Oncology
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Topic: Oncology
Dr. Fan will be giving updates on diagnosis and treatment of many of the most challenging tumors encountered in both dogs and cats. Highlights will center around ongoing clinical trials that seek to improve the control of cancer through either earlier detection methods or improved treatment options. In particular, how the immune system can be harnessed to fight cancer will be emphasized and novel strategies that have begun to be evaluated in pets reviewed.
Speaker Bio: Timothy M. Fan, DVM, PhD, DACVIM
Dr. Fan serves as the principal investigator of the Comparative Oncology Research Laboratory housed in the Small Animal Clinic, Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine and his research focuses on identifying molecular and immunotherapeutic targets for improving treatment for canine and feline cancers. Dr. Fan is a core member at the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology in the Anticancer Discovery from Pets to People theme, and also serves as the Associate Director for Translational Research and Development for the Cancer Center at Illinois that focuses on the inclusion of companion animals as sophisticated model systems to study cancer. Dr. Fan’s training as a scientist and veterinarian, has allowed him the opportunity to rapidly investigate and translate novel treatment strategies in dogs and cats with spontaneously-arising cancers, and conduct meaningful comparative oncology research which is hoped to eventually aid in treating cancer in not only companion animals, but also human beings.
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