medical Experiment Station and Veterinary Medical Agricultural Research and an extramural program comprised of a diverse group of federal (NIH, USDA, NSF) and private agencies.

The College of Veterinary Medicine offers MS degrees in Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, a professional masters degrees in Avian Medicine and Food Animal Medicine; and PhD degrees in Physiology, Pharmacology, Toxicology, Infectious Diseases, and Veterinary Pathology.

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