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K-State Today

February 12, 2018

Translational and Comparative Oncology research symposium March 17

Submitted by Joe Montgomery

The Kansas State University Center of Excellence for Translational and Comparative Oncology Research will host its inaugural research and continuing education symposium commencing at 8 a.m. March 17 in the K-State Student Union Ballroom.

The impressive one-day program will include speakers Amy LeBlanc, director of the National Cancer Institute's Comparative Oncology Program; David Vail, professor of oncology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and director of the Barbara A. Suran Comparative Oncology Research Institute; C.L. Beach, executive director for hematology/oncology clinical research and development at Celgene; Christopher Loss, veterinary medical officer with the FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine; and Bruce Thomsen, senior staff veterinarian with the USDA's Center for Veterinary Biologics.

This event is a wonderful local opportunity to learn more about advancing research from the "bench to the bedside," presented by renowned leaders in their fields. Speakers will discuss the roles of academia, industry and government in the process of drug and biologic development, and the valuable contribution and impact our companion animals can have as natural models of disease. 

The Kansas State University Center of Excellence for Translational and Comparative Oncology Research invites all Johnson Cancer Research Center affiliates, K-State research groups, as well as members of the wider K-State community, including researchers and industry representatives throughout the Animal Health Corridor and our invaluable Veterinary Health Center referring veterinarians to attend this exciting event.

For more information and to register, visit vet.k-state.edu/research/CETCOR/news.html.