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Dominic Steele

Dominic Demarcus Steele

MS Candidate, Biomedical and Veterinary Medicine
Department of Biomedical Sciences & Pathobiology
Graduate Advisor: Dr. Chris Reilly

e-mail: dominics@vt.edu


Education

2003 BS, Animal Science
North Carolina A & T State University
Greensboro, NC

Brief Bio

Son of a military mother, I was born in Germany. Moved to Charlotte, North Carolina and resided there until the beginning of my college career. Taking up a major in Animal Science, my career goal was to become a small animal veterinarian. One of the summers during my undergraduate years included an internship at the VMRCVM. This internship led to my choice of graduate programs and in 2007 I completed my undergraduate studies and applied to the BMVS graduate program. My personal hobbies include: football, basketball, or any competitive sport.


Research Project Involvement

Suppressive Effect of Dietary Curcumin on Lupus Nephritis in the NZB/W F1 Mouse
We test if oral administration of Curcumin to NZB/W F1 mice will decrease inflammatory mediator production and improve kidney function with respect to Lupus Nephritis