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

Case Western Reserve Daily: Case Western Reserve University awarded federal contract to develop and commercialize ‘live’ replacement joints

The OMEGA team is a multi-center group led by Case Western Reserve and includes Colorado State University, The Ohio State University, Rice University and Washington State University.

Major international air pollution intervention co-led by CSU researcher moves the field toward solutions

Air pollution intervention project providing cleaner burning stoves in four countries will continue to assess health impacts on children through 2026

New study shows unique role of mitochondria in neuronal signaling

Neuroscience researchers uncover exciting ways neurons communicate in the processes of learning and memory formation

New study reveals cortical-to-brainstem circuit that reduces stress

Researchers identify a neural circuit connecting the prefrontal cortex to the brainstem and showed that activating it reduced fight or flight stress responses

PhD student honored for reproductive research

Biomedical Sciences PhD student’s award-winning reproductive research helps launch career in wildlife conservation

Osmosis: How Veterinarians Contribute to Advancing Human Health

The importance of understanding the connections between animal and human health reached new heights due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but this has long been a rich area of study and it’s also the foundation of the long and impressive career of today’s Raise the Line guest, Dr. Sue VandeWoude, dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at Colorado State University.