Irving Coy Allen (IMAGE) Virginia Tech Caption Irving Coy Allen, professor of inflammatory diseases in the Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathology at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine. Photo by Andrew Mann for Virginia Tech. Credit Virginia Tech Usage Restrictions Credit Virginia Tech License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.