NCSU CVM Research

Our official #CatCamp2026 mascot, Chickpea, wants to thank everyone for all the love and attention she received throughout the weekend! She hopes everyone has a safe trip home and is already looking forward to meeting next year’s cat campers. Until next time! 🐾😸

Before our campers headed home (💔), they had the opportunity to tour the state-of-the-art facilities at the Randall B. Terry, Jr. Companion Animal Veterinary Medical Center! They also stopped by to visit #CatCamp2026 mascot, Chickpea! 🐱🩺

To wrap up the day, Dr. Jenna Burton of @CSUVetMedBioSci gave an insightful talk about designing feline clinical trials! #CatCamp2026 🐱

After lunch, Lightning Talks were given from Dr. Haley Abbott of @umnCVM, Dr. Maya Kliewer of @OntVetCollege, Dr. Kazuya Oikawa of @uwvetmed, and Dr. Joshua Stern of @ncstatevetmed. Topics ranged from ophthalmology and antibiotics to imaging and cardiology! #CatCamp2026 🐱🗣️

For the first half of Day 2 of #CatCamp2026, we heard from Dr. Petra Černá of @ugavetmed, Dr. Rob Coultous of @MIRNA_Diag, and Dr. Autumn Harris, Dr. Duncan Lascelles, and Dr. Ronald Li of @NCStateVetMed about different topics and recent findings in feline research! 🐱🔬