Regenerative Medicine | School of Veterinary Medicine

Faculty Members Named to Chair the Board of North American Veterinary Regenerative Medicine Association

by Rob Warren
December 01, 2022

Associate Professor Amir Kol is the new Chair, while Professor Boaz Arzi assumes the role of Vice Chair of the organization.

UC Davis veterinarian Dr. Maria Soltero-Rivera is presented award

Dentistry and Oral Surgery Wins National Awards

by Rob Warren
October 18, 2022

Small Animal

Members of the UC Davis veterinary hospital’s Dentistry and Oral Surgery Service won awards at the 36th Annual Veterinary Dental Forum.

The Oromaxillofacial Region as a Model for a One-Health Approach in Regenerative Medicine

by Rob Warren
April 01, 2022

Research

Collaborative and translational research is a cornerstone of advancing the science of veterinary medicine at UC Davis. Three scientists at the university are taking regenerative medicine to new heights.

Arthur and Sirius were born with spina bifida and were helped with a groundbreaking procedure at UC Davis.

Novel Veterinary Procedure Helps Pave Way for World’s First Spina Bifida Clinical Trial in Humans

by Rob Warren
March 18, 2021

Small Animal

Thanks to a university-wide collaboration between veterinarians, physicians, researchers, and biomedical engineers, a groundbreaking clinical trial has been approved in human medicine to treat spina bifida with stem cells.

UC Davis Advances Regenerative Cures

by Margaret Wong
August 08, 2018

Since 2012, the Veterinary Institute for Regenerative Cures (VIRC) at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM) has been committed to transforming the SVM into a national leader for veterinary regenerative medicine. VIRC has established laboratory techniques and animal models that have been used to study regenerative therapies for veterinary and human medicine. It has characterized equine, canine and feline stem cells isolated from different tissues with a focus on adult-derived mesenchymal stem cells.