When you think of the name Rahal, you likely think of racing, not dogs, and certainly not cancer research. It makes sense. Thanks to my dad, 1986 Indy 500 winner and three-time INDYCAR Champion Bobby Rahal, I grew up around race tracks. I got my first professional win when I was 16 years old in […]
While many scientists at the Flint Animal Cancer Center focus their research on cancer cells, the Laboratory of Comparative Musculoskeletal Oncology and Traumatology views cancer through an additional lens. “Many of our colleagues are doing great work focusing on cancer itself – how to treat it effectively, how to make sure it doesn’t spread,” said […]
“Cancer is really a process associated with basic biology,” said Dr. Daniel Gustafson, director of basic research and the Pharmacology Lab at the Flint Animal Cancer Center. “It’s about the cells in your body that for some reason have changed and grown out of control.” The solutions to most problems start by looking at the […]
The Petco Foundation, in partnership with Blue Buffalo, recently awarded a $150,000 grant investment to the Flint Animal Cancer Center to support patient care over the next two years. Funds were provided by the Petco Foundation’s annual Pet Cancer Awareness campaign, which aims to create a better world for animals and the people who love […]
When 33 cars line up Sunday, May 27, for the 102nd running of the Indianapolis 500, each of them will be displaying the names and logos of various sponsors. Sponsor ads are as much a part of racing as high-octane fuel and pit crews – and just as important. But for Jay Howard, having the Colorado State […]
Flint Animal Cancer Center (FACC) received a $100,000 grant investment from national nonprofit Petco Love in support of their lifesaving work for pets in Northern Colorado. Petco Love is a national nonprofit leading change for pets by harnessing the power of love to make communities and pet families closer, stronger, and healthier. Since its founding […]
Dan Regan, an assistant professor in Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, was recently selected to receive the Boettcher Foundation’s 2020 Webb-Waring Biomedical Research Award. The award supports promising early-career scientific investigators, allowing them to establish their independent research and make it competitive for major federal and private grants. Recipients, known as Boettcher Investigators, are awarded $235,000 to sustain […]
Thanks to a generous gift from Jeff Neu, the Flint Animal Cancer Center and the James L. Voss Veterinary Teaching Hospital, have a new, state-of-the-art Seimens Somaton Force CT scanner. It is the first of its kind in all of Colorado, human or veterinary medicine, and the first in a veterinary hospital west of the […]
“All things are connected. Whatever befalls the earth befalls the children of the earth.”— Chief Seattle In 2020, the U.S. Congress designated January One Health Month to “promote awareness of organizations focused on public health, animal health, and environmental health […].” While the term “One Health” is relatively new, according to the Centers for Disease […]
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Without a doubt, our companion animals provide valuable information in our quest for understanding cancer. In alignment with that work, an emerging area of study is examining the role of environmental exposures in the health of companion animals. And because our pets drink the same water, breathe the same air, and are exposed to similar […]
Growing clinical trials, together “I’m Matt Lubick and I’m a cancer survivor. I’ve learned more and more about the impact that animal research has on the acceleration of trials – which I had – and the development of stem cell transplants – which I also had. Those treatments are the reason I’m here today,” said Lubick. […]