Our office serves as the hub of support for research and graduate studies in our College. We provide oversight to recruitment, admissions, registration, graduate aid, and curriculum policies and procedures for the College’s graduate degree programs. We work closely with our faculty and the Graduate School to support the success and well-being of our graduate students.

We support researchers across the College by assisting them in identifying internal and external collaborators, funding sources and other resources, preparing and submitting proposals, and providing support for basic, clinical and translational research studies.

Dr. James Luyendyk is Albert and Lois Dehn Endowed Professor of Pathobiology and Diagnostic Investigation and Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies in the College of Veterinary Medicine at Michigan State University (MSU). His research team focuses on mechanisms of hepatotoxicity and liver repair/regeneration, with an emphasis on how components of the hemostatic system participate in acute liver injury and chronic liver disease. He has published approximately 140 peer-reviewed publications. Dr. Luyendyk is actively engaged in numerous professional societies, including the Society of Toxicology.

Dr. Colleen Hegg joined the College in 2006 and is an associate professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology and Director of the College’s Comparative Medicine and Integrative Biology Graduate Program and the Dual Degree DVM-PhD Program.

Dimity Palazzola, administrative assistant, provides support to the Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies, the Comparative Medicine and Integrative Biology graduate program and the College's veterinary scholars programs.

Ashley Russell is a research administrator for the Office of Research Facilitation within the College. She provides pre-award professional support to the College’s researchers, including budget and proposal preparation and review. She also liaises with the College's researchers, collaborators, the MSU central grants office, and funding agencies to ensure timely, compliant, and complete proposal submissions. In addition, she helps the Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies in coordinating the CVM- Endowed Research Fund competitions.

Katie Vandyk is a research administrator for the Office of Research Facilitation within the College. She provides pre-award professional support to the College’s researchers, including budget and proposal preparation and review. She also liaises with the College's researchers, collaborators, the MSU central grants office, and funding agencies to ensure timely, compliant, and complete proposal submissions. In addition, she helps the Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies in coordinating the CVM- Endowed Research Fund competitions.

Tristan Foster, Farm Manager at the Veterinary Research Farm, provides support to faculty researchers, research teams, and the Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies.