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VMCVM Faculty Spotlight: Sharon Dunn '94 , articleSharon Dunn, an employee at the veterinary college since 1994, embodies the spirit of dedication and service, having transitioned from an emergency hire position upon graduating from Virginia Tech to playing a pivotal role across various divisions within the college.
Date: Mar 15, 2024 -
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Oral cancer clinical trial offers hope to dogs and their owners , articleBambi, a border collie, is enrolled in a clinical trial at the Animal Cancer Care and Research Center in Roanoke. In the clinical trial, veterinary radiation oncologist Ilektra Athanasiadi aims to evaluate the safety and feasibility of treating oral cancers with a device that delivers chemotherapy directly to the tumor.
Date: Nov 14, 2023 -
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Virginia Tech outlines ambitious strategy to spearhead cancer research and elevate university's global standing , articleThe university is mustering its scientists and engineers behind a new strategy to help families who are struggling with cancer, a disease that occurs in almost 2 million people and claims more than 600,000 lives annually in the United States.
Date: Aug 29, 2023 -
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In battle against pancreatic cancer, grant-funded H-FIRE study offers hope , articleThe National Institutes of Health has awarded $2.6 million to a Virginia Tech team over five years for a study of High Frequency Irreversible Electroporation (H-FIRE) for tumor ablation and immune system activation in cases of pancreatic cancer.
Date: Aug 11, 2023 -
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Helen the cane corso helps humans and animals through osteosarcoma clinical trial , articleHelen is an 8½-year old gentle giant who’s fighting osteosarcoma and, through participation in a clinical trial through the Animal Cancer Care and Research Center, is helping develop a new cancer treatment.
Date: Aug 01, 2023 -
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CareCredit accepted at veterinary college’s three teaching hospitals , articleFinancing pets’ veterinary care through CareCredit has been available since April at the Animal Cancer Care and Research Center in Roanoke, the Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center in Leesburg, and the Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Blacksburg.
Date: Jun 30, 2023 -
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Common challenge, different strategies: Virginia Tech Cancer Research Alliance gathers broad mix of researchers and clinicians , articleThe second annual Virginia Tech Cancer Research Alliance retreat, hosted this year on the Children’s National Research & Innovation Campus, brought together scientists and physicians on the leading edge of developing innovative therapy types, fresh biological targets, and new technologies to take on cancer.
Date: Jun 21, 2023 -
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Cat named Mona Lisa keeps making smiles thanks to cancer treatment, Petco Love funds , articleIn early 2022, Mona Lisa began to have trouble breathing. After a referral to the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, her owners learned she had intranasal cancer and an aggressive tumor grew behind her right eye.
Date: Apr 14, 2023 -
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Oncology internship guides a journey to veterinary medicine , articleMichelle Lund, who is a certified veterinary assistant and graduating veterinary technology student at the Community College of Baltimore County, shared her experience as an intern at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine’s Animal Cancer Care and Research Center in Roanoke.
Date: Apr 10, 2023 -
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Clinical trials unite veterinary oncologists with pet owners to help unravel cancer mysteries , articleThe Animal Cancer Care and Research Clinic (ACCRC) is increasing its clinical trials as it seeks to develop better treatments for several types of cancer. Clinical trials are essential for modern medicine, enabling research and development of new therapies, drugs, and techniques to fight diseases. But these advances can only happen with the support of pet owners and their participating pets.
Date: Mar 31, 2023 -
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Golden retriever’s cancer treatment gives veterinary student perspective as pet owner , articleA dog owner, a veterinary clinic assistant, and a veterinary student might see advanced radiation treatment of a pet from somewhat different perspectives. But Taylor Layton sees it from all three at once.
Date: Mar 29, 2023 -
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Four times bereaved by cancer, MaLora Bush finds purpose in treating pets , articleTrained in human medicine, MaLora Bush has found a life’s mission and a job she loves as the radiation therapist and medical dosimetrist at the Animal Cancer Care and Research Center.
Date: Feb 07, 2023 -
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Veterinary college launches revolutionary cancer studies, seeks expanded teaching hospital , articleThe Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine has garnered national attention with the launch of a center specializing in the treatment and study of cancer in companion animals, M. Daniel Givens, dean of the college, told the Board of Visitors at its November meeting.
Date: Nov 21, 2022 -
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Animal Cancer Care and Research Center exceeds expectations in its first two years , articleThe center recently celebrated two years since its opening in Roanoke beside Virginia Tech’s Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC.
Date: Nov 18, 2022 -
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Virginia Tech team receives $2 million grant to use bubbles to destroy deadly tumors , articlePancreatic cancer has the highest mortality rate of the major cancers, and only 10 percent of patients live longer than five years after diagnosis. Treatment options can be limited, but an interdisciplinary team led by Irving Coy Allen, associate professor of inflammatory diseases at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, might change that.
Date: Oct 17, 2022 -
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Cancer Research Alliance forges new collaborations, strengthens research programs at inaugural retreat , articleMore than 100 cancer researchers from across Virginia Tech recently met at the first Cancer Research Alliance retreat hosted by the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC.
Date: Apr 04, 2022 -
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Interdisciplinary team wins grant to develop drug for brain cancer , articleThe National Institutes of Health is awarding a $3.8 million grant to John Rossmeisl, the Dr. and Mrs. Dorsey Taylor Mahin Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, and Waldemar Debinski, cancer biology professor at Wake Forest School of Medicine. The team will treat human brain cancer with a drug they have previously used to treat canines.
Date: Mar 18, 2022 -
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John Robertson named senior member of the National Academy of Inventors , articleAs part of the Cancer Engineering Team, Robertson and colleagues have developed the use of energy-based therapies for treating previously untreatable cancers, such as brain and liver tumors.
Date: Feb 11, 2022 -
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New veterinary college faculty member seeks to improve cancer diagnostic tools , articlePriscila Serpa has recently joined the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine as a research assistant professor of clinical pathology.
Date: Dec 09, 2021 -
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Cancer treatment and Petco Love funds change elderly dog’s life , articlePetco Love’s support of the Virginia Tech Animal Cancer Care and Research Center (ACCRC) in Roanoke has allowed patients to access cancer therapies and treatments, resulting in enhanced lives and more treatment options.
Date: Nov 21, 2021
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